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 May 14, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowans For Miller | DAGA Individual, PAC | $50,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Walter Lauridsen | $25,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Bruce Rastetter | $25,000 | 5/11/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $24,622 | 5/13/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $23,192 | 5/10/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $21,168 | 5/13/2022 |
| Frerick for Iowa | Michael Sadowsky | $20,000 | 5/9/2022 |
| Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC | -- | $19,784 | 5/12/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $16,170 | 5/13/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $12,921 | 5/13/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Gage Kent | $11,600 | 5/10/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lawrence Handlos | $10,000 | 5/9/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Robert and Tina Bousselot | $10,000 | 5/12/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | June Heller | $10,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Richard Deming | $10,000 | 5/11/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | William Knapp | $10,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Adam Ingersoll | $9,008 | 5/14/2022 |
| Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | -- | $5,691 | 5/14/2022 |
| Jim Irwin For Supervisor | Jim Irwin | $5,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Robin Kirkegaard | $5,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Albert Duroe | $5,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | James Russell | $5,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak | Plumbers Local Union No. 16 Cope Fund | $5,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Rich Eychaner | $5,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Marti Rodamaker | $5,000 | 5/9/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Claudia and Dale Springer | $5,000 | 5/12/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | James Tierney | $5,000 | 5/8/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Meyer Koplow | $5,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tom McMahon | $5,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Richard Deming | $5,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | William Knapp Ii | $5,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Bill Wallace | $5,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Riley Eynon-Lynch | $5,000 | 5/8/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Kingland | $5,000 | 5/12/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Norm Johnson | $5,000 | 5/9/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Diane Young | $5,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Walter Lauridsen | $5,000 | 5/12/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | John Richard Jr. | $5,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Stoltenberg for House | Huck, PAC | $5,000 | 5/9/2022 |
| Iha, PAC | Rebecca Anthony | $4,558 | 5/14/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | David Young | $4,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Scott County Democratic Central Committee | Orvill Birkestrand | $4,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | Great Plains Laborers District Council | $4,306 | 5/10/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | William Lesch | $3,821 | 5/11/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | MacKenzie Bills | $3,803 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican National Committee | $3,500 | 5/9/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Justice & Public Safety, PAC | $3,305 | 5/10/2022 |
| Prim Care Policital Action Committee | Pamela Williams | $3,255 | 5/14/2022 |
| Scholten for Iowa | Tomas Torres | $3,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Tim and Rhonda Kendrick | $3,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $3,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Carolyn Hutzell | $2,603 | 5/14/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Chris Flockhart | $2,550 | 5/13/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Robert Riley Jr. | $2,500 | 5/10/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Corey Walker | $2,500 | 5/9/2022 |
| Austin Harris for Iowa | Rex and Sheri Harris | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Aaron Kness | $2,500 | 5/9/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Kevin Johnson | $2,500 | 5/10/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Harry Bookey | $2,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Larry De Vries | $2,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Matthew Halbur | $2,500 | 5/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Clint Geffert | $2,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Lindsay Lewis | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Raymond Beebe | $2,500 | 5/12/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Dennis E. Young Revocable Trust | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | David Crumrine | $2,500 | 5/9/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | James Sears | $2,500 | 5/12/2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | Jerry Akers | $2,500 | 5/9/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Harry Bookey | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dennis Hanser | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Larry Bentler | $2,500 | 5/10/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Harry Bookey | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Doug Shull | $2,500 | 5/12/2022 |
| Scholten for Iowa | Tomas Torres | $2,500 | 5/13/2022 |
| Wheeler for Representative | John Kooiker | $2,500 | 5/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cedar Valley Sod & Seeding, LLC | $2,500 | 5/10/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Tim Manning | $2,500 | 5/14/2022 |
| Iowa Voters for Van Lancker | Eric Van Lancker | $2,309 | 5/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Nate Weaton | $2,160 | 5/10/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Jeffrey Ashcraft | $2,100 | 5/12/2022 |
