North Carolina Democratic statewide candidates and officeholders have spent $2.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Josh Stein has spent more than any other Democrat.
Stein is Attorney General of North Carolina and his current term ends on January 1, 2025. Stein raised $4.3 million and spent $1.1 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) reports, Stein spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Josh Stein’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $1.1 million in reported expenditures, $900,168 went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $156,723 | Authentic Campaigns Inc | ENTITY |
| $136,840 | Nexus Strategies Inc | ENTITY |
| $117,408 | Windward Strategies Inc | ENTITY |
| $114,213 | RWT Production LLC | ENTITY |
| $89,500 | Next Fund Consulting LLC | ENTITY |
| $79,560 | Anna Huck | ENTITY |
| $66,574 | ADP as Depository for Payroll Taxes | ENTITY |
| $66,041 | Paya Payment Solutions | ENTITY |
| $37,550 | Hannah Snow | ENTITY |
| $35,757 | Vantiv LLC | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active North Carolina PACs submitted to the NCSBE. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Josh Stein’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Semiannual | 1/28/2022 |
| 2022 Q1 Plus | 5/10/2022 |
| 2022 Semiannual (only candidates not on 2022 ballot) | 7/29/2022 |
| 2022 Q3 Plus | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1/11/2023 |
| 2022 Year End Semiannual (only candidates not on 2022 ballot) | 1/27/2023 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.
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