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 January 23
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Students First, PAC | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $34,360 | $58 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $29,125 | $809 |
| Local 0692 Sprinklerfitters, PAC | $28,461 | $28,461 |
| Amanda Green Hawkins for Judge | $25,100 | $12,550 |
| Financial Services Political Committee | $25,000 | $5,000 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $23,538 | $23,538 |
| New Foundation, PAC | $22,000 | $22,000 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $19,228 | $19,228 |
| Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $16,633 | $32 |
| Friends of Matt Weintraub | $10,500 | $1,500 |
| Crompton for Judge | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Paul Ware for Judge | $9,498 | $1,357 |
| McQuillan for Judge Committee | $9,200 | $1,840 |
| The Pilots' Association for the Bay and River Delaware, PAC | $7,196 | $88 |
| Pennsylvania Optometric, PAC | $6,598 | $90 |
| Food, PAC | $6,000 | $3,000 |
| Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592, PAC | $5,902 | $2,951 |
| Tiffany Thomas-Smith for Judge, PAC | $4,450 | $223 |
| Cohen for Judge | $4,208 | $383 |
| Chubb Group Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $4,065 | $27 |
| GGR PAC, Inc. | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Richard Gmerek | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| York County Republican Committee | $3,471 | $868 |
| Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $3,466 | $3,466 |
| Juniata County Republican Community | $3,117 | $3,117 |
| Great American Pennsylvania Fund | $3,000 | $1,500 |
| International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $2,779 | $1,390 |
| Caye for Judge Committee | $2,650 | $331 |
| Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition, PAC | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Friends of Donna Bullock | $2,350 | $294 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Women's Lead Init | $2,275 | $190 |
| Elect Jill Beck | $2,269 | $151 |
| Lancaster County Association of Realtors Political Action Committee | $1,909 | $273 |
| Voteneft | $1,900 | $271 |
| Mid Penn Bank, PAC | $1,883 | $46 |
| Berks County Democratic Committee | $1,844 | $615 |
| M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust Political Action Committee | $1,769 | $66 |
| Constructors Association, PAC | $1,750 | $583 |
| Judge Lane for Superior Court | $1,700 | $425 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $1,649 | $32 |
| Lancaster County Democratic Committee | $1,525 | $763 |
| Friends of Michael C. Lambert | $1,500 | $750 |
| Women's Democratic Club of Delaware County | $1,427 | $34 |
| Capital BluePAC, The Political Action Committee of Capital BlueCross | $1,300 | $28 |
| Gannett Fleming Pac, Inc. | $1,275 | $26 |
| United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $1,210 | $33 |
| Pennsylvania Liberty Fund | $1,140 | $104 |
| Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical, PAC | $1,058 | $76 |
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