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 Sept. 3, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Whitver | $1,000,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | RAGA Action Fund | $1,000,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $150,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $125,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $100,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $75,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $75,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | $50,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Adam Gregg for Iowa | RSLC Victory Fund | $40,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gary Mohr for State House | $37,500 | 8/30/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dennis L Elwell Revocable Trust | $35,000 | 8/31/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $33,907 | 8/29/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Ann Meyer | $32,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Doug McAninch | $25,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $23,232 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $20,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $20,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $17,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,576 | 8/29/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,657 | 8/29/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,401 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,034 | 8/29/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Jason Norton | $10,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brooke Boden for Iowa House | $10,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | William Knapp | $10,000 | 8/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | William Knapp | $10,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Credit Union, PAC | $10,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cordell Peterson | $10,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Gerald M. Kirke | $10,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $10,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Wahl for Statehouse | Dan Wahl | $10,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Brad Pinchuk | $10,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Kurt Bendixen for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $9,918 | 8/29/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $9,435 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,713 | 9/2/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,174 | 9/2/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $8,125 | 8/29/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $8,125 | 8/29/2022 |
| Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | Linn Phoenix Club | $8,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Johnson County Republican Central Committee | Republican National Committee | $7,500 | 9/1/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $7,500 | 9/2/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Iowa Health, PAC | $7,500 | 9/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 8/30/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Taxpayers for Collins | $7,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $6,729 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Dennis Bollig | $5,800 | 9/1/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Larry Matteson | $5,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Timothy Urban | $5,000 | 8/28/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC | $5,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | Rachel Formaro | $5,000 | 9/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | $5,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Paige Fiedler | $5,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jeff Lamberti | $5,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | NFIB Iowa Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 8/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $5,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Teamsters Local 120 Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 8/31/2022 |
| Wahl for Statehouse | Dan Wahl | $5,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Fred Lowery | $5,000 | 8/28/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kurt Bendixen for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $4,750 | 8/29/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $4,676 | 8/30/2022 |
| Mike Fink For Supervisor | Mike Fink | $4,600 | 8/30/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Iowa Democratic Party | $4,569 | 9/1/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $4,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $4,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $4,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Fry for Iowa House | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | Sammons Enterprises Political Action Committee, Inc. | $3,500 | 8/31/2022 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | Elevance Health Political Action Committee, Inc. | $3,500 | 8/30/2022 |
| Lundgren for House | James Belardi | $3,500 | 9/1/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $3,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | JONI Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/28/2022 |
| Stone for House | Dennis Bollig | $3,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Todd Klapatauskas | $3,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Kimberly Graham for Iowa | North Central States Carpenter, PAC | $3,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Dennis and Darlene Bollig | $3,000 | 9/1/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | JONI Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Ann Meyer for Statehouse | JONI Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/29/2022 |
| Austin Harris for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Andy and Debi Butler | $3,000 | 9/2/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | JONI Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 9/3/2022 |
| Beran For Iowa | Washington County Democratic Central Committee | $3,000 | 8/30/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Sara Rynes-Weller | $2,900 | 8/30/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Amanda Nagle | $2,720 | 9/2/2022 |
| Lundgren for House | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 8/31/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Richard Hurd | $2,500 | 8/31/2022 |
| Forbes for Iowa House | Iha, PAC | $2,500 | 8/30/2022 |
| Donahue for Statehouse | Linn Phoenix Club | $2,500 | 9/2/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Mark Banowetz for Supervisor• Sam Cox for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Wahl for Statehouse• Laborers', PAC• Yes4nsvision• Broeker for Supervisor Committee• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Communications Workers of America Local 7110 Cope Fund• Casey's, PAC• Lundgren for House• Gulick for Good Governance• Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee• Scott County Republican Women• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Tom Shipley for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gary Mohr for State House• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Gary Overla for District 47• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Citizens To Elect Bill Dotzler• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Clasen for Treasurer• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Rozenboom for Senate• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Team McGovern• Young for Iowa House• Calhoun County Republican Central Committee• Adair County Republican Central Committee• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Webster for Iowa• Citizens for Sieck• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Clayton County Democratic Central Committee• Gustoff for Iowa• Cass County Republican Central Committee• Benton County Democratic Central Committee• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Iowa for Life, PAC• Wolff 4 Senate• Grocers Political Action Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Paustian for Supervisor• John Murphy for Recorder• Bird for Iowa• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Fry for Iowa House• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Dubuque County Republican Central Committee• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Clay County Democratic Central Committee• Sorensen for Iowa• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Adam Gregg for Iowa• Quirmbach for Senate• Candy Bradley• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Kurt Bendixen for Iowa• Bergan for Iowa House• Cerro Gordo County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Beran for Iowa• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Friends of Schimanski• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Team Lofgren• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Guth for Senate• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Craig Dozark for Supervisor• Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Costello for Iowa Senate• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Talsma for Jasper County Supervisor• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Wayne Kenniker for Supervisor• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Truck Iowa, PAC• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ung• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Bousselot for Iowa• Matt Robinson for Iowa• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Reichman for Senate• Warren County Republican Central Committee• The Family Leader, PAC• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Garrett for Statehouse Committee• Cisneros for Iowa• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Nelson for County Attorney• Kaufmann for State House• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Committee for Diana Broderson• WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Kris Nall for Iowa• Citizens for Sexton• Emmet County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Connie Boesen for City Council• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Elle Wyant for Iowa• Kara Warme for Story• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Iowa Insurance Institute, PAC• Citizens for Jesse Green• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Austin Harris for Iowa• Jeff Taylor for State Senate• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• DVogel for Supervisor• Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wyatt for Iowa• Iowa Unity Coalition• Trimble for City Council• Wulf for Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C• Mike Fink for Supervisor• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Harrison County Republican Central Committee• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Marion County Democratic Central Committee• Elizabeth Christensen for Iowa• Citizens for the Future of Indianola High School• Donahue for Statehouse• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Amanda Ragan for County Supervisor• Committee to Elect Tom Schulz County Supervisor
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