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 April 25
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Republican State Leadership Committee & Individual Account, PAC | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $347,405 | $177 |
| John Kane for Senate | $95,250 | $10,583 |
| Future Now Fund - Pennsylvania | $91,000 | $18,200 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $42,971 | $19 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $41,275 | $13,758 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $29,750 | $5,950 |
| Sue Helm for State House Committee | $28,050 | $738 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $27,616 | $48 |
| Montgomery County Republican Committee | $26,500 | $13,250 |
| Nina for Pennsylvania | $25,650 | $5,130 |
| Democratic State Senate Campaign Committee | $23,565 | $3,928 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $22,874 | $22,874 |
| Friends of Cris Dush | $19,085 | $2,386 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $15,750 | $1,750 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $15,310 | $34 |
| George Scott for Pennsylvania 15 | $15,277 | $424 |
| Suplizio for Senate | $15,200 | $15,200 |
| IATSE Local 8, PAC | $14,700 | $112 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $13,608 | $86 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $12,400 | $33 |
| Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1, PAC | $12,168 | $6,084 |
| Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $11,921 | $35 |
| National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $11,593 | $133 |
| Energy Transfer Employee Management Company, PAC | $10,530 | $40 |
| Turn Pennsylvania Blue | $10,510 | $130 |
| Wolf, PAC | $10,276 | $2,055 |
| Friends of Nikil Saval | $10,261 | $153 |
| Citizens for Todd Eachus | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Bayer U. S. Political Action Committee, LLC | $9,624 | $22 |
| Flippable - Pennsylvania Victory Fund | $9,305 | $345 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $9,200 | $4,600 |
| Leanne for Pennsylvania | $8,525 | $775 |
| Range Resources Energy Independence, PAC | $8,337 | $287 |
| Rick for West Philly | $8,153 | $77 |
| Change Pennsylvania | $7,850 | $604 |
| D. R. I. V. E. Chapter 776 | $7,563 | $7,563 |
| Prudential Financial State & Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. | $7,294 | $27 |
| ACRE | $7,044 | $7,044 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $7,000 | $2,333 |
| Friends of Farnese | $6,950 | $772 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $6,736 | $30 |
| Friends of Meghan Schroeder | $6,345 | $1,586 |
| Psea-Pace for State Elections | $6,219 | $105 |
| Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists, PAC | $6,120 | $157 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $6,085 | $152 |
| Friends of Nancy Guenst | $5,847 | $975 |
| Pennsylvania PPL People for Good Government | $5,831 | $38 |
| Represent, PAC | $5,425 | $319 |
| Citizens for John Yudichak | $5,300 | $331 |
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