South Winston Salem News

Committee to Elect Victor Jones spent the most out of political committees within cities associated with Davidson County during September.

It spent $35,613 on eight vendors during the time period.

The largest expense was for Technology & Office Expenses to Meda Corporation, which is based in Asheville.

The second largest political spend from a political committee operating in a city associated with Davidson County during September came from The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson. It spent $12,584 during the time period on 15 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 Victor Jones	$35,613	8
The Committee to Elect Cyril Jefferson	$12,584	15
Burr Sullivan for Mayor	$5,398	7
The Committee to Elect Monica Peters	$866	2