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.
Top 100 political contributions made during week ending September 17
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students First, PAC | Jeffrey Yass | $4,500,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Michael R. Bloomberg | $500,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $250,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Shapiro for Pennsylvania | $171,700 | 09/12/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $168,850 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $163,522 | 09/12/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $144,505 | 09/14/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | $119,850 | 09/16/2022 |
| DGA Victory Fund | Virginia B. Sall | $100,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $87,500 | 09/15/2022 |
| Kennedy Democrats | Henry Scott Wallace | $80,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | House Democratic Campaign Committee | $76,513 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | $60,650 | 09/14/2022 |
| DGA Victory Fund | Joshua Nash | $50,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Leonard Bell | $50,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Spirit of 1776 | UFCW Local 1776 | $40,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | PA Sierra Club, PAC | $37,500 | 09/13/2022 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | IUOE Local 66 | $26,311 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Finello for Congress | $25,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Interstate Outdoor Advertising LP | $20,400 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Lawpac | $20,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Bricklayers & Allied Craftsman Local 5, PAC | $20,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Chester County Democratic Committee | $17,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Soros Jonathan | $16,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Political Information Committee of CPAs | RKL, LLP | $15,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | Local 66 Club, PAC | $15,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| DGA Victory Fund | Nancy S. Nordhoff | $15,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Dougherty, Leventhal, & Price, LLP | $15,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Jennifer Horn | $15,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Joseph Kunnel | $15,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | James Greenwood | $12,803 | 09/11/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 520, PAC | $12,500 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Republican Committee of Allegheny County | $10,903 | 09/14/2022 |
| Santarsiero for State Senate | American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees- AFL-CIO | $10,000 | 09/17/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Harrison Miller | $10,000 | 09/17/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Merrill P. Stabile | $10,000 | 09/17/2022 |
| PAWC-PAC | David Beinhower | $10,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Stacey Rabbino | $10,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ibew Local Union 743 | $10,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Moving Pennsylvania Forward, PAC | $10,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Steven T. Mosites Jr. | $10,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Steven Thomas | $10,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Marty Flynn | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFL-CIO | $10,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Larry Gold | $10,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ceasefire PA, PAC | $10,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Greenberg Traurig, PAC | $10,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Robert Schwartz | $10,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ibew Local Union 743 | $10,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Iron Workers Political Action League | $10,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Local 5, IBEW, PAC | Miscellaneous | $9,860 | 09/15/2022 |
| Elisabeth Baker for Senate | Northeast Leadership Fund | $7,500 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Margaret Wilkinson | $7,500 | 09/14/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Gilbert McDonald | $7,041 | 09/16/2022 |
| Greenlee Partners State, PAC | Stan Rapp | $6,650 | 09/13/2022 |
| Santarsiero for State Senate | Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Campaign Committee | $6,002 | 09/15/2022 |
| SUSQUEHANNA County Republican Committee | Susquehanna County Century Club | $6,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Marita Daly | $5,456 | 09/12/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | David Foster | $5,000 | 09/17/2022 |
| Elisabeth Baker for Senate | Pennsylvania Realtors PAC | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Lisa Pogue | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | William Craft | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Elias Kymingham | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Richard Gmerek | Richard Gmerek | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| GGR PAC, Inc. | Richard Gmerek | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | David Barry | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Ryan Graham | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Arthur Rabin | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Raj Mukherji | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Joseph Sanzari | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Jonathan Kushner | $5,000 | 09/16/2022 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Seiu Healthcare Cope, PA | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Rick Hinkle | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Eugene Strite | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Janine Mathesz | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Jody Berkebile | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Friends of Judy Ward | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Thomas Block | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | C. M. Conover | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Susannah Rouse | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Affordable Education, PAC | $5,000 | 09/15/2022 |
| Citizens for John Yudichak | Northeast Leadership Fund | $5,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Aleta Serrano | $5,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Zach Floberg | $5,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Charles Kaplan | $5,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Diane P. Holder | $5,000 | 09/14/2022 |
| Friends of Marty Flynn | Lawpac | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Friends of Marty Flynn | Thomas Kazmierczak Sr. | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Ann L. Johnson | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Mark A. Schreiner | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Sandy Sheller | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Susan McDonald | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Brina Milikowsky | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Claudia Silverang | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Demetrios Stamatis | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Elizabeth Bernstein | $5,000 | 09/13/2022 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Thomas Sweeney | $5,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | Law Offices of Gregory A. Smith, LLC | $5,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Debbie Turici | Represent, PAC | $5,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Afscme Council 13 Pol & Leg ACCT | $5,000 | 09/12/2022 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | T C, PAC | $5,000 | 09/12/2022 |
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