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: Dave Sunday (R)
State Treasurer: Stacy Garrity (R)
State Auditor General: Timothy DeFoor (R)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Josh Shapiro | $8,448,073.45 |
| Tom Wolf | $4,998,747.34 |
| Pam Iovino | $3,684,917.00 |
| Heather Heidelbaugh | $3,676,839.75 |
| Deb Ciamacca | $3,101,697.25 |
| George Scott | $3,060,014.91 |
| John Kane | $2,948,302.78 |
| Harold Hayes | $2,723,157.83 |
| Thomas Killion | $2,671,611.66 |
| Julie L Slomski | $2,287,662.88 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $20,899,712.06 |
| Students First PAC | $18,445,025.00 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | $17,706,225.73 |
| PA Democratic Party | $17,419,286.82 |
| American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope (Aft/cope) | $14,804,466.78 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $12,139,542.56 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $10,251,982.65 |
| 1199/SEIU New York St Pol Act Fund | $8,282,554.40 |
| Honeywell International PAC | $8,018,995.92 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $7,489,423.14 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $114,969,597.95 |
| Jeffrey Yass | $18,415,000.00 |
| Federal PAC Contributions | $17,828,190.94 |
| Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $7,579,903.06 |
| Non-PA Contributions | $5,897,543.93 |
| Pennsylvania Alliance Action | $4,145,000.00 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Federal | $3,553,281.60 |
| Service Employees International Union Cope SEIU Federal | $3,256,575.81 |
| Cds Benefits Fund Office | $2,486,658.29 |
| American Federation of State Council and Municipal Employees Afscme Federal | $2,337,821.00 |
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