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Top 100 political contributions made during week ending December 18
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Eric Schmidt | $300,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Laborers District Council, PAC | $125,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Western Pennsylvania Laborers, PAC | $125,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Friends of Greg Rothman | Greg Rothman | $100,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Pat Stryker | $100,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Kerwin | Joseph D. Kerwin | $100,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Austin Davis | Western Pennsylvania Laborers 2019, PAC | $50,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | Vahan H. Gureghian | $50,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Corman for Governor | Paul J. Martino | $50,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Wojdak for the Commonwealth | $40,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Austin Davis | Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $25,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Lucas Piatt | $25,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $25,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Dave White | Paul Martino | $25,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Education Opportunity, PAC | Edward H. Hanway | $25,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Local 0449 Steamfitters Union, PAC | $20,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Corman for Governor | G. Martin Lane Jr. | $20,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $18,276 | 12/16/2021 |
| CEASEFIRE Pennsylvania | Nancy Bernstein | $15,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists PAC | $15,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | David White | $15,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Bryan Cutler | Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | $12,500 | 12/18/2021 |
| Lou Barletta for Governor | Neal A. Deangelo | $10,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | PNC Bank, National Association | $10,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Local 66 Club, PAC | $10,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Thomas Reid | $10,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Bucks County Democratic Committee | Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 | $10,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Friends of Carolyn Comitta | $10,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Orthopac | $10,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Bankers Public Affairs Committee | First Commonwealth Financial Corporation | $7,500 | 12/16/2021 |
| Dauphin County Republican Committee | Friends of Haste & Pries | $6,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Versant Strategies, PAC | $5,392 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Tarik Khan | Tarik Khan | $5,000 | 12/18/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Wayne Fontana | Citizens for Hughes | $5,000 | 12/18/2021 |
| Silvis for Pennsylvania | Citizens for Kail | $5,000 | 12/18/2021 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | Friends of Scott Martin | $5,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Corman for Governor | Greater Johnstown Regional, PAC | $5,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| MariaforPA | Pennsylvania State Education Association PACE | $5,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Friends of Ken Lawrence | Tornetta Ftw | $5,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | PFT Political Action Fund, IDA | $5,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP | $5,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters, PAC | $5,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Lou Barletta for Governor | Sean Shamany | $5,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | IBEW Local 5 | $5,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Penn National Gaming, PAC | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Leanne for Pennsylvania | AFT Pennsylvania | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Charles Kannebecker | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Astorino Anita Kulik | Local 0449 Steamfitters Union, PAC | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Astorino Anita Kulik | Western Pennsylvania Laborers 2019, PAC | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Ballard Spahr, LLP | $5,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Kristin Phillips-Hill | Scott R. Wagner | $5,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| McSwain for Governor | Matthew Taylor | $5,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Insulators International Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 12/14/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | 1776, PAC | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | Commonwealth Heritage, PAC | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | Local 66 Club, PAC | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | David Anderson | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | Friends to Elect Christine M. Tartaglione | $5,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Pennsylvanians for Tomorrow | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $4,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Local 0009 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Pennsylvania, PAC | Bricklayers Combined Funds of Western PAC, PA | $3,894 | 12/13/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | Gary D. Daniels | $3,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Transport Workers Union Local 234 | TWU Local 234 Membership C/o Septa | $3,442 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends for Donna Oberlander | United Healthcare | $3,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Operators for Skill, PAC | Alan T. Rosenberg | $3,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Guy For Governor | Stephen Aichele | $2,599 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Kyle Mullins | Carpenters Legislative Program of Greater Pennsylvania | $2,500 | 12/17/2021 |
| Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Vahan H Gureghian | $2,500 | 12/17/2021 |
| Friends of Scott Martin | Matthew Kirk | $2,500 | 12/17/2021 |
| Lindsey Williams for Pennsylvania | Steamfitters Local 449 | $2,500 | 12/16/2021 |
| Leanne for Pennsylvania | Pasnap, PAC | $2,500 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Kim Ward | Red River Canyon Committee | $2,500 | 12/15/2021 |
| Mike Regan for Senate | Milliron & Goodman, PAC | $2,500 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Ciresi | Richard Lewis | $2,500 | 12/14/2021 |
| Friends of Gwendolyn Stoltz | Scott Wallace | $2,500 | 12/14/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | David Barensfeld | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | AFSCME Council 13 Pol & Leg Acct | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Wendi Thomas | Daniel Wheeler | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | FNB Corporation, PAC | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Value Drug Company, PAC | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Pard Phil, PAC | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Pharmpac | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | Paul Gitnik | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | Steamfitters Local Union 449, PAC | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| MariaforPA | Michael P. Clarke | $2,500 | 12/13/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Sam Schwartz | $2,000 | 12/18/2021 |
| The Tyme Is Now | Evan Husted | $2,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Disanto for Senate | Unitedhealth Group Pac, Inc. | $2,000 | 12/17/2021 |
| Shapiro for Pennsylvania | Charles Herrin | $2,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Jamie for West Philly | Mark Mills | $2,000 | 12/16/2021 |
| Friends of Bruce Kraus | Lawrence N. Gumberg | $2,000 | 12/15/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | Nicholas D. Varischetti | $2,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Geisinger Health Inc., PAC | Dominic Moffa | $2,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Garrity for Pennsylvania | Sophia Geanopulos | $2,000 | 12/13/2021 |
| Friends of Doug Mastriano | Wayne Myers | $2,000 | 12/12/2021 |
| Local 0524 United Association Steamfitters | Miscellaneous Unitemized Contributions | $1,926 | 12/13/2021 |
| Geisinger Health Inc., PAC | Matthew Walsh | $1,750 | 12/13/2021 |
| Lebanon County Republican Committee | Michael S. Long | $1,585 | 12/15/2021 |
| Friends of Bryan Cutler | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $1,500 | 12/18/2021 |
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