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 March 5, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Jeff Koudelka | $67,383 | 3/2/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Ronald Holden | $50,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bruce Rastetter | $25,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jc Risewick | $21,600 | 3/3/2022 |
| Better Democracy, PAC | Loree Miles | $17,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Paustian for Supervisor | Paustian for State House | $11,671 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Jim Lykam | $10,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Taxpayers for Collins | $10,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cameron Sutton | $8,022 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action C | $6,566 | 3/4/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Katie and Michael Barr | $5,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Don Lamberti | $5,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa House | $5,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ron Daniels | $5,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Stephen S. and Cynthia Rasmussen | $5,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | John Renda | $5,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Progressive Turnout Project | $4,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Julia Gentleman | $2,900 | 3/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | William or Ruth Parks | $2,800 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Ron Lichtsinn | $2,500 | 3/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ronald Grubb | $2,500 | 2/28/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Mary Pat Gunderson | $2,500 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Ron Lichtsinn | $2,500 | 3/2/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Mary O.'Keefe | $2,500 | 3/1/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Dan Cramer | $2,350 | 2/27/2022 |
| Local #4 Fire, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $2,242 | 2/28/2022 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | -- | $2,079 | 2/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Janet and Frank Berlin | $2,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Ann Rhodes | $2,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Lucinda Raabe | $2,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Don Lamberti | $2,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Larry Taylor | $1,500 | 3/2/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | William Parks | $1,500 | 3/4/2022 |
| Tiara Mays for Iowa | Christine Decoudreaux | $1,400 | 2/28/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Gary Lemons | $1,200 | 2/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jeff Greteman | $1,100 | 3/1/2022 |
| Loomis for County Attorney | Brian Rosener | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Gregory Lin | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Terry Hurshman | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Lisa Veach | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Howard Hagen | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Zabner For Iowa | Heidi Heitkamp | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Barb Kniff | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Zabner For Iowa | Chester Woodman | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Disbro For Iowa House | Michael Disbro | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowans 4 Higher Education | Donald and Diana Vogel | $1,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Ken Cline | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Paul Easter | $1,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Sara Bills Thwing | $1,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Jeff Lamberti | $1,000 | 3/5/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Karrie Wilson | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Robert A Gertsen | Robert Gertsen | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Fred Weitz | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Molly Gross | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Walker for Supervisor | Darlene Ehlers | $1,000 | 3/4/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Alexander Grgurich | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Linda Markkula | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Hal Ide | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Chuepheng Yang | $1,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Sondra Feldstein | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | D. R. Walton | $1,000 | 2/28/2022 |
| Moore for State Representative | Bob Camblin | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| Zach Dieken for Iowa House | Van Ess Dairy, LLC | $1,000 | 3/3/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Jennifer Garst | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Citizens for Elinor A. Levin | Kevin Lawrence | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity | Roger and Nancy Leahy | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Martha Ward | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Cynthia Thorland | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Citizens for David Bell | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Elle Wyant for Iowa | Brett Blanchfield | $1,000 | 3/5/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Greg Manatt | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Rebecca Snethen | $1,000 | 2/27/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | Fred Weitz | $1,000 | 3/4/2022 |
| Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor | Joseph D. Virgilio | $1,000 | 3/4/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Suresh Reddy | $1,000 | 3/1/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Lon Bierma | $1,000 | 3/4/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Craig Ellingson | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Austin Harris for Iowa | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | $1,000 | 3/4/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Mike and Marylee Vanderpool | $1,000 | 3/2/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Suresh Reddy | $900 | 3/1/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Dan Deery | $800 | 3/2/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Mark Hummel | $800 | 2/28/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Dan Deery | $800 | 3/2/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Joel Thys | $800 | 3/2/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Mark Hummel | $800 | 2/28/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Joel Thys | $800 | 3/2/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Jodie Hoadley | Committee to Elect Jodie Hoadley | $750 | 3/1/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Adam Manatt | $750 | 3/1/2022 |
| Iowa Voters for Van Lancker | Fred Weitz | $600 | 3/3/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | David Dixon | $550 | 2/28/2022 |
| Dubuque County Patriots | -- | $528 | 2/28/2022 |
| Madison County Democratic Central Committee | Robert and Peggy Casper | $500 | 2/28/2022 |
| Jim Nelson for Iowa House | Ella Nelson | $500 | 2/28/2022 |
| Linn Phoenix Club | Bev Hannon | $500 | 2/27/2022 |
| Donahue for Statehouse | Mk McGrath | $500 | 3/1/2022 |
| Zabner For Iowa | James Bryant | $500 | 2/27/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Dustin Jones | $500 | 3/1/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Matt Buley | $500 | 3/3/2022 |
| Sarah Tupper for Marshall County Attorney | John McCune | $500 | 2/27/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Des Moines County Republican Central Committee• 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• Bill Lu for Ankeny• Taxpayers for Collins• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Rob Hogg• Litton for Recorder• Iowans for Walton• Zylstra for Iowa House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Scheetz for Iowa• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale• Kossuth County Republican Central Committee• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Mixdorf for Iowa• Committee To Elect Walter Utman Harrison County Supervisor• Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee• Scott County Republican Women• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Committee To Elect Susan Miller• Citizens for David Bell• Credit Union, PAC• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Committee To Elect Matt Mccoy• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Hayes4IASenate• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Sioux City Professional Firefighters Association Local #7• Christy Wolfe for Iowa• Abatepac• Committee to Elect Jodie Hoadley• Iowans for Dennis Bush• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Adams County Democratic Central Committee• RaleyForIowaSenate• Maybanks for County Attorney• Matt Pries for Iowa• Jasper County Republican Central Committee• McCarthy for County Attorney• Young for Iowa House• Linn Phoenix Club• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Monroe County Republican Central Committee• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Dave Dicks for Iowa• Palo Alto County Republican Central Committee• Gustoff for Iowa• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Dubuque County Patriots• Penny Vossler for Iowa• People for Pam Jochum• Paustian for Supervisor• Bird for Iowa• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Coalition for Better County Government• De La Cerda for Iowa house district 36• Citizens for John Norwood• Clarke County Democratic Central Committee• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney• Iowans for Cooling• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• SEIU Local 199 COPE Fund• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Taylor for Representative• Srikant for Clive• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Iowa CCI, PAC• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Tompkins for Auditor• Moats for Recorder• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Muscatine County Republican Central Committee• Buchanan County Republican Central Committee• Better Democracy, PAC• Zabner for Iowa• Wright for Iowa• Heather Stancil for Iowa• Chickasaw County Republican Central Committee• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Rosien for Iowa• Turek4Iowa• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Walker for Supervisor• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Boone County Republican Central Committee• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Pate for Iowa• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Political Action Committee• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Advocates for the betterment of West Sioux• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• LaBruna for Iowa• Carla Anderson for Dubuque City Council Ward 4• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Moore for State Representative• Osmundson for Iowa• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Smith for Treasurer• Ankeny Republicans• Dumkrieger for Iowa• WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Dean Fisher for House• Team Chick• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Madison County Democratic Central Committee• Freeman for Iowa• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Robert A Gertsen• Austin Harris for Iowa• Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee• Jim Nelson for Iowa House• Republican Party Of Iowa• Jon Brtling for Iowa• Dunn for Iowa Committee• FUELIowa, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Kurt Kirchner for supervisor 2022• Iowa Unity Coalition• Currin to the Capitol• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Ida County Republican Central Committee• Joe Bolkcom for Iowa Senate• Rick Stewart• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor• Iowa Staff Union-National Staff Organization, PAC• Disbro for Iowa House• Postcards to Iowa Voters• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Sweeney for State House• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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