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 1
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Students First, PAC | $3,000,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | for America's Future - PA, PAC | $2,250,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Karla Jurvetson | $500,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | For-Ward, PAC | $485,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $402,445 | 09/30/2022 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | House Republican Campaign Committee | $345,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| MARLA BROWN FOR Pennsylvania | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $250,768 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | George Soros | $250,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund | $215,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends of Chris Quinn | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $210,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Keystone Leadership Fund, PAC | Students First, PAC | $200,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $171,700 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $163,522 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | $159,800 | 09/26/2022 |
| Friends of Tracy Pennycuick | Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $150,702 | 09/28/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education | $150,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $123,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| May for Pennsylvania | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $103,646 | 09/29/2022 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Clay & Lynn Hamlin | $100,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| The Affordable Education, PAC | Mitchell Morgan | $100,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends of Renae Billow | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $96,944 | 09/26/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Committee to Elect Ryan Bizzarro | $85,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Jay Costa for State Senate | $83,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Kenneth B. Weinstein | $76,116 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Matt Mccullough | Deborah Verwoerd | $75,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Fairness Pennsylvania | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $75,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $60,521 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Bruce E. Toll | $54,630 | 09/29/2022 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | Donald & Amy Smith | $50,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $50,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | Friends of Frank Farry | $50,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Friends of Jessica Florio | For-Ward, PAC | $50,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | PSEA PACE | $50,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Local 0005 IBEW, PAC | $50,000 | 09/25/2022 |
| May for Pennsylvania | House Republican Campaign Committee | $42,200 | 09/27/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Jannie K. Lau | $40,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Melissa Cerrato | $40,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Action Fund | $37,500 | 09/27/2022 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Friends of Nick Miller | $36,280 | 09/29/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Committee to Re-Elect Frank Burns | $31,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Friends of Arvind Venkat | Fairness, PAC | $30,375 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends of Joe Hogan | House Republican Campaign Committee | $30,100 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Joe Hogan | House Republican Campaign Committee | $30,100 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Nick Miller | Citizens for Hughes | $30,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $29,140 | 09/30/2022 |
| Friends of Lisa Boscola | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $29,039 | 09/27/2022 |
| Friends of Lisa Boscola | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $29,039 | 09/26/2022 |
| Friends of Arvind Venkat | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $27,113 | 09/30/2022 |
| Friends of Shelby Labs | Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $25,665 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends Of Rosemary Brown | Pennsylvania Realtors PAC | $25,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Rick for Philly | Josh Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $25,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Milton S. Schneider | $25,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| People for Robert Matzie | Local Union 712 Ibew Cope | $25,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | David Gochman | $25,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | William E. Hunt | $25,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Arvind Venkat | Usacs, PAC | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Robert Rivkin | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Vahan H. Gureghian | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Friends of Martina White | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Brian Shanahan | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Friends of Milou Mackenzie | Commonwealth Childrens Choice Fund | $25,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Friends of Joe Pittman | $25,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Evan J. Segal | $25,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Lisa Borowski | $23,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Gaydos for Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania GOP | $22,750 | 09/27/2022 |
| Friends of Jill Dennin | Pennsylvania Dems | $20,453 | 09/27/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Friends of John Gordner | $20,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Jay Costa for State Senate | $20,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Abolish the Electoral College | $20,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Friends of Gene Yaw, PAC | $20,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Greg Rothman | $20,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Grant Rawdin | $20,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Rebecca Henderson | $20,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | American College of OB-GYNS, PAC | $20,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Friends of Jennifer Shukaitis | Mark Dodel | $20,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Mcnees, PAC | $20,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Aument for Senate | $20,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| We Believe in Lori Mizgorski | Friends of Scott Martin | $20,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Local 66 Club, PAC | $20,000 | 09/26/2022 |
| Friends of Matt Mccullough | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $19,625 | 09/28/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Paul Takac | $19,607 | 09/26/2022 |
| STEELE FOR Pennsylvania | Fairness, PA | $18,250 | 09/29/2022 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | $18,215 | 09/28/2022 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Brennan | $18,100 | 09/26/2022 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | IUOE Local 66 | $18,020 | 09/30/2022 |
| Friends of Mark Moffa | Fairness, PA | $17,500 | 09/29/2022 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of John Merhottein | $17,500 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $17,346 | 09/26/2022 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | $17,280 | 09/29/2022 |
| Pennsylvania STANDS UP POWER | PA Stands Up, Inc. | $16,976 | 10/01/2022 |
| Friends of Arvind Venkat | Indian American Impact, PAC | $16,225 | 09/29/2022 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Eric Davanzo | $16,000 | 09/27/2022 |
| Friends of Christina Sappey | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $15,582 | 09/26/2022 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Citizens for Hughes | $15,000 | 10/01/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Nat Simons | $15,000 | 09/30/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Laura Rawdin | $15,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | George Ball | $15,000 | 09/29/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | Cigna Corporation Employee, PAC | $15,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | Jeffrey Shell | $15,000 | 09/28/2022 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | Kyle McSlarrow | $15,000 | 09/28/2022 |
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