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 October 9
Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $500,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $250,000 | 10/09/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $171,451 | 10/05/2021 |
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $125,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Maria Mclaughlin for Supreme Court | $101,300 | 10/05/2021 |
Bridge Across Pennsylvania, PAC | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $100,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Judge Lane for Superior Court | Pennsylvania State Democratic Party | $75,536 | 10/05/2021 |
Judge Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $75,536 | 10/05/2021 |
Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $75,536 | 10/05/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Benninghoff for Representative | $75,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Judge Lane for Superior Court | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $50,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | PA Judicial, PAC | $50,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Bucks County Republican Committee | $50,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | PSEA PACE | $50,000 | 10/07/2021 |
PMA, PAC | Commonwealth Childrens Choice Fund | $50,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic Governors' Association | $45,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Local 0066 Club, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $32,239 | 10/08/2021 |
Northwest Good Government, PAC | Roger W. Richards | $30,000 | 10/06/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Martina White | $30,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Delco Judges | $26,125 | 10/06/2021 |
Friends of Bryan Cutler | Vahan H. Gureghian | $25,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Afscme People Qualified Non-Federal Account | $25,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Dauphin County Republican Committee | $25,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Dauphin County Republican Committee | Pennsylvanians for Good Government | $25,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Vote for Verwey for Judge | Pennsylvania Dems | $20,199 | 10/04/2021 |
Bucks Families for Leadership | Paul Martino | $20,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Caffrey for Judge Committee | Thomas M. Caffrey | $20,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 | $20,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | Pilots Association for Bay & River DE | $20,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Bucks County Republican Committee | Friends of Matt Weintraub | $17,750 | 10/06/2021 |
Friends of Judge Caulfield | Thomas P. Caulfield | $16,000 | 10/05/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $15,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Building a Stronger Pennsylvania | Aument for Senate | $15,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Tinu Moss for Judge | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $12,411 | 10/06/2021 |
Deborah Krull for Judge Committee | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $12,411 | 10/06/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Bridge Across Pennsylvania PAC | $12,150 | 10/05/2021 |
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | Bac Local 1 PA/DE | $11,403 | 10/08/2021 |
Committee for a Better Tomorrow | James Ronca | $11,000 | 10/07/2021 |
For-Ward, PAC | Friends of Kim Ward | $10,000 | 10/09/2021 |
Toohil for Judge | Carol M. Haines | $10,000 | 10/09/2021 |
Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Chamber, PAC | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Republican Committee of Chester County | Mario J. Ferroni | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Springfield Republican Party | McKee Family Partnership | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Pennsylvania First | Committee for Good Government | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Hobbs for Judge | Where America Started | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Judge Lane for Superior Court | IUPAT DC 21 Fund, PAC | $10,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Wojdak for the Commonwealth, PAC | S. R. Wojdak & Associates, LP | $10,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Delaware County Democratic Committee | Scanlon for Congress | $10,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Plumbers Union Local 690 Election, PAC | $10,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Nancy J. Winkler | $10,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Bucks County Republican Committee | Paul Martino | $10,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Citizens for Patrick Browne | Certified Public Accountants, PAC | $10,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Clark Hill Thorp Reed, PAC | Clark Hill, PLC | $10,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Pennsylvania Sierra Club, PAC | Robin Mann | $10,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 5, PAC | $10,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Friends of Joe Kubit | Joe Kubit | $10,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | Brett Altman | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Stacy Wallace | House Republican Campaign Committee | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | PA Realtors Alliance Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | Lawpac | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Malady & Wooten, PAC | John F. Malady | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | AFSCME District Council 13 | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | Timothy Henkel | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Friends of Judge Caulfield | Friends of John K. Weinstein | $10,000 | 10/04/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Kurt Masser | $8,500 | 10/05/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Upper Darby Democratic Committee | $8,200 | 10/07/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Comcast Corporation & Nbcuniversal, PAC | $8,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Chuck Porter for Judge | Rocco Viola Jr. | $7,500 | 10/07/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democrats for Lancaster | $7,500 | 10/07/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Citizens for Kail | $7,250 | 10/04/2021 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Bucks County Democratic Committee | $6,500 | 10/05/2021 |
Hobbs for Judge | Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $6,334 | 10/07/2021 |
Friends of Matt Bradford | Committee for Good Government | $6,000 | 10/04/2021 |
Montgomery County Republican Committee | Dan Azeff | $5,500 | 10/05/2021 |
Friends of James Conville | James Conville | $5,288 | 10/05/2021 |
House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Donna Oberlander | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Judge Lane for Superior Court | Philadelphia Fire Fighters' & Paramedic Union Local 22 | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Friends of Bryan Cutler | Political Labor Action Now | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Friends of Bryan Cutler | Highmark, PAC | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Crompton for Judge | Christine J. Toretti | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Committee to Elect D. Neil McEwen | Deborah McEwen | $5,000 | 10/08/2021 |
Friends of Mike Driscoll | Steamfitters Local Union #420 Committee on Political Education | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
York County Republican Committee | Jeffrey Piccola | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Friends of Mike Driscoll | IUPAT DC21 Political Action Fund | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Anthony J. D'Amico | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Friends of Mike Driscoll | Insulators International Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Wayne Langerholc for Senate | Northwest Leaders, PAC | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Committee to Elect D. Neil McEwen | Eric Lindh | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Friends of Mike Driscoll | Local Union #98 I. B. E. W. Committee on Political Education | $5,000 | 10/07/2021 |
Friends of Jim Struzzi | Joseph Reschini | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Good Jobs Pennsylvania, PAC | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters PEC | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Freedom Pa | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Good Jobs Pennsylvania, PAC | Steamfitters Local Union No 420 Committee on Political Education | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Fairness Pennsylvania | Ellen Doyle | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Good Jobs Pennsylvania, PAC | Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 | $5,000 | 10/06/2021 |
Friends of Matt Weintraub | Bruce Toll | $5,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Wojdak for the Commonwealth, PAC | S. R. Wojdak & Associates, LP | $5,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Toohil for Judge | Bhavin Patel | $5,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Toohil for Judge | Saurabh Patel | $5,000 | 10/05/2021 |
Building Together, PAC | Michael Maholick | $5,000 | 10/05/2021 |