Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest amount of money from contributions during September 2021, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.
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 committees ranked by total contributions (September 2021)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friends of Dave White | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $1,020,000 | $170,000 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $458,728 | $9,972 |
| 4 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $426,792 | $6,276 |
| 5 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $419,250 | $2,218 |
| 6 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $364,266 | $8,279 |
| 7 | Commonwealth Children’s Choice Fund | $295,000 | $49,167 |
| 8 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $289,612 | $3,049 |
| 9 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $266,502 | $714 |
| 10 | Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $263,700 | $2,488 |
| 11 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $258,453 | $83 |
| 12 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $255,734 | $39 |
| 13 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $192,366 | $1,345 |
| 14 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $170,612 | $8,124 |
| 15 | Crompton for Judge | $164,151 | $2,280 |
| 16 | Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $142,755 | $10,197 |
| 17 | Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | $140,385 | $2,420 |
| 18 | LAWPAC | $132,147 | $436 |
| 19 | Gainey for Mayor | $119,061 | $589 |
| 20 | Judge Lane for Superior Court | $117,899 | $1,998 |
| 21 | Vote for Verwey for Judge | $117,832 | $3,682 |
| 22 | Alexandra Kokura Kravitz for Judge | $114,970 | $821 |
| 23 | Committee to Elect Joseph Digirolamo | $113,900 | $1,389 |
| 24 | Pennslyvania Automotive Association Political Action Committee | $106,575 | $1,197 |
| 25 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $106,392 | $17,732 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $100,348 | $33,449 |
| 27 | Building Together, PAC | $94,500 | $1,783 |
| 28 | Friends of Freedom & Convenience | $90,000 | $30,000 |
| 29 | Friends of Greg Rothman | $86,300 | $1,199 |
| 30 | Northwest Good Government, PAC | $85,000 | $28,333 |
| 31 | Friends of Stacy Wallace | $81,895 | $900 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania First | $80,300 | $10,038 |
| 33 | Friends of Marty Flynn | $76,625 | $666 |
| 34 | Citizens for Patrick Browne | $69,200 | $1,922 |
| 35 | Mike Regan for Senate | $63,550 | $1,869 |
| 36 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $62,552 | $24 |
| 37 | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $61,264 | $888 |
| 38 | Friends of Mike Carroll for State Representative | $60,975 | $352 |
| 39 | Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $60,204 | $5,473 |
| 40 | Local 0712 Ibew Cope | $59,618 | $58 |
| 41 | Wayne Langerholc for Senate | $56,750 | $1,621 |
| 42 | HNTB Holdings Political Action Committee, Ltd. | $52,731 | $39 |
| 43 | Volunteers for Argall | $51,360 | $803 |
| 44 | Responsible Citizens for Economic Progress | $50,750 | $4,229 |
| 45 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $49,253 | $57 |
| 46 | Salavantis for Judge | $48,447 | $391 |
| 47 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $44,608 | $1,088 |
| 48 | Delaware County Democratic Committee | $43,799 | $952 |
| 49 | HDR Employee Owners PAC, Inc. | $43,742 | $23 |
| 50 | Deborah Krull for Judge Committee | $42,640 | $508 |
