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 100 political contributions made during week ending May 1
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $250,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $250,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $200,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | Citizens for Kail | $105,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Elect Jill Beck | Rodney Lipman | $75,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Matthew Rogers for Judge | Robert Rogers | $50,000 | 05/01/2021 |
| Friends of Dan K for Judge | J. Daniel Konieczka Jr. | $50,000 | 05/01/2021 |
| Engle for Judge | Jeffrey B. Engle | $50,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Elect Jill Beck | Jill Beck | $50,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Vote Watson 4 Judge | Michelle Watson | $50,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Allegheny County Justice for All | Seiu Healthcare Cope, PA | $50,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Build Pennsylvania PAC | $50,000 | 04/25/2021 |
| Pssu Local 668 Cope Fund | Service Employees International Union Cope Fund | $34,329 | 04/30/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Positive Action Committee | Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association | $33,653 | 04/30/2021 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $32,500 | 04/28/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Dan Sulman | $31,696 | 04/27/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | Erie Insurance Political Action Committee | $30,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | Major for PA | $30,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Friends of Chris Hall | Chris Hall | $30,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Turner for Judge, PAC | Caroline Turner | $27,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | Committee to Elect Judge Street | $25,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Fairness Pennsylvania | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $25,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | L. Joseph Messa Jr. | $25,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Marc Daffner | Alva Daffner | $25,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Judge Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court | IBEW Local 98 | $25,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Marty Flynn | $24,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Marty Flynn | $22,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Marty Flynn | $22,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | City of Pittsburgh Democratic Committee | $21,400 | 04/30/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Bucks United | $20,200 | 04/27/2021 |
| Craig Levin for Judge | Craig Levin | $20,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $20,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Yorgey-Girdy for Philly | Greg O'Neal Yorgey-Girdy | $20,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Chris Hall | $19,550 | 04/30/2021 |
| Friends of Chris Hall | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $18,523 | 04/30/2021 |
| Craig Levin for Judge | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $18,506 | 04/27/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Craig Levin for Judge | $16,600 | 04/30/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Sierra Street | Sierra Street | $16,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Keep Judge Beemer | $15,800 | 04/28/2021 |
| Craig Levin for Judge | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $15,756 | 04/30/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Delco Judges | $15,700 | 04/28/2021 |
| Twardy for Judge | Pennsylvania Dems | $15,565 | 04/27/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Twardy for Judge | $15,550 | 04/26/2021 |
| Gothie for Judge | Joseph N. Gothie | $15,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Rossi for Pennsylvania House | Leslie Rossi | $15,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Judge Lane for Superior Court | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters, PAC | $15,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $15,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Chris Gebhard | $15,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Bucks County Democratic Committee | $13,450 | 04/27/2021 |
| Bucks County Democratic Committee | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $12,801 | 04/27/2021 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $11,265 | 04/29/2021 |
| Republican Committee of Upper Chichester | Hometown Hero's Project | $10,224 | 05/01/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Steamfitters Local Union No 420, PAC | $10,000 | 05/01/2021 |
| Friends of Wendi Barish | Wendi Barish | $10,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters Political Education Committee | $10,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | Bridge Across Pennsylvania PAC | $10,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Volunteers for Argall | $10,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | Judge Lane for Superior Court | $10,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Eric Schmidt | $10,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Liberty Square, PAC | Friends of Dan Sulman | $10,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Scott E. Hartman | $10,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Strategy, PAC | Ray Zaborney | $10,000 | 04/28/2021 |
| Friends of Wendi Barish | Local Union 98 IBEW Community on Pol. Education | $10,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Friends of Wendi Barish | Wendi Barish | $10,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Liberty Square, PAC | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court | $10,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Liberty Square, PAC | Friends of Michael C Lambert | $10,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Liberty Square, PAC | Elect R. Cateria McCabe Judge | $10,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Republican Party of Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $10,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Liberty Square, PAC | Padova for Judge | $10,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Pennsylvania First | Local 0690 Plumbers Union Pol Action Fund | $10,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Meagher for Judge Committee | Matthew L. Meagher | $10,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $9,800 | 04/27/2021 |
| Goldinger for Judge | Richard E. Goldinger | $9,618 | 04/28/2021 |
| Hobbs for Judge | Where America Started | $9,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Friends of Christina Hale | Where America Started | $9,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Toohil for Judge | THE Committe to Elect Tarah Toohil | $9,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Republican Party of Lackawanna County | Arora for Judge | $9,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Friends of Christina Hale | $8,700 | 04/27/2021 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Republican Party of Lackawanna County | $8,250 | 04/30/2021 |
| Tinu Moss for Judge | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $7,547 | 04/28/2021 |
| Friends of Wendi Barish | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapelton Fires & Newby, LLP | $7,500 | 04/29/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Friends of Paige Cognetti | $7,500 | 04/28/2021 |
| Neighborhoods United, PAC | Turner 4 Judge, PAC | $7,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Richard Ernsberger | Susan Tusick | $7,000 | 04/29/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Judge Sierra Street | Sierra Street | $7,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Friends of Christina Hale | Taxpayers for Our Financial Future | $6,650 | 04/30/2021 |
| Hobbs for Judge | Taxpayers for Our Financial Future | $6,650 | 04/30/2021 |
| THE Committee to Elect Alyssa Cowan for Judge | Alyssa Cowan | $6,646 | 04/29/2021 |
| Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | Cement Masons Local 592 Benefits Fund | $6,479 | 04/30/2021 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Chris Gebhard | $6,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Ritter for Judge | David D. Ritter | $6,000 | 04/27/2021 |
| Committee for Delaware County's Future | Frank Agovino | $6,000 | 04/26/2021 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Leonard L. Lundy | $6,000 | 04/25/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $5,900 | 04/27/2021 |
| Friends of Mariah Fisher | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $5,692 | 04/27/2021 |
| Friends of Jessica Lynch for Judge | Jessica Lynch | $5,500 | 04/27/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $5,100 | 04/30/2021 |
| Cohen for Judge | Interactive Liquid, LLC | $5,000 | 05/01/2021 |
| Friends of Chris Gebhard | For Ward, PAC | $5,000 | 04/30/2021 |
| Friends of Eric Davanzo | Western Pennsylvania Laborers 2019, PAC | $5,000 | 04/30/2021 |
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