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 5
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $869,053 | $86,905 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $330,500 | $110,167 |
| End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $147,904 | $37 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $146,494 | $1,101 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $120,542 | $364 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $101,000 | $50,500 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | $70,500 | $14,100 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $63,000 | $4,846 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $61,819 | $533 |
| Mcnees, PAC | $54,646 | $896 |
| Wolf, PAC | $45,050 | $11,263 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $44,097 | $17 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | $39,175 | $1,031 |
| FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $38,301 | $59 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $35,561 | $120 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $34,882 | $34,882 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $34,202 | $1,900 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $34,050 | $4,256 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $33,319 | $2,082 |
| The Pennsylvania Blue Victory Fund | $32,281 | $609 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | $25,027 | $963 |
| Wojdak for the Commonwealth, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania, Inc. | $24,250 | $693 |
| K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $22,000 | $7,333 |
| Friends of Margie Brown | $21,561 | $770 |
| Ugi Utilities /Ugi Energy Services LLC Pac, Inc. | $21,013 | $198 |
| Zeneca Political Action Committee, Inc. | $20,736 | $16 |
| Walgreen Company, PAC | $20,309 | $33 |
| PAC 205 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Lycoming County Republican Committee | $18,350 | $471 |
| TBB, PAC | $18,000 | $4,500 |
| Ibew Local Union #375, PAC | $17,106 | $74 |
| Elder Vogel for Senate | $16,275 | $397 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $15,249 | $114 |
| Transportation Construction Industries, PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $14,074 | $55 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $12,225 | $6,113 |
| Onward Pennsylvania | $11,000 | $2,750 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | $10,500 | $3,500 |
| Local 0743 Ibew Political. Education | $10,041 | $60 |
| Keep Jobs in the USA | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| TransCanada USA Services PAC, Inc. | $9,201 | $49 |
| CSL Behring Employees Political Action Committee | $9,198 | $142 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $9,017 | $18 |
| Pennsylvania Beer Alliance | $8,600 | $2,867 |
| Lancaster County Democratic Committee | $8,247 | $94 |
| Richard Gmerek | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| GGR PAC, Inc. | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| Pennsylvania First | $7,800 | $3,900 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | $7,776 | $648 |
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