Ohio Republican House candidates and officeholders have spent $5.0 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Jay Edwards has spent more than any other Republican.
Edwards is the representative for Ohio House District 94 and is running for re-election in 2022. Edwards raised $500,216 and spent $237,135 between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Ohio Secretary of State reports, Edwards spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Jay Edwards’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $237,135 in reported expenditures, $188,609 went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $100,000 | Ohio House Republican Alliance | ENTITY |
| $18,950 | Trafalgar Group LLC | ENTITY |
| $10,000 | Michael Loychik Campaign | ENTITY |
| $10,000 | Susan Manchester Campaign | ENTITY |
| $10,000 | Timothy Barhorst Campaign | ENTITY |
| $9,320 | Ohio State University Athletics | ENTITY |
| $8,617 | Athens County Fair | ENTITY |
| $8,237 | Greyjoy Group LLC | ENTITY |
| $7,500 | Sharon Kennedy Campaign | ENTITY |
| $5,986 | Oliver Farms Ohio LLC | 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 Jay Edwards’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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