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 (February)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $933,720 | $200 |
2 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $568,447 | $1,950 |
3 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $508,991 | $179 |
4 | Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $480,612 | $261 |
5 | Wolf, PAC | $470,099 | $100 |
6 | Friends of Robert Prah Jr. | $271,842 | $100 |
7 | Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $268,895 | $100 |
8 | Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, PAC | $261,200 | $1,000 |
9 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $236,529 | $20 |
10 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $233,281 | $50 |
11 | Allegheny County Republican Committee | $217,950 | $200 |
12 | DGA Victory Fund | $203,948 | $800 |
13 | AFT-Pennsylvania | $200,000 | $100,000 |
14 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $176,665 | $750 |
15 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, PAC | $175,422 | $38 |
16 | Operators for Skill, PAC | $147,000 | $3,000 |
17 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $140,962 | $200 |
18 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $137,509 | $100 |
19 | Friends of Tim Bonner | $130,202 | $250 |
20 | Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $121,543 | $100 |
21 | Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $121,406 | $1,000 |
22 | Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | $110,000 | $27,500 |
23 | Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $102,420 | $96 |
24 | Friends of Farnese | $100,951 | $500 |
25 | Local 0032BJ Pennsylvania American Dream Fund | $100,000 | $100,000 |
26 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $95,000 | $1,000 |
27 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $94,343 | $15 |
28 | Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $93,350 | $1,000 |
29 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $91,480 | $20 |
30 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $87,740 | $21 |
31 | Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $86,437 | $63 |
32 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $85,746 | $100 |
33 | Pennsylvania United, PAC | $80,000 | $40,000 |
34 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $79,543 | $12 |
35 | Local 0692 Sprinklerfitters, PAC | $75,891 | $37,946 |
36 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $74,885 | $50 |
37 | Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $74,609 | $30 |
38 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $71,247 | $500 |
39 | Friends of Joseph Scarnati | $70,000 | $1,000 |
40 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $67,489 | $65 |
41 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $64,675 | $8,220 |
42 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $61,963 | $12,984 |
43 | Friends of Eric Davanzo | $59,981 | $110 |
44 | K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $59,787 | $150 |
45 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $58,563 | $1,000 |
46 | Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $55,389 | $25 |
47 | Friends of Mimi | $53,984 | $249 |
48 | Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $52,898 | $75 |
49 | Friends of Greg Rothman | $52,850 | $500 |
50 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $52,833 | $5,000 |