Hickory Sun

Committee to Elect Mitchell Smith Setzer spent the most out of political committees within cities associated with Catawba County during December 2022.

It spent $1,757 on four vendors during the time period.

The largest expense was for Donations to Shiloh United Methodist Church, which is based in Claremont.

The second largest political spend from a political committee operating in a city associated with Catawba County during December 2022 came from Catawba Democratic Party. It spent $1,381 during the time period on seven 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
Committee to Elect Mitchell Smith Setzer	$1,757	4
Catawba Democratic Party	$1,381	7
Keep Judge Clifton Smith	$1,316	2
Catawba Republican Party	$1,042	5
Don Brown for Sheriff	$968	2
Abernethy for Commissioner	$459	3
Catawba County League of Republican Women	$380	3
Catawba Democratic Women	$301	5
Judge Hayes Superior Court Committee	$278	2
Catawba RBF	$10	1
Aycock for Judge	$5	1