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 March 14
Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
---|---|---|
Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $777,310 | $14,133 |
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $193,062 | $4,950 |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $168,256 | $6,232 |
Friends of Eric Davanzo | $135,828 | $9,702 |
DGA Victory Fund | $135,225 | $19,318 |
Fairness Pennsylvania | $111,833 | $13,979 |
Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $109,530 | $1,320 |
Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $108,385 | $6,774 |
K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $96,824 | $3,724 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $96,425 | $13,775 |
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $92,557 | $548 |
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $85,537 | $432 |
Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $68,630 | $17,158 |
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $51,101 | $20 |
FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $47,010 | $31 |
Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $44,950 | $1,665 |
Citizens for Joshua Kail | $43,000 | $3,583 |
Pennsylvanians for Tomorrow | $42,000 | $7,000 |
Friends of Robert Prah Jr. | $40,864 | $1,777 |
Education Opportunity, PAC | $40,175 | $40,175 |
The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund | $35,000 | $5,000 |
Friends of Cris Dush | $34,978 | $5,830 |
Peco, PAC | $31,840 | $207 |
American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $30,461 | $176 |
Friends of Summer Lee | $28,520 | $679 |
Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $27,509 | $48 |
Hartman for Pennsylvania | $25,520 | $982 |
Thomas Killion Victory Committee | $23,000 | $2,875 |
Pennsylvania First | $20,000 | $6,667 |
Benninghoff for Representative | $19,500 | $1,300 |
People for Emily Kinkead | $18,980 | $1,265 |
Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $18,500 | $3,700 |
Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $17,766 | $39 |
Friends of Tom Mehaffie | $17,300 | $1,922 |
Friends of Farnese | $16,775 | $1,678 |
George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $16,603 | $536 |
Delaware County Democratic Committee | $16,400 | $2,050 |
MSOA, PAC | $16,295 | $112 |
Volunteers for Argall | $16,000 | $1,231 |
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $15,445 | $38 |
McKesson Corporation Employees Political Fund | $15,404 | $33 |
Richard Ruggieri for Pennsylvania 13 | $14,250 | $2,375 |
Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $14,000 | $2,333 |
Malcolm for Pennsylvania | $13,533 | $1,353 |
Committee to Elect Darisha K Parker | $13,250 | $1,472 |
Williams for Senate | $12,845 | $476 |
Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $12,189 | $33 |
Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $12,106 | $35 |
Friends of Mike Zabel | $11,500 | $1,917 |
S&T Bank, PAC | $11,449 | $77 |