It spent $605,807 on 179 vendors during the time period.
The largest expense was to Strothers Nuckels Strategies, which is based in ZIP Code 20002.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Warren County during the fourth quarter of 2023 came from Citizens for Mandelbaum. It spent $255,916 during the time period on 21 different vendors.
What's known as "dark money," which comes from political non-profits and shell corporations, has greatly increased expenditures and donations in recent elections to record-breaking highs.
Political campaign financial data is often updated, leading to a sometimes incomplete picture of a committee or candidate's finances.
Top Expenditures from Iowa Political Committees based in Warren County During Q4 2023
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Connie Boesen for City Council | $605,807 | 179 |
| Citizens for Mandelbaum | $255,916 | 21 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | $198,506 | 28 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | $115,232 | 70 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | $106,707 | 8 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | $102,840 | 7 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | $85,332 | 16 |
| Linda Westergaard for City Council | $84,412 | 16 |
| Polk County Democratic Central Committee | $65,838 | 42 |
| Neighbors for Coleman | $61,511 | 12 |
| McKinney For Council | $43,729 | 11 |
| Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $37,250 | 29 |
| Elite, PAC | $34,364 | 12 |
| Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $32,762 | 6 |
| Iowa Lawpac | $23,550 | 54 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $22,500 | 11 |
| Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC | $22,500 | 5 |
| Local #4 Fire, PAC | $19,489 | 8 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | $18,422 | 11 |
| Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC | $15,750 | 12 |
| Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $15,000 | 2 |
| Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC | $14,500 | 27 |
| Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC | $13,850 | 21 |
| Voss for City Council | $13,834 | 13 |
| Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR IC Building Trades, PAC | $13,500 | 16 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | $12,528 | 11 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | $11,757 | 8 |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33 | $11,500 | 6 |
| Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC | $11,233 | 41 |
| Iowa Optometric Association | $10,590 | 24 |
| Iowa Cable, PAC | $9,100 | 27 |
| Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund | $8,500 | 3 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $8,250 | 6 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $7,552 | 7 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | $6,309 | 3 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,512 | 9 |
| PACEG Committee | $5,000 | 1 |
| LS2group, PAC | $5,000 | 17 |
| Truck Iowa, PAC | $4,663 | 4 |
| Iron Workers Local 67, PAC | $4,060 | 4 |
| Eide Walton, PAC | $4,050 | 17 |
| Iowa Pharmacy, PAC | $3,942 | 11 |
| Dallas County Democratic Central Committee | $3,504 | 11 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | $3,164 | 9 |
| Medical Cannabis, PAC | $3,026 | 3 |
| Ankeny Area Democrats | $2,997 | 14 |
| Petersen for State Senate | $2,701 | 7 |
| Brooke Boden for Iowa House | $2,698 | 13 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | $2,682 | 12 |
| Iowa Propane Gas Political Action Committee | $2,503 | 11 |
| Homebuilders Association, PAC | $2,500 | 4 |
| Warren County Republican Central Committee | $2,421 | 8 |
| Litton for Recorder | $2,262 | 1 |
| Iowa Federation of Young Republicans | $2,259 | 14 |
| Police Officers For Good Government | $2,000 | 1 |
| WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC | $2,000 | 2 |
| Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund | $2,000 | 3 |
| Mary Madison For Iowa | $1,738 | 5 |
| Soyer for School Board | $1,613 | 1 |
| Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative | $1,496 | 4 |
| Momentum Des Moines | $1,447 | 4 |
| Madison County Republican Central Committee | $1,350 | 4 |
| Claire Celsi for Iowa | $1,183 | 8 |
| Carroll County Republican Central Committee | $1,150 | 4 |
| Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee | $1,101 | 7 |
| Employers Mutual Casualty County. For Responsible St. Government, PAC | $1,000 | 1 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | $1,000 | 2 |
| Kossuth County Democratic Central Committee | $970 | 7 |
| Boulton for Senate | $920 | 2 |
| College and Young Democrats of Iowa, PAC | $901 | 3 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | $815 | 4 |
| Committee to Elect Matt McCoy | $764 | 3 |
| United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account | $750 | 2 |
| Women for a Stronger America | $676 | 3 |
| People for Kim Martorano | $645 | 6 |
| Iowans for Rock | $593 | 1 |
| Liz Cox for School Board | $560 | 1 |
| Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $555 | 5 |
| Cornerstone Iowa Political Action Committee | $499 | 2 |
| Hudson for WDM | $430 | 1 |
| West Des Moines Democrats | $413 | 5 |
| Joe Carico for Warren County Sheriff | $404 | 7 |
| Good Government For Pleasant Hill | $381 | 4 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | $177 | 3 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | $177 | 2 |
| Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC | $169 | 1 |
| Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad | $169 | 4 |
| Webster County Democratic Central Committee | $135 | 3 |
| Frank Cownie for Mayor | $128 | 1 |
| Northwest Des Moines Democrats | $126 | 3 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | $100 | 1 |
| Coenen for Council | $100 | 2 |
| Iowa CCI, PAC | $97 | 2 |
| Grocers Political Action Committee | $81 | 1 |
| Better Democracy, PAC | $43 | 1 |
| Grace Van Cleave for Iowa | $42 | 1 |
| Hardman for City Council | $40 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor | $32 | 1 |
| Iowans For Sewell | $28 | 2 |
| Iowa Democratic Party Third District Endowment Fund | $26 | 1 |
| Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | $25 | 1 |
| Mary Wells For Polk County Treasurer | $18 | 2 |
| Adams County Democratic Central Committee | $15 | 1 |
| Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational | $15 | 1 |
| Jordyn Hill for Warren County Recorder | $9 | 1 |
| Jess for West Des Moines School Board | $9 | 1 |
| Garrett for Statehouse Committee | $6 | 1 |
| Brown for West Des Moines School Board | $5 | 1 |
| Alfonso Valenzuela-Gumucio for Warren County Supervisor | $1 | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
McKinney for Council• Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR Ic Building Trades, PAC• Snell for Auditor Committee• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowa Neca, PAC• Iowa Optometric Association• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Future Now Fund• Eide Walton, PAC• Jess for West Des Moines School Board• West Des Moines Democrats• Committee To Elect Matt Mccoy• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Soyer for School Board• Adams County Democratic Central Committee• Elite, PAC• Women for a Stronger America• Neighbors for Coleman• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Employers Mutual Casualty County. for Responsible St. Government, PAC• People for Kim Martorano• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC• Dallas County Democratic Central Committee• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Grocers Political Action Committee• Cornerstone Iowa Political Action Committee• Iowa Lawpac• Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Medical Cannabis, PAC• Iowa CCI, PAC• Hudson for WDM• Petersen for State Senate• Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Kossuth County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Health, PAC• Frank Cownie for Mayor• Iowa Propane Gas Political Action Committee• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Better Democracy, PAC• Webster County Democratic Central Committee• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC• Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational• Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative• Police Officers for Good Government• LS2group, PAC• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Boulton for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Paceg Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Iron Workers Local 67, PAC• Linda Westergaard for City Council• Liz Cox for School Board• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Warren County Republican Central Committee• Garrett for Statehouse Committee• Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Carroll County Republican Central Committee• WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Joe Carico for Warren County Sheriff• Northwest Des Moines Democrats• Connie Boesen for City Council• Homebuilders Association, PAC• Iowans for Rock• Republican Party Of Iowa• Iowa Cable, PAC• Good Government for Pleasant Hill• Trimble for City Council• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Voss for City Council• Hardman for City Council• Ankeny Area Democrats• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• College and Young Democrats of Iowa, PAC• Barron for School Board
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