Pennsylvania Finance Summary
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Pennsylvania Government:

Governor: John Shapiro (D)

Lieutenant Governor: Austin Davis (D)

Attorney General: Michelle Henry (R)

State Treasurer: Stacy Garrity (R)

State Auditor General: Timothy DeFoor (R)

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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Total Contributions
Candidate Contributions
Committee Contributions
Total Expenditures
Candidate Expenditures
Committee Expenditures
Top Candidates
Candidate
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Scott R Wagner $7,254,906.41$1,253.98
Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio $6,451,759.61$2,024,387.99
Josh Shapiro $5,632,436.99$1,819,061.27
Daniel D Mccaffery $3,950,197.75$3,726,513.17
Sara Innamorato $1,908,716.31$1,829,118.04
Joe Pittman $1,675,022.37$481,619.09
Kim Ward $1,631,216.13$385,909.46
John Weinstein $1,434,000.00$1,615,300.58
Jill Beck $1,384,096.42$1,174,579.98
Heather Boyd $1,378,522.55$373,153.36
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Top Committees
Committee
Total Contributions
Total Expenditures
Students First PAC $18,000,000.00$16,281,638.24
Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund PAC $14,461,700.00$8,856,374.60
Commonwealth Leaders Fund $8,288,816.07$7,743,278.57
House Dem Campaign Com $6,878,819.44$7,256,069.19
DGA Victory Fund $6,425,621.50$6,493,444.89
Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness $6,079,655.00$6,377,402.80
PA Democratic Party $5,348,277.29$5,563,575.90
American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope (Aft/cope) $5,292,971.57$6,038,000.79
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC $4,623,389.45$5,022,043.77
The PAC for America's Future - PA $3,816,290.24$653,187.15
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Recent Articles
Transparency USA | 02/23/2023

In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $1.2 billion in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $45.7 million, or 4 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Pennsylvania state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Transparency USA | 02/21/2023

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns. While campaign finance is not the only factor in electoral outcomes, successful fundraising can provide a candidate with advantages during a campaign. …

Joel Williams | 01/03/2023

Elections for 26 of 49 seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 27-22 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 26 general elections were contested. The losing …