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Committees receiving the most contributions during week ending February 6
Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
---|---|---|
TBB, PAC | $53,500 | $13,375 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $45,100 | $4,510 |
AFSCME Council 13 | $44,534 | $707 |
FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $34,130 | $58 |
United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $32,943 | $26 |
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $32,362 | $2,312 |
Voteneft | $32,200 | $3,220 |
Local 0066 Club, PAC | $24,130 | $24,130 |
Judge Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court | $20,000 | $20,000 |
Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $19,950 | $2,494 |
Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $16,633 | $32 |
Dickie, Mccamey & Chilcote, PAC | $11,450 | $286 |
Pennsylvania Beer Alliance | $10,000 | $10,000 |
Mary Walsh Dempsey for Judge | $9,850 | $657 |
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $7,947 | $35 |
Friends of Matt Weintraub | $7,751 | $1,550 |
York County Republican Committee | $7,000 | $2,333 |
Elect Jill Beck | $6,810 | $220 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $6,135 | $2,045 |
Kennedy Democrats | $5,250 | $525 |
Paul Ware for Judge | $5,100 | $567 |
Friends of Dan K for Judge | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,065 | $27 |
Local 0524 United Association Steamfitters | $4,056 | $4,056 |
Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $3,530 | $3,530 |
McQuillan for Judge Committee | $3,500 | $1,750 |
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging, PAC | $3,500 | $1,167 |
Judge Lane for Superior Court | $3,056 | $204 |
Lancaster County Democratic Committee | $3,011 | $1,506 |
Neca, PAC | $2,700 | $900 |
Caye for Judge Committee | $2,700 | $1,350 |
Pennsylvania THA, PAC | $2,680 | $223 |
Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $2,450 | $306 |
H2O State Political Action Committee | $2,410 | $241 |
Psea-Pace for State Elections | $2,172 | $38 |
Committee to Elect Judge Sierra Street | $2,101 | $420 |
Friends of Michael C. Lambert | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Black Women for Better Education | $1,800 | $86 |
Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $1,790 | $112 |
Northampton County Republican Committee | $1,780 | $127 |
Tiffany Thomas-Smith for Judge, PAC | $1,700 | $567 |
Bravo, PAC | $1,578 | $83 |
Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $1,500 | $750 |
Political Information Committee of CPAs | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $1,413 | $1,413 |
Capital BluePAC, The Political Action Committee of Capital BlueCross | $1,315 | $28 |
Gannett Fleming Pac, Inc. | $1,275 | $26 |
Pennsylvania SFA, PAC | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Cohen for Judge | $1,200 | $400 |
Concord Bethel Democratic Committee | $1,085 | $72 |