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 (July)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $385,807 | $5,674 |
2 | Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $325,864 | $3,974 |
3 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $279,482 | $91 |
4 | International Brotherhood Electrical Workers Committee on Political Education | $241,731 | $2,370 |
5 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $139,030 | $8,689 |
6 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $102,986 | $1,119 |
7 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $93,750 | $4,261 |
8 | Friends of Joe Pittman | $82,800 | $1,314 |
9 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $81,000 | $20,250 |
10 | Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $79,899 | $86 |
11 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $77,723 | $149 |
12 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $68,598 | $23 |
13 | Crompton for Judge | $64,950 | $2,406 |
14 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $63,875 | $1,419 |
15 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $58,036 | $14,509 |
16 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $57,250 | $2,726 |
17 | Northeast Leadership Fund | $52,500 | $1,419 |
18 | Pennslyvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $47,025 | $960 |
19 | Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $40,714 | $19 |
20 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $40,252 | $45 |
21 | Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $39,478 | $26 |
22 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $38,211 | $955 |
23 | Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $36,266 | $36 |
24 | Philadelphia Republican City Committee | $36,150 | $294 |
25 | Toohil for Judge | $35,400 | $2,360 |
26 | Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $33,250 | $1,147 |
27 | Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, PAC | $31,557 | $2,254 |
28 | Santarsiero for State Senate | $31,500 | $470 |
29 | Beaver County Democratic Committee | $28,855 | $614 |
30 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $25,900 | $3,238 |
31 | Northwest Good Government, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
31 | TC, PAC | $25,000 | $12,500 |
33 | ORTHO | $23,657 | $110 |
34 | Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $23,000 | $719 |
35 | Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $22,900 | $1,347 |
36 | Pennsylvania Sierra Club, PAC | $21,513 | $307 |
37 | Bravo, PAC | $20,603 | $1,030 |
38 | Gina Force for Judge | $18,079 | $753 |
39 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $16,700 | $1,670 |
40 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $16,600 | $3,320 |
41 | Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $16,460 | $161 |
42 | Aument for Senate | $16,445 | $1,175 |
43 | MSOA, PAC | $16,340 | $97 |
44 | Pennsylvania Apartment Association | $15,600 | $3,900 |
45 | Wine & Spirits Brokers Association of Pennsylvania | $15,000 | $15,000 |
45 | Democracy Fund | $15,000 | $1,364 |
47 | Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | $14,550 | $693 |
48 | Local No. 5 Fund, PAC | $14,520 | $14,520 |
49 | Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $13,672 | $3,418 |
50 | Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | $12,772 | $4,257 |