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 January 4
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $85,565 | $60 |
| Green for Safe and Accountable Communities | $37,600 | $7,520 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $35,949 | $26 |
| Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | $34,400 | $11,467 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $28,130 | $48 |
| Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $24,990 | $36 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $15,187 | $34 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $14,566 | $3,642 |
| Friends of Joe Torsella | $12,500 | $6,250 |
| Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $12,221 | $35 |
| Volunteers for Argall | $11,200 | $1,120 |
| Energy Transfer Employee Management Company, PAC | $10,581 | $40 |
| Bayer U. S. Political Action Committee, LLC | $10,063 | $22 |
| Lpac-Erie | $10,000 | $417 |
| Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Citizens for Jake Wheatley | $9,050 | $1,293 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $8,295 | $40 |
| Lamb for Pennsylvania | $7,675 | $451 |
| Rite Aid Corporation, PAC | $7,458 | $85 |
| Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $7,400 | $2,467 |
| Prudential Financial State & Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. | $7,217 | $27 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $6,875 | $362 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Laughlin | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $6,014 | $31 |
| Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $6,000 | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania PPL People for Good Government | $5,025 | $34 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $4,976 | $52 |
| NRG Energy Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,691 | $41 |
| ACRE | $4,450 | $148 |
| Friends of Michael Schroeder | $4,300 | $717 |
| Firearm Owners Against Crime | $4,150 | $130 |
| HNTB Pennsylvania State, PAC | $4,000 | $1,333 |
| Friends of Dave Arnold | $3,848 | $275 |
| Friends of Matt Bradford | $3,800 | $633 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | $3,512 | $3,512 |
| Friends of Chris Quinn | $3,500 | $1,167 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $3,373 | $843 |
| Danielle 4 Pennsylvania | $3,100 | $1,550 |
| Bravo, PAC | $3,077 | $85 |
| Monroe County Democratic Honorary Society | $3,025 | $202 |
| Friends of Clint Owlett | $3,025 | $202 |
| Friends of Tom Mehaffie | $3,000 | $1,500 |
| Redd for Pennsylvania | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Friends for Morgan Cephas | $2,825 | $706 |
| National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $2,744 | $161 |
| PAWC-PAC | $2,707 | $18 |
| Rick for West Philly | $2,644 | $83 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $2,551 | $23 |
| Friends of Lindsay Drew | $2,550 | $1,275 |
| Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | $2,530 | $68 |
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