Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Committees receiving the most contributions during week ending August 8
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Students First, PAC | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $250,600 | $83,533 |
| Keystone, PAC | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $146,590 | $1,576 |
| Bucks County Republican Committee | $105,000 | $52,500 |
| Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League | $94,062 | $94,062 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $85,000 | $21,250 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $64,750 | $1,704 |
| Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $61,948 | $12,390 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $60,970 | $448 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $58,000 | $14,500 |
| The Pennsylvania Blue Victory Fund | $56,525 | $1,413 |
| Wolf, PAC | $45,025 | $11,256 |
| FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $38,326 | $59 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | $35,000 | $8,750 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $29,425 | $1,635 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $26,081 | $57 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | $25,675 | $755 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $25,539 | $1,703 |
| MSOA, PAC | $21,795 | $133 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $21,080 | $21,080 |
| Moving Pennsylvania Forward, PAC | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Pennsylvania First | $19,250 | $2,139 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $16,165 | $3,233 |
| Delaware County Republican Finance Committee 7900243 | $16,078 | $893 |
| Elect Joe Hohenstein | $15,050 | $941 |
| Transportation Construction Industries, PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Iuec Local 5 Fund, PAC | $14,420 | $14,420 |
| Western Pennsylvania Building Trades, PAC | $13,500 | $563 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Committee | $13,298 | $887 |
| Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $11,000 | $3,667 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | $10,100 | $3,367 |
| K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| TransCanada USA Services PAC, Inc. | $9,235 | $49 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $9,212 | $18 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $8,700 | $2,900 |
| Friends of Pat Stefano | $7,685 | $349 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $7,466 | $7,466 |
| Mifflin County Republican Committee | $6,500 | $3,250 |
| End Citizens United Non-Federal Pennsylvania | $6,130 | $19 |
| Elder Vogel for Senate | $5,400 | $2,700 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $5,284 | $40 |
| Hensel for State Representative | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Crisci Associates, PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Pennsylvania Apartment Association | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Philips North America Political Action Committee, LLC | $4,874 | $16 |
| Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,335 | $27 |
| Transport Workers Local 234 Cope | $3,550 | $3,550 |
| Berks County Democratic Committee | $3,333 | $417 |
| Friends of Steve Mentzer | $3,300 | $1,100 |
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