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 September 12
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $1,136,303 | $37,877 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $762,288 | $30,492 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $642,000 | $214,000 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $435,679 | $2,924 |
| Wolf, PAC | $251,000 | $35,857 |
| Keystone, PAC | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | $98,297 | $2,891 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $79,584 | $271 |
| End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $69,793 | $21 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $62,750 | $8,964 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $53,625 | $3,830 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $41,604 | $18 |
| Friends of Jake Corman | $34,275 | $1,714 |
| IBEW Local 654, PAC | $32,672 | $109 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $30,998 | $5,166 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $28,338 | $41 |
| The Pennsylvania Blue Victory Fund | $27,751 | $275 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | $27,700 | $1,731 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | $26,050 | $766 |
| Friends of Devlin Robinson | $21,500 | $10,750 |
| Democratic Attorneys General Association - Pennsylvania | $20,575 | $1,470 |
| MSOA, PAC | $18,490 | $111 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $16,750 | $1,288 |
| Salvo, PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $13,758 | $25 |
| Elder Vogel for Senate | $11,650 | $431 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | $11,500 | $5,750 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | $10,900 | $1,817 |
| Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $10,900 | $991 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $10,150 | $3,383 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Action Fund | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvania Apartment Association | $8,230 | $1,029 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | $7,800 | $1,560 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $7,347 | $32 |
| Kennedy Democrats | $7,125 | $713 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $7,043 | $34 |
| Malcolm for Pennsylvania | $6,000 | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation State, PAC | $5,724 | $151 |
| Local 0009 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Pennsylvania, PAC | $5,610 | $2,805 |
| Giant Eagle, Inc. | $5,331 | $314 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $5,306 | $140 |
| Citizens for Todd Eachus | $5,300 | $589 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | $5,300 | $442 |
| Friends of Tay Waltenbaugh | $5,239 | $202 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | $4,668 | $584 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $4,453 | $46 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $4,428 | $158 |
| Berks County Democratic Committee | $4,390 | $176 |
| Elect Joe Hohenstein | $4,100 | $683 |
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