Ohio Democratic State Senate candidates and officeholders have spent $759,694 during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Nickie Antonio has spent more than any other Democrat.
Antonio is the representative for Ohio State Senate District 23 and is running for re-election in 2022. Antonio raised $254,620 and spent $139,263 between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Ohio Secretary of State reports, Antonio spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Nickie Antonio’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $139,263 in reported expenditures, $124,786 went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $91,852 | Ohio Senate Democratic | ENTITY |
| $14,649 | Nickie J Antonio Campaign | INDIVIDUAL |
| $6,000 | Balodis Group LLC | ENTITY |
| $3,200 | Gigalearn | ENTITY |
| $2,500 | Nan Whaley Campaign | ENTITY |
| $1,750 | Jeffrey A Crossman Campaign | ENTITY |
| $1,376 | Vantiv Ecommerce | ENTITY |
| $1,260 | United States Postal Service | ENTITY |
| $1,200 | Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund | ENTITY |
| $1,000 | Freedom a La Carte | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. 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 Nickie Antonio’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2021 Annual | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary | 4/21/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary | 6/10/2022 |
| 2022 Semiannual | 7/29/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022 Post-General | 12/16/2022 |
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