Transparency USA | 02/27/2023

In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $78.2 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $7.8 million, or 10 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Virginia state-level candidates and committees in the 2023 …

Joel Williams | 12/31/2022

Republicans hold a 52-47 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $32,443. The funds raised …

Joel Williams | 12/31/2022

Democrats hold a 21-18 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $71,893. The funds raised …

Transparency USA | 10/23/2022

When it comes to the money in Virginia politics, these are the names that you are viewing the most. See the top five entities in each category (Candidates, Donors, PACs, and Payees) that generated the greatest interest in Q3 of 2022. Top Viewed Virginia Candidates 1. Glenn Youngkin 2. Suzanne Fox 3. James “Vell” Rives IV 4. Ed Gillespie …

Transparency USA | 10/04/2022

In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $34.6 million between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022. More than $24.6 million, or 71 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees, were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list. Top 10 Virginia candidates (1/1/2022 – 6/30/2022) Here are the 10 …