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.
Committees receiving the most contributions during week ending August 28
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $265,061 | $89 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $32,042 | $32,042 |
| Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $13,343 | $19 |
| Chamber, PAC | $9,717 | $347 |
| North Side Good Government Committee | $8,500 | $4,250 |
| Pennsylvania Future Fund | $7,500 | $3,750 |
| Local 0009 Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Pennsylvania, PAC | $6,320 | $3,160 |
| Americans of Italian Heritage Council, Inc. | $5,160 | $645 |
| Area 18 Republican Committee | $4,031 | $310 |
| Transport Workers Union Local 234 | $3,422 | $3,422 |
| Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | $2,653 | $221 |
| Local 0005 Bricklayers/allied Craftsman, PAC | $2,535 | $2,535 |
| Pennsylvania Cemetery Funeral Association, PAC | $2,040 | $227 |
| Lebanon County Republican Committee | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| Rite Aid Corporation, PAC | $1,754 | $24 |
| Constructors Association, PAC | $1,750 | $438 |
| West Goshen Dems | $1,057 | $151 |
| Pennsylvania SKI, PAC | $1,000 | $500 |
| Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 | $942 | $11 |
| Pennsylvania Committee for Affordable Housing | $750 | $375 |
| Pennsylvania Progress, PAC | $750 | $375 |
| H2O State Political Action Committee | $699 | $100 |
| RCPA-PAC | $500 | $500 |
| Kennett Area Democrats | $450 | $113 |
| Coal Miners, PAC | $414 | $104 |
| Pasnap Pennsylvania Association Staff Nurses/allied Profs | $400 | $67 |
| Dollar Bank, PAC | $367 | $23 |
| International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League | $300 | $100 |
| Value Drug County, PAC | $300 | $300 |
| Pugliese, PAC | $240 | $240 |
| Tredyffrin Township Democratic Committee | $200 | $100 |
| Pennsylvania Residential Owners | $200 | $200 |
| Leadingage Pennsylvania Political Action Committee | $100 | $100 |
| Butler County Republican Committee | $100 | $100 |
| Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, PAC | $100 | $100 |
| Vision, PAC | $90 | $90 |
| Berks County Democratic Committee | $60 | $60 |
| Clearfield County Republican Committee | $46 | $46 |
| University Leaf Tobacco County Pac, Inc. | $35 | $12 |
| Friends of Teamsters 397 | $35 | $35 |
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