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 | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $992,431 | $4,726 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $705,721 | $15,015 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | $571,102 | $18,423 |
| 4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $496,514 | $132 |
| 5 | Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $387,450 | $21,525 |
| 6 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $375,347 | $3,508 |
| 7 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $346,995 | $6,309 |
| 8 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $346,400 | $5,679 |
| 9 | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $255,050 | $85,017 |
| 10 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $251,000 | $125,500 |
| 11 | Friends of Chris Hall | $212,996 | $4,019 |
| 12 | Craig Levin for Judge | $199,598 | $1,976 |
| 13 | Liberty Square, PAC | $196,000 | $10,889 |
| 14 | Friends of Michele Hangley | $181,247 | $1,576 |
| 15 | Elect Jill Beck | $153,106 | $1,343 |
| 16 | Allegheny County Justice for All | $125,000 | $41,667 |
| 17 | Allegheny County Republican Committee | $121,286 | $5,273 |
| 18 | Matthew Rogers for Judge | $110,530 | $2,303 |
| 19 | Twardy for Judge | $109,715 | $2,612 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $107,500 | $10,750 |
| 21 | 2999 Group | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 22 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $97,466 | $1,413 |
| 23 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $96,490 | $2,053 |
| 24 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $94,535 | $33 |
| 25 | Friends of Wendi Barish | $93,775 | $2,287 |
| 26 | Montgomery County Democratic Committee | $92,347 | $2,430 |
| 27 | Gothie for Judge | $91,000 | $30,333 |
| 28 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $89,950 | $2,367 |
| 29 | Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $89,631 | $1,179 |
| 30 | Jessel Costa for Judge | $87,001 | $1,318 |
| 31 | New Foundation, PAC | $82,500 | $41,250 |
| 32 | Friends of Thaddeus Kirkland | $82,133 | $2,220 |
| 33 | Friends of Ilan Zur, PAC | $81,624 | $2,473 |
| 34 | Paul Ware for Judge | $79,704 | $511 |
| 35 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $75,272 | $55 |
| 36 | Northeast Leadership Fund | $72,500 | $4,833 |
| 37 | Vote Watson 4 Judge | $71,600 | $6,509 |
| 38 | Alexandra Kokura Kravitz for Judge | $70,445 | $1,499 |
| 39 | Friends of Dan Sulman | $66,554 | $1,957 |
| 40 | Toohil for Judge | $66,333 | $670 |
| 41 | Standardbred Breeders Association of Pennsylvania | $65,000 | $65,000 |
| 42 | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $63,589 | $775 |
| 43 | Turner for Judge, PAC | $62,642 | $4,819 |
| 44 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $61,707 | $153 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania United, PAC | $60,711 | $375 |
| 46 | Local 0032BJ Pennsylvania American Dream Fund | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| 47 | Friends of Jim Bobeck | $58,250 | $2,427 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania First | $55,500 | $3,265 |
| 49 | Williams for Senate | $54,150 | $6,769 |
| 50 | Engle for Judge | $53,580 | $3,152 |
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