Donors
Who gives to many of the 2026 state candidates: 5,174 donors gave to two or more, 306 to ten or more, and 990 to both Democrats and Republicans.
Where the money comes from
Every itemized contribution to the 2026 state candidates ($114.9M), by kind of donor.
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholdersTheir own money and committees
Individuals
$60.8M 53% of outside money · 52,564 donors
- Michael Bloomberg $2,500,000
- Christian Larsen $1,000,000
- Margaret Hardy $760,624
- John Fish $760,000
- Deborah Simon $615,500
Businesses
$2.4M 2% of outside money · 298 donors
- University City Housing Co. - Sole Prop. $250,000
- ICBD Holdings, LLC $150,000
- BALLARD SPAHR LLP $125,000
- STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG LLP $107,200
- NorthPoint Development, LLC $100,000
Trade, professional and issue groups
$31.6M 28% of outside money · 2,182 donors
- Democratic Governors Association $1,517,481
- KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC $1,288,750
- OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC $1,137,300
- Democracy PAC II $1,000,000
- CITIZENS ALLIANCE OF PA PAC $980,262
All trade, professional and issue groups funding 2+ candidates →
Labor unions
$14.6M 13% of outside money · 668 donors
- GREATER PA CARPENTERS PAC $1,143,500
- LOCAL UNION #98 IBEW COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION $1,124,303
- AFSCME People Public Emp Org to Promote Legislative Equality $750,000
- GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC $725,290
- LOCAL 0420 STEAMFITTERS UNION COPE COM $531,000
Political parties
$1.6M 1% of outside money · 7 donors
- Pennsylvania Democratic Party $1,215,041
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA $343,392
- Clinton County Republican Party $5,500
- Mifflin County Republican Party $500
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LACKAWANNA COUNTY $500
Other candidates and officeholders
$2.8M 2% of outside money · 383 donors
- FRIENDS OF SCOTT MARTIN $275,000
- FRIENDS OF JOE PITTMAN $247,500
- NORTHEAST LEADERSHIP FUND $230,700
- Citizens for Hughes $198,200
- FRIENDS OF FREEDOM & CONVENIENCE $168,002
All other candidates and officeholders funding 2+ candidates →
Their own money and committees
$1.1M 1% of all · 142 donors
- George Margetas $200,000
- Greg Rothman $150,050
- Justin Hummel $51,000
- FRIENDS OF PAT CATENA $49,000
- Albert Buchtan $42,500
Kinds of donor are read from the contributor's name and the section of the report it's listed in (individuals or political committees): unions and labor councils, labor; associations, chambers and PACs, groups; party committees, parties; other candidates' committees, candidates. A candidate's own money is contributions in their name and transfers from their earlier campaigns' committees. Names can mislead, so treat each kind as approximate.
| Donor | Candidates | Total | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPERATORS FOR SKILL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 157 | $1,137,300 | |
| HIGHMARK PAC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 128 | $222,625 | |
| MALADY & WOOTEN PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 111 | $142,455 | |
| PA OPTOMETRIC PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 102 | $126,675 | |
| CHAMBER PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 94 | $185,550 | |
| MCNEES PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 92 | $198,995 | |
| LAWPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 86 | $385,000 | |
| PAA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 79 | $542,250 | |
| WOJDAK FOR THE COMMONWEALTH PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 76 | $107,150 | |
| HAPAC-STATE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 69 | $158,760 | |
| GREENLEE PARTNERS STATE PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 69 | $85,354 | |
| ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PAC Group or PAC · Bryn Mawr | 68 | $104,700 | |
| PSCOA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 67 | $104,300 | |
| THE DT PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 66 | $242,979 | |
| PA REALTORS PAC Group or PAC · Lemoyne | 66 | $159,750 | |
| PECO PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 66 | $113,300 | |
| BRAVO PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 66 | $41,150 | |
| PSEA PACE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 64 | $307,325 | |
| STRATEGY PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 62 | $135,241 | |
| SAXTON & STUMP LLC PAC Group or PAC · Lancaster | 60 | $101,805 | |
| CAPITAL BLUE PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 59 | $75,075 | |
| SALVO PAC Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 58 | $57,527 | |
| C & G PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 57 | $129,813 | |
| TROOPERS ASSOCIATION PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 56 | $71,600 | |
| BETTER PENNSYLVANIA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 55 | $102,300 | |
| HIGHMARK PAC OF HIGHMARK INC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 54 | $133,980 | |
| PA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS PAC Group or PAC · Worthington | 53 | $74,700 | |
| KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC Group or PAC · Dover | 52 | $1,288,750 | |
| PA AMERICAN WATER PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 52 | $89,000 | |
| COZEN O'CONNOR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 50 | $198,350 | |
| CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 50 | $94,700 | |
| 1776 PAC Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | 49 | $95,750 | |
| PA MEDICAL PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 48 | $49,000 | |
| DUQUESNE LIGHT CO PAC Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 46 | $115,300 | |
| PGG-STATE Group or PAC · Allentown | 46 | $62,900 | |
| ENERGY TRANSFER PAC Group or PAC · Austin | 46 | $59,300 | |
| SGA PAC Group or PAC · Fairless Hills | 46 | $48,550 | |
| CHAMBERPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 46 | $46,300 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 45 | $185,350 | |
| NISOURCE INC PAC Group or PAC · Columbus | 45 | $65,845 | |
| PA FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 43 | $38,225 | |
| PA-THA-PAC Group or PAC · Bensalem | 42 | $125,500 | |
| SCHOOL NURSE PAC Group or PAC · Hyde Park | 42 | $6,525 | |
| THE PENNSYLVANIA INSURANCE PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 41 | $165,875 | |
| HUMANE PA Group or PAC · York | 41 | $13,450 | |
| APSCUF/CAP-PA Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 40 | $59,000 | |
| CVS HEALTH PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 40 | $52,500 | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 40 | $36,750 | |
| B & B PAC Group or PAC · Duncannon | 38 | $147,435 | |
| INDEPENDENCE PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 38 | $48,050 | |
| CPA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 37 | $107,300 | |
| PMA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 37 | $38,300 | |
| ERIE INSURANCE PAC Group or PAC · Erie | 35 | $182,375 | |
| RCPA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 35 | $64,800 | |
| INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 35 | $42,950 | |
| AMHP HOLDINGS CORP PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 33 | $44,550 | |
| DUANE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE STATE & LOCAL FUND Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 32 | $68,100 | |
| TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 31 | $114,100 | |
| MILLIRON GOODMAN PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 31 | $27,450 | |
| AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOP PAC PA Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 31 | $23,750 | |
| FOODPAC OF PENNSYLVANIA Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 30 | $33,000 | |
| LAW PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 29 | $237,500 | |
| Insulators International PAC Group or PAC · Lanham | 29 | $125,500 | |
| PA AMUSEMENT AND MUSIC MACHINE ASSOCIATION Group or PAC · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | 29 | $57,750 | |
| NFG PAPAC (NATIONAL FUEL GAS) Group or PAC · Erie | 29 | $35,145 | |
| PENN HY-PAC Group or PAC · Hatfield | 29 | $4,800 | |
| VISTRA EMPLOYEE PAC Group or PAC · Irving | 28 | $106,500 | |
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Washington | 28 | $73,500 | |
| PA COMMITTEE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 28 | $44,500 | |
| VERSANT STRATEGIES PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 28 | $26,140 | |
| DUANE MORRIS GOVT COM Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 28 | $25,450 | |
| PSEA-PACE FOR STATE ELECTIONS Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 27 | $485,800 | |
| UGI UTILITIES INC/UGI ENERGY SVC LLC PAC Group or PAC · Denver | 27 | $31,900 | |
| CALPINE PAC Group or PAC · Houston | 26 | $26,750 | |
| UGI UTILITIES INC/UGI ENERGY SERVICES LLC PAC Group or PAC · Denver | 26 | $18,970 | |
| ARIPPA PAC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 26 | $11,300 | |
| LAWPAC (PA ASSOC. FOR JUSTICE) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 25 | $157,400 | |
| POMPAC Group or PAC · Middletown | 25 | $40,450 | |
| THE COLAB PAC Group or PAC · Palmyra | 25 | $36,350 | |
| VALUE DRUG CO PAC Group or PAC · Duncansville | 25 | $30,200 | |
| PA BAR PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 25 | $28,200 | |
| BIKEPAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 25 | $25,850 | |
| EXPAND ENERGY CORP. EMPLOYEE PAC Group or PAC · Oklahoma City | 25 | $21,150 | |
| NFIB PENNSYLVANIA PAC Group or PAC · Nashville | 25 | $16,650 | |
| Represent PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 24 | $178,500 | |
| MSOA PAC Group or PAC · Meadow Lands | 24 | $136,800 | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY PAC Group or PAC · Indianapolis | 24 | $34,800 | |
| TROOPERS ASSOCIATION PAC (TAP) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 24 | $29,200 | |
| MILLIRON & GOODMAN PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 24 | $19,300 | |
| TRIAD STRATEGIES PA PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 24 | $15,960 | |
| STANDARDBRED BREEDERS ASSOC OF PA PAC Group or PAC · Hanover | 23 | $88,500 | |
| UNITED HEALTH GROUP PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 23 | $51,700 | |
