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 March 20
Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
---|---|---|
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $61,523 | $224 |
AFSCME Council 13 | $54,949 | $2,747 |
Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $45,822 | $169 |
Local 0692 Sprinklerfitters, PAC | $40,430 | $40,430 |
Friends With Diana | $36,000 | $667 |
FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $30,102 | $57 |
Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $27,500 | $1,146 |
Friends of Stacy Wallace | $20,100 | $10,050 |
Psea-Pace for State Elections | $17,288 | $114 |
Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $16,717 | $33 |
Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $16,705 | $1,044 |
Friends of Joe Pittman | $15,500 | $861 |
United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $15,077 | $26 |
Friends of Megan Sullivan | $15,045 | $752 |
Coal Miners, PAC | $14,280 | $104 |
Education Opportunity, PAC | $14,250 | $14,250 |
Craig Levin for Judge | $13,100 | $504 |
Elect Jill Beck | $11,968 | $798 |
Pennsylvania SFA, PAC | $11,000 | $42 |
Pennsylvania Future Fund | $11,000 | $5,500 |
Democracy Fund | $9,425 | $857 |
Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $9,200 | $511 |
Black Women for Better Education | $8,230 | $175 |
Responsible Citizens for Economic Progress | $7,875 | $1,575 |
JPF, PAC | $7,613 | $7,613 |
The Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware, PAC | $7,520 | $90 |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $6,925 | $3,463 |
Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $6,650 | $605 |
Richard Gmerek | $6,600 | $6,600 |
GGR PAC, Inc. | $6,600 | $6,600 |
Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $6,000 | $3,000 |
Paul Ware for Judge | $5,764 | $524 |
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $5,561 | $39 |
Galloway, John for State Representative | $5,500 | $2,750 |
Local 0066 Club, PAC | $5,303 | $5,303 |
Caye for Judge Committee | $5,300 | $663 |
Larson Design Group, PAC | $5,176 | $148 |
Dickie, Mccamey & Chilcote, PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Drive Chapter 776 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
Lancaster County Democratic Committee | $4,343 | $724 |
Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,053 | $28 |
Fulton Financial Corporation, PAC | $4,020 | $112 |
Kennedy Democrats | $3,575 | $238 |
Mary Walsh Dempsey for Judge | $3,500 | $389 |
Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $3,473 | $3,473 |
Pennsylvania Optometric, PAC | $3,332 | $56 |
Judge Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court | $3,100 | $620 |
Cohen for Judge | $3,001 | $500 |
Friends of Dan K for Judge | $3,000 | $1,500 |
Food, PAC | $3,000 | $3,000 |