Diving into 2021-Q2 Campaign Expenditures, this recent quarter saw a jump in spending totaling $1,481,048.38 spent in 5,099 transactions across 33 different states. These include aggregate expenditure, campaign expenditure, repayment of loans and refunds of contributions.

First looking at some of the totals, the highest expenditure type was 35% of expenditures ($521,255) went to political donations from 1,956 transactions.

total_amount count percent
Donations (Political) $521,255.00 1956 35%
Fundraising Expenses $223,997.52 304 15%
Consultant & Professional Services $163,082.79 175 11%
Advertising $102,559.80 426 7%
Other $85,521.94 253 6%
Employee Services $68,742.64 85 5%
Donations (All Others) $65,196.12 226 4%
Refunds/Reimbursements $55,832.68 162 4%
Loans Payable $52,732.02 26 4%
Food, Beverages and Meals $46,572.54 268 3%
Bank Fees $40,811.68 835 3%
Office Equipment & Supplies $28,949.44 264 2%
Rent & Utilities $12,879.15 34 1%
Gifts $5,412.96 29 0%
Telephone $5,376.97 40 0%
Travel & Lodging $1,952.03 12 0%
Entertainment $173.10 4 0%

This will be the last table that looks at the full total, a quick look at the 33 states that have seen campaign finance expenditures this quarter. About 700 (~14%) expenditures were missing a state and roughly 70% of the total was in RI.

2 Things that probably stand out NC, CT both negative with the NC being from a -1283.99 from Raimondo to LENOVO GROUP and the CT negative is largely from CONNECTICUT HEALTH CARE DISTRICT 1199 PAC donations.

total_amount count
RI $1,057,687.29 3181
DC $123,365.05 52
MA $92,628.75 308
VA $19,783.58 56
NY $19,529.33 112
CA $11,785.31 306
NJ $7,099.92 35
SD $5,719.25 5
AZ $5,623.06 21
WA $4,152.57 23
PA $3,982.75 10
IL $2,131.87 19
KY $1,846.97 30
TX $1,609.36 9
GA $1,504.01 23
FL $1,498.00 5
OH $1,265.17 63
SC $1,001.77 2
MI $799.25 3
AK $521.00 3
PR $484.12 2
CO $450.00 1
MN $354.30 3
DE $266.89 13
LA $249.25 4
WI $213.73 2
UT $168.00 7
WY $95.00 2
OR $50.00 1
ON $32.10 3
NE $7.87 1
NC -$1,103.04 11
CT -$6,021.91 50

Now the remaining tables will focus only on the top 20 campaign accounts who have spent the most in 2021-Q2. Starting off with a list of who they are, how much they spent and the total number of transactions.

total_amount count
NELLIE M GORBEA $84,100.69 68
K JOSEPH SHEKARCHI $73,253.72 91
SETH MAGAZINER $68,654.03 68
DOMINICK J RUGGERIO $67,012.46 100
DANIEL J MCKEE $54,659.06 70
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE $37,803.89 14
MATT BROWN $37,700.00 4
RI LABORER'S POLITICAL LEAGUE $34,298.35 49
DONNA M NESSELBUSH $32,656.78 167
BRETT SMILEY $27,755.90 20
MICHAEL J MCCAFFREY $24,258.33 35
CHRISTOPHER R BLAZEJEWSKI $23,349.17 26
RI LABORERS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAC $21,931.00 31
JORGE ELORZA $21,356.00 24
NEARI PACE $18,685.00 48
CRANSTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1363 COPE $18,000.00 51
KENNETH J HOPKINS $17,155.83 8
PEOPLE, RI COUNCIL 94, AFSCME AFL-CIO PAC $16,824.69 66
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC $16,473.55 49
DORIS M DE LOS SANTOS $16,299.75 76

Next the same as the previous table, but this time broken up by expenditure description. Donna Nesselbush refunded quite a lot of donations, 113 to be exact, while all the money Matt Brown spent went towards account payable repayments.

