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 Feb. 12, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Northey for Iowa Agriculture | $211,589 | 2/11/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Burge Hammond | $30,700 | 2/8/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Kurt Croell | $25,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Steve Leonard | $21,450 | 2/7/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Fight on, PAC | $10,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Daniel Cornelison | $10,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bousselot for Iowa | $10,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Roxanne Conlin | $10,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael J Richards Revocable Trust | $10,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $7,237 | 2/11/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Todd Peterson | $6,500 | 2/8/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Kurt Rasmussen | $6,300 | 2/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Abatepac | $5,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jacoby for House | $5,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Gerald Kirke | $5,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Paula Kislak | $5,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kelsey Clark for State Representative | $4,011 | 2/8/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $4,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | $4,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Mike Peterson | $3,550 | 2/11/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | David Davis | $3,500 | 2/12/2022 |
| Polk County Republican Central Committee | -- | $3,258 | 2/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Joseph Gunderson | $3,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good | $2,800 | 2/7/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Randy Walters | $2,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Randy Crawford | $2,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Bruce Kelly | $2,500 | 2/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for a Skilled Workforce | $2,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Al Sturgeon | $2,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Jack Hatch | $2,500 | 2/6/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Steve Waandro | $2,500 | 2/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Marti Rodamaker | $2,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234 | $2,276 | 2/11/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Lionel Barrow | $2,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Simone Friedman | $2,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Srikant for Clive | Anupama Mikkilineni | $2,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Dallas County Republican Central Committee | -- | $1,799 | 2/9/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | Tom Walton | $1,668 | 2/12/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Bruce Bowman | $1,600 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Lori Schaefer-Weaton | $1,550 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Charles Sukup | $1,550 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $1,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dissolved Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists (IANA P, PAC | $1,500 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Andrea Phillips for Iowa | $1,500 | 2/7/2022 |
| Kadel 4 Iowa | David Davis | $1,500 | 2/9/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | David Zrostlik | $1,500 | 2/11/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Robert Cummings | $1,400 | 2/10/2022 |
| Polk County Republican Central Committee | Peter Rogers | $1,225 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Mark D. White | $1,200 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Joan Obrien | $1,180 | 2/10/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | -- | $1,086 | 2/9/2022 |
| Citizens for David Bell | Adam Mason | $1,030 | 2/11/2022 |
| Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor | Lois Hanusa | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Ash Kading | $1,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | E. Irene Findley | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Tom Rocklin | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ronald Daniels | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Greg Popkes | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Joe Sinclair | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Donna Barry | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Pharmacy, PAC | Gary Maly | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Medical Political Action Committee | Thaddeus Anderson | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Annie Kaestner | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | Kenneth Townsend | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Michael Polich | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Barbara McFadden | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Kim Augspurger Mescher | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Roger Hill | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | William McCarthy | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Karen and Gary Youngberg | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Trudy Holman Hurd | $1,000 | 2/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Barry Cleaveland | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Loomis for County Attorney | Sean Conrad | $1,000 | 2/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Steven Boal | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Christine Parthemore | $1,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Terry Wahls | $1,000 | 2/6/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Jon Croft | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | James Dean | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Troy Upah | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Molly Hamilton | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Craig Struve | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | David Spahn | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Robert Camblin | $1,000 | 2/12/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Peter Clausen | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Stepehn Eastman | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Jim Pedrick | $1,000 | 2/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | John Ganske | $1,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Anita Ilg | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | John Lundsten | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Kenan Judge for Iowans | Zehra Anjum | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Donald F. Lamberti | $1,000 | 2/11/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Karl Goodman | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Johnson County Democratic Central Committee | Judith Pfohl | $1,000 | 2/7/2022 |
| Zylstra For Iowa House | George and Doris Schneidermann | $1,000 | 2/9/2022 |
| Hayes4IASenate | Dean Soenksen | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Karl Goodman | $1,000 | 2/8/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Krista Tanner | $1,000 | 2/10/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Unitemized Unitemized | $972 | 2/8/2022 |
| Muscatine County Republican Central Committee | -- | $961 | 2/8/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Des Moines County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Darland for Scott County Recorder• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Bill Lu for Ankeny• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Button for Recorder• Adams County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Walton• Zylstra for Iowa House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Cedar County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Miller• Louisa County Democratic Central Committee• Dejear for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee• Wayne County Republican Central Committee• Union County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for David Bell• Pocahontas County Republican Central Committee• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Woodbury County Republican Central Committee• Jones County Democratic Central Committee• Henry County Democratic Central Committee• Page County Republican Central Committee• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Hayes4IASenate• Hancock County Republican Central Committee• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Iowa Cattlemen's Association, PAC• RaleyForIowaSenate• Butler County Republican Central Committee• Mitchell County Republican Central Committee• Matt Pries for Iowa• Jasper County Republican Central Committee• McCarthy for County Attorney• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Adair County Republican Central Committee• Linn Phoenix Club• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Davis County Democratic Central Committee• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Kadel 4 Iowa• Palo Alto County Republican Central Committee• Clayton County Democratic Central Committee• Cass County Republican Central Committee• Story County Republican Central Committee• Jackson County Democratic Central Committee• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Mitchell County Democratic Central Committee• People for Pam Jochum• Bird for Iowa• Wasson for Iowa• Marion County Republican Central Committee• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Audubon County Democratic Central Committee• Audubon County Republican Central Committee• Winnebago County Republican Central Committee• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney• Wapello County Democratic Central Committee• Dubuque County Republican Central Committee• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowa County Republican Central Committee• Winnebago County Democratic Central Committee• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Srikant for Clive• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Mills County Republican Central Committee• Appanoose County Democratic Central Committee• Webster County Republican Central Committee• Cerro Gordo County Democratic Central Committee• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Moats for Recorder• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Muscatine County Republican Central Committee• Webster County Democratic Central Committee• Weets for Iowa• Win With Windschitl• Delaware County Republican Central Committee• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Allamakee County Republican Central Committee• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Greene County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Johnston Area Democrats• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Walker for Supervisor• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Boulton for Senate• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Story County Democratic Central Committee• Pate for Iowa• Franklin County Republican Central Committee• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Plymouth County Democratic Central Committee• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Lee County Republican Central Committee• Eichholz for County Attorney• Iowa Funeral Directors Association, PAC• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Grundy County Democratic Central Committee• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Warren County Democratic Central Committee• Buena Vista County Democratic Central Committee• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Fremont County Republican Central Committee• Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux• Union County Democratic Central Committee• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Davis County Republican Central Committee• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• LaBruna for Iowa• Warren County Republican Central Committee• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Iowa Certified Public Accountants, PAC• Nelson for County Attorney• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Palo Alto County Democratic Central Committee• Heartsill for Iowa• Bremer County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Floyd County Republican Central Committee• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Tama County Republican Central Committee• Sac County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Taylor County Republican Central Committee• Howard County Republican Central Committee• Fremont County Democratic Central Committee• Ringgold County Republican Central Committee• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Hamilton County Democratic Central Committee• Team Chick• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Delaware County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Jesse Green• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• Jon Brtling for Iowa• Dunn for Iowa Committee• Worth County Republican Central Committee• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Currin to the Capitol• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Ida County Republican Central Committee• Rick Stewart• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Harrison County Republican Central Committee• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Dickinson County Republican Central Committee• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Marion County Democratic Central Committee• Monona County Democratic Central Committee• Benton County Republican Central Committee• Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee• Disbro for Iowa House• Washington County Democratic Central Committee
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