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 Aug. 6, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Democratic Party | Harry Bookey | $50,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | Havenpark | $50,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Deborah Hansen | $50,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| JONI Iowa, PAC | ERNST Victory Iowa | $26,296 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Barker | $25,338 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Richard Stark | $25,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Health, PAC | $15,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | IFC, PAC | $15,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,231 | 8/5/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,556 | 8/1/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Sheri Avis Horner Revocable Trust | $10,000 | 8/6/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Harry Bookey | $10,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,989 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,337 | 8/1/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,029 | 8/1/2022 |
| State Police Officers Council- Fund, PAC | -- | $7,760 | 8/1/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,896 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Doug Casady | $6,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Elizabeth Uihlein | $5,800 | 8/4/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $5,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Casey's, PAC | Darren M. Rebelez | $5,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Rich Eychaner | $5,000 | 7/31/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Loree Miles | $5,000 | 8/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Andrew Carlson | $5,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | R. Scott Johnson | $5,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Iowa Cable, PAC | Mediacom, PAC | $5,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Sara Rynes Weller | $5,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Fred Hubbell | $5,000 | 8/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike Gerdin | $5,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Greg Dyer | $5,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tim Kendrick | $5,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Stephen Gray | $5,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kara Warme for Story | Bruce Rastetter | $5,000 | 8/6/2022 |
| Friends of Jon Dunwell | Dean Lauterbach | $5,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tim Burrack | $4,507 | 8/5/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steve Bruere | $3,785 | 8/6/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $3,518 | 8/1/2022 |
| Tompkins for Auditor | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 8/6/2022 |
| Maxwell for Supervisor | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 8/1/2022 |
| Stoltenberg for House | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 8/1/2022 |
| Jeff Edler for State Senate | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $3,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Costello for Iowa Senate | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $3,000 | 8/3/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Hal Ide | $3,000 | 7/31/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Roxanne Conlin | $2,581 | 8/1/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Jim Ellis | $2,500 | 8/5/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Curtis Krogmeier | $2,500 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bill Lowe | $2,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Robert Sinclair | $2,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate | Progressive Turnout Project | $2,500 | 8/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Harry Bookey | $2,500 | 8/4/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Harry Bookey | $2,500 | 8/6/2022 |
| Committee for Diana Broderson | Diana Broderson | $2,420 | 8/3/2022 |
| Johnson County Democratic Central Committee | Iowa Democratic Party | $2,250 | 8/6/2022 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #25, PAC | -- | $2,170 | 7/31/2022 |
| Casey's, PAC | Ena Williams | $2,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steven Johnson | $2,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ron Fagen | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Centene Corporation Political Action Committee | $2,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Becky Gaylord for Lee County Treasurer | Lee County Republican Central Committee | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Sorensen For Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $2,000 | 8/4/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Smart TD, PAC | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Taxpayers for Oleson | Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR IC Building Trades, PAC | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Marc Krickbaum | $2,000 | 7/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cody Dreyer | $2,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Scott Denton | $2,000 | 8/2/2022 |
| Stoltenberg for House | Richard John Jr. | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Moore Truckin, LLC | $2,000 | 8/5/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | ITC Holdings PAC, CORP | $2,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR IC Building Trades, PAC | $2,000 | 7/31/2022 |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33 | -- | $1,559 | 8/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael Scherr | $1,550 | 8/5/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Local #4 Fire, PAC | $1,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Ann Meyer for Statehouse | Denny and Emily Stucky | $1,500 | 8/4/2022 |
| Sam Cox for Iowa | Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee | $1,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Matt Greiner for Senate | Davis County Democratic Central Committee | $1,500 | 8/1/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Donald Blumenthal | $1,500 | 8/3/2022 |
| Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor | Electrical Workers Local 145 Political Action Committee | $1,500 | 8/5/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Marathon Petroleum Employees Political Action Committee, CORP | $1,500 | 8/1/2022 |
| Casey's, PAC | Diane Bridgewater | $1,500 | 8/4/2022 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | Edward Kinkade | $1,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Hubbard 2020 | Dean Soenksen | $1,500 | 8/4/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Claire Silberman | $1,500 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Zorica Burch | $1,500 | 8/2/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33 | $1,400 | 8/4/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Brian Meyer | $1,400 | 8/5/2022 |
| Iowa Cattlemen's Association, PAC | -- | $1,305 | 8/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Darin Burco | $1,300 | 8/5/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Jeffrey Graves | $1,250 | 8/3/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $1,242 | 8/5/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Steve Wertz | $1,100 | 8/3/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Doug Richard | $1,100 | 8/2/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Cody Van Fleet | $1,064 | 8/3/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Janet Griffin | $1,033 | 8/5/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Mark Vos | $1,005 | 8/5/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Cedar County Democratic Central Committee | $1,000 | 8/1/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | ITC Holdings PAC, CORP | $1,000 | 8/1/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Sam Cox for Iowa• Keith Hoey• Lange for Supervisor• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Lee County Democratic Central Committee• Taxpayers for Collins• Dickson for Supervisor• Iha, PAC• Elect Richards Committee• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Scheetz for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Green for Johnson County• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Eide Walton, PAC• Scholten for Iowa• Casey's, PAC• Lundgren for House• Vargas for Recorder• Gulick for Good Governance• Onken for 89• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Woodbury County Republican Central Committee• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Committee To Elect Matt Mccoy• Page County Republican Central Committee• Charley Thomson for House• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Deborah D Engstler• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Iowa Cattlemen's Association, PAC• Citizens To Elect Bill Dotzler• Clasen for Treasurer• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Ann McLaughlin for Treasurer• Becky Gaylord for Lee County Treasurer• State Police Officers Council Fund, PAC• Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33• Rinker for Iowa House• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Webster for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Kadel 4 Iowa• Tillman for Iowa House• Cass County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Smith for HD76• Grocers Political Action Committee• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• People for Pam Jochum• Paustian for Supervisor• Bird for Iowa• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Sorensen for Iowa• Quirmbach for Senate• Candy Bradley• Matt Greiner for Senate• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Friends of Caleb Copley• Iowa CCI, PAC• Citizens for Mommsen• Taxpayers for Oleson• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Petersen for State Senate• Henderson for House• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Tompkins for Auditor• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Win With Windschitl• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Louisa County Republican Central Committee• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative• Dan Bittinger for Woodbury County Supervisor• Mack4Supervisor• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Costello for Iowa Senate• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Friends of Lindsay James• Hubbard 2020• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Educational Opportunities, PAC• Linda Westergaard for City Council• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Conrad for County• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Bousselot for Iowa• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Ashley Herrig for Clay County Attorney• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Cisneros for Iowa• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Osmundson for Iowa• Bremer County Republican Central Committee• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Maxwell for Supervisor• Committee for Diana Broderson• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Citizens for Sexton• Schultes for Sheriff• Sac County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Watts for Supervisor• Grimes Area Democrats• Hardin County Democratic Central Committee• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Kara Warme for Story• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Miller for Secretary of State• Citizens for Jesse Green• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC• Republican Party Of Iowa• Eliason for Iowa HD6• Iowa Cable, PAC• FUELIowa, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Sara Davenport for County Attorney• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Peggy Meany for Cerro Gordo County Treasurer• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Citizens for Campbell 2022• JONI Iowa, PAC• Citizens for the Future of Indianola High School• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Iowa Rural Water State, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• McClintock for Iowa• Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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