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 May 7, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | -- | $148,343 | 5/2/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Fred Hubbell | $50,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike Wells | $30,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Harry Bookey | $25,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Better Democracy, PAC | Connie Wimer | $25,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Tom Determann | $20,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Fredrick Hubbell | $10,000 | 5/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Amanda Ragan for Iowa Senate | $10,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Marcia Kinzenbaw | $10,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $5,295 | 5/6/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Harry Cockrell | $5,200 | 5/7/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Soloman Rosenbaum | $5,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Jay W. Mez for Cass County Attorney | Jay Mez | $5,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Dennis Elwell | $5,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Police Officers For Good Government | -- | $5,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | William Knapp | $5,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steve Lacy | $5,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Abatepac | $5,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike Peterson | $5,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Merle Chambers | $5,000 | 5/1/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Michael Gartner | $5,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Frederick Weitz | $5,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | William Knapp | $5,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Fredrick Weitz | $5,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Michael Simonson | $5,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Unitemized | $4,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sue Cahill for Iowa House | $3,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Chapman for Treasurer | Kim Chapman | $3,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Don Lamberti | $3,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Thede for Iowa | $3,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Scholten for Iowa | Chris Nuckols | $2,900 | 5/5/2022 |
| Polk County Democratic Central Committee | New Iowa Project | $2,687 | 5/3/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | Fennelly for Treasury Committee | $2,625 | 5/2/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | David Barker | $2,603 | 5/4/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Jim Sinclair | $2,500 | 5/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Martha Rasmussen | $2,500 | 5/6/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Laura Roan | Marc Krickbaum | $2,500 | 5/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | John and Kathy Rapp | $2,500 | 5/5/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Lisa Gran | $2,500 | 5/2/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Tom Kealy | $2,500 | 5/2/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Kevin Jacobson | $2,500 | 5/4/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Lana Pol | $2,500 | 5/5/2022 |
| McCarthy for County Attorney | Michael Coppola | $2,500 | 5/3/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Dennis Albaugh | $2,500 | 5/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | United Food & Commercial Workers Active Ballot Club | $2,500 | 5/5/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Brad Churchill | $2,500 | 5/2/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor | Michael Coppola | $2,500 | 5/3/2022 |
| Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | Bruce Bowman | $2,500 | 5/6/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Justin Kircchoff | $2,500 | 5/5/2022 |
| Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational | -- | $2,115 | 5/3/2022 |
| Skylar Limkemann for Iowa House | Lance Olson | $2,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Green for Johnson County | Thomas Carsner | $2,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Heil for Treasurer | Jarret Heil | $2,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Mark Nolte | $2,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Jordan Gaffney for County Attorney | Jordan Gaffney | $2,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Committee to elect Shad Clayton | John Rigler | $2,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Keith Hoey | Keith Hoey | $1,963 | 5/2/2022 |
| Weets For Iowa | Teresa Weets | $1,897 | 5/5/2022 |
| Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,759 | 5/6/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Michael Bousselot | $1,753 | 5/5/2022 |
| Schwenker for Supervisor | Donald Schwenker | $1,720 | 5/4/2022 |
| Green for Johnson County | Johnathan Green | $1,700 | 5/3/2022 |
| Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee | Phil Miller for Iowa House | $1,598 | 5/4/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Westbrook Murphy | $1,500 | 5/6/2022 |
| Megan Srinivas for Iowa | C. David Swindell | $1,500 | 5/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sue Roberts | $1,500 | 5/2/2022 |
| Wahl for Statehouse | Dan Wahl | $1,500 | 5/4/2022 |
| Chauncey Moulding for Jefferson County Attorney | Ben and Mira Daniels | $1,420 | 5/1/2022 |
| Clinton County Democratic Central Committee | Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | $1,400 | 5/6/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Keith Whipple | $1,250 | 5/5/2022 |
| Truck Iowa, PAC | Doug Wilson | $1,200 | 5/5/2022 |
| Parker for Supervisor | Jerry Parker | $1,067 | 5/4/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Gary Ruebel | $1,041 | 5/5/2022 |
