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 (October 2020)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $9,904,478 | $16,989 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $4,107,618 | $35,718 |
| 3 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $3,804,906 | $14,578 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania Fund for Change | $3,040,000 | $190,000 |
| 5 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $2,517,742 | $15,935 |
| 6 | Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $1,861,269 | $12,086 |
| 7 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $1,522,600 | $169,178 |
| 8 | Killion Victory Committee | $1,502,903 | $7,952 |
| 9 | Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $1,466,779 | $15,604 |
| 10 | Tim Defoor for Auditor General | $1,404,813 | $22,299 |
| 11 | Friends of Nicole Ziccarelli | $1,367,841 | $20,725 |
| 12 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $1,274,955 | $1,518 |
| 13 | Disanto for Senate | $1,237,764 | $9,035 |
| 14 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $1,218,636 | $12,066 |
| 15 | Friends of Devlin Robinson | $1,184,205 | $9,180 |
| 16 | Family and Friends of Janet Diaz | $1,165,044 | $1,535 |
| 17 | Friends of Pam Iovino | $1,159,328 | $1,985 |
| 18 | Friends of Scott Martin | $1,150,941 | $7,572 |
| 19 | Committee to Elect Dan Laughlin | $1,100,169 | $8,272 |
| 20 | Friends of Lissa | $1,033,575 | $3,085 |
| 21 | Knoll 4 Pennsylvania 44 | $989,021 | $3,507 |
| 22 | Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $983,300 | $4,595 |
| 23 | Kane for State Senate | $914,456 | $3,412 |
| 24 | Friends of Julie Slomski | $905,299 | $1,105 |
| 25 | Impact, PAC | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 26 | Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | $844,796 | $1,849 |
| 27 | Elect Marlene Katz | $817,840 | $2,493 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania Leadership Committee | $799,378 | $39,969 |
| 29 | United Parcel Service PAC, Inc. | $789,007 | $95 |
| 30 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $783,577 | $3,363 |
| 31 | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $768,539 | $1,397 |
| 32 | Friends of Guy Reschenthaler | $766,012 | $383,006 |
| 33 | Friends of Kevin Branco | $754,124 | $2,732 |
| 34 | Friends of Frank Dermody | $746,462 | $7,465 |
| 35 | Friends of Joe Torsella | $723,337 | $3,868 |
| 36 | Friends of Jonathan Kassa for State Representative | $678,485 | $2,300 |
| 37 | Environment America Action Fund | $671,100 | $167,775 |
| 38 | Elect Gary Spillane | $631,522 | $3,997 |
| 39 | Nina for Pennsylvania | $544,855 | $1,885 |
| 40 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $544,541 | $168 |
| 41 | Friends of Jill Dennin | $531,967 | $2,207 |
| 42 | Wolf, PAC | $527,795 | $18,200 |
| 43 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $515,319 | $3,104 |
| 44 | The Turnout Project | $500,000 | $250,000 |
| 45 | Friends of Jake Corman | $478,673 | $3,572 |
| 46 | Citizens for Hughes | $475,390 | $3,865 |
| 47 | Friends of Deb Ciamacca | $464,913 | $977 |
| 48 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $420,411 | $3,656 |
| 49 | Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $417,384 | $3,393 |
| 50 | Paulforpa | $400,126 | $2,001 |
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