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Top committees ranked by total contributions (November 2021)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $10,005,000 | $5,002,500 |
| 2 | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $857,866 | $738 |
| 3 | Exelon Corporation Political Action Committee | $392,593 | $496 |
| 4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $276,025 | $88 |
| 5 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $236,906 | $1,692 |
| 6 | Citizens for Prosperity in America Today, PAC | $196,300 | $196,300 |
| 7 | Friends of Wendi Barish | $143,561 | $47,854 |
| 8 | Spirit of 1776 | $136,600 | $136,600 |
| 9 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $130,594 | $3,530 |
| 10 | Building a Stronger Pennsylvania | $103,990 | $2,737 |
| 11 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $101,567 | $25,392 |
| 12 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $84,157 | $39 |
| 13 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $82,523 | $1,310 |
| 14 | Kennedy Democrats | $76,760 | $19,190 |
| 15 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $71,450 | $49 |
| 16 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $69,700 | $1,202 |
| 17 | Friends of Bryan Cutler | $68,250 | $2,275 |
| 18 | Deb Truscello for Judge | $65,863 | $10,977 |
| 19 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $64,878 | $1,324 |
| 20 | Jen Gv Gilliland Vanasdale | $56,168 | $56,168 |
| 21 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $51,891 | $1,038 |
| 22 | HNTB Holdings Political Action Committee, Ltd. | $50,235 | $48 |
| 23 | Education Opportunity, PAC | $50,000 | $25,000 |
| 24 | PPG Industries PAC, Inc. | $49,666 | $294 |
| 25 | Williams for Senate | $48,250 | $1,723 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | $46,580 | $161 |
| 27 | Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $46,000 | $1,643 |
| 28 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $44,556 | $287 |
| 29 | Citizens for Hughes | $44,310 | $1,772 |
| 30 | Friends to Elect Christine Tartaglione | $43,000 | $2,389 |
| 31 | Concerned Citizens for Pennsylvania | $41,000 | $10,250 |
| 32 | Committee to Elect Joseph Digirolamo | $40,150 | $836 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania First | $40,000 | $13,333 |
| 34 | Norfolk Southern Corporation Good Government Fund | $39,411 | $209 |
| 35 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $39,050 | $1,698 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania Insurance, PAC | $33,300 | $295 |
| 37 | Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $33,266 | $11,089 |
| 38 | Dan Frankel for the 23rd District Committee | $32,000 | $970 |
| 39 | Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $31,660 | $621 |
| 40 | The Travelers Companies Political Action Committee, Inc. | $30,852 | $200 |
| 41 | Friends of Kyle Mullins | $30,550 | $873 |
| 42 | Coal Miners, PAC | $29,302 | $102 |
| 43 | Aument for Senate | $29,264 | $3,252 |
| 44 | Capehart for Judge Committee | $29,003 | $29,003 |
| 45 | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $28,766 | $872 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $28,500 | $5,700 |
| 47 | LAWPAC | $28,337 | $155 |
| 48 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $26,600 | $2,956 |
| 49 | Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $26,419 | $19 |
| 50 | Pennsylvania Opportunity, PAC | $25,500 | $4,250 |
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