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.
Committees receiving the most contributions during week ending February 29
Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
---|---|---|
Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $815,084 | $8,070 |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $508,991 | $164 |
Wolf, PAC | $280,625 | $10,394 |
Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, PAC | $255,200 | $85,067 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $219,425 | $13,714 |
Friends of Robert Prah Jr. | $216,501 | $6,561 |
Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $200,000 | $100,000 |
Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $181,485 | $814 |
Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $173,915 | $679 |
DGA Victory Fund | $143,620 | $10,259 |
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $119,554 | $97 |
Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $67,841 | $1,013 |
Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $64,782 | $1,296 |
United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $61,840 | $17 |
Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $58,750 | $4,196 |
Friends of Eric Davanzo | $50,185 | $2,952 |
FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $47,110 | $31 |
Operators for Skill, PAC | $42,000 | $3,818 |
NiSource PAC, Inc. | $40,253 | $117 |
Pennsylvania United, PAC | $40,000 | $40,000 |
Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $37,447 | $25 |
Mcnees, PAC | $36,926 | $596 |
Suplizio for Senate | $36,582 | $9,146 |
Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $36,380 | $5,197 |
Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $35,500 | $1,543 |
Bucks County Republican Committee | $32,500 | $1,625 |
Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $31,480 | $7,870 |
Friends of Bryan Cutler | $31,200 | $1,835 |
IBEW Local 654, PAC | $28,984 | $82 |
Friends of Tim Bonner | $28,170 | $1,127 |
Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $27,771 | $47 |
Friends of Tom Mehaffie | $26,250 | $597 |
Citizens for Stan Saylor | $26,200 | $1,008 |
Friends of Farnese | $25,641 | $1,832 |
K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $25,366 | $12,683 |
Friends of Scott Martin | $24,850 | $690 |
American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $24,364 | $122 |
Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $20,866 | $15 |
George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $20,706 | $276 |
Pennsylvania Sierra Club, PAC | $20,600 | $6,867 |
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $19,975 | $339 |
Montgomery County Republican Committee | $19,800 | $1,650 |
Cappelletti for Pennsylvania | $18,980 | $612 |
Friends of Tim Hennessey | $18,700 | $645 |
Friends of Sharif Street | $17,600 | $1,760 |
Friends of Pam Iovino | $17,296 | $2,162 |
McKesson Corporation Employees Political Fund | $16,138 | $34 |
Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $15,423 | $34 |
Pennsylvania Committee for Affordable Housing/jill Pento, Treasurer; Lori Venema, Assist TRE | $15,280 | $1,698 |
Kirsch 4 Pennsylvania 39 | $15,000 | $15,000 |