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Wayne D. Fontana
State Senator, District 42, State Senate
Running in 2026: State Senate District 42 (May 19) “won the primary” · State Senate District 42 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
Senate District 42 D · 550 floor votes this session, 1% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 22 (0 became law) — SB 1072, SB 1087, SB 1143, SB 1270, SB 1391, SB 1392, SB 256, SB 257, SB 258, SB 259, SB 262, SB 263 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
STATE SENATOR, SENATE OF PA | 2026-03-09 | 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 gifts, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality, 1 business interests · paper |
2024 statement
STATE SENATOR, SENATE OF PA | 2025-04-16 | 1 real estate, 1 creditors, 1 business offices · paper |
2023 statement
STATE SENATOR, SENATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | 2024-04-29 | 1 real estate, 1 business offices, 1 business interests · paper |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of gifts
Block 11 lists gifts received in 2025: ATTACHMENT. Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Gifts: ATTACHMENT
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: FONTANAFEST CHARITY 501 (C)(3) CREEDN. Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: FONTANAFEST CHARITY 501 (C)(3) CREEDN
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Campaign money: State Senate District 42
$276,114raised, 146 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
26%27%25%10%12%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $157,429
Largest payees: PA DEMOCRATIC PARTY $27,691 Other (described) · CHARTIERS GROUP LLC $23,600 Other (described) · WAYNE FONTANA $15,153 Other (described) · PPP $12,000 Other (described) · SDCC $7,500 Other (described) · FRANCINE FONTANA $7,500 Other (described) · RAFF PRINTING $5,071 Other (described) · COMMON SENSE CHANGE $5,000 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
JAY COSTA FOR STATE SENATE
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $30,000 |
MID-ATLANTIC LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE
Reston | Political committee | $27,500 |
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
IN KIND DESIGN, PRODUCTIO · Harrisburg | Person or other | $26,372.75 |
PA REALTORS PAC
Lemoyne | Political committee | $11,000 |
TERRANCE SHALLENBERGER, JR.
PRESIDENT · SHALLENBERGER CONSTRUCTION · Connellsville | Person or other | $10,000 |
BRICKLAYERS LOCAL 9
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $10,000 |
FRANK FUHRER III
CEO · FRANK B. FUHRER WHOLESALE CO · Pittsburgh | Person or other | $10,000 |
DEMOCRACY FUND
Reading | Political committee | $7,500 |
PA LABORERS JOBS PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $7,500 |
IBEW LOCAL 5 PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $5,000 |
TC PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $5,000 |
MERRILL STABILE
PRESIDENT · ALCO PARKING · Pittsburgh | Person or other | $5,000 |
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 449
Harmony | Political committee | $5,000 |
K&L GATES
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $3,500 |
HIGHMARK PAC
Camp Hill | Political committee | $2,500 |
Filers: COMMITTEE TO ELECT WAYNE FONTANA (2005140), WAYNE FONTANA (2026C0175). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|
JAY COSTA FOR STATE SENATE
Candidate or officeholder committee · Pittsburgh | $30,000 | 13 | |
Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League
Labor union · Reston | $27,500 | 9 | |
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Party committee · Harrisburg | $26,373 | 13 | |
PA REALTORS PAC
Group or PAC · Lemoyne | $11,000 | 66 | |
Terrance Shallenberger
PRESIDENT, Shallenberger Construction Inc · Connellsville | $10,000 | 3 | |
Frank Fuhrer
CEO, FRANK FUHRER WHOLESALE CO · Pittsburgh | $10,000 | 3 | |
DEMOCRACY FUND
Group or PAC · Reading | $7,500 | 22 | |
PA Laborers Jobs PAC
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $7,500 | 17 | |
IBEW LOCAL 5 PAC
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 4 | |
TC PAC
Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 2 | |
Merrill Stabile
PRESIDENT, ALCO PARKING · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 6 | |
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 449
Labor union · Harmony | $5,000 | 5 | |
K&L GATES LLP
Business · Pittsburgh · registered lobbyist employer | $4,000 | 58 | |
HIGHMARK PAC
Group or PAC · Camp Hill | $2,500 | 128 | |
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 449
Labor union · Harmony · registered lobbyist employer | $2,500 | 10 | |