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 April 30, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $35,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Hite for State House | Joe Crookham | $15,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Better Democracy, PAC | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $11,500 | 4/26/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $10,787 | 4/25/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Greg and Christie McCoy | $10,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Joe Crookham | $10,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican National Committee | $5,250 | 4/25/2022 |
| Mark Weatherly State Representative 39 | Ryan Johnson | $5,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike Gerdin | $5,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Linda Cottington Killinger | $5,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Linda Killinger | $5,000 | 4/24/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | Lois Vermeer | $5,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Sondra Feldstein | $5,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lori Weaton | $5,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | De Witt for Supervisor | $4,011 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | Tom Walton | $4,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | -- | $3,060 | 4/30/2022 |
| Leupold for Supervisor | William Leupold | $3,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Sherman for Freedom Committee | CJE Properties, LLC | $3,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Donald Schoen | $3,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Buchanan County Republican Central Committee | -- | $2,677 | 4/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Smart-Td, PAC | $2,500 | 4/26/2022 |
| Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity | Charles Jones | $2,500 | 4/26/2022 |
| Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity | Thomas Woods | $2,500 | 4/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Charese Yanney | $2,500 | 4/28/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Michael and Monique Gorsline | $2,500 | 4/25/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | DFL Revocable Trust | $2,500 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 4/26/2022 |
| Local #4 Fire, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $2,257 | 4/28/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Woodbury County Republican Central Committee | $2,175 | 4/26/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Caas, LLC | $2,143 | 4/29/2022 |
| Jennifer Smith for Iowa | Michael McCoy | $2,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Caas, LLC | $2,000 | 4/30/2022 |
| Grace Van Cleave for Iowa | Louise Parent | $2,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | David Steffens | $2,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Heather Stancil for Iowa | Terri Nichols | $2,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Skip and Cathy Perley | $2,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee | Alan Anderson | $1,843 | 4/25/2022 |
| Megan Srinivas for Iowa | Heather Strachan | $1,768 | 4/30/2022 |
| Jim Irwin For Supervisor | Jim Irwin | $1,646 | 4/28/2022 |
| District Union #431 UFCW Political Action Account | UFCW District Local 431 Transmittal Account | $1,570 | 4/29/2022 |
| Team Chick | Danny Chick | $1,500 | 4/25/2022 |
| Heaton for Rural Iowa | Henry County Democratic Central Committee | $1,500 | 4/30/2022 |
| Weets For Iowa | Alan Weets | $1,500 | 4/27/2022 |
| Tiara Mays for Iowa | Christine Decoudreaux | $1,400 | 4/30/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | Mark Stewart | $1,400 | 4/30/2022 |
| Education Harvey for Jefferson County Attorney | Edward Harvey | $1,299 | 4/28/2022 |
| Jones County Republican Central Committee | -- | $1,275 | 4/29/2022 |
| Nicolaus for Butler County Treasurer | Nicolaus for Butler County Treasurer | $1,239 | 4/28/2022 |
| Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,225 | 4/25/2022 |
| Truck Iowa, PAC | Brad Wilson | $1,200 | 4/25/2022 |
| Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC | Michael Demoss | $1,100 | 4/30/2022 |
| Nikole Tutton for Iowa Senate | James Pattison | $1,100 | 4/24/2022 |
| Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,080 | 4/26/2022 |
| Wilz for Iowa | Tim Nichols | $1,041 | 4/26/2022 |
| Eastvold for Winnebago County Recorder | Shanna Eastvold | $1,014 | 4/28/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | Kurt Rasmussen | $1,000 | 4/30/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | Jose Gonzalez | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor | Joseph D.'Virgilio | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | Fight on, PAC | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Skylar Limkemann for Iowa House | James Borden | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Altria Group Political Action Committee, Inc. | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Clinton County Democratic Central Committee | Electrical Workers Local 145 Political Action Committee | $1,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Warren Stine | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Sara Murray | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Wood for Iowa | Daniel Wood | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Theresa Preston-Werner | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | David Maier | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Cristina Kuhn | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Stephanie Vander Kamp | $1,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Darland for Scott County Recorder | Jim Rumsey | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | Sondra Feldstein | $1,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Dave Heaton | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Mandelbaum | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Brian and Mary Lohse | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | Jean Brumm | $1,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Ann McLaughlin for Treasurer | Ann McLaughlin | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | William Murphy Iv | $1,000 | 4/30/2022 |