| Clinton County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,024 | 5/6/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Matt Klein | $1,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Megan Srinivas for Iowa | Barbara Gartner | $1,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | William Bradford | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Elizabeth Garst | $1,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Chris Fereday | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Alan Lans | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Stephen Jackson | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Bill Ludwig | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Deb Hild For House | Jackie Gordon | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Maher for Supervisor | Bryan Whipp | $1,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| C. J. May III for County Attorney | Jeffrey and Jodi Weber | $1,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Robert Kem | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Scott and Kathy Beckwith | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| C. J. May III for County Attorney | Tim and Dawn Weber | $1,000 | 5/3/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Trent Murphy | $1,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer | Iron Workers Local 67, PAC | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Austin Baeth for Iowa | Tiffani Milless | $1,000 | 5/6/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Ziad Ojakli | $1,000 | 5/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bhavik Patel | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Arden Buck | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Douglas Dickey | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Bob Greenwood | $1,000 | 5/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Paula Lorenz Featherstone, LLC | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Barbara Markuson | $1,000 | 5/5/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | Dennis Albaugh | $1,000 | 5/4/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Chauncey Moulding for Jefferson County Attorney• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116• Keith Hoey• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Sarah Tupper for Marshall County Attorney• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Bev Price for Jasper County Supervisor• Tyler Stewart for Iowa• Zylstra for Iowa House• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Wahl for Statehouse• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Wood for Iowa• Green for Johnson County• Scholten for Iowa• Stiffler for Iowa• Tim Meals for County Attorney• Gulick for Good Governance• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Committee To Elect Shad Clayton• Onken for 89• Credit Union, PAC• Charley Thomson for House• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Committee to elect Tom Riley• Christy Wolfe for Iowa• Deborah D Engstler• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• C. J. May III for County Attorney• Chapman for Treasurer• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Rozenboom for Senate• Matt Pries for Iowa• Committee to Elect Levi Davis• Widbin for Iowa• McCarthy for County Attorney• Young for Iowa House• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Pat Peters for Iowa LLC• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Carol Hibbs Campaign• Iowa Democratic Party Third District Endowment Fund• Sarah Smith for HD76• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Seth Zimmermann for Johnson County Supervisor• Jefferson County Democratic Central Committee• Mary Wolfe Campaign• Hayes for House• Bird for Iowa• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• 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• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Cooling• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC• Shawn Smith for Pott County Board of Supervisors• Tomlinson for Treasurer• Iowa CCI, PAC• Ray Lough Election Committee• Dimmitt for Supervisor• Moats for Recorder• Jay W. Mez for Cass County Attorney• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Karl Drapeaux for Scott County Supervisor• Better Democracy, PAC• Weets for Iowa• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Bill M Poch• Zabner for Iowa• Wright for Iowa• Heather Stancil for Iowa• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee• Frerick for Iowa• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Rosien for Iowa• Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational• Alons for Senate• Johnson for Supervisor• Police Officers for Good Government• Turek4Iowa• Price for Iowa• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Gary Rockow• Heil for Supervisor• Cundiff for Supervisor• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Hubbard 2020• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Jordan Gaffney for County Attorney• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Pate for Iowa• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Andreski for Iowa House• Paceg Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Becca Bittner for Lucas County Recorder• Committee to re-elect Patrick PJ Jennings• Cosmetology Arts and Sciences Political Action Committee• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Shauna Laver for Treasurer• Keokuk County Republican Central Committee• Taxpayers for Mitchell• Parker for Supervisor• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Deb Hild for House• Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor• Bousselot for Iowa• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• LaBruna for Iowa• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Carroll County Republican Central Committee• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Kay Pence for Iowa• Chris Cutler for Polk County Treasurer• Glen Keith for Supervisor• Iowa People's, PAC• Northwest Des Moines Democrats• Skylar Limkemann for Iowa House• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Dean Fisher for House• East Polk Democratic Committee• Zahorik for Iowa• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Freeman for Iowa• Citizens for Jesse Green• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Monona County Republican Central Committee• Austin Harris for Iowa• Eliason for Iowa HD6• Maher for Supervisor• DVogel for Supervisor• Dunn for Iowa Committee• FUELIowa, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Unity Coalition• Wulf for Iowa• Education Harvey for Jefferson County Attorney• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• OPEi, PAC• Joe Bolkcom for Iowa Senate• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Iowa Providers, PAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Schwenker for Supervisor• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Heil for Treasurer• Jammie Bradshaw for Johnson County Supervisor
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