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. 19, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite, PAC | Elite Casino Resorts, LLC | $100,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Schmidt | $15,800 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans For Miller | $15,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $12,057 | 2/18/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Justin Lechtenberg | $10,834 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Fred Hubbell | $10,000 | 2/18/2022 |
| Iowa Committee on Political Education - AFL-CIO | IFL Funds | $5,157 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Lisa Toti | $5,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Margot Eness | $5,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Robert and Jane Fahr | $5,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Mark Yackel-Juleen | $3,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Unitemized | $2,984 | 2/15/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Randy Winegard | $2,500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jack Miller | $2,500 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Timothy Urban | $2,500 | 2/13/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Karen Sweet | $2,500 | 2/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Neal Conover | $2,500 | 2/17/2022 |
| Libertarian Party | David Davis | $2,500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $2,500 | 2/17/2022 |
| NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | Martin Berger | $2,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Unitemized | $1,633 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Thomas Bush | $1,500 | 2/15/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Jeanne Vanda | $1,500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | Tom Walton | $1,025 | 2/13/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | Mark and Lesley Pries | $1,000 | 2/19/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Kirkendall | William Kirkendall | $1,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Robert Wersen | $1,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Lance Hanson | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Patricia Westphal | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Carl Esker | $1,000 | 2/15/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Stuart Heitshusen | $1,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| Kurt Kirchner for supervisor 2022 | Mark Madsen | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Karen Jeske | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael and Marlene Cambridge | $1,000 | 2/19/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Ken Clark | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Warren Stine | $1,000 | 2/15/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Shekinah Young | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dale Andres | $1,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Ken Clark | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Suzanne Levitt | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dr. Jim and Mary Ell Kimball | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| Todd Halbur For State Auditor | Theodore Hawley | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Melissa Ihnen | $1,000 | 2/16/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Mike Vondran | $1,000 | 2/15/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | James S. Cownie, Trustee | $1,000 | 2/18/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Elizabeth Garst | $1,000 | 2/18/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Vickee Adams | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Joe Bolkcom for Iowa Senate | $1,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Sally Pederson | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Iowa Voters for Van Lancker | David Anglin | $1,000 | 2/17/2022 |
| Wasson for Iowa | Dean Soenksen | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Boyd Brodie | $1,000 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Jayne Hansen | $1,000 | 2/13/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | William Bernau | $961 | 2/18/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | -- | $815 | 2/15/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Stan Moffitt | $800 | 2/18/2022 |
| Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney | Carolyn Brown and Jerry Zimmermann | $800 | 2/13/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Stan Moffitt | $800 | 2/18/2022 |
| Bouslog for Urbandale City Council | John M. Bouslog | $750 | 2/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Phil Thompson for Iowa | $750 | 2/15/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Gary Brotherson | $750 | 2/14/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | James Rheinschmidt | $750 | 2/15/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jill Monnahan | $750 | 2/15/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | -- | $750 | 2/15/2022 |
| NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | Barry Johnson | $700 | 2/14/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | -- | $692 | 2/18/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | John Dunn | $630 | 2/15/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | -- | $618 | 2/15/2022 |
| Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors | Kevin Dobbs | $600 | 2/19/2022 |
| Madison County Democratic Central Committee | Daniel and Lori Ryner | $600 | 2/17/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $598 | 2/17/2022 |
| Buchanan County Republican Central Committee | -- | $565 | 2/16/2022 |
| Eric Gjerde For Iowa | Eric Gjerde | $550 | 2/14/2022 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Alisha Duehn | $550 | 2/16/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $530 | 2/18/2022 |
| Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | International Association of Firefighters Interested in Regi | $529 | 2/18/2022 |
| Citizens for David Bell | Cynthia Hubbard | $515 | 2/17/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | Michelle Townsend | $504 | 2/18/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Byron Menke | $500 | 2/16/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Benjamin Geyerhahn | $500 | 2/15/2022 |