AP Repayment Aggregate Expenditure Campaign Expenditure Refund of Contribution Repayment of Loan total
NELLIE M GORBEA $0.00 $0.00 $84,100.69 $0.00 $0.00 $84,100.69
K JOSEPH SHEKARCHI $0.00 $0.00 $53,253.72 $0.00 $20,000.00 $73,253.72
SETH MAGAZINER $0.00 $0.00 $68,654.03 $0.00 $0.00 $68,654.03
DOMINICK J RUGGERIO $0.00 $0.00 $67,012.46 $0.00 $0.00 $67,012.46
DANIEL J MCKEE $0.00 $0.00 $50,159.06 $4,500.00 $0.00 $54,659.06
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE $0.00 $0.00 $37,803.89 $0.00 $0.00 $37,803.89
MATT BROWN $37,700.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $37,700.00
RI LABORER'S POLITICAL LEAGUE $0.00 $0.00 $34,298.35 $0.00 $0.00 $34,298.35
DONNA M NESSELBUSH $0.00 $1,170.00 $5,265.78 $26,221.00 $0.00 $32,656.78
BRETT SMILEY $0.00 $0.00 $27,755.90 $0.00 $0.00 $27,755.90
MICHAEL J MCCAFFREY $0.00 $283.31 $23,975.02 $0.00 $0.00 $24,258.33
CHRISTOPHER R BLAZEJEWSKI $0.00 $0.00 $23,349.17 $0.00 $0.00 $23,349.17
RI LABORERS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAC $0.00 $0.00 $21,931.00 $0.00 $0.00 $21,931.00
JORGE ELORZA $0.00 $0.00 $20,356.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $21,356.00
NEARI PACE $0.00 $0.00 $18,685.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,685.00
CRANSTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1363 COPE $0.00 $0.00 $18,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $18,000.00
KENNETH J HOPKINS $0.00 $0.00 $2,655.83 $0.00 $14,500.00 $17,155.83
PEOPLE, RI COUNCIL 94, AFSCME AFL-CIO PAC $0.00 $0.00 $16,824.69 $0.00 $0.00 $16,824.69
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC $0.00 $2,085.31 $14,388.24 $0.00 $0.00 $16,473.55
DORIS M DE LOS SANTOS $0.00 $417.76 $15,881.99 $0.00 $0.00 $16,299.75

Now to show the in state/out of state breakdown. Once again keep in mind the previously stated some services can't be purchased in RI. Notably Matt Brown is 0% because it was 4 repayments.

Lastly one thing to note about Nellie Gorbea is employee services of $34,339.88 while the payroll company is out of state it doesn't mean her employees are and removing it would bump her up to ~13% in_state spending.

out_of_state in_state total pct_in_state
NELLIE M GORBEA $77,848.05 $6,252.64 $84,100.69 7%
K JOSEPH SHEKARCHI $7,516.25 $65,737.47 $73,253.72 90%
SETH MAGAZINER $25,876.63 $42,777.40 $68,654.03 62%
DOMINICK J RUGGERIO $1,820.05 $65,192.41 $67,012.46 97%
DANIEL J MCKEE $20,178.09 $34,480.97 $54,659.06 63%
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE $33,178.89 $4,625.00 $37,803.89 12%
MATT BROWN $37,700.00 $0.00 $37,700.00 0%
RI LABORER'S POLITICAL LEAGUE $7,448.35 $26,850.00 $34,298.35 78%
DONNA M NESSELBUSH $11,443.32 $21,213.46 $32,656.78 65%
BRETT SMILEY $15,308.11 $12,447.79 $27,755.90 45%
MICHAEL J MCCAFFREY $325.04 $23,933.29 $24,258.33 99%
CHRISTOPHER R BLAZEJEWSKI $264.14 $23,085.03 $23,349.17 99%
RI LABORERS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAC $200.00 $21,731.00 $21,931.00 99%
JORGE ELORZA $6,081.09 $15,274.91 $21,356.00 72%
NEARI PACE $0.00 $18,685.00 $18,685.00 100%
CRANSTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1363 COPE $0.00 $18,000.00 $18,000.00 100%
KENNETH J HOPKINS $32.83 $17,123.00 $17,155.83 100%
PEOPLE, RI COUNCIL 94, AFSCME AFL-CIO PAC $274.69 $16,550.00 $16,824.69 98%
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC $2,085.31 $14,388.24 $16,473.55 87%
DORIS M DE LOS SANTOS $6,922.46 $9,377.29 $16,299.75 58%

Most candidates with a few exceptions saw a big jump in spending over last quarter, many of which more than doubled last quarter's total.