| Skylar Limkemann for Iowa House | Dusti Drayfahl | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Iowa Voters for Van Lancker | Larry Van Lancker | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Johnson for Iowa | Leslie Duckett | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Elgin Roland | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | Robert Wersen | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Mitchell | Keith McKinzie | $1,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Stone for House | Byron Carlson | $1,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Jaylen Cavil for Iowa | Mike Draper | $1,000 | 4/26/2022 |
| Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor | Gerald Kirke | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Kenneth Lockard | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | Robert Myers | $1,000 | 4/30/2022 |
| Brett Mason For Supervisor | Darren Mason | $1,000 | 4/27/2022 |
| Kyle Stecker for Supervisor | Lucretia Charlson | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Thomas Bush | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Team McGovern | Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee | $1,000 | 4/29/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Thomas H. Miller | $1,000 | 4/30/2022 |
| De La Cerda for Iowa house district 36 | Drew Ahrold | $1,000 | 4/28/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Sheri Avis Horner Rev Trust | $1,000 | 4/25/2022 |
| Sawyer for Supervisor | Todd Sawyer | $946 | 4/28/2022 |
| Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney | Elizabeth Murphy | $850 | 4/25/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Wilz for Iowa• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Nikole Tutton for Iowa Senate• J Wright for County Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Darland for Scott County Recorder• Sam Cox for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Fayette County Democratic Central Committee• Ben Rogers for Supervisor• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Leupold for Supervisor• Iowans for Walton• Zylstra for Iowa House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Nicolaus for Butler County Treasurer• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Kossuth County Republican Central Committee• Wood for Iowa• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Lyon County Republican Central Committee• Mixdorf for Iowa• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Credit Union, PAC• West Des Moines Democrats• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Hite for State House• Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee• Hayes4IASenate• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Abatepac• Paschen for Senate• RDH (Registered Dental Hygienists PAC, PAC• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• District Union #431 Ufcw Political Action Account• Clasen for Treasurer• Butler County Republican Central Committee• Wilkerson for Iowa House• Matt Pries for Iowa• Team McGovern• Ann McLaughlin for Treasurer• McCarthy for County Attorney• Young for Iowa House• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Rinker for Iowa House• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Southeastern Iowa Building Trade Council, PAC• Carol Hibbs Campaign• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Story County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Smith for HD76• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Seth Zimmermann for Johnson County Supervisor• Bird for Iowa• Sawyer for Supervisor• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Kyle Stecker for Supervisor• De La Cerda for Iowa house district 36• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• DeVos for Treasurer• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Iowa Health, PAC• Jim Irwin for Supervisor• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Buchanan County Republican Central Committee• Better Democracy, PAC• Weets for Iowa• Win With Windschitl• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Wright for Iowa• Heather Stancil for Iowa• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Rosien for Iowa• Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, PAC• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Alons for Senate• Greene County Republican Central Committee• Cundiff for Supervisor• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Boulton for Senate• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Iowa Democratic Party• Talsma for Jasper County Supervisor• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Wayne Kenniker for Supervisor• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Hein for State House• Andreski for Iowa House• Paceg Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Committee to Elect Teresa Mangold• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Deb Hild for House• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Bousselot for Iowa• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• Nazario for Iowa• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Nelson for County Attorney• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• Poweshiek County Republican Central Committee• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Dumkrieger for Iowa• WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC• Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer• Glen Keith for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Skylar Limkemann for Iowa House• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Dean Fisher for House• Team Chick• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Citizens for Jesse Green• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Robert A Gertsen• Austin Harris for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Eliason for Iowa HD6• Maher for Supervisor• Dunn for Iowa Committee• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Wyatt for Iowa• Iowa Unity Coalition• Education Harvey for Jefferson County Attorney• Eastvold for Winnebago County Recorder• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee• Mike Bixler• Mary Ann Hanusa for Auditor• Kenan Judge for Iowans• McClintock for Iowa• Donna Amandus for Lee County• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Springhower for Pottawattamie County Supervisor• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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