| Chavez for Iowa | Leaann Saul | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Trelka for Sheriff | David Sires | $500 | 2/17/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Robert Kem | $500 | 2/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Shannon Henson | $500 | 2/13/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Marcia Kinzenbaw | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Iowans 4 Higher Education | Kenneth L. Braskamp | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Wendell Baker | $500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | David Eilers | $500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Daniel Stocker | $500 | 2/16/2022 |
| Iowa Optometric Association | Christopher Eiler | $500 | 2/16/2022 |
| Marshall County Democratic Central Committee | Craig Harabedian | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dan Zumbach for Senate | $500 | 2/15/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Gordon Sorensen | $500 | 2/15/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Jim Lykam | $500 | 2/14/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Frances Rockey | $500 | 2/17/2022 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Joan Kennedy | $500 | 2/17/2022 |
| Colman Silbernagel for Iowa | Abram M. and Marissa C. Silbernagel | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Grace Van Cleave for Iowa | Ben Stango | $500 | 2/18/2022 |
| Mauro Campaign Team | Ja and Re Barsetti | $500 | 2/19/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Nikole Tutton for Iowa Senate• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Bill Lu for Ankeny• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Button for Recorder• Litton for Recorder• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowans for Walton• Zylstra for Iowa House• 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• Kossuth County Republican Central Committee• Cwa Council of the State of Iowa Cope Fund• Montgomery County Republican Central Committee• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Mauro Campaign Team• 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• Wayne County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for David Bell• Credit Union, PAC• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Neff for County Attorney• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Hayes4IASenate• Christy Wolfe for Iowa• Abatepac• Mahaska County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Dennis Bush• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Adams County Democratic Central Committee• Allamakee County Democratic Central Committee• RaleyForIowaSenate• Maybanks for County Attorney• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Buena Vista County Republican Central Committee• Elite, PAC• Veritas Political Action Committee• Matt Pries for Iowa• McCarthy for County Attorney• Young for Iowa House• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Sioux County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Benton County Democratic Central Committee• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Penny Vossler for Iowa• People for Pam Jochum• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Bird for Iowa• Wasson for Iowa• Marshall County Democratic 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• Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney• Dubuque County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowa County Republican Central Committee• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Srikant for Clive• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Auto Recyclers, PAC• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Dimmitt for Supervisor• Libertarian Party• Iowa Health, PAC• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Buchanan County Republican Central Committee• Webster County Democratic Central Committee• Zabner for Iowa• North Central Iowa Young Republicans• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Louisa County Republican Central Committee• Clay County Republican Central Committee• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Alons for Senate• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Bouslog for Urbandale City Council• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Walker for Supervisor• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Clayton County Republican Central Committee• TechPAC• Todd Shafer for Ankeny• Iowa Democratic Party• O'Brien County Republican Central Committee• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Lucas County Democratic Central Committee• Boone County Republican Central Committee• Page County Democratic Central Committee• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Fayette County Republican Central Committee• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Katy Wethal• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Jackson County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Funeral Directors Association, PAC• Decatur County Republican Central Committee• Keokuk County Republican Central Committee• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Appanoose County Republican Central Committee• Hamilton County Republican Central Committee• Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux• Lawrence McBurney for Urbandale City Council• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• LaBruna for Iowa• Carla Anderson for Dubuque City Council Ward 4• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Lumbermens, PAC• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Smith for Treasurer• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Watts for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Hardin County Democratic Central Committee• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Dean Fisher for House• Team Chick• Chavez for Iowa• Friends of Ken Croken• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Madison County Democratic Central Committee• Freeman for Iowa• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Republican Party Of Iowa• Jon Brtling for Iowa• Maher for Supervisor• Dunn for Iowa Committee• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Kurt Kirchner for supervisor 2022• Iowa Unity Coalition• Committee to Elect Alyson Glynn• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Trelka for Sheriff• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Rick Stewart• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC• Marshall County Republican Central Committee• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor• Kenan Judge for Iowans• NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC• McClintock for Iowa• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC
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