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 (January)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $1,960,840 | $2,500 |
| 2 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $495,368 | $174 |
| 3 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $464,384 | $650 |
| 4 | Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $347,460 | $1,000 |
| 5 | DGA Victory Fund | $324,206 | $1,000 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $273,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $236,350 | $20 |
| 8 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $202,000 | $101,000 |
| 9 | Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, PAC | $155,950 | $375 |
| 10 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, PAC | $147,682 | $38 |
| 11 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $143,270 | $50 |
| 12 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $140,838 | $20 |
| 13 | Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $126,120 | $40 |
| 14 | Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $124,329 | $75 |
| 15 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $113,392 | $26,692 |
| 16 | Kennedy Democrats | $112,800 | $1,000 |
| 17 | Transportation Construction Industries, PAC | $111,000 | $260 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania Prosperity, PAC | $110,000 | $55,000 |
| 19 | Friends of Linda Fields | $104,765 | $438 |
| 20 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $96,011 | $15 |
| 21 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $92,038 | $100 |
| 22 | Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $88,247 | $25 |
| 23 | Lamb for Pennsylvania | $87,425 | $250 |
| 24 | Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $85,565 | $30 |
| 25 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $83,846 | $893 |
| 26 | Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $78,086 | $1,000 |
| 27 | Represent, PAC | $74,887 | $100 |
| 28 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $73,829 | $100 |
| 29 | Local 0692 Sprinklerfitters, PAC | $73,603 | $36,801 |
| 30 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $70,360 | $12 |
| 31 | Friends of Freedom & Convenience | $70,000 | $15,000 |
| 32 | Friends of Dave Arnold | $66,578 | $250 |
| 33 | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $65,865 | $100 |
| 34 | Friends of Andy Dinniman | $65,675 | $200 |
| 35 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $64,534 | $800 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association | $64,380 | $1,282 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $62,500 | $100 |
| 38 | Allegheny County Democratic Committee | $61,050 | $2,500 |
| 39 | TBB, PAC | $52,000 | $12,000 |
| 40 | Republican State Leadership Committee & Individual Account, PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 40 | Seiu Healthcare Pennsylvania Cope | $50,000 | $25,000 |
| 42 | Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $46,282 | $24 |
| 43 | General Electric Company Political Action Committee | $45,428 | $58 |
| 44 | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $45,367 | $74 |
| 45 | Friends of Matt Bradford | $45,300 | $500 |
| 46 | Friends of Farnese | $43,488 | $1,000 |
| 47 | Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $42,619 | $19,391 |
| 48 | Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $41,039 | $10 |
| 49 | Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee | $40,729 | $20 |
| 50 | Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $40,000 | $40,000 |
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