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 (May)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $1,421,550 | $7,180 |
| 2 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $1,181,856 | $3,220 |
| 3 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $1,090,000 | $272,500 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $592,785 | $11,185 |
| 5 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $503,279 | $169 |
| 6 | George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $435,000 | $17,400 |
| 7 | Friends of Marty Flynn | $389,832 | $2,074 |
| 8 | Chermak for Pennsylvania | $385,066 | $4,696 |
| 9 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $327,275 | $2,661 |
| 10 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee | $301,243 | $408 |
| 11 | Friends of Ilan Zur, PAC | $265,000 | $11,042 |
| 12 | Citizens for Hughes | $236,650 | $3,944 |
| 13 | Republican State Leadership Committee Judicial Fairness Initiative | $221,572 | $55,393 |
| 14 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $217,569 | $1,500 |
| 15 | Allegheny County Justice for All | $201,268 | $33,545 |
| 16 | Duane Morris Government Committee, LLP | $190,000 | $1,743 |
| 17 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $179,044 | $40 |
| 18 | Allegheny County Republican Committee | $166,270 | $819 |
| 19 | Erie Insurance Political Action Committee | $158,760 | $180 |
| 20 | People for Peduto | $157,771 | $980 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $152,500 | $6,932 |
| 22 | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $147,000 | $11,308 |
| 23 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $131,053 | $2,016 |
| 24 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $118,350 | $2,233 |
| 25 | Cigna Corporation Employee Political Action Committee | $113,834 | $33 |
| 26 | Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | $112,750 | $7,517 |
| 27 | Jessel Costa for Judge | $103,050 | $3,553 |
| 28 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $102,165 | $50 |
| 29 | Seiu Caregivers Action | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 29 | Local 0032BJ Pennsylvania American Dream Fund | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 29 | Padova for Judge | $100,000 | $1,786 |
| 32 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $91,550 | $156 |
| 33 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $91,492 | $1,005 |
| 34 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $91,436 | $32 |
| 35 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $91,040 | $170 |
| 36 | Keep Judge Beemer Committee | $90,983 | $2,843 |
| 37 | Aument for Senate | $90,900 | $2,755 |
| 38 | Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $89,020 | $4,239 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania First | $88,000 | $3,385 |
| 40 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $87,233 | $2,181 |
| 41 | DLCC Pennsylvania | $86,990 | $260 |
| 42 | Crompton for Judge | $83,291 | $3,085 |
| 43 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $81,055 | $1,501 |
| 44 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $80,889 | $12 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | $77,794 | $347 |
| 46 | Citizens for John Yudichak | $76,934 | $1,923 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania Automotive Association, PAC | $74,525 | $1,553 |
| 48 | Northeast Democratic Club | $71,500 | $7,944 |
| 49 | Alexandra Kokura Kravitz for Judge | $69,452 | $649 |
| 50 | Friends of Chris Hall | $65,459 | $2,257 |
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