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 August 15
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| DGA Victory Fund | $340,575 | $34,058 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $270,503 | $38,643 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $197,913 | $1,164 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $134,471 | $1,681 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | $82,810 | $10,351 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $65,508 | $1,523 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | $57,220 | $19,073 |
| Kennedy Democrats | $51,500 | $10,300 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $50,685 | $461 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $46,750 | $1,798 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $41,981 | $19 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $29,206 | $43 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | $29,188 | $584 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $25,800 | $1,173 |
| Wolf, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $24,160 | $18 |
| Political Information Committee of CPAs | $22,650 | $5,663 |
| Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League | $22,500 | $11,250 |
| Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $19,826 | $15 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $19,582 | $83 |
| The Pennsylvania Blue Victory Fund | $17,478 | $406 |
| Friends of Devlin Robinson | $17,275 | $617 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | $17,050 | $682 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $15,650 | $1,565 |
| Malady & Wooten, PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $14,840 | $1,484 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $14,271 | $25 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $13,799 | $25 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $13,200 | $13,200 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | $13,050 | $768 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Action Fund | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Responsible Citizens for Economic Progress | $9,925 | $1,241 |
| Luzerne County Democratic Committee | $9,200 | $1,022 |
| Democracy Fund | $9,175 | $918 |
| Spirit of 1776 | $8,100 | $8,100 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $7,200 | $2,400 |
| Friends of Pat Stefano | $7,200 | $1,440 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $6,946 | $33 |
| Bipartisan Political Action Committee/the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Bipac/bnymc | $5,330 | $44 |
| Republican Party of Lackawanna County | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Friends of Judy Ward | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $4,546 | $46 |
| Pennsylvania First | $4,250 | $2,125 |
| Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry | $4,185 | $182 |
| Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | $4,047 | $2,024 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | $4,030 | $139 |
| Local 0009 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Pennsylvania, PAC | $4,025 | $2,013 |
| Elect Joe Hohenstein | $3,700 | $370 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | $3,532 | $3,532 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $3,475 | $316 |
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