In Virginia politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $78.2 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $7.8 million, or 10 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Virginia state-level candidates and committees in the 2023 …
Political Profile
Virginia Government:
Governor: Glenn Youngkin (R)
Lieutenant Governor: Winsome Earle-Sears (R)
Attorney General: Jason S. Miyares (R)
Secretary of the Commonwealth: Kelly Gee (R)
State Treasurer: David Richardson (I)
State Comptroller: Scott Adams (I)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Terry McAuliffe | $68,384,990.64 |
| Glenn Youngkin | $53,653,702.61 |
| Mark Herring | $9,338,490.37 |
| Jason Miyares | $7,619,697.89 |
| Hala Ayala | $6,886,606.80 |
| Jennifer Carroll Foy | $5,046,089.31 |
| Jennifer McClellan | $3,218,770.09 |
| Wendy Gooditis | $3,092,513.30 |
| Winsome Sears | $3,075,517.28 |
| Joshua Cole | $2,432,620.79 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Actblue Virginia | $53,632,658.32 |
| 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) | $3,706,174.71 |
| United Association Political Issues Fund | $3,527,087.00 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Cash Contributions | $27,420,816.08 |
| RGA Right Direction PAC Federal | $13,660,000.00 |
| Michael D Bills | $7,470,000.00 |
| Democratic National Committee | $5,499,602.27 |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Federal | $4,984,809.05 |
| Dominion Energy Services Inc | $4,594,497.00 |
| Democratic Attorneys General Association Inc Federal | $3,344,807.13 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee Federal | $3,008,116.71 |
| Sonjia S Smith | $2,777,100.00 |
| Republican Attorneys General Association Federal | $2,600,000.00 |
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