Nickie Antonio spent more than any other Democratic State Senate candidate or officeholder in Ohio


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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