In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and PACs spent $424.06 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021. More than $99.40 million or 23.44 percent of all campaign finance expenditures went to the 10 payees at the top of the list. A payee is an entity or individual who has received money from a campaign …
Political Profile
Virginia Government:
Governor: Glenn Youngkin (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Winsome Earle-Sears (R)
Attorney General: Jason S. Miyares (R)
Secretary of the Commonwealth: Kay Coles James (R)
State Treasurer: Manju Ganeriwala (O)
State Comptroller: David Von Moll (O)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Donations |
|---|---|
| Terry McAuliffe | $68,384,990.64 |
| Glenn Youngkin | $50,103,909.61 |
| Mark Herring | $9,338,490.37 |
| Jason Miyares | $7,366,113.43 |
| Hala Ayala | $6,886,606.80 |
| Jennifer Carroll Foy | $5,046,089.31 |
| Jennifer McClellan | $3,218,770.09 |
| Wendy Gooditis | $3,092,764.95 |
| Winsome Sears | $3,075,517.28 |
| Joshua Cole | $2,432,595.79 |
Top PACs
PAC | Total Donations |
|---|---|
| Actblue Virginia | $38,864,163.22 |
| Democratic Party of Virginia | $19,624,449.49 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $11,937,800.14 |
| Republican Party of Virginia Inc | $10,408,624.80 |
| Dominion Energy Inc PAC - Virginia | $7,250,000.00 |
| Clean Virginia Fund | $7,182,102.71 |
| Working for Working Americans | $4,984,809.05 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee | $3,810,508.65 |
| Republican Commonwealth Leadership PAC (Formerly Majority Leader PAC) | $3,697,705.00 |
| United Association Political Issues Fund | $3,527,087.00 |
Top Donors
Donor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Cash Contributions | $27,427,229.89 |
| RGA Right Direction PAC Federal | $13,660,000.00 |
| Michael D Bills | $7,470,000.00 |
| Democratic National Committee | $5,494,602.27 |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Federal | $4,984,809.05 |
| Dominion Energy Services Inc | $4,759,497.00 |
| Democratic Attorneys General Association Inc Federal | $3,344,807.13 |
| Rslc PAC Federal | $2,783,505.96 |
| Sonjia S Smith | $2,777,100.00 |
| Republican Attorneys General Association Federal | $2,600,000.00 |
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