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 (February)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $433,418 | $205 |
| 2 | International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers | $223,135 | $922 |
| 3 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $175,620 | $1,582 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania Future Fund | $157,500 | $15,750 |
| 5 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $157,000 | $6,038 |
| 6 | Seiu Healthcare Pennsylvania Cope | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 7 | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $115,865 | $215 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania SEIU Cope | $100,204 | $25,051 |
| 9 | FedEx Corporation Political Action Committee | $88,658 | $31 |
| 10 | AFSCME Council 13 | $84,288 | $680 |
| 11 | Friends of Matt Weintraub | $75,576 | $1,219 |
| 12 | FirstEnergy Corporation Political Action Committee | $67,718 | $58 |
| 13 | Friends of Dan Sulman | $66,440 | $841 |
| 14 | Friends of Laura Dennis | $63,300 | $2,638 |
| 15 | Hobbs for Judge | $54,960 | $1,718 |
| 16 | TBB, PAC | $54,500 | $10,900 |
| 17 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $53,955 | $13,489 |
| 18 | Voteneft | $53,325 | $1,270 |
| 19 | Friends of Christina Hale | $52,350 | $1,870 |
| 20 | Chuck Porter for Judge | $52,300 | $1,276 |
| 21 | Jessel Costa for Judge | $50,750 | $3,625 |
| 22 | United Steelworkers Political Action Fund | $50,745 | $27 |
| 23 | Mary Walsh Dempsey for Judge | $50,743 | $695 |
| 24 | Turner for Judge, PAC | $49,795 | $905 |
| 25 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $46,750 | $2,033 |
| 26 | Elect Cateria R. McCabe Judge | $43,543 | $2,903 |
| 27 | International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Political Action Together Political Committee | $40,732 | $83 |
| 28 | Fairness Pennsylvania | $40,000 | $20,000 |
| 29 | Paul Ware for Judge | $39,378 | $606 |
| 30 | Elect Jill Beck | $39,171 | $299 |
| 31 | Judge Spurgeon for Commonwealth Court | $38,750 | $2,981 |
| 32 | Mike Regan for Senate | $38,050 | $951 |
| 33 | Mcnees, PAC | $37,224 | $591 |
| 34 | Craig Levin for Judge | $36,363 | $866 |
| 35 | Kennedy Democrats | $36,325 | $1,253 |
| 36 | Philadelphia Democratic Campaign Committee of Philadelphia | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| 37 | Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $33,459 | $32 |
| 38 | Judge Lane for Superior Court | $32,452 | $382 |
| 39 | Gothie for Judge | $31,650 | $6,330 |
| 40 | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $31,283 | $89 |
| 41 | Keep Judge Elliot Howsie | $31,245 | $417 |
| 41 | Keep Judge Elliot Howsie | $31,245 | $417 |
| 43 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $31,100 | $5,183 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania. Horse Breeders Association | $31,068 | $1,942 |
| 45 | HDR Employee Owners PAC, Inc. | $30,542 | $21 |
| 46 | York County Republican Committee | $30,073 | $970 |
| 47 | Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corporation | $29,150 | $37 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania Beer Alliance | $28,300 | $3,538 |
| 49 | Dauphin County Republican Committee | $27,914 | $1,163 |
| 50 | Republican State Leadership Committee & Individual Account, PAC | $27,500 | $9,167 |
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