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 (March)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
1 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $566,726 | $164 |
2 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $476,184 | $1,483 |
3 | Allegheny County Justice for All | $183,417 | $20,380 |
4 | Seiu Healthcare Pennsylvania Cope | $163,053 | $163,053 |
5 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $144,000 | $4,966 |
6 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $129,200 | $1,436 |
7 | Sue Helm for State House Committee | $122,800 | $1,023 |
8 | Williams for Senate | $121,120 | $4,845 |
9 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $110,738 | $373 |
10 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $103,531 | $1,816 |
11 | Friends of Chris Hall | $100,025 | $33,342 |
12 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $97,267 | $2,779 |
13 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $90,489 | $32 |
14 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $82,207 | $173 |
15 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $79,500 | $6,625 |
16 | Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $69,535 | $891 |
17 | Elect Jill Beck | $66,635 | $623 |
18 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $63,995 | $1,828 |
19 | Delaware County Republican Financila Committee | $62,350 | $2,398 |
20 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $62,048 | $57 |
21 | Mary Walsh Dempsey for Judge | $61,220 | $618 |
22 | Friends With Diana | $60,950 | $677 |
23 | Citizens for John Yudichak | $55,900 | $1,511 |
24 | AFSCME Council 13 | $55,571 | $1,029 |
25 | Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | $55,000 | $27,500 |
26 | Jam for Pennsylvania | $53,400 | $26,700 |
27 | Craig Levin for Judge | $52,850 | $705 |
28 | Vote for Verwey for Judge | $52,628 | $10,526 |
29 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $49,030 | $2,724 |
30 | Alexandra Kokura Kravitz for Judge | $48,817 | $678 |
31 | Good Jobs Pennsylvania, PAC | $47,500 | $2,969 |
32 | Dentons Cohen and Grigsby, PAC | $46,930 | $711 |
33 | Friends of Chris Gebhard | $46,100 | $1,773 |
34 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $46,084 | $26 |
35 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $45,818 | $790 |
36 | Volunteers for Argall | $45,735 | $663 |
37 | Black Women for Better Education | $45,004 | $278 |
38 | Coal Miners, PAC | $44,594 | $103 |
39 | Friends of Michele Hangley | $44,217 | $323 |
40 | Twardy for Judge | $43,100 | $1,658 |
41 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $43,054 | $1,656 |
42 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $42,698 | $59 |
43 | Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $42,689 | $34 |
44 | Engle for Judge | $40,900 | $744 |
45 | Friends of Wendi Barish | $40,880 | $1,022 |
46 | Local 0692 Sprinklerfitters, PAC | $40,430 | $40,430 |
47 | Pennsylvania Opportunity, PAC | $40,000 | $5,714 |
48 | Peco, PAC | $38,815 | $243 |
49 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $38,631 | $9,658 |
50 | Tinu Moss for Judge | $38,050 | $3,459 |