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. 26, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite, PAC | Elite Casino Resorts, LLC | $31,000 | 2/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Helen Sinclair | $25,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gage Kent | $25,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Sonny Hall | $24,850 | 2/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | J. Elder | $15,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $10,000 | 2/20/2022 |
| New Iowa Project | Charles Chapman | $10,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Linda Duffy | $10,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Tom Steinkamp | $8,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | Wendi Wang | $5,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Duane Smith | $5,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney | David Cunningham | $5,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Kevin and Brenda Johnson | $5,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 2/23/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Kirk Miller | $3,350 | 2/22/2022 |
| Hamilton County Republican Central Committee | Bob Van Diest | $3,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Hamilton County Republican Central Committee | Jr. Stark, C. Richard | $2,500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Mark Heywood | $2,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Mark Heywood | $2,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Rick Tollakson | $2,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $1,587 | 2/22/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Alex Romp | $1,500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Barbara Edmondson | $1,500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Gary Hoyer | $1,500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Les Sulgrove | $1,500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | Joy Falotico | $1,500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Polk County Republican Central Committee | Karen Brown | $1,225 | 2/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Kyle Huffman | $1,200 | 2/22/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Leonard Leo | $1,041 | 2/21/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Laura Soride | $1,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cheryle Vilmont | $1,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Srikant for Clive | Prasad Mikkilineni | $1,000 | 2/26/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | Gerald Ihm | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Neil Gray | $1,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Eduardo Antezano | $1,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Steven Campbell | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Rebecca Bowker for Iowa | Gary McVey | $1,000 | 2/20/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Stephen Jennings | $1,000 | 2/21/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | Brian Cose | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Polk County Democratic Central Committee | Fred Weitz | $1,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer | Midwest Auto World, LLC | $1,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Robert Camblin | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Kathleen Zimpleman | $1,000 | 2/21/2022 |
| V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor | Julia Wood | $1,000 | 2/23/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Jean Figaro | $1,000 | 2/21/2022 |
| Tom Shipley for Iowa | Robert Camblin | $1,000 | 2/21/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Lois Reichert | $1,000 | 2/20/2022 |
| Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer | Kalli and Taylor McCann and Gazzano | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | John Butler | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Jay Hawthorne | $1,000 | 2/22/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Margaret Scharnweber | $1,000 | 2/24/2022 |
| Dow for Iowa | Roger Keith | $1,000 | 2/20/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | Dale Roewe | $1,000 | 2/20/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | John Butler | $1,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Andrew Ahrold | $1,000 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | David Wright | $800 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | David Wright | $800 | 2/25/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Doyle Hoyer | $750 | 2/20/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Bradford Deery | $750 | 2/22/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | James Olson | $750 | 2/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Dick Galligan | $625 | 2/22/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Jeffrey Finch | $600 | 2/25/2022 |
| Truck Iowa, PAC | Jason Miller | $600 | 2/21/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Jeffrey Finch | $600 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $535 | 2/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bruce Vankerckhove | $500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC | Tom Block | $500 | 2/25/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Suzanne Stock | $500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | David Bernstein | $500 | 2/20/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | Gregory Burbach | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Donna A. Dane | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Lynn Vorbrich | $500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Susan Terry Knapp | $500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | William Oppermann | $500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney | Sharon Haselhoff | $500 | 2/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | James Webster | $500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Jerry Wille | $500 | 2/20/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Bradford Manatt | $500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Grace Van Cleave for Iowa | Ben Brown | $500 | 2/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dennis Wangeman | $500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Thomas H. Miller | $500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | John and Maureen Roan | $500 | 2/20/2022 |
| Dubuque County Republican Central Committee | Kevin Schmitt | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | Saasha Celestial-One | $500 | 2/26/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Steve Keast | $500 | 2/25/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Connie Beasley | $500 | 2/20/2022 |
| Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux | PR Construction, LLC | $500 | 2/21/2022 |
| Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC | Teresa Hoogendoorn | $500 | 2/25/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jennifer Stanbrough | $500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Cass County Democratic Central Committee | Barbara Chase | $500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Zach Dieken for Iowa House | Greg and Linda Winkel | $500 | 2/20/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Elizabeth Sparks | $500 | 2/21/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Janice Boyd | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Joshua Meggers for Iowa House | Cordell Peterson | $500 | 2/23/2022 |
| Tina Bertrand Campaign Committee | Luann Bertrand | $500 | 2/25/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Roxanne Conlin | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | Patricia Anderson | $500 | 2/22/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Bonnie Campbell | $500 | 2/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Karen Novotny | $500 | 2/25/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Sarah Tupper for Marshall County Attorney• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Button for Recorder• Dow for Iowa• Iowans for Walton• Zylstra for Iowa House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Iowa Optometric Association• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Scheetz for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Mixdorf for Iowa• Scott County Republican Women• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Union County Republican Central Committee• Committee To Elect Susan Miller• Citizens for David Bell• Tom Shipley for Iowa• West Des Moines Democrats• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Neff for County Attorney• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Abatepac• Washington County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Dennis Bush• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• RaleyForIowaSenate• Elite, PAC• Matt Pries for Iowa• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Linn Phoenix Club• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Plymouth County Republican Central Committee• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Dave Dicks for Iowa• Kadel 4 Iowa• Gustoff for Iowa• Dallas County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Mitchell County Democratic Central Committee• Penny Vossler for Iowa• Iowa Lawpac• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Bird for Iowa• Marion County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Western Iowa Labor Federation COPE Fund• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney• Dubuque County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Cooling• Vote Jorgensen• New Iowa Project• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Loomis for County Attorney• Quirmbach for Senate• Candy Bradley• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Srikant for Clive• Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Tina Bertrand Campaign Committee• Friends of Caleb Copley• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Dimmitt for Supervisor• Moats for Recorder• Libertarian Party• Iowa Health, PAC• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Muscatine County Republican Central Committee• Zabner for Iowa• North Central Iowa Young Republicans• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Wright for Iowa• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Craig Cooper for Iowa House 81• Iowans for Mike Vondran• LS2group, PAC• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Walker for Supervisor• Boulton for Senate• Dickey for Iowa• Todd Shafer for Ankeny• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Pate for Iowa• Citizens for Katy Wethal• Friends of Whitver• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Eichholz for County Attorney• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Hamilton County Republican Central Committee• Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Linn Eagles• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• LaBruna for Iowa• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Iowa Certified Public Accountants, PAC• Nelson for County Attorney• Poweshiek County Republican Central Committee• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer• Friends of Sandy Salmon• MuniPAC• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Team Chick• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Friends of Ken Croken• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Madison County Democratic Central Committee• Miller for Secretary of State• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Decatur County Democratic Central Committee• Jim Nelson for Iowa House• Republican Party Of Iowa• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Kurt Kirchner for supervisor 2022• Wyatt for Iowa• Iowa Unity Coalition• Currin to the Capitol• Oxley for Supervisor• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• OPEi, PAC• Ida County Republican Central Committee• Rick Stewart• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Monona County Democratic Central Committee• Hora for Senate• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Donahue for Statehouse• Iowa Rural Water State, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee• Ankeny Area Democrats• Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee• Postcards to Iowa Voters• Van Buren County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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