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 July 23, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $205,000 | 7/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kenan Judge for Iowans | $50,000 | 7/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Ann Meyer for Statehouse | $50,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $30,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Amanda Ragan for County Supervisor | Amanda Ragan for Iowa Senate | $20,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,378 | 7/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Phil Thompson for Iowa | $10,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $10,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Dennis Albaugh | $10,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Weitz | $10,000 | 7/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Adrie Groeneweg | $10,000 | 7/19/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Roxanne Conlin | $6,900 | 7/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,896 | 7/17/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $5,903 | 7/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike O.'Day | $5,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | Richard Jr. Stark | $5,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sandi Conlin | $5,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | The Home Depot Political Action Committee, Inc. | $5,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | James S. Cownie, Trustee | $5,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Ed Osby | $5,000 | 7/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Gary Kirke | $5,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Ann Meyer for Statehouse | C. Richard Stark | $5,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | C. Richard Stark, Jr. | $5,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $5,000 | 7/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $4,621 | 7/22/2022 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Bill Beukema | $4,500 | 7/18/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Patrick Henderson | $4,400 | 7/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Taxpayers for Collins | $4,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | Vincent Lumetta | $3,346 | 7/18/2022 |
| Local #4 Fire, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $3,177 | 7/20/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $3,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Reynolds American Political Action Committee; RAI PAC, Inc. | $3,000 | 7/22/2022 |
| Rowley for Iowa Senate | Dickinson County Republican Central Committee | $3,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Gerald Kirke | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lynn Schreder | $2,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Bruce Baumgarn | $2,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Leon R. Shearer Revocable Trust | $2,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Jones County Democratic Central Committee | Greta Pruit | $2,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Scott County Democratic Central Committee | Friends of Jim Lykam | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Bergan for Iowa House | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Brian Manatt | $2,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | David and Vicki Drown | $2,500 | 7/20/2022 |
| Johnson County Democratic Central Committee | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, PAC | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Siegrist for Iowa House | Julia Doll | $2,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | FASPAC - Fareway Stores PAC, Inc. | $2,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Ras Smith for Governor | -- | $2,445 | 7/20/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Doralyn Underberg | $2,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $2,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $2,000 | 7/23/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $2,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dan Bryant | $2,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $2,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Cisneros For Iowa | Kingdom Metal Manufacturing, LLC | $2,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Iowa Quarter Horse Racing, PAC | $2,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Shane Kline | $2,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Joe Gatto | Premier Construction Services | $2,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | William Clark | $2,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Marsha Bro | $2,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $1,824 | 7/19/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Gloria Haegelin | $1,800 | 7/21/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Barbara Madden-Bittle | $1,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Ken Carlson For Iowa House | $1,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Paul Ackley | $1,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Zaun for Iowa Senate | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $1,500 | 7/20/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $1,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Grocers Political Action Committee | Zachary Voss | $1,500 | 7/21/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Harry and Pamela Bass Bookey | $1,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Dickey for Iowa | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $1,500 | 7/20/2022 |
| Carter Nordman for Iowa | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $1,500 | 7/20/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Dickinson County Republican Central Committee | $1,500 | 7/19/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dickinson County Republican Central Committee | $1,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Citizens for John Norwood | Frederick Hubbell | $1,500 | 7/18/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $1,500 | 7/23/2022 |
| Cindy Golding for Iowa House | Iowa Political Action for Candidate Election | $1,500 | 7/22/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | The National Mentor Holding Fund, Inc. | $1,400 | 7/19/2022 |
| Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee | Iowa Democratic Party | $1,375 | 7/19/2022 |
| Iowa Beverage Association, PAC | Cy Chesterman | $1,360 | 7/19/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Teddy Morse | $1,200 | 7/19/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Teddy Morse | $1,200 | 7/19/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | West Des Moines Democrats | $1,200 | 7/18/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Brent Willett | $1,136 | 7/19/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Scott Black | $1,100 | 7/18/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Brad Simms | $1,100 | 7/18/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Jason Murray | $1,100 | 7/18/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Patrick Henderson | $1,100 | 7/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | William Smith | $1,041 | 7/20/2022 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | -- | $1,020 | 7/18/2022 |
| Clinton County Republican Central Committee | -- | $1,015 | 7/17/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Iowa Quarter Horse Racing, PAC | $1,000 | 7/20/2022 |
| Friends of Jacob Bossman | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Wayne D Grell District 85 Representative | Juanita Schulte | $1,000 | 7/17/2022 |
| Dan Zumbach for Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | FASPAC - Fareway Stores PAC, Inc. | $1,000 | 7/21/2022 |
| Wilz for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 7/18/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | John Gleeson | $1,000 | 7/19/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Iowans 4 Higher Education• Wilz for Iowa• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Simmons for Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Taxpayers for Collins• Dickson for Supervisor• Litton for Recorder• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Tyler Stewart for Iowa• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Iowa Optometric Association• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Green for Johnson County• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Scholten for Iowa• Mixdorf for Iowa• Tim Meals for County Attorney• Vargas for Recorder• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Gulick for Good Governance• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Heddens for Supervisor• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Jones County Democratic Central Committee• Gary Mohr for State House• Charley Thomson for House• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Jordyn Hill for Warren County Recorder• Gary Overla for District 47• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Allamakee County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Rozenboom for Senate• Siegrist for Iowa House• Young for Iowa House• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Floyd County Democratic Central Committee• Abdouch for House• Lori Meacham Gina• Tillman for Iowa House• Gustoff for Iowa• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Wolff 4 Senate• Grocers Political Action Committee• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• People for Pam Jochum• Iowa Lawpac• Bird for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Loomis for County Attorney• Matt Greiner for Senate• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Gobble for Iowa House• Bergan for Iowa House• Webster County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Schimanski• Jim Irwin for Supervisor• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Iowa Beverage Association, PAC• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Linda Murken for Supervisor• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Costello for Iowa Senate• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Clayton County Republican Central Committee• Friends of Lindsay James• Hubbard 2020• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Dené Lundberg for Iowa House• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Chapman for Senate• Story County Democratic Central Committee• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Pat Shipley HD 17• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Lee County Republican Central Committee• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Conrad for County• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Bousselot for Iowa• Matt Robinson for Iowa• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Warren County Republican Central Committee• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC• Cisneros for Iowa• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Kaufmann for State House• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Citizens for Wessel Kroeschell• Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Smith for Treasurer• Maxwell for Supervisor• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Citizens for Sexton• Froyum for House• Ras Smith for Governor• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Henry County Republican Central Committee• Committee to Elect Mike Holden for Supervisor• Kara Warme for Story• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Tripp Narup for Iowa• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Iowa Insurance Institute, PAC• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Taylor for State Senate• Wayne D Grell District 85 Representative• Todd Frein for County Supervisor• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• FUELIowa, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Wyatt for Iowa• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• David M. Davis for State Senate• Jones for Iowa• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Rick Stewart• Iowa Providers, PAC• Iowa BEV #6098, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Tony Amsler for Iowa House• Citizens for the Future of Indianola High School• Donahue for Statehouse• Iowa Rural Water State, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Thede for Iowa• Amanda Ragan for County Supervisor
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