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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party Party committee · Harrisburg | 13 | $1,215,041 | |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA Party committee · Harrisburg | 6 | $343,392 | |
| Clinton County Republican Party Party committee · Lock Haven | 2 | $5,500 |
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).