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 March 6
Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
---|---|---|
Seiu Healthcare Pennsylvania Cope | $163,053 | $163,053 |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $98,715 | $96 |
United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $37,502 | $27 |
Mcnees, PAC | $37,224 | $591 |
FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $31,946 | $57 |
Friends of Megan Sullivan | $27,509 | $5,502 |
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $25,501 | $2,125 |
Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
Craig Levin for Judge | $17,600 | $978 |
Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $16,476 | $32 |
Ibew Local Union #375, PAC | $15,887 | $71 |
Friends of Matt Weintraub | $15,250 | $1,906 |
Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $13,443 | $30 |
Local 0066 Club, PAC | $11,380 | $11,380 |
Democracy Fund | $11,250 | $1,250 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $10,500 | $1,167 |
Responsible Citizens for Economic Progress | $10,500 | $2,100 |
Bravo, PAC | $10,428 | $549 |
Mary Walsh Dempsey for Judge | $10,200 | $464 |
Pennsylvania Beer Alliance | $10,000 | $5,000 |
Greenlee Partners State, PAC | $10,000 | $5,000 |
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $9,330 | $9,330 |
Paul Ware for Judge | $8,096 | $736 |
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $7,430 | $88 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $6,110 | $1,528 |
Voteneft | $6,004 | $400 |
Black Women for Better Education | $5,995 | $125 |
Cohen for Judge | $5,342 | $254 |
Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Lebanon County Republican Committee | $4,950 | $248 |
Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $4,500 | $1,125 |
Leadingage Pennsylvania Political Action Committee | $4,161 | $320 |
Crompton for Judge | $4,100 | $513 |
Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,065 | $27 |
IATSE Local 8, PAC | $3,851 | $148 |
Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $3,503 | $3,503 |
Elect Jill Beck | $3,453 | $138 |
Local 0249 Teamsters Drive | $3,132 | $3,132 |
Better Prosecutors for Pennsylvania | $3,000 | $3,000 |
Psea-Pace for State Elections | $2,776 | $35 |
Malcolm for Pennsylvania | $2,720 | $85 |
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging, PAC | $2,715 | $388 |
Kennett Area Democrats | $2,620 | $131 |
Brian Samuel Malkin | $2,570 | $1,285 |
Food, PAC | $2,500 | $2,500 |
H2O State Political Action Committee | $2,410 | $241 |
Penn National Insurance/inservco Insurance Serv, PAC | $2,247 | $62 |
Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $2,200 | $733 |
York County Republican Committee | $2,045 | $682 |
Citizens for Patrick Browne | $2,000 | $1,000 |