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 June 25, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $75,546 | 6/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Dennis L. Elwell | $20,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Sheri Avis Horner | $20,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Clay Kirk | $15,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Weitz | $12,500 | 6/22/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Larence Bay | $11,600 | 6/22/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | John Smith | $10,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $10,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | John Smith | $10,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Rocki Shepard | $7,500 | 6/23/2022 |
| Friends of Jazmin Newton | Jazmin Newton | $5,385 | 6/21/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Health, PAC | $5,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Regina Roth | $5,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Butch Parks | $5,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Richard Stark | $5,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | William Knapp | $5,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Kara Warme for Story | Curtis Dose | $5,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $5,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | Ronald Kirchhoff | $4,852 | 6/21/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $4,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Johnson for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $4,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $4,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Friends of Jacob Bossman | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $4,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Siegrist for Iowa House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $4,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee | Committee to Elect Chris Brase | $3,872 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Cohoon for Representative | $3,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Wolff 4 Senate | Bremer Company Dems | $3,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dave Carpenter | $2,500 | 6/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Stephen Goodenow | $2,500 | 6/24/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Optometric Association | $2,500 | 6/22/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors Iowa | $2,500 | 6/25/2022 |
| FUELIowa, PAC | Ronald Langston | $2,500 | 6/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Toby Shine | $2,500 | 6/21/2022 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $2,500 | 6/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mark Fisher | $2,500 | 6/24/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Larry Helling | $2,500 | 6/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Matthew Edwards | $2,500 | 6/25/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Todd and Connie Rueter | $2,500 | 6/20/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Craig and Chris Struve | $2,500 | 6/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $2,500 | 6/22/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Carlton McCord | $2,500 | 6/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Julie Andres | $2,500 | 6/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mark Heywood | $2,500 | 6/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Susan Mau | $2,500 | 6/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Luke Brinkman | $2,500 | 6/21/2022 |
| FUELIowa, PAC | Steve Kimmes | $2,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Steven Sukup | $2,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,748 | 6/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Pam Sprague | $1,700 | 6/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Paul Truesdell | $1,600 | 6/20/2022 |
| Chelgren for Iowa Senate | Mark Chelgren | $1,500 | 6/20/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Terry Naig | $1,500 | 6/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Myer, LLC | $1,400 | 6/23/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Eric Dresing | $1,200 | 6/23/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Corey Weiss | $1,200 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Eric Dresing | $1,200 | 6/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Todd Drake | $1,100 | 6/21/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Stephen / Elizabeth Winders | $1,100 | 6/22/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | -- | $1,060 | 6/22/2022 |
| Iowans For Cooling | -- | $1,060 | 6/22/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Matthew Edwards | $1,041 | 6/19/2022 |
| Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC | Ryan and Sara Soultz | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jon Salvador | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dale Hedrick | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lori Smith | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dean Godwin | $1,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Robert Ward | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iha, PAC | Robert Kroese | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor | Barry Van Blaricom | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | John M. Franken Revocable Trust | $1,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Kurt Friedrich | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Donna Mau | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dale Reicks | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Dan Zumbach for Senate | Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Robert Riley | $1,000 | 6/19/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Iowa Health, PAC | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dennis Bailey | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Boulton for Senate | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Renewable Energy Group Political Action Committee (REG, Inc. | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steven Avery | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Sharon Townsend | $1,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Jim Hayes | $1,000 | 6/19/2022 |
| Sherman for Freedom Committee | David Nowell | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | $1,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Dené Lundberg for Iowa House | James Lundberg | $1,000 | 6/24/2022 |
| Boulton for Senate | United Steelworkers of America District 11, PAC | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Susie Weinacht for Iowa | John Smith | $1,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | Kathleen Figaro for Senate | $1,000 | 6/22/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 6/21/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Lori Adrianse | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Traci Jennings | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Elizabeth Garst | $1,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowans for Tax Relief, PAC | $1,000 | 6/20/2022 |
| Iowa Voters for Van Lancker | Keith Whipple | $1,000 | 6/19/2022 |
| FUELIowa, PAC | Michael Hildenbrand | $1,000 | 6/23/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• McKinney for Council• J Wright for County Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Darland for Scott County Recorder• Mark Banowetz for Supervisor• Sam Cox for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Kassel for Supervisor• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Crawford County Democratic Central Committee• Iha, PAC• Steve Avis for Urbandale School Board• Tyler Stewart for Iowa• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Vanessa Strazdas for County Attorney• Iowa Optometric Association• Scheetz for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Scholten for Iowa• Mixdorf for Iowa• Tim Meals for County Attorney• Vargas for Recorder• Gulick for Good Governance• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Committee To Elect Susan Miller• Credit Union, PAC• Johnson for Iowa• Jones County Democratic Central Committee• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Charley Thomson for House• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Gary Overla for District 47• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Sinnard for Dallas County Attorney• Clasen for Treasurer• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Team McGovern• Widbin for Iowa• Ann McLaughlin for Treasurer• Young for Iowa House• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Tillman for Iowa House• Gustoff for Iowa• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Story County Republican Central Committee• Jackson County Democratic Central Committee• Sarah Smith for HD76• Wolff 4 Senate• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• People for Pam Jochum• Iowa Lawpac• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Hayes for House• Bird for Iowa• Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC• Marion County Republican Central Committee• Barry G Anderson Supervisor committee• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Wapello County Democratic Central Committee• Committee Pam Olson for Supervisor• Iowans for Cooling• Gustafson for Iowa House• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Quirmbach for Senate• Matt Greiner for Senate• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Friends of Caleb Copley• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Tompkins for Auditor• Libertarian Party• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Schimanski• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Dvorak for Buchanan Recorder• Zabner for Iowa• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Louisa County Republican Central Committee• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Buchanan County Democratic Central Committee• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Forbes for Iowa House• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Bisignano for Senate Account• Boulton for Senate• Chelgren for Iowa Senate• Hubbard 2020• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Dené Lundberg for Iowa House• Alison Campbell for Hardin County Supervisor• Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists Political Action Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Clive Democrats• Franklin County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Jackson County Republican Central Committee• Decatur County Republican Central Committee• Adams for Supervisor• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Matt Robinson for Iowa• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Cisneros for Iowa• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Citizens for Wessel Kroeschell• Ossian Election Team• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Ankeny Republicans• Knobbe for Treasurer• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Dennis Keifer for supervisor• Wetjen for Iowa County• Northwest Des Moines Democrats• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Team Chick• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Kara Warme for Story• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Tripp Narup for Iowa• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Wills for Iowa• FUELIowa, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wyatt for Iowa• Iowa Unity Coalition• Currin to the Capitol• Diana Swartz for Iowa• Eastvold for Winnebago County Recorder• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Ida County Republican Central Committee• Rick Stewart• Iowa Providers, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Colman Silbernagel for Iowa• David Thompson for County Attorney• Iowa BEV #6098, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Ankeny Area Democrats• NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC• Michelle Servadio Elias for Iowa• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Sweeney for State House
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