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 March 28
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education | $563,607 | $174 |
| Friends of Harold M. Hayes | $239,635 | $26,626 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | $132,425 | $18,918 |
| Build Pennsylvania, PAC | $92,000 | $1,070 |
| Pssu Local 668 Cope Fund | $61,687 | $61,687 |
| Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee | $48,650 | $1,946 |
| John Kane for Senate | $46,200 | $3,850 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee | $43,206 | $19 |
| Jay Costa Jr for State Senate | $36,150 | $1,291 |
| Merck & Company, Employees Political Action Committee, Inc. | $27,319 | $47 |
| Suplizio for Senate | $25,752 | $12,876 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $24,260 | $68 |
| National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, PAC | $22,845 | $186 |
| Operators for Skill, PAC | $22,500 | $2,500 |
| Kennedy Democrats | $22,000 | $5,500 |
| Heidelbaugh for Attorney General, Inc. | $20,750 | $5,188 |
| Pugliese, PAC | $20,400 | $5,100 |
| Peco, PAC | $15,561 | $82 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, PAC | $15,541 | $34 |
| Friends of Adam Ravenstahl | $13,800 | $920 |
| Kenney James for Philadelphia | $13,350 | $1,214 |
| Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania, Inc. | $13,142 | $134 |
| The Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund | $13,099 | $52 |
| Aqua America H2O Political Action Committee, Inc. | $13,047 | $80 |
| Friends of Rob Mercuri | $12,950 | $996 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | $12,835 | $12,835 |
| Vistra Energy Leaders Political Action Committee of Vistra Energy | $12,403 | $33 |
| Benham for Pennsylvania | $12,070 | $1,097 |
| Bipartisan Voluntary Public Affairs Committee of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | $12,009 | $35 |
| Energy Transfer Employee Management Company, PAC | $11,044 | $42 |
| Bayer U. S. Political Action Committee, LLC | $9,724 | $22 |
| Friends of Joe Waltz | $9,561 | $107 |
| Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $9,200 | $4,600 |
| Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League | $8,934 | $2,978 |
| Cappelletti for Pennsylvania | $8,565 | $408 |
| Montgomery County Democratic Committee | $8,525 | $2,842 |
| Friends of Martin Causer | $8,450 | $256 |
| Prudential Financial State & Federal Political Action Committee, Inc. | $7,288 | $27 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | $6,761 | $30 |
| Friends of Peter Schweyer | $6,600 | $660 |
| Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | $6,279 | $123 |
| Friends of Senator John Blake | $6,100 | $235 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal Political Action Committee - USA | $6,085 | $152 |
| K. C. Tomlinson for State Representative | $5,625 | $5,625 |
| Volunteers for Argall | $5,600 | $509 |
| Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry | $5,578 | $398 |
| Friends of Dawn Committee Keefer Wetzel | $5,497 | $1,374 |
| Rick for West Philly | $5,218 | $57 |
| Vision, PAC | $5,050 | $2,525 |
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Action Fund | $5,000 | $5,000 |
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