| APSCUF/CAP(ASSN PA ST COL/UNIV FACL) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 23 | $34,500 | |
| PA FUTURE FUND Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 22 | $620,000 | |
| 2999 GROUP Group or PAC · Bensalem | 22 | $195,000 | |
| DEMOCRACY FUND Group or PAC · Reading | 22 | $126,283 | |
| PHHA PAC Group or PAC · Chester | 22 | $98,500 | |
| CARE PARTNERSHIP PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 22 | $56,000 | |
| UNITE AMERICA PAC INC Group or PAC · Denver · registered lobbyist employer | 22 | $48,000 | |
| FIRSTENERGY PAC Group or PAC · Akron | 22 | $43,060 | |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · St Louis | 22 | $28,200 | |
| ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC. PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Bryn Mawr | 22 | $23,650 | |
| GGR INC PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 22 | $22,200 | |
| PA SCHOOL BUS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 22 | $16,600 | |
| CIVIL SOLUTIONS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 21 | $156,800 | |
| PNC PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 21 | $62,000 | |
| The Hershey Company PAC Group or PAC · Hershey | 21 | $39,000 | |
| PA AMUSEMENT & MUSIC MACHINE ASSOC. PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 21 | $38,000 | |
| PENN OSTEOPATHIC MED PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 21 | $36,500 | |
| FIRSTPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 21 | $22,050 | |
| Education Opportunity PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 20 | $381,000 | |
| PROTECTING PA PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 20 | $48,500 | |
| PFT COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 20 | $40,500 | |
| VISION PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 20 | $34,450 | |
| PA BANKERS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 19 | $94,050 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA HORSEBREEDER'S ASSOCIATION PAC Group or PAC · Kennett Square | 19 | $41,500 | |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS PAC Group or PAC · Saint Louis | 19 | $32,750 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA COAL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 19 | $26,600 | |
| PFIZER PAC Group or PAC · New York | 19 | $22,000 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA BEER ALLIANCE Group or PAC · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | 19 | $20,800 | |
| PABAR PAC (PA BAR ASSN) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 19 | $20,750 | |
| PA RESTAURANT & LODGING PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 19 | $11,250 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURED HOUSING ASSOC. PAC Group or PAC · New Cumberland | 18 | $32,100 | |
| PABAR PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 18 | $26,800 | |
| AGENTPAC OF PENNSYLVANIA Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 18 | $16,800 | |
| JM ULIANA & ASSOCIATES LLC Group or PAC · Bethlehem | 18 | $11,056 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 17 | $121,650 | |
| PA HBPA PAC Group or PAC · Grantville | 17 | $99,500 | |
| IUPAT DC21 Political Action Fund Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 17 | $76,500 | |
| PASNAP PAC Group or PAC · Plymouth Meeting | 17 | $47,100 | |
| PHARMPAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 17 | $18,150 | |
| PMA PAC(PA MANUFACTURERS ASSN) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 17 | $12,950 | |
| DUANE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 17 | $10,600 | |
| TROOPER ASSN PAC (TAP) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 16 | $21,000 | |
| PA TRUCK PAC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 16 | $18,500 | |
| PA ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 16 | $15,500 | |
| PA FOR TOMORROW PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 16 | $14,200 | |
| HOSPITAL & HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOC OF PA PAC(HAPAC) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 16 | $13,300 | |
| FIRST PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 16 | $12,700 | |
| THE BIPARTISAN NETWORK PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 15 | $205,000 | |
| DUANE MORRIS LLP GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 15 | $58,350 | |
| STEEL & LIBERTY PAC Group or PAC · Brockway | 15 | $53,500 | |
| PA THA PAC (THOROUGHBRED HORSEMEN) Group or PAC · Bensalem | 15 | $43,000 | |
| EQT CORPORATION PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 15 | $34,000 | |
| INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS PAC (IBC PAC) Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 15 | $21,850 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION Group or PAC · Bala Cynwyd · registered lobbyist employer | 15 | $20,900 | |
| BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE STATE GOVERNMENT Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 15 | $18,400 | |
| Allegheny County Bar Association PAC Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 15 | $10,500 | |
| PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 15 | $8,400 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA ENERGY RESOURCES GROUP PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 15 | $7,900 | |
| PA ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 15 | $7,350 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA CEMETERY, CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSOCIATION PAC Group or PAC · Easton | 15 | $2,375 | |
| CPBCT PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 14 | $52,953 | |
| Z PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 14 | $34,750 | |
| RED RIVER CANYON COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 14 | $26,800 | |
| PURSUIT PAC Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 14 | $20,383 | |
| PA DUQUESNE LIGHT (PENNDUPAC) Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 14 | $20,250 | |
| BELLEVUE STRATEGIES PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 14 | $15,000 | |
| VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP. Group or PAC · Irving | 14 | $14,150 | |
| UGI UTILITIES PAC Group or PAC · Denver | 14 | $9,300 | |
| THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 14 | $4,500 | |
| PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DELAWARE PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 13 | $37,500 | |
| CENTENE CORPORATION PAC Group or PAC · Saint Louis | 13 | $20,000 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA DENTAL PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 13 | $19,875 | |
| LEADINGAGE PA PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 13 | $18,750 | |
| RANGE RESOURCES ENERGY INDEPENDENCE PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 13 | $11,800 | |
| PA MEDICAL PAC (PAM PAC) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 13 | $9,150 | |
| COMMONWEALTH CHILDRENS CHOICE FUND Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 12 | $114,500 | |
| PGCC PAC Group or PAC · Clarendon | 12 | $24,750 | |
| RETTEW PAC Group or PAC · Lancaster | 12 | $23,150 | |
| REJOICE PAC Group or PAC · Athens | 12 | $21,000 | |
| PA BANKERS PUB AFFAIRS (PABPAC) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 12 | $18,350 | |
| ENERGY TRANSFER EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PAC Group or PAC · Austin | 12 | $17,250 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA SFA PAC Group or PAC · Media | 12 | $13,750 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA BEER ALLIANCE(PA BEER WHOLESALER-PBWA) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 12 | $13,600 | |
| IFAPAC-PA Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 12 | $13,500 | |
| IW3 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | 12 | $12,850 | |
| BIKERS PAC (BIKEPAC) Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 12 | $11,000 | |
| MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC PAC Group or PAC · Columbia | 12 | $10,500 | |
| PA ASSN OF DEER FARMERS PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 12 | $9,050 | |
| WIND CREEK BETHLEHEM LLC Group or PAC · Bethlehem · registered lobbyist employer | 11 | $111,000 | |
| Constellation Employee PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 11 | $70,750 | |
| PILOTS ASSN FOR BAY & RIVER DE PAC Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 11 | $47,500 | |
| PA Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association PAC Group or PAC · Bensalem | 11 | $45,000 | |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC Group or PAC · Washington | 11 | $30,000 | |
| The Affordable Education PAC Group or PAC · Conshohocken | 11 | $29,500 | |
| MALADY & WOOTEN Group or PAC · Harrisburg · registered lobbyist employer | 11 | $20,400 | |
| TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCT INDUST PAC (TCI-PAC) Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $18,500 | |
| PPL'S PEOPLE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $13,400 | |
| FOOD PAC OF PENNSYLVANIA Group or PAC · Camp Hill | 11 | $11,550 | |
| CHAPTER 830 DRIVE Group or PAC · Philadelphia | 11 | $11,100 | |
| PHA HOME PAC Group or PAC · Lemoyne | 11 | $10,850 | |
| TEL-PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $10,750 | |
| PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATION OF RETAIL DRUGGISTS Group or PAC · Philadelphia · registered lobbyist employer | 11 | $10,500 | |
| NFG PAPAC Group or PAC · Erie | 11 | $10,050 | |
| PA POLICY PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $10,000 | |
| BIKE PAC Group or PAC · Mechanicsburg | 11 | $9,600 | |
| AT&T PAC PENNSYLVANIA Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $8,750 | |
| FUNERAL SERVICE PAC Group or PAC · Harrisburg | 11 | $7,650 | |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Political Committee Group or PAC · Hanover | 10 | $112,000 |
From itemized contributions to the 2026 state candidates' committees on reports to the Department of State filed in 2025–2026 (latest amendments). A person is a name and ZIP code; anyone else, a name as written, cleaned of spelling differences (“PA”/“Pennsylvania”) and merged where we've checked two spellings are the same donor. A company and its PAC are separate donors. By party: the candidates' parties (blue Democratic, red Republican, gray other parties).