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 100 political contributions made during week ending May 16
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Democratic Attorneys General Association | $250,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Nina Ahmad | $90,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Nina Ahmad | $70,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Cris Dush | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $54,113 | 05/15/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | IBEW Local Union No. 5, PAC | $50,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Carolyn Comitta | Psea-Pace | $50,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $49,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| New Foundation, PAC | Laborers District Council | $37,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $36,500 | 05/12/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Fair Fight | $36,333 | 05/13/2020 |
| Green for Safe and Accountable Communities | Pennsylvania Seiu Cope | $35,120 | 05/15/2020 |
| Paulforpa | Paul Friel | $35,000 | 05/16/2020 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Kim L. Ward | $30,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Clean Wave | Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $30,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | Green Advocacy Project | $30,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Laborers District Council, PAC | $25,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Steamfitters Local 449 FUND, PAC | $25,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | Daniel J. Hilferty | $25,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Iuoe Local 542 Political Action Fund | $25,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Northwest Good Government, PAC | $25,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Northwest Good Government, PAC | Roger W. Richards | $25,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | $25,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | IUOE Local 66, PAC | $25,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire R. Thomas Anapol | $25,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Cappelletti for Pennsylvania | PSEA PACE | $25,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Nick Pisciottano | Robert Daley | $21,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Dennis Stuckey | Dennis & Mary Ann Stuckey | $20,807 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Bob Smythe JR. | Springfield Republican Party | $20,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Nina Ahmad | $19,717 | 05/11/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Sheridan & Murray, LLC | $16,784 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Cris Dush | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $16,564 | 05/13/2020 |
| John Kane for Senate | Sprinkler Fitters Local Union #692 Fund, PAC | $15,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Spirit of 1776 | UFCW Local 1776ks | $15,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP | $15,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Friends of Dave Delloso | Teamsters Union Local 115 Political Action Fund | $15,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Turn Pennsylvania Blue | Lois Whitman | $15,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Turn Pennsylvania Blue | Mira Rabin | $15,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Farnese | Seiu Cope | $13,908 | 05/15/2020 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $13,885 | 05/14/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire Brian Wall | $13,800 | 05/14/2020 |
| LAWPAC | Sudhir R. Patel | $11,500 | 05/11/2020 |
| LAWPAC | Kila B. Baldwin | $10,950 | 05/11/2020 |
| Volunteers for Argall | Andrew Muller Jr. | $10,000 | 05/16/2020 |
| Friends of Chris Roland | Steamfitters Local Union 449 Fund, PAC | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | David E. Barensfeld | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Edwin and Rosemary Malloy | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Laborers District Council Fund, PAC | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Suplizio for Senate | Browne, Patrick Citizens for | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Cris Dush | John Williams | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Summer Lee | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Suplizio for Senate | Northeast Leadership Fund | $10,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Santarsiero for State Senate | PSEA PACE | $10,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Pennsylvania First | Local 0019 Sheet Metal Workers Union League for Political Education | $10,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Bridge Across Pennsylvania, PAC | Sprinklerfitters Local Union 692, PAC | $10,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Bonner | $10,000 | 05/13/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520, PAC | $10,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Cappelletti for Pennsylvania | Seiu Cope | $10,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| 4 Wethepeople-Cook | Donald Cook | $10,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | Afscme Council 13 | $10,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Cappelletti for Pennsylvania | Represent Pac, PA | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Leslie Anne Miller | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Tim Bonner | Timothy R. Bonner | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Farnese | Iuoe Local 542, PAC | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Carolyn Comitta | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters, PAC | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Local 0027 Plumbers Union, PAC | $10,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Taxpayers for Gregory Archetto | Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, PAC | $8,973 | 05/11/2020 |
| Daniel Smith for HD12 | Daniel Smith Jr. | $8,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Lindsay Drew | RepresentPA | $8,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Daypac | Daylin Leach | $8,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Jill Dennin | Represent, PAC | $8,000 | 05/11/2020 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee | $7,559 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | IBC Independence Blue Cross PAC, PAC | $7,500 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Elect Gary Spillane | $7,500 | 05/15/2020 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tom Mehaffie | $7,250 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Mike Puskaric | Blane Puskaric | $7,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Cris Dush | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $6,900 | 05/11/2020 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Ann Marie Mitchell | $6,800 | 05/14/2020 |
| Friends of Mike Armanini | Mike Armanini | $6,800 | 05/14/2020 |
| LAWPAC | Paul A. Lagnese | $6,500 | 05/11/2020 |
| Friends of Jeff Neff | Jeff Neff | $6,050 | 05/15/2020 |
| Benham for Pennsylvania | Represent, PAC | $6,000 | 05/12/2020 |
| Friends of Rob Mercuri | Rob & Kelsey Mercuri | $5,837 | 05/12/2020 |
| Benham for Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Realtors PAC | $5,750 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Farnese | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $5,299 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Peter Schweyer | PSEA PACE | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Ginny Kerslake for Pennsylvania 167 / Courage, PAC | Robert Fertik | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Danny Devito | Marc Scaringi | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Penn Mutual, PAC | Eileen C. McDonnell | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | Robert Asher | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Darisha K Parker | International Union of Operating Engineers | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Thomas Killion Victory Committee | Mark H. Dambly | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 Political Action Fund | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Kristine Howard | International Union of Operating Engineers | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | Friends of Patrick Harkins | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Patty Smith | Represent, PA | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Santarsiero for State Senate | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Lauren Lareau | Represent, PAC | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Carolyn Comitta | Represent, PAC | $5,000 | 05/15/2020 |
| Friends of Farnese | Citizens for Hughes | $5,000 | 05/14/2020 |
| Friends of Summer Lee | Represent, PAC | $5,000 | 05/14/2020 |
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