Chapel Hill Review

Carl for Durham spent the most out of political committees within cities associated with Orange County during the third quarter of 2023.

It spent $43,230 on 22 vendors during the time period.

The largest expense was for Mail & Postage to Express Lane Strategies, which is based in the Boone area.

The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Orange County during the third quarter of 2023 came from Committee to Elect Mike Woodard. It spent $42,074 during the time period on 10 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.

Committee	Expenditures	Paid Vendors
Carl for Durham	$43,230	22
Committee to Elect Mike Woodard	$42,074	10
Friends of Sheila Huggins	$38,052	16
Javiera Caballero Para Durham	$37,209	21
Khalilah for Durham	$31,790	19
Leo for Durham	$28,704	16
Committee to Elect Nate Baker	$25,843	12
Adam Searing for Mayor	$21,998	9
Committee to Elect Elizabeth Sharp	$21,309	12
Adams for Council	$14,033	10
Theodore for Chapel Hill	$13,062	8
Jess Anderson for Mayor	$11,493	28
Committee to Elect Dedreana Freeman	$9,954	11
Masika for Commissioner	$9,574	6
Barbara Fedders Campaign	$8,254	9
Sherri Zann Rosenthal for Council	$7,489	12
Breckany for Town Council	$7,331	13
Renuka Soll for Chapel Hill Town Council	$6,484	9
Amy Ryan for Chapel Hill	$5,668	7
Friends of Eliazar	$4,712	11
Valera for a Better Tomorrow	$4,484	7
Melissa for Chapel Hill	$3,710	10
Fray for Council	$3,360	9
Ballew for CHCCS	$3,286	9
The Friends of Matt Hughes	$3,125	8
Jason Merrill for Carrboro Town Council	$3,039	9
Jon for Chapel Hill	$184	1