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Real Data

Secretary of State·2015-2023Current·Sources: Accountability Project

Source
$95.3M

Contributions

$69.6M

Expenditures

1,500

Committees

241,318

Records

$506

Avg. Contribution

73%

Exp/Contrib Ratio

Contributions by Type

other100%

Contributions by Party

Other100%

Top 10 donors account for 24.8% of all contributions

$23,595,693.75 out of $95,275,365.14 total

Contributions & Expenditures Over Time

2015-2023

Top Donors

50 donors tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
H. WOOD THRASHERIndiv
$7.6M132
8.0%
2
WV STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILCmte
$3.4M9
3.6%
3
JAMES JUSTICEIndiv
$2.7M122
2.8%
4
RICHARD NEELYIndiv
$2.3M8
2.4%
5
REPUBLICAN STATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEECmte
$2M23
2.1%
6
REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATIONCmte
$1.8M12
1.9%
7
BEN SALANGOIndiv
$1.2M132
1.2%
8
CHRISTOPHER MILLERIndiv
$951.4K28
1.0%
9
WV STATE BUILDING TRADES PACCmte
$844.8K56
0.9%
10
FOR WEST VIRGINIA'S FUTUREIndiv
$790K4
0.8%
11
IUOE 132Indiv
$690K69
0.7%
12
WEST VIRGINIA AFL-CIOIndiv
$650K33
0.7%
13
SHIR WOOTONIndiv
$621.9K17
0.7%
14
TERA SALANGOIndiv
$533.1K37
0.6%
15
AFT SOLIDARITYIndiv
$500K2
0.5%
16
IUOE LOCAL NO. 132Indiv
$470K4
0.5%
17
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUNDCmte
$448.2K173
0.5%
18
RYAN FERNSIndiv
$421.9K10
0.4%
19
IUOE LOCAL 132Indiv
$406K4
0.4%
20
OPERATORS POLITICAL EDUCATION & EDUCATION COMMITTEE (O.P.E.C)Cmte
$403.7K296
0.4%

Top Recipients

10 recipients tracked

#Name OfficeTotal Count Share
1
H. WOOD THRASHERIndiv
—$8.1M715
8.5%
2
JAMES C. JUSTICEIndiv
—$4.6M1,795
4.8%
3
PATRICK MORRISEYIndiv
—$4.4M13,766
4.6%
4
BEN SALANGOIndiv
—$2.7M4,438
2.8%
5
RICHARD FORLANI NEELYIndiv
—$2.4M90
2.5%
6
CHRISTOPHER MILLERIndiv
—$1.1M98
1.1%
7
STEPHEN N. SMITHIndiv
—$983.1K13,716
1.0%
8
SAMUEL BROWN PETSONKIndiv
—$915.3K3,870
1.0%
9
WILLIAM 'BILL'Indiv
—$746.1K124
0.8%
10
RYAN FERNSIndiv
—$706.9K482
0.7%

Top Expenditure Payees

50 payees tracked

#Name Total Count Share
1
FP1 STRATEGIESIndiv
$5.8M144
8.4%
2
MENTZER MEDIAIndiv
$4.7M61
6.8%
3
THE CAMPAIGN WORKSHOPCmte
$3.3M299
4.8%
4
TARGETED PLATFORM MEDIAIndiv
$2.4M212
3.4%
5
WV CHARLESTONIndiv
$1.5M15
2.1%
6
BLUEWEST MEDIAIndiv
$1.4M44
2.0%
7
ENTRY TO OFFSET OF OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE FROM 2012Indiv
$1.3M1
1.8%
8
PUSH DIGITALIndiv
$1.3M86
1.8%
9
CANAL PARTNERS MEDIAOrg
$1.1M15
1.6%
10
STROTHER NUCKELS STRATEGIESIndiv
$900K6
1.3%
11
STRATEGIC PARTNERS & MEDIAOrg
$843.6K61
1.2%
12
BUYING TIMEIndiv
$786.7K45
1.1%
13
BLUE WEST MEDIAIndiv
$767.9K10
1.1%
14
BRABENDER COXIndiv
$677.4K65
1.0%
15
TEAM MORRISEYIndiv
$663.7K42
1.0%
16
NATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRSOrg
$661.3K56
1.0%
17
BULLSEYE PUBLIC AFFAIRSIndiv
$632K86
0.9%
18
CSGIndiv
$590.8K68
0.8%
19
HK CONSULTINGIndiv
$544.8K68
0.8%
20
BOUCHARD GOLD COMMUNICATIONSIndiv
$531K28
0.8%
Sources: accountability_project · Last updated: 2026-03-01