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Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Missouri

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These Missouri political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. The Government Accountability Office reviews current campaign finance law and makes recommendations for keeping the laws relevant.

Campaigns must report to the FEC the purpose and payee of all disbursements over $200.

According to the OpenSecrets, the FEC increased contribution limits for the 2024 election cycle. Individual donors can give $3,300 per candidate per election, a $400 increase from $2,900 during the 2022 election cycle.

The contribution limit to national party committees jumped from $36,500 to $41,300 per year for the 2024 election cycle.

Top Q1 campaign contribution recipients
Campaign CommitteeCandidateAmountCity
Ann Wagner for CongressAnn L. Wagner$483,889Ballwin
Graves for CongressSamuel B. Graves Jr.$132,300Kansas City
Blaine for Congress 2012Blaine W. Luetkemeyer$87,140Columbia
Cori Bush for CongressCori Bush$68,975Florissant
Josh Hawley for SenateJoshua David Hawley$7,306St. Louis
Cleaver for CongressEmanuel Cleaver II$5,650Kansas City
Eric Burlison for CongressEric Burlison$2,598Springfield
Taylor Burks for CongressTaylor Burks$295Ashland

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