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 (June)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $3,709,200 | $325 |
2 | Environment America Action Fund | $1,514,125 | $189,266 |
3 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $1,499,675 | $2,032 |
4 | DGA Victory Fund | $1,225,248 | $16,784 |
5 | American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope | $630,810 | $630,810 |
6 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $545,708 | $11,611 |
7 | Put Pennsylvania First | $500,000 | $500,000 |
8 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $426,884 | $17,075 |
9 | Duane Morris Government Committee, LLP | $400,000 | $3,810 |
10 | Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $370,000 | $370,000 |
11 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $225,666 | $79 |
12 | RSLC Keystone, PAC | $206,518 | $35 |
13 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, & Reinforcing, Iron Workers | $206,390 | $695 |
14 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $194,691 | $5,408 |
15 | Friends of Frank Farry | $184,500 | $1,708 |
16 | Friends of Doug Mastriano | $152,807 | $208 |
17 | Friends of Guy Reschenthaler | $142,454 | $71,227 |
18 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, PAC | $117,603 | $85 |
19 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $110,000 | $36,667 |
20 | Friends of Freedom & Convenience | $99,000 | $24,750 |
21 | Democratic Governors Association - Pennsylvania | $97,557 | $69 |
22 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $92,617 | $172 |
23 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $87,205 | $24 |
24 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $87,072 | $46 |
25 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $81,557 | $27,186 |
26 | Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $75,169 | $33 |
27 | DGA Victory Fund | $65,800 | $5,062 |
28 | The Lincoln Project | $61,425 | $30,713 |
29 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $61,146 | $18 |
30 | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $57,328 | $192 |
31 | AdvanSix Political Action Committee, Inc. | $56,326 | $923 |
32 | Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund | $51,587 | $280 |
33 | National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $50,967 | $93 |
34 | PMA, PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
35 | Friends of Joe Pittman | $49,150 | $2,234 |
36 | UNITE HERE TIP Campaign Committee | $48,706 | $151 |
37 | Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $47,530 | $157 |
38 | B and B, PAC | $47,000 | $9,400 |
39 | HDR Employee Owners PAC, Inc. | $45,174 | $24 |
40 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNs Pennsylvania, PAC | $44,106 | $44,106 |
41 | Friends of Tracy Pennycuick | $42,107 | $1,504 |
42 | Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $41,465 | $26 |
43 | Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, PAC | $40,802 | $591 |
44 | Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee | $40,453 | $30 |
45 | Ridley Township Republican Organization | $39,000 | $1,345 |
46 | AFSCME Council 13 | $38,878 | $5,554 |
47 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $38,801 | $92 |
48 | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $38,570 | $92 |
49 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $38,079 | $53 |
50 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $37,750 | $2,517 |