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. 27, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kim Reynolds for Iowa | $75,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Reid Hoffman | $50,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $50,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kathleen Figaro for Senate | $41,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | $40,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gustoff for Iowa | $30,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Health, PAC | $30,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $20,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Chensvold | $20,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $20,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tim Ozinga | $17,400 | 8/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Ann Meyer for Statehouse | $15,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Roeslein Alternative Energy, LLC | $15,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans For Prichard | $13,374 | 8/25/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | James Belardi | $10,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, PAC | $10,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Ted Leneave | $10,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $10,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Roxanne Conlin | $10,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Elite, PAC | $10,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | James Cownie | $10,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Principal S, PAC | $10,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | William Knapp | $10,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lisa Toti | $10,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Siegrist for Iowa House | $10,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Polk County Democratic Central Committee | William C. Knapp | $10,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $10,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Iha, PAC | $8,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for Ross Wilburn | $8,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | $7,500 | 8/24/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $7,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $7,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Stiffler for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $6,250 | 8/26/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $6,250 | 8/26/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Republican Party of Iowa | $6,250 | 8/26/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $6,250 | 8/26/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $6,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $6,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Wahl for Statehouse | Dan Wahl | $6,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Toby Shine | $5,250 | 8/27/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $5,097 | 8/26/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | David S. Brown | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Patricia Jones | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | DFL Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Roxanne Conlin | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Tim Bianco | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Kossuth County Republican Central Committee | Darlene Bollig | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Rozenboom for Senate | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jason Norton | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Koelker for Iowa Senate | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Credit Union, PAC | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| J Wright for County Supervisor | Rebecca Minnick | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Richard Allbee | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Lundgren for House | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Naftali Friedman | $5,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Jonathan Galloway | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Barton Burstein | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Political Action Committ | $5,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | John W. Grubb Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Citizens for Preservation of Racing | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jim Dean | $5,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Douglas Johnson | $5,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Iowa Health, PAC | $5,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Joanie Steil | $4,500 | 8/25/2022 |
| Boone County Democratic Central Committee | David Weaver for Iowa | $4,037 | 8/22/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Scott Gulledge | $4,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Bergan for Iowa House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $4,000 | 8/22/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $4,000 | 8/25/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $4,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Laborers', PAC | Laborers Local 177 | $3,917 | 8/25/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Al Sturgeon | $3,500 | 8/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $3,500 | 8/22/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | James Belardi | $3,500 | 8/23/2022 |
| Marquardt for Supervisor | Citizens for Marquardt | $3,300 | 8/22/2022 |
| Miller for Secretary of State | Gloria Page | $3,000 | 8/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | Iowans for Tax Relief, PAC | $3,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Iha, PAC | $3,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Mommsen | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Credit Union, PAC | $3,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| Jones for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Steven Johnson | $3,000 | 8/26/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Credit Union, PAC | $3,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/24/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/27/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Heavy Highway / Midwest Construction Promotional Committ, PAC | $3,000 | 8/23/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Kenneth Baughman | $3,000 | 8/26/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Kressig for Iowa House 59• Taxpayers for Collins• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Litton for Recorder• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Elect Richards Committee• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Wahl for Statehouse• Laborers', PAC• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Kossuth County Republican Central Committee• Wood for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Casey's, PAC• Canfield for Recorder• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Gulick for Good Governance• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Tom Shipley for Iowa• Credit Union, PAC• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Maggie Armstrong for Supervisor• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Monica Kurth for Iowa House• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Bryant for Boone County Supervisor• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Rozenboom for Senate• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Jeff Kulmatycki for County Supervisor• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Rinker for Iowa House• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Gustoff for Iowa• Cass County Republican Central Committee• AMOS for House 62• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Story County Republican Central Committee• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Grocers Political Action Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• People for Pam Jochum• Paustian for Supervisor• Iowa Lawpac• Bird for Iowa• Deb McDonald for Greene County Recorder• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Cooling• Candy Bradley• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Gobble for Iowa House• Kurt Bendixen for Iowa• Bergan for Iowa House• Marquardt for Supervisor• Webster County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Sheila Shekleton for County Auditor• Beran for Iowa• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Schimanski• Win With Windschitl• Team Lofgren• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Osceola County Republican Central Committee• Linda Murken for Supervisor• Chickasaw County Republican Central Committee• Craig Dozark for Supervisor• Ingels for Iowa House• Alons for Senate• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Costello for Iowa Senate• Determann for Iowa House• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Bisignano for Senate Account• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Boulton for Senate• Sullivan for Supervisor• Friends of Lindsay James• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Dickey for Iowa• Iowa Democratic Party• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Vote Bloomingdale• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Fessler for Cerro Gordo Treasurer• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Matthew Ysbrand for County Treasurer• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Bousselot for Iowa• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Reichman for Senate• Kaufmann for State House• Ossian Election Team• Moore for State Representative• Osmundson for Iowa• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Committee for Diana Broderson• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Sexton• Citizens for Brian Meyer• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Steve Smith for Guthrie County Superevisor Committee• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Kara Warme for Story• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Iowa Insurance Institute, PAC• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Wayne D Grell District 85 Representative• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• DVogel for Supervisor• Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wulf for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Ida County Republican Central Committee• 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• Kenan Judge for Iowans• McClintock for Iowa• Van Buren County Democratic Central Committee• Washington County Democratic Central Committee• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House• Committee to Elect Tom Schulz County Supervisor
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