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 | $20,425,999.44 |
| Nan Whaley | $8,841,327.86 |
| David Yost | $3,755,230.56 |
| Frank Larose | $3,393,634.68 |
| John Cranley | $2,912,139.10 |
| Kristina Daley Roegner | $2,631,384.23 |
| Sharon Kennedy | $2,410,320.96 |
| Pat Dewine | $2,086,244.79 |
| Keith Faber | $1,996,586.14 |
| Matthew Huffman | $1,619,947.91 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Ohio Democratic Party | $10,635,937.39 |
| Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Candidate Fund | $8,883,098.50 |
| Ohio House Republican Alliance (Ohra) | $8,374,960.57 |
| Republican Senate Campaign Committee (Rscc) | $7,780,529.46 |
| Ohio Democratic Party State Candidate Fund | $5,276,744.83 |
| Ohio Republican State Central & Executive Committee State Account | $3,509,186.83 |
| Ohio Education Association Political Contributing Entity | $3,473,861.95 |
| Realtors PAC | $2,243,244.86 |
| Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PCE | $1,611,500.00 |
| Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol | $1,585,000.00 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Fairfield Homes | $1,943,823.28 |
| Transfer of Membership Dues | $1,781,573.53 |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | $1,049,186.77 |
| Michigan Democratic Party | $991,200.00 |
| Marijuana Policy Project Federal | $880,000.00 |
| Minnesota Democratic Farm Labor Party | $670,000.00 |
| American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (Afscme) Federal | $650,408.00 |
| Ohio Democratic Party Supreme Court Fund | $496,770.00 |
| Richard H Rosenthal | $465,612.82 |
| Dina and Ronald Wilheim | $404,500.00 |
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