2021-Q1 2021-Q2 difference
NELLIE M GORBEA $28,362.68 $84,100.69 $55,738.01
K JOSEPH SHEKARCHI $14,767.57 $73,253.72 $58,486.15
SETH MAGAZINER $46,059.32 $68,654.03 $22,594.71
DOMINICK J RUGGERIO $14,484.33 $67,012.46 $52,528.13
DANIEL J MCKEE $5,153.25 $54,659.06 $49,505.81
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE $26,156.45 $37,803.89 $11,647.44
MATT BROWN $10,093.03 $37,700.00 $27,606.97
RI LABORER'S POLITICAL LEAGUE $60,522.34 $34,298.35 -$26,223.99
DONNA M NESSELBUSH $2,981.32 $32,656.78 $29,675.46
BRETT SMILEY $28,172.12 $27,755.90 -$416.22
MICHAEL J MCCAFFREY $4,125.76 $24,258.33 $20,132.57
CHRISTOPHER R BLAZEJEWSKI $6,843.42 $23,349.17 $16,505.75
RI LABORERS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAC $83.72 $21,931.00 $21,847.28
JORGE ELORZA $20,908.81 $21,356.00 $447.19
NEARI PACE $29,217.53 $18,685.00 -$10,532.53
KENNETH J HOPKINS $200.00 $17,155.83 $16,955.83
PEOPLE, RI COUNCIL 94, AFSCME AFL-CIO PAC $250.00 $16,824.69 $16,574.69
IBEW LOCAL 99 PAC $16,005.01 $16,473.55 $468.54

Lastly, the top 15 largest expenditures this quarter by organization, payee, amount, state and date. While there seems to be agreement that Crowne/Crown Plaza is a great place for a fundraiser, some disagreement on how it's spelled.

FullName Amount state ExpDate
DOMINICK J RUGGERIO CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL 33025.32 RI 06/17/2021
NELLIE M GORBEA BLUEPRINT INTERACTIVE 30000.00 DC 05/21/2021
MICHAEL J MCCAFFREY CROWN PLAZA 14378.63 RI 06/28/2021
CHRISTOPHER R BLAZEJEWSKI CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL 13612.20 RI 06/10/2021
RI LABORERS' PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PAC RHODE ISLAND STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE 11000.00 RI 06/04/2021
RI LABORER'S POLITICAL LEAGUE RI DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 11000.00 RI 06/08/2021
DANIEL J MCKEE CROWN PLAZA HOTEL 9822.93 RI 06/23/2021
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE 8273.28 DC 06/04/2021
SETH MAGAZINER HAYLEY RUMBACK CONSULTING 8000.00 VA 04/02/2021
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMM. 7500.00 CT 05/18/2021
SETH MAGAZINER HAYLEY RUMBACK CONSULTING 7000.00 VA 04/01/2021
K JOSEPH SHEKARCHI GALVIN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 6323.70 RI 04/21/2021
DANIEL J MCKEE SKDKNICKERBOCKER, LLC 6200.00 DC 06/09/2021
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE 5987.78 DC 04/06/2021
CONNECTICUT LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE 5919.86 DC 05/02/2021
RI REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE DAUNTLESS ADVERTISING 5500.00 RI 05/28/2021
GAYLE L GOLDIN CFO CONSULTING GROUP 5000.00 RI 06/18/2021
NEARI PACE (NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF RI) PROGRES RHODE ISLAND 5000.00 RI 05/03/2021
SETH MAGAZINER NEE LAW LLC 5000.00 RI 06/02/2021
RYAN WILLIAM PEARSON CFO CONSULTING 5000.00 RI 06/11/2021