More than $22 million was raised for the Iowa Senate race in 2022. This was split fairly evenly between the Republican and Democrat parties.
What’s known as “dark money,” which comes from political non-profits and shell corporations, has greatly increased expenditures and donations in recent elections to record-breaking highs.
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.
Disclosures of political contributions can be unclear or murky due to gaps in information and misreporting.
Top Political Contributions in Iowa for week ending Jan. 29, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Hubbell | $50,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Gage Kent | $30,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wills For Iowa City Committee | $25,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $25,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $25,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Brian Lohse | $20,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $13,100 | 1/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gary Mohr for State House | $10,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Rich Eychaner | $5,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Latham for Iowa | $5,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Currin to the Capitol | DRIVE | $5,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | Tom Walton | $5,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Peter Roan | $5,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| Iowa Committee on Political Education - AFL-CIO | IFL Funds | $4,418 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Leonard and Marlene Hadley | $4,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $3,855 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Moore | $2,500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Joseph and Barbara S. Merschman | $2,500 | 1/24/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Kay Riley | $2,500 | 1/23/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jennifer Staub | $2,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Albert Laurence Jennings Revocable Trust | $2,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Linn County Democratic Central Committee | McCalmant for Recorder Committee | $1,600 | 1/26/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Maggi Moss | $1,500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Victory Enterprises | $1,353 | 1/28/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Truck Iowa, PAC | $1,250 | 1/24/2022 |
| Wayne County Democratic Central Committee | William Larson | $1,153 | 1/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jerry L. or Debra J. Jochims | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Steve Stahly | $1,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Anne Marie Bird | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Warren County Democratic Central Committee | Steve Richardson | $1,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Washington County Democratic Central Committee | Rita Hart for Iowa | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Lawrence Disney | $1,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Linn Phoenix Club | Steve and Kay Jackson | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | Mike Pearson | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Tom Duff | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Travis Lowe | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Gary Dickey | $1,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Becky S. Merical | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Kevin K. Drury | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Stephen Friend | $1,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Patricia Bauman | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Stuart Feldstein | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Robert Riley Jr. | $1,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ray and Sharon Dearin | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | David Hibbard | $1,000 | 1/28/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Martha James | $1,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| Dunn For Iowa Committee | Barton Kopf | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | John G. and Jane Kiefer | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Bob Ward | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Timothy Urban | $1,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Susan Miller | Polina Schlott | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Mark Thompson for Iowa House | Bob Ritter | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bill Fordice | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Kenneth Birt | $1,000 | 1/23/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Arlen Van Zee | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Carney James | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Mark Beltram | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | David Goodman | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Robert Bird | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Melvin R. Weatherwax | $1,000 | 1/24/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Roxanne Conlin | $1,000 | 1/26/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | Matthew Parlow | $1,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Citizens for Katy Wethal | Debra Butler Trust | $1,000 | 1/25/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Breanne Bolin Barnum | $1,000 | 1/27/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Roy Farmer | $1,000 | 1/29/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Kirkendall | Richard and Sandra Kirkendall | $850 | 1/28/2022 |
| Iowa Lumbermens, PAC | -- | $830 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Dianne Phelps | $750 | 1/24/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Drew Vogel | $600 | 1/29/2022 |
| Libertarian Party | Julia Ofenbakh | $540 | 1/28/2022 |
| Iowa Optometric Association | Jill Kunzman | $520 | 1/24/2022 |
| Currin to the Capitol | Arthur Jones | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Friends of Tavis Hall | Sharon Juon | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Rona Berinobis | $500 | 1/29/2022 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Mahaffey Michael | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Zylstra For Iowa House | David Krahling | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowa Federation of Young Republicans | Helen Howe | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | David Abram | $500 | 1/26/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Debra Moore | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | John Liepa | $500 | 1/29/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gerhold for Iowa | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Rodney Vry | $500 | 1/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gary Mohr for State House | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Hadley Spanier | $500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | J. David Rosenberger | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Committee to elect Shad Clayton | Thomas Dorr | $500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Susan Voss | $500 | 1/26/2022 |
| Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC | Eldon Hunsicker | $500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Zylstra For Iowa House | Todd and Julie Van Tol | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Larry Murphy | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Ann Rhodes | $500 | 1/29/2022 |
| Eric Giddens for Iowa | Al and Pam Hays | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | David Comstock | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Bethanie Farus | $500 | 1/27/2022 |
| Iowa Certified Public Accountants, PAC | Angela Reed | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ray & Jan Launstein Trust | $500 | 1/24/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | David Muraskin | $500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC | John Dalton | $500 | 1/28/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Lisa Bean | $500 | 1/25/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Eastern Iowa Young Republicans• Indira Sheumaker for the People• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Jason Roudabush for County Supervisor• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Bill Lu for Ankeny• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Button for Recorder• Citizens for Rob Hogg• Adams County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Walton• Friends To Elect Garry Seyb• Zylstra for Iowa House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Cedar County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Iowa Optometric Association• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Iowa Committee On Political Education - Afl-Cio• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Mauro Campaign Team• Citizens for Brandon Pangman• Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee• Scott County Republican Women• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Committee To Elect Shad Clayton• Union County Republican Central Committee• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Wayne County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Susan Miller• Credit Union, PAC• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Neff for County Attorney• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Hayes4IASenate• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• RaleyForIowaSenate• Maybanks for County Attorney• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Neighbors for Coleman• Jasper County Republican Central Committee• McCarthy for County Attorney• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Linn Phoenix Club• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Kadel 4 Iowa• Gustoff for Iowa• Dallas County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Democratic Party Third District Endowment Fund• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Penny Vossler for Iowa• People for Pam Jochum• Iowa Lawpac• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Wasson for Iowa• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Western Iowa Labor Federation COPE Fund• Audubon County Democratic Central Committee• Winnebago County Republican Central Committee• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• De La Cerda for Iowa house district 36• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Scott County Republican Central Committee• New Iowa Project• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Loomis for County Attorney• Quirmbach for Senate• Candy Bradley• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Petersen for State Senate• Dimmitt for Supervisor• Moats for Recorder• Libertarian Party• Iowa Health, PAC• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Buchanan County Republican Central Committee• Better Democracy, PAC• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Zabner for Iowa• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Alons for Senate• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Johnston Area Democrats• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Boulton for Senate• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• The Joseph Jones Committee• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Pate for Iowa• Franklin County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Katy Wethal• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Iowa Funeral Directors Association, PAC• Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Political Action Committee• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Warren County Democratic Central Committee• Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Citizens for Mandelbaum• LaBruna for Iowa• Carla Anderson for Dubuque City Council Ward 4• Erba for DBQ• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Certified Public Accountants, PAC• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Heartsill for Iowa• Iowa Lumbermens, PAC• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Ankeny Republicans• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer• Iowa People's, PAC• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Team Chick• Friends of Ken Croken• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Dunn for Iowa Committee• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Iowa Unity Coalition• Currin to the Capitol• Oxley for Supervisor• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• OPEi, PAC• Joe Bolkcom for Iowa Senate• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Ankeny Area Democrats• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• McClintock for Iowa• Committee to Elect Brett Becker• Washington County Democratic Central Committee• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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