In Ohio politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $195.0 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $3.8 million, or 2 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Ohio state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
Political Profile
Ohio Government:
Governor: Mike DeWine (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Jon Husted (R)
Attorney General: Dave Yost (R)
Secretary of State: Frank LaRose (R)
State Treasurer: Robert Sprague (R)
State Auditor: Keith Faber (R)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Richard Michael DeWine | $4,719,449.64 |
| Larry Householder | $2,833,341.57 |
| Matthew Dolan | $2,010,828.37 |
| Sharon Kennedy | $1,946,960.52 |
| Matthew Huffman | $1,665,598.02 |
| Judith French | $1,600,508.81 |
| David Yost | $1,459,352.48 |
| Stephanie Kunze | $1,188,018.02 |
| Frank Larose | $1,179,228.89 |
| Jennifer Brunner | $1,094,680.70 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund | $11,290,028.12 |
| Republican Senate Campaign Committee (Rscc) | $7,099,058.19 |
| Ohio Democratic Party | $6,686,529.50 |
| Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund | $5,769,954.63 |
| Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account | $5,276,796.18 |
| Ohio House Democratic Campaign Committee | $3,356,273.01 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee (Hrcc) | $2,814,130.45 |
| Ohioans for Raising the Wage | $2,149,000.15 |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E | $1,917,420.61 |
| Ohio Education Association Political Contributing Entity | $1,834,000.00 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| North Fund - Federal | $2,000,000.00 |
| Transfer of Membership Dues | $1,782,653.00 |
| Multiple Individual Cont Aggregate See Attached | $1,278,722.25 |
| Timothy Mellon | $1,000,000.00 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Inc | $1,000,000.00 |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | $694,623.07 |
| Karen A Buchwald Wright | $659,542.00 |
| Frances G Pepper | $653,813.89 |
| Thomas Rastin | $653,500.00 |
| Bulk Data See Attached | $638,698.36 |
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