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 18
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $185,269 | $1,764 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $81,620 | $16,324 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $72,000 | $4,235 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | $65,000 | $8,125 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $63,877 | $875 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | $50,550 | $7,221 |
| Wolf, PAC | $45,300 | $6,471 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $44,669 | $186 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | $43,500 | $2,719 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $42,413 | $19 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $33,369 | $49 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $32,503 | $417 |
| Citizens for Todd Eachus | $30,500 | $15,250 |
| Ridley Township Republican Finance Committee | $23,000 | $3,286 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $22,800 | $814 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $20,902 | $20,902 |
| Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $20,252 | $15 |
| End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $19,879 | $22 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $18,311 | $52 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $14,788 | $2,113 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $13,823 | $25 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $13,000 | $4,333 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Committee | $12,873 | $920 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | $12,125 | $2,021 |
| Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry | $11,685 | $508 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $11,269 | $26 |
| Friends of Devlin Robinson | $10,650 | $1,065 |
| TC, PAC | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $9,790 | $490 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | $7,575 | $2,525 |
| Pennsylvania Apartment Association | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $7,000 | $583 |
| The Pilots' Association for the Bay & River Delaware, PAC | $6,385 | $83 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $6,008 | $150 |
| Richard Gmerek | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| GGR PAC, Inc. | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| Bipartisan Political Action Committee/the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Bipac/bnymc | $5,330 | $44 |
| Pennsylvania Optometric, PAC | $5,282 | $78 |
| Bucks-Mont Good Government, PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | $4,661 | $2,331 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $4,552 | $46 |
| Mercer County Republican Committee | $3,915 | $98 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | $3,602 | $3,602 |
| Cambria County Republican Committee | $3,300 | $1,650 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $3,200 | $533 |
| Friends of Jake Corman | $3,100 | $1,550 |
| Friends of Mike Taylor | $3,050 | $381 |
| TBB, PAC | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania Citizen for Progress | $2,620 | $238 |
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