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 (November 2020)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 |
2 | Fair Share Action | $539,000 | $269,500 |
3 | Future Now Fund Federal | $475,145 | $475,145 |
4 | Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $256,100 | $12,195 |
5 | Friends of Devlin Robinson | $255,500 | $85,167 |
6 | Friends of Guy Reschenthaler | $214,248 | $107,124 |
7 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $201,245 | $33,541 |
8 | Local 0032BJ Pennsylvania American Dream Fund | $200,000 | $100,000 |
9 | Pennsylvania Opportunity, PAC | $182,500 | $4,451 |
10 | Friends of Matt Bradford | $171,295 | $3,724 |
11 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $150,838 | $1,197 |
12 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $132,373 | $6,303 |
13 | Pennsylvania AFL Cio Cope | $113,000 | $4,708 |
14 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $104,350 | $1,449 |
15 | Cigna Corporation Political Action Committee | $100,837 | $74 |
16 | Pennsylvania Fund for Change | $100,000 | $100,000 |
17 | UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, PAC | $96,924 | $165 |
18 | Friends of John Chura | $90,903 | $45,452 |
19 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $87,186 | $8,719 |
20 | Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $82,331 | $18 |
21 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $76,861 | $85 |
22 | Abolish the Electoral College | $76,000 | $76,000 |
23 | Silvis for Pennsylvania | $75,297 | $75,297 |
24 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $75,000 | $2,586 |
25 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee | $74,307 | $158 |
26 | Collective Impact, PAC | $73,694 | $73,694 |
27 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $67,985 | $358 |
28 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $67,208 | $3,537 |
29 | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $65,091 | $230 |
30 | Citizens for Prosperity in America Today, PAC | $65,000 | $65,000 |
31 | Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $62,031 | $51 |
32 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $61,200 | $3,600 |
33 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $58,889 | $51 |
34 | Killion Victory Committee | $52,650 | $2,106 |
35 | Concerned Citizens for Pennsylvania | $51,500 | $10,300 |
36 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $51,143 | $21 |
37 | Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $51,113 | $65 |
38 | Pennsylvania Leadership Committee | $51,093 | $25,547 |
39 | HNTB Holdings Political Action Committee, Ltd. | $50,824 | $49 |
40 | Ugi Utilities /Ugi Energy Services LLC Pac, Inc. | $50,791 | $806 |
41 | The GEO Group Political Action Committee, Inc. | $50,268 | $223 |
42 | Amgen Political Action Committee, Inc. | $49,296 | $60 |
43 | United States Steel Corporation Political Action Committee | $48,099 | $253 |
44 | Cumberland County Republican Committee | $47,710 | $2,511 |
45 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $47,427 | $15,809 |
46 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $45,350 | $2,268 |
47 | Koch Industries Political Action Committee, Inc. | $45,304 | $112 |
48 | Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $44,491 | $268 |
49 | Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund | $44,087 | $223 |
50 | UNITE HERE TIP Campaign Committee | $43,132 | $177 |