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 30, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $75,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Marvis Landon for IA | $30,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael Hansen | $25,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jake Johnson | $25,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Pete Brownell | $25,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Action C | $19,409 | 7/27/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | DGA Victory Fund | $15,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Gjerde For Iowa | $15,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Rick Degroote | $15,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tony Thies | $15,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Stone for House | $13,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Roger Baker | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Mike Blanchard | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | North Central States Carpenter, PAC | $10,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | C. Richard Jr. Stark | $10,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Robert McCulley | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Adam Gregg for Iowa | RSLC Victory Fund | $10,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Gerald M. Kirke | $10,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bill Brown | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sarah Barthole | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | James and Leslie K. Belardi | $10,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Terry Lutz | $10,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lawrence Parks | $10,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jake Johnson | $7,686 | 7/26/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Frank Brownell | $6,700 | 7/27/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Pete Brownell | $6,700 | 7/27/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Linn Phoenix Club | $6,000 | 7/30/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Menno Eby | $6,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ronald G Brown Revocable Trust | $5,050 | 7/26/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | James Belardi | $5,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Daniel Hunter | $5,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Joseph Kerns | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Richard A. Allbee | $5,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Williams 7H Farms, LLC | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jen Sorenson | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | William Foley | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Elite, PAC | $5,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $5,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Pamela Bass-Bookey | $5,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Landon Drake | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Ronald and Arlene Holden | $5,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Laborers', PAC | $5,000 | 7/30/2022 |
| Henry County Republican Central Committee | John Wright TTEE | $5,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | James Waters | $5,000 | 7/30/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Rosalie Wood | $4,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Darland for Scott County Recorder | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Paustian for Supervisor | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Scott Company Republicans | $3,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | James and Leslie Belardi | $3,500 | 7/28/2022 |
| Dickson for Supervisor | Scott County Republican Central Committee | $3,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | Dickinson County Republican Central Committee | $3,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Madison County Republican Central Committee | Madison County Fair Food Booth | $2,922 | 7/25/2022 |
| Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | William Christiansen | $2,868 | 7/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dean Runde | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Chad Mohr | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Price for Iowa | John and Carolyn Hanson | $2,500 | 7/25/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Citizens for Preservation of Racing | $2,500 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steve Weiss | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Dick Kleine | $2,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | North Central States Carpenter, PAC | $2,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ronald G Brown Revocable Trust | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Johnson County Democratic Central Committee | DRIVE | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 7/28/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Janet Metcalf | $2,500 | 7/29/2022 |
| Iowans for Kirsten Running-Marquardt | DRIVE | $2,500 | 7/29/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Leandra Sunseri | $2,500 | 7/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael Greenfield | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Daniel Dix | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steven Hansen | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Brett Casebolt | $2,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | NextEra Energy Political Action Committee, Inc. | $2,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | Justin Hornett | $2,200 | 7/27/2022 |
| Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee | Williams for Iowa House | $2,150 | 7/27/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Political Action - Iowa Dealers #6116 | $2,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | David Barker | $2,000 | 7/27/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, PAC | $2,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR IC Building Trades, PAC | $2,000 | 7/26/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Donald G Schoen Trust | $2,000 | 7/29/2022 |
| Koelker for Iowa Senate | MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | $2,000 | 7/28/2022 |
| Boulton for Senate | Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund | $2,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Gary Overla for District 47 | Greene County Democratic Central Committee | $2,000 | 7/25/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Brent Thompson | $1,800 | 7/29/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Randy Clarahan | $1,800 | 7/29/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Alex Vazquez | $1,800 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Painter | $1,650 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Matt Brown | $1,650 | 7/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Timothy Manning | $1,650 | 7/26/2022 |
| Citizens for Campbell 2022 | -- | $1,516 | 7/28/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Michael Simpson | $1,500 | 7/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Patrick Sullivan | $1,500 | 7/26/2022 |
| Jasper County Republican Central Committee | Michael Kaldenberg | $1,500 | 7/27/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $1,500 | 7/29/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Des Moines County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Darland for Scott County Recorder• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Taxpayers for Collins• O'connor for Supervisor• Dickson for Supervisor• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Bev Price for Jasper County Supervisor• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Scheetz for Iowa• Joel Phillips for Sheriff• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Wood for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Dana Minteer for Guthrie County Attorney• Scholten for Iowa• Casey's, PAC• John Hartkopf for Supervisor• Lundgren for House• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Tom Shipley for Iowa• Credit Union, PAC• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gary Mohr for State House• Selena Humphrey for County Recorder• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Abatepac• Gary Overla for District 47• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Maybanks for County Attorney• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Jasper County Republican Central Committee• Young for Iowa House• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Nick Manternach for Supervisor• Webster for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Friends for Brian Lohse• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Grocers Political Action Committee• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Paustian for Supervisor• Bird for Iowa• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Wapello County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Committee Pam Olson for Supervisor• Adam Gregg for Iowa• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Matt Greiner for Senate• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Gobble for Iowa House• Citizens for Mommsen• Taxpayers for Oleson• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Petersen for State Senate• Dimmitt for Supervisor• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Committee to Elect Kirkendall• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Ingels for Iowa House• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Price for Iowa• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Clayton County Republican Central Committee• Bisignano for Senate Account• Boulton for Senate• Friends of Lindsay James• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Page County Democratic Central Committee• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Chapman for Senate• Story County Democratic Central Committee• Pate for Iowa• Pat Shipley HD 17• Wayne Kenniker for Supervisor• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Truck Iowa, PAC• Educational Opportunities, PAC• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Alfonso Valenzuela-Gumucio for Warren County Supervisor• Erick Zehr for Iowa• Hemingway for Supervisor• Matt Robinson for Iowa• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Ashley Herrig for Clay County Attorney• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Cisneros for Iowa• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Kaufmann for State House• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Maxwell for Supervisor• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Froyum for House• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Henry County Republican Central Committee• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Tripp Narup for Iowa• Citizens for Jesse Green• Robert A Gertsen• Wayne D Grell District 85 Representative• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• FUELIowa, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Iowa Providers, PAC• Mutual Insurance Association of Iowa, PAC• Iowa BEV #6098, PAC• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Tony Amsler for Iowa House• Kerner Committee for Election• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee• Ankeny Area Democrats• Kenan Judge for Iowans• McClintock for Iowa• Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee• Thede for Iowa• Jammie Bradshaw for Johnson County Supervisor• Hawkeye Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Political Action Committe
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