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 Aug. 27
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $1,267,820 | $320 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | $1,220,586 | $1,487 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $956,335 | $136,619 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $590,000 | $295,000 |
| RSLC Keystone, PAC | $210,548 | $31 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $129,514 | $54 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $117,286 | $13,032 |
| Eli Lilly and Company Political Action Committee | $37,431 | $33 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $36,250 | $1,813 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $32,409 | $32,409 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $31,931 | $20 |
| PAWC-PAC | $28,263 | $496 |
| Santarsiero for State Senate | $25,090 | $1,140 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $25,069 | $43 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $24,590 | $45 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $23,381 | $23,381 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $18,905 | $511 |
| Saxton & Stump Pac, LLC | $18,800 | $1,880 |
| Friends of David J. Gabauer | $18,755 | $469 |
| Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $17,083 | $22 |
| Walgreen Company, PAC | $16,085 | $34 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $14,817 | $2,963 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $14,340 | $683 |
| Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corporation | $14,196 | $26 |
| Friends of Marty Flynn | $13,000 | $1,444 |
| Friends of Nikil Saval | $10,050 | $5,025 |
| Pennsylvania/FWD, PAC | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| CEASEFIRE Pennsylvania | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee & Individual Account, PAC | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $9,514 | $250 |
| Banks Channel, PAC | $9,500 | $2,375 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Rigby | $8,800 | $1,467 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $8,730 | $236 |
| Energy Transfer Employee Management Company, PAC | $8,669 | $42 |
| National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $8,380 | $125 |
| Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $8,064 | $93 |
| The Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware, PAC | $7,995 | $96 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | $7,425 | $1,856 |
| Independence Blue Cross, PAC | $6,566 | $27 |
| Friends of Kevin Branco | $5,700 | $1,425 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, & Reinforcing, Iron Workers | $5,697 | $1,424 |
| Friends of Jennifer Shukaitis | $5,006 | $334 |
| The Next 50, PAC | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| LAWRENCE County Democratic Committee | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Democratic Party Committee of Berks County, Pennsylvania | $4,885 | $407 |
| Friends of Nick Pisciottano | $4,600 | $575 |
| NiSource PAC, Inc. | $4,554 | $42 |
| Pennsylvania Committee for Affordable Housing | $4,485 | $498 |
| Pike County Democratic Committee | $4,355 | $218 |
| Conduent Incorporated Political Action Committee | $4,033 | $76 |
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