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.
Committees receiving the most contributions during week ending July 4
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $200,118 | $33,353 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $45,357 | $22,679 |
| TBB, PAC | $45,000 | $11,250 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $44,668 | $108 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $42,663 | $17 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $42,416 | $19 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $41,560 | $1,598 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $37,500 | $5,357 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $36,822 | $818 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $28,358 | $42 |
| APSCUF/CAP | $27,778 | $100 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $24,849 | $41 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $21,648 | $361 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | $21,283 | $21,283 |
| Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $20,851 | $15 |
| Walgreen Company, PAC | $20,513 | $33 |
| Seiu Caregivers Action | $18,500 | $18,500 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $15,521 | $34 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | $15,000 | $7,500 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $14,200 | $2,840 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $13,927 | $25 |
| Aqua America H2O Political Action Committee, Inc. | $13,342 | $80 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | $11,000 | $3,667 |
| Citizens for Todd Eachus | $11,000 | $3,667 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $9,269 | $94 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | $8,750 | $1,750 |
| Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $8,300 | $1,186 |
| Making Americans Count, PAC | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $7,428 | $7,428 |
| Pike County Republican Committee | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $7,000 | $1,167 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $6,711 | $30 |
| Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Committee for Effective State Government, PC | $6,528 | $87 |
| Katie Evans for Representative | $5,850 | $836 |
| Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | $5,662 | $1,887 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $5,508 | $141 |
| Bipartisan Political Action Committee/the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Bipac/bnymc | $5,330 | $44 |
| Lebanon County Republican Committee | $5,100 | $1,700 |
| Friends of Tara Zrinski | $5,003 | $94 |
| Lawrence County Republican Committee | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Ridley Township Republican Finance Committee | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Wojdak for the Commonwealth, PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical Association | $4,750 | $950 |
| Pennsylvania First | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Dentons Cohen and Grigsby, PAC | $3,985 | $173 |
| Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $3,705 | $17 |
| NFG PAPAC National Fuel Gas | $3,650 | $53 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Committee | $3,500 | $1,750 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | $3,446 | $3,446 |
| Penn National Insurance/inservco Insurance Serv, PAC | $3,436 | $132 |
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