Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest amount of money from contributions during August 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 (August 2021)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Average Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | $383,384 | $4,510 |
| 2 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Political Action Committee | $336,906 | $2,106 |
| 3 | Commonwealth Children’s Choice Fund | $284,250 | $40,607 |
| 4 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $265,061 | $89 |
| 5 | Northeast Leadership Fund | $204,475 | $2,045 |
| 6 | House Republican Campaign Committee | $201,082 | $4,676 |
| 7 | The Boeing Company Political Action Committee | $171,354 | $39 |
| 8 | Gainey for Mayor | $155,350 | $930 |
| 9 | Bucks County Republican Committee | $145,325 | $5,011 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $144,005 | $9,600 |
| 11 | Judge Lane for Superior Court | $130,270 | $1,974 |
| 12 | Friends of Rich Fitzgerald | $117,100 | $4,337 |
| 13 | Crompton for Judge | $110,184 | $1,296 |
| 14 | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $100,558 | $2,186 |
| 15 | Local 0066 Club, PAC | $87,823 | $17,565 |
| 16 | Friends of Tina Davis | $87,800 | $2,661 |
| 17 | AFSCME Council 13 | $86,165 | $1,286 |
| 18 | Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania | $80,857 | $1,470 |
| 19 | Tinu Moss for Judge | $69,950 | $2,798 |
| 20 | Friends of Megan Sullivan | $68,883 | $1,913 |
| 21 | Psea-Pace for State Elections | $62,513 | $56 |
| 22 | Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | $61,795 | $1,013 |
| 23 | Robert Tomlinson for Senate | $60,975 | $1,694 |
| 24 | Mcnees, PAC | $55,836 | $886 |
| 25 | HNTB Holdings Political Action Committee, Ltd. | $53,031 | $39 |
| 26 | Friends of Stacy Wallace | $52,928 | $868 |
| 27 | Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | $52,720 | $555 |
| 28 | Friends of Chris Gebhard | $52,325 | $831 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania First | $48,600 | $2,113 |
| 30 | Friends of Joe Pittman | $47,060 | $941 |
| 31 | New Foundation, PAC | $46,500 | $46,500 |
| 32 | Citizens for Hughes | $46,200 | $1,185 |
| 33 | HDR Employee Owners PAC, Inc. | $43,650 | $23 |
| 34 | Northwest Leaders, PAC | $43,565 | $43,565 |
| 35 | Political Information Committee of CPAs | $40,175 | $681 |
| 36 | Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | $40,055 | $1,144 |
| 37 | Highmark of Highmark Inc. , PAC | $39,379 | $26 |
| 38 | Mary Walsh Dempsey | $37,773 | $406 |
| 39 | Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | $36,725 | $798 |
| 40 | American Property Casualty Insurance Association Political Action Committee | $34,347 | $74 |
| 41 | Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $33,443 | $80 |
| 42 | NiSource PAC, Inc. | $32,634 | $80 |
| 43 | Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $32,350 | $2,311 |
| 44 | Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $31,557 | $46 |
| 45 | Fairness Pennsylvania | $30,000 | $15,000 |
| 46 | Friends of Bob Mensch | $27,150 | $512 |
| 47 | Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $26,845 | $19 |
| 48 | IBEW Local 654, PAC | $26,444 | $119 |
| 49 | Building Together, PAC | $26,250 | $8,750 |
| 50 | Bridge Across Pennsylvania, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
