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 |
|---|---|
| Josh Shapiro | $72,513,114.46 |
| Bill McSwain | $17,208,231.14 |
| Doug Mastriano | $8,175,542.94 |
| Dave White | $7,715,603.98 |
| Jake Corman III | $4,615,940.21 |
| Austin Davis | $3,855,123.12 |
| Kim Ward | $3,366,354.39 |
| Kevin Brobson | $3,341,486.57 |
| Maria McLaughlin | $3,140,977.75 |
| Tracy Pennycuick | $2,726,050.51 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Dnc Services Corp /Democratic National Committee | $180,228,425.26 |
| Dscc | $135,737,092.99 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund PAC | $24,585,467.11 |
| Students First PAC | $22,020,000.00 |
| Priorities USA Action | $21,837,840.56 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $21,597,121.06 |
| PA Democratic Party | $18,533,179.39 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $13,322,160.26 |
| The PAC for America's Future - PA | $13,084,970.88 |
| American Federation of Teachers, Afl-Cio Cope (Aft/cope) | $12,000,395.27 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $246,230,271.48 |
| Democratic National Committee Federal | $180,228,425.26 |
| Total Other Contributions | $29,259,363.39 |
| Jeffrey Yass | $22,020,000.00 |
| Federal PAC Contributions | $11,513,318.87 |
| Democratic Governors' Association Federal | $8,910,588.18 |
| Republican Party of Pennsylvania | $6,112,016.78 |
| Debra Ann and David J White | $5,179,733.00 |
| Service Employees International Union Cope SEIU Federal | $4,701,006.78 |
| Dick Uihlien | $4,250,000.00 |
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