Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top committees ranked by total contributions (April)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Republican State Leadership Committee & Individual Account, PAC | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $435,514 | $181 |
3 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $432,249 | $159 |
4 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $344,629 | $20 |
5 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $263,082 | $250 |
6 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $253,349 | $492 |
7 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $224,851 | $50 |
8 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $191,321 | $4,750 |
9 | Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $151,075 | $30 |
10 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, PAC | $149,994 | $38 |
11 | DGA Victory Fund | $140,299 | $5,000 |
12 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $114,911 | $12 |
13 | Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $103,100 | $10,000 |
14 | John Kane for Senate | $99,400 | $1,000 |
15 | Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $99,260 | $25 |
16 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $91,007 | $15 |
17 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $87,653 | $100 |
18 | Friends of Farnese | $85,548 | $750 |
19 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $80,868 | $50 |
20 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $78,692 | $12 |
21 | Kennedy Democrats | $78,250 | $500 |
22 | Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $74,426 | $25 |
23 | Seiu Caregivers Action | $74,000 | $74,000 |
24 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $67,977 | $52 |
25 | Friends of Carolyn Comitta | $66,515 | $500 |
26 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $62,065 | $450 |
27 | Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee | $59,829 | $20 |
28 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $58,588 | $21,105 |
29 | Democratic Governors Association - Pennsylvania | $58,000 | $3,500 |
30 | Nina for Pennsylvania | $57,400 | $250 |
31 | Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $55,440 | $25 |
32 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $52,032 | $1,237 |
33 | Building a Stronger Pennsylvania | $50,000 | $50,000 |
34 | Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $49,000 | $1,000 |
35 | National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $47,266 | $50 |
36 | Rick for West Philly | $46,939 | $40 |
37 | Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $45,444 | $25 |
38 | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $45,000 | $71 |
39 | Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $41,501 | $10 |
40 | Friends of Cris Dush | $39,825 | $100 |
41 | Friends of Brett Burman | $37,558 | $200 |
42 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $34,808 | $100 |
43 | Suplizio for Senate | $34,795 | $200 |
44 | Friends of Nikil Saval | $34,789 | $50 |
45 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $33,600 | $1,000 |
46 | Friends of Frank Dermody | $33,100 | $1,000 |
47 | Garrity for Pennsylvania | $32,510 | $750 |
48 | Montgomery County Republican Committee | $32,350 | $3,175 |
49 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $32,128 | $25 |
50 | Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $31,025 | $25 |