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Top 100 political contributions made during week ending August 22
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Michael Rubin | $150,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters PEC | $75,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Arthur Dantchik | $50,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Leslie Anne Miller | $50,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Crawford County Democratic Party | $49,045 | 08/19/2020 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Volunteers for Argall | $45,000 | 08/17/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Eric Schmidt | $32,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $32,350 | 08/21/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $31,250 | 08/18/2020 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | Bac Local 1 PA/DE | $25,262 | 08/18/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 Political Action Fund | $25,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | George Ball | $25,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenter | $25,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Wolf, PAC | $25,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Anthony Campisi | $25,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | James D. Danella | $25,000 | 08/17/2020 |
| Wolf, PAC | Marsha Reines Perelman | $25,000 | 08/16/2020 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | Operating Engineers Local 66 | $19,659 | 08/20/2020 |
| Political Information Committee of CPAs | RKL, LLP | $15,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Scott A. Meuser | $10,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Keep Jobs in the USA | Gregory Fox | $10,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Fund, PAC | $10,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Robert G. Levin | $10,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Esquire James McEldrew | $10,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | Affordable Education, PAC | $10,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Greg Antoun | $10,000 | 08/17/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Thomas J. Holt Jr. | $8,400 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Michael Holt | $8,300 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Leo A. Holt | $8,300 | 08/18/2020 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Thomas Ponessa | $8,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| B and B, PAC | Nicholas Wachinski Esq. | $7,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Michael Jeffrey Barrist | $5,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Natalie Lynn Barrist | $5,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Operative Plasterers and Cement Mason Locals 592 | $5,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Ronald W. Simms | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Elder Vogel for Senate | Argall, David Volunteers for | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Andrew J. Sordoni III | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Elder Vogel for Senate | Vogel E.R. | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| The Pennsylvania Blue Victory Fund | Jake Poses | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | Gregory Webster | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Robert L. Tambur | $5,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Friends to Elect Christine M. Tartaglione | $5,000 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | Jamie Stilley | $5,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | H2O State Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | Pennsy Supply State, PAC | $5,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Association, PAC | Ross A. Myers | $5,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | Building Together, PAC | $5,000 | 08/18/2020 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP | $5,000 | 08/17/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Delaware County Community | $3,945 | 08/17/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Gary Barbera | $3,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Matthew Stuckey | $3,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Gary Zimmerman | $3,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | James W. Thomas | $3,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | TWU Local 234 Membership | $3,453 | 08/19/2020 |
| Teamsters Joint Council No. 53, PAC | Ibt-Drive | $3,451 | 08/19/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Harry M. Roth | $3,200 | 08/20/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Stewart L. Cohen | $3,200 | 08/20/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Christopher M. Placitella | $3,200 | 08/20/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Northampton County Democratic Committee | $2,956 | 08/17/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | End Citizens United | $2,900 | 08/20/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Erie County Democratic Committee | $2,606 | 08/17/2020 |
| Friends of Pat Stefano | Magellan Health Employee Committee for Good Government, Inc. | $2,500 | 08/21/2020 |
| Friends of Mike Driscoll | Asbestos Workers Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 08/20/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Michael W. Cavage | $2,500 | 08/20/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ben Kirshner | $2,500 | 08/20/2020 |
| Elect Joe Hohenstein | Laborers District Council Fund, PAC | $2,500 | 08/20/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | John J. Burdis | $2,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Troopers Association, PAC | $2,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania First | Curtin and Heefner, LLP | $2,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania First | Michael Clarke | $2,500 | 08/19/2020 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Dane to Whitmoyer | $2,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | End Citizens United | $2,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Atu Cope Voluntary Account | $2,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Baker for Senate | $2,500 | 08/17/2020 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, LLP | $2,500 | 08/17/2020 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | Michael O. Shellenberger | $2,300 | 08/17/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Washington County Democratic Committee | $2,091 | 08/19/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Adams County Dems | $2,004 | 08/17/2020 |
| Friends of Danilo Burgos | Aqeel Ahmed | $2,000 | 08/21/2020 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Keith W. Eckel | $2,000 | 08/20/2020 |
| Friends of Devlin Robinson | Diana L. Rockey | $2,000 | 08/16/2020 |
| TBB, PAC | Bonnie Chang | $2,000 | 08/16/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Venango County Democratic Committee | $1,810 | 08/19/2020 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | Brian Rose | $1,700 | 08/17/2020 |
| Malcolm for Pennsylvania | Sprinkler Fitters Local 692 | $1,500 | 08/21/2020 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | Insulators International, PAC | $1,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ronald Gale | $1,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | Dennis Watson | $1,500 | 08/18/2020 |
| Friends of Peter Buck | Seven Mountains Central Labor Council | $1,500 | 08/17/2020 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | LKQ Corporation Employee Good Government Fund | $1,500 | 08/17/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Char Valley Dem Community | $1,406 | 08/17/2020 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | John Weber | $1,400 | 08/17/2020 |
| Schoolbus, PAC | Dale Krapf | $1,250 | 08/19/2020 |
| Schoolbus, PAC | Dallas Krapf | $1,250 | 08/19/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local 1 | $1,200 | 08/19/2020 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | GAI Consultants, PAC | $1,200 | 08/19/2020 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542 Political Action Fund | $1,200 | 08/17/2020 |
| Rural Cuacus Pennsylvania Dems | Jefferson County Democratic Committee | $1,094 | 08/17/2020 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | Patricia S. Millen | $1,040 | 08/19/2020 |
| Crawford County Democratic Committee | Lawrence County Democratic Committee | $1,008 | 08/21/2020 |
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