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 (November 2021)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $10,005,000 | $5,002,500 |
2 | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $857,866 | $738 |
3 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee | $392,593 | $496 |
4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $276,025 | $88 |
5 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $236,906 | $1,692 |
6 | Citizens for Prosperity in America Today, PAC | $196,300 | $196,300 |
7 | Friends of Wendi Barish | $143,561 | $47,854 |
8 | Spirit of 1776 | $136,600 | $136,600 |
9 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $130,594 | $3,530 |
10 | Building a Stronger Pennsylvania | $103,990 | $2,737 |
11 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $101,567 | $25,392 |
12 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $84,157 | $39 |
13 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $82,523 | $1,310 |
14 | Kennedy Democrats | $76,760 | $19,190 |
15 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $71,450 | $49 |
16 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $69,700 | $1,202 |
17 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $68,250 | $2,275 |
18 | Deb Truscello for Judge | $65,863 | $10,977 |
19 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $64,878 | $1,324 |
20 | Jen Gv Gilliland Vanasdale | $56,168 | $56,168 |
21 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $51,891 | $1,038 |
22 | HNTB Holdings Political Action Committee, Ltd. | $50,235 | $48 |
23 | Education Opportunity, PAC | $50,000 | $25,000 |
24 | PPG Industries PAC, Inc. | $49,666 | $294 |
25 | Williams for Senate | $48,250 | $1,723 |
26 | Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | $46,580 | $161 |
27 | Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $46,000 | $1,643 |
28 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $44,556 | $287 |
29 | Citizens for Hughes | $44,310 | $1,772 |
30 | Friends to Elect Christine Tartaglione | $43,000 | $2,389 |
31 | Concerned Citizens for Pennsylvania | $41,000 | $10,250 |
32 | Committee to Elect Joseph Digirolamo | $40,150 | $836 |
33 | Pennsylvania First | $40,000 | $13,333 |
34 | Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund | $39,411 | $209 |
35 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $39,050 | $1,698 |
36 | Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | $33,300 | $295 |
37 | Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $33,266 | $11,089 |
38 | Dan Frankel for the 23rd District Committee | $32,000 | $970 |
39 | Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $31,660 | $621 |
40 | The Travelers Companies Political Action Committee, Inc. | $30,852 | $200 |
41 | Friends of Kyle Mullins | $30,550 | $873 |
42 | Coal Miners, PAC | $29,302 | $102 |
43 | Aument for Senate | $29,264 | $3,252 |
44 | Capehart for Judge Committee | $29,003 | $29,003 |
45 | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $28,766 | $872 |
46 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $28,500 | $5,700 |
47 | LAWPAC | $28,337 | $155 |
48 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $26,600 | $2,956 |
49 | Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $26,419 | $19 |
50 | Pennsylvania Opportunity, PAC | $25,500 | $4,250 |