| Scott County Democratic Central Committee | Committee to Elect Jennifer Kakert | $2,009 | 5/12/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Lucinda Raabe | $2,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Robert Wersen | $2,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Caas, LLC | $2,000 | 5/13/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Charles Dunlop | $2,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Don Schoen | $2,000 | 5/10/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Lloyd Constantine | $2,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Sable Knapp | $2,000 | 5/14/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Marcelle Chickering | $1,923 | 5/13/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Jared Landin | $1,923 | 5/13/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Sean McTaggart | $1,923 | 5/13/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Gloria Haegelin | $1,800 | 5/14/2022 |
| Steve Avis for Urbandale School Board | Steve Avis | $1,753 | 5/13/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Wellmark, Inc. | $1,687 | 5/14/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Paul Edward Ruppert | $1,668 | 5/14/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Anne Bomar | $1,660 | 5/14/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Roger Williams | $1,644 | 5/14/2022 |
| Bill M Poch | Bill Poch | $1,594 | 5/9/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Kirk L. Lavengood | $1,538 | 5/14/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Chauncey Moulding for Jefferson County Attorney• Wilz for Iowa• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Mark Banowetz for Supervisor• Keith Hoey• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Johnson for Clay County Attorney• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Ben Rogers for Supervisor• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Taxpayers for Collins• O'Connor for Supervisor• Kassel for Supervisor• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Dow for Iowa• Iha, PAC• Steve Avis for Urbandale School Board• Leupold for Supervisor• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Esperance Hope Ikora• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Scholten for Iowa• Mixdorf for Iowa• Mauro Campaign Team• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Gulick for Good Governance• Scott County Republican Women• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Committee To Elect Shad Clayton• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Maggie Armstrong for Supervisor• Hite for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Iowa Right to Life State, PAC• Charley Thomson for House• Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee• Committee to elect Tom Riley• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Arzani for Madison County• Wilkerson for Iowa House• Rozenboom for Senate• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Young for Iowa House• Jaylen Cavil for Iowa• Rinker for Iowa House• Plymouth County Republican Central Committee• Stand• Webster for Iowa• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC• Carol Hibbs Campaign• Gustoff for Iowa• Cass County Republican Central Committee• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Seth Zimmermann for Johnson County Supervisor• Penny Vossler for Iowa• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Hayes for House• Bird for Iowa• Clarke County Republican Central Committee• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Prim Care Policital Action Committee• De La Cerda for Iowa house district 36• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rachel Zimmermann Smith for County Attorney• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Dubuque County Republican Central Committee• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• DeVos for Treasurer• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Matt Greiner for Senate• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Johnson for Fremont County• Webster County Republican Central Committee• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Ray Lough Election Committee• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Karl Drapeaux for Scott County Supervisor• Jim Irwin for Supervisor• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Buchanan County Republican Central Committee• Weets for Iowa• Bill M Poch• Zabner for Iowa• Team Lofgren• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Heather Stancil for Iowa• Frerick for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Rosien for Iowa• Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC• Turek4Iowa• Johnston Area Democrats• Hoffman for Bremer County Treasurer• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Heil for Supervisor• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Maxwell for State House• Friends of Jazmin Newton• S. Cerwinskefordistrict2• Iowa Democratic Party• Mills County Democratic Central Committee• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Wayne Kenniker for Supervisor• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Hein for State House• Andreski for Iowa House• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Committee to re-elect Patrick PJ Jennings• Midamerican Energy Company PAC• Parker for Supervisor• Matthew Ysbrand for County Treasurer• Deb Hild for House• Erick Zehr for Iowa• Bousselot for Iowa• Grace Van Cleave for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• LaBruna for Iowa• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Kay Pence for Iowa• Glen Keith for Supervisor• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Hardin County Democratic Central Committee• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Tiara Mays for Iowa• Dean Fisher for House• Zahorik for Iowa• Team Chick• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Committee to Elect Laura Roan• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Freeman for Iowa• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Austin Harris for Iowa• Kum & Go Inc., PAC• Dunn for Iowa Committee• FUELIowa, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Wyatt for Iowa• Wulf for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Benton County Republican Central Committee• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC
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