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 …
Political Profile
Pennsylvania Government:
Governor: Josh 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
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Scott R Wagner | $7,254,906.41 |
| Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio | $6,451,759.61 |
| Josh Shapiro | $5,632,436.99 |
| Daniel D Mccaffery | $3,997,697.75 |
| Sara Innamorato | $1,924,566.31 |
| Kim Ward | $1,894,466.13 |
| Joe Pittman | $1,763,622.37 |
| Jared Solomon | $1,531,541.56 |
| John Weinstein | $1,434,000.00 |
| Jill Beck | $1,384,096.42 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Students First PAC | $19,000,000.00 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $17,468,300.00 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $9,930,292.85 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $8,262,658.05 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $8,051,063.50 |
| Movement Voter PAC | $7,387,727.55 |
| American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope (Aft/cope) | $6,718,160.76 |
| Pennsylvanians for Judicial Fairness | $6,079,655.00 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC | $6,058,737.59 |
| PA Democratic Party | $5,783,210.25 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Yass | $19,000,000.00 |
| Non Pennsylvania Activity | $9,147,446.68 |
| Scott R Wagner | $7,325,292.10 |
| Aft Cope - Federal | $6,409,481.63 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee Federal | $4,157,788.62 |
| Lump Sum of All Contributors | $2,529,595.06 |
| Federal PAC Contributions | $2,081,351.35 |
| JB Pritzker | $2,000,000.00 |
| Total Other Contributions | $1,805,157.79 |
| Lynn Schusterman | $1,610,000.00 |
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