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Top 100 political contributions made during week ending August 29
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $250,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $105,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $87,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $85,500 | 08/24/2020 |
| New Foundation, PAC | Laborers District Council | $55,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| AFSCME Council 13 | Afscme People | $50,459 | 08/26/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | PSEA PACE for State Elections | $50,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | Leslie P. Edelman | $50,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Vahan H. Gureghian | $50,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $46,150 | 08/28/2020 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | House Republican Campaign Committee | $40,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $35,600 | 08/26/2020 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | Operating Engineers Local 66 | $32,314 | 08/27/2020 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $30,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Christopher Pappo | $25,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | Alfred Barbour | $25,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Springfield Republican Party | Daniel Hilferty | $25,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Edwin H. Beachler III | $25,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Steamfitters Local Union No 420, PAC | $25,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Steve Silberstein | $25,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Pennsylvania Opportunity, PAC | $25,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Lawpac | $25,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Leo A. Holt | $25,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $21,283 | 08/28/2020 |
| Friends of Devlin Robinson | Volunteers for Argall | $20,000 | 08/23/2020 |
| PMA, PAC | Frederick W. Anton IV | $18,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Pond Lehocky, LLP | $18,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire T. Michael Van Der Veen | $16,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Rena Kopelman | $15,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Josh Kopelman | $15,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Friends of Jake Corman | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $15,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Melissa Silver | $12,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Drew Katz | $12,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Erie County Democratic Committee | $11,051 | 08/25/2020 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | Building Together, PAC | $10,720 | 08/24/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry | Erie Insurance, PAC | $10,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | Pennsylvania Future Fund PAC | $10,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Keep Jobs in the USA | Arthur Zaretsky | $10,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $10,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | IUPAT DC21 Political Action Fund | $10,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters PEC | $10,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | I. B. E. W. Local Union No. 5, PAC | $10,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Mark Fishman | $10,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | Huntingdon County Republican Committee | $9,832 | 08/24/2020 |
| Pennsylvania First | Remington & Vernick, PAC | $7,500 | 08/25/2020 |
| Pennsylvania First | Neil J. Model | $7,170 | 08/26/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Delaware County Democratic Committee | $7,061 | 08/25/2020 |
| D. R. I. V. E. Chapter 776 | International Brotherhood of Teamsters | $6,310 | 08/24/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Lawrence J. Moran Jr. | $5,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Duane Morris, LLP | $5,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Action Fund | Nancy Bernstein | $5,000 | 08/28/2020 |
| Gene Yaw for Senate | Volunteers for Argall | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | Argall, David Volunteers for | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Affordable Education Political Action | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Larry Bendesky | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Gene Yaw for Senate | Friends of Joe Scarnati | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Gene Yaw for Senate | James Clifford Forrest III | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | David Schulman | $5,000 | 08/27/2020 |
| Elect Joe Hohenstein | Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 | $5,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | MPAC Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees, PAC | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Affordable Education, PAC | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Allen Jay Chapman | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | D. John Moran Jr. | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Health Care Association, PAC | Sean R. Buckman | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Dilworth Paxson, LLP | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | Jay Cleveland Jr. | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Charles Zappala | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Exelon, PAC | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | John Kibblehouse Jr. | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Huntingdon County Republican Committee | Friends of Jake Corman | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 | $5,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Local 0524 United Association Steamfitters | $5,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Aaron's PAC, Inc. | $5,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters PEC | $5,000 | 08/24/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire O. Emmanuel Iheukwumere | $4,600 | 08/25/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire F. Alison Soloff | $4,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Montgomery County Republican Committee | $3,800 | 08/28/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Washington County Democratic Committee | $3,650 | 08/26/2020 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | TWU Local 234 Membership | $3,422 | 08/26/2020 |
| K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress | $3,041 | 08/23/2020 |
| Democracy Fund | Joanne M. Judge | $3,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Responsible Citizens for Economic Progress | John A. Harenza | $3,000 | 08/26/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | Peter Vlahos | $3,000 | 08/25/2020 |
| Katie Evans for Representative | Daniel Kuruna | $2,968 | 08/24/2020 |
| Local 0005 Bricklayers/allied Craftsman, PAC | Local 0005 Bricklayers/allied Craftsman, PAC | $2,934 | 08/25/2020 |
| Friends of Margie Brown | Margaret Brown | $2,663 | 08/29/2020 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | Patrick Carothers | $2,500 | 08/28/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Daniel J. Santaniello | $2,500 | 08/28/2020 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | Austin Meehan | $2,500 | 08/28/2020 |
| Gene Yaw for Senate | Consol Energy, PAC | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Patricia O'Connor | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Max M. Berger | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | Bucks County Republican Committee | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | Michael Grasso | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Bennett G. Picker | $2,500 | 08/27/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Bricklayers and Allied Craftsman Local 5 | $2,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| Manufacturer & Business Association, PAC | Erie Insurance Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| York County Republican Committee | Jones for Pennsylvania | $2,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Floyd H. McElwain Jr. | $2,500 | 08/26/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Pure Penn | $2,500 | 08/25/2020 |
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