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. 10, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tim Ozinga | $85,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jason Schultz | $85,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC | Boyd Gaming Corporation | $40,222 | 9/9/2022 |
| JONI Iowa, PAC | ERNST Victory Iowa | $25,195 | 9/7/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Brian Galligan | $25,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Roxanne Conlin | $25,000 | 9/4/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Fry for Iowa House | $25,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $25,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Huck, PAC | $25,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Michael Wells | $15,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowans 4 Higher Education | $14,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Sarah Smith for HD76 | Iowa People's, PAC | $13,127 | 9/10/2022 |
| Mary Wells For Polk County Treasurer | Beverly Evans | $10,228 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Stephen Rasmussen | $10,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brian Best for House | $10,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens to Elect Bill Dotzler | $10,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $10,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | William Austin | $10,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Tom Bernau | $10,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $10,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Jamie Sutherland | $10,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Rozenboom for Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Blue and Gold Fund | $7,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Elite, PAC | $7,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $7,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation #6234, PAC | $6,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Progressive Turnout Project | $6,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | David Barker | $6,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Osmundson for Iowa | $6,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David Barker | $5,764 | 9/6/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Phillip Fogg | $5,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Local A | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak | Plumbers Local Union No. 16 Cope Fund | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Charles Sukup | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Noel H. and Jacque Williams | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Chris Risewick | $5,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bergan for Iowa House | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Local A | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Todd Peterson | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Bruce Rastetter | $5,000 | 9/10/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Champion American Values | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Koelker for Iowa Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Citizens to Elect Bill Dotzler | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Gary L Yates Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Saulene M Richer Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Iha, PAC | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Gale Peterson | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Gopac Election Fund | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Linda Duffy | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Rebecca Bowker for Iowa | I. U. O. E. Local 150 Federal, PAC | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | UnitedHealth Group, PAC, Inc. | $5,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Megan Srinivas for Iowa | Greater Than | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Jakob L. and Natalie Johnson | $5,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Mary Sukup | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | James Tyler | $5,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Steven Sukup | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Skip Perley | $5,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Kara Warme for Story | KTVSBV 2020 | $5,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Wulf For Iowa | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Carter Nordman for Iowa | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican National Committee | $3,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC | $3,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sammons Enterprises Political Action Committee, Inc. | $3,500 | 9/9/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 9/9/2022 |
| Rowley for Iowa Senate | Dennis and Darlene Bollig | $3,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Thede for Iowa | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 9/7/2022 |
| Matt Spencer for Supervisor | Mathew Spencer | $3,000 | 9/5/2022 |
| Martin Graber for Iowa House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $3,000 | 9/6/2022 |
| Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate | Bill Fordice | $3,000 | 9/8/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Clayton County Republican Central Committee | $2,962 | 9/7/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Mike Whalen | $2,603 | 9/6/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Jonathan Bunch | $2,603 | 9/7/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Local Union No 347 IBEW Fund, PAC | $2,500 | 9/7/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Josh Lederman | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $2,500 | 9/7/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Brad Manatt | $2,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Douglas Laird | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Citizens for Sexton | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $2,500 | 9/10/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Richard N Jurgens Rev. Trust | $2,500 | 9/9/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Bob Waterman | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Jamie Rich | $2,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Michael L. Bennett | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Friends of Sandy Salmon | Farm Bureau Federation, PAC | $2,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Jacoby for House | Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | $2,500 | 9/7/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $2,500 | 9/6/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Robert Waterman | $2,500 | 9/9/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $2,500 | 9/8/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | $2,500 | 9/9/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jamie Myers | $2,500 | 9/9/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Daniel Dolan | $2,500 | 9/7/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Sam Cox for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Kim E Chapman for Supervisor• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Taxpayers for Collins• Mary Wells for Polk County Treasurer• Matt Spencer for Supervisor• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Iha, PAC• Adams County Republican Central Committee• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowans for Miller• John Kies for County Attorney• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Laborers', PAC• Scheetz for Iowa• Joel Phillips for Sheriff• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Vargas for Recorder• Gulick for Good Governance• Janice Weiner for State Senate• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Maggie Armstrong for Supervisor• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Charley Thomson for House• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Citizens To Elect Bill Dotzler• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Allamakee County Democratic Central Committee• District Union #431 Ufcw Political Action Account• Rozenboom for Senate• Matt Pries for Iowa• Cummings for Recorder• Friends of Ann McDonough• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Becky Gaylord for Lee County Treasurer• Rinker for Iowa House• Plymouth County Republican Central Committee• Nick Manternach for Supervisor• Webster for Iowa• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Lori Meacham Gina• Gustoff for Iowa• Cass County Republican Central Committee• 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• Joe Pinter for Supervisor• People for Pam Jochum• Paustian for Supervisor• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Scott County Republican Central Committee• New Iowa Project• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Candy Bradley• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Tina Bertrand Campaign Committee• Jeff Tindle for Supervisor• Gobble for Iowa House• Kurt Bendixen for Iowa• Bergan for Iowa House• Friends of Caleb Copley• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Petersen for State Senate• Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC• Beran for Iowa• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Win With Windschitl• Zabner for Iowa• Team Lofgren• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Louisa County Republican Central Committee• Chickasaw County Republican Central Committee• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Ingels for Iowa House• Greene County Republican Central Committee• Turek4Iowa• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Johnston Area Democrats• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Winckler for State House• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Daniel Byrnes for Allamakee County Supervisor• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Green Douglass for Supervisor• Clayton County Republican Central Committee• Bisignano for Senate Account• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Boulton for Senate• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Jordan Gaffney for County Attorney• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Chapman for Senate• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Committee to re-elect Patrick PJ Jennings• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Vote4Dockendorff• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Bousselot for Iowa• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Ashley Herrig for Clay County Attorney• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Cisneros for Iowa• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Nelson for County Attorney• Kaufmann for State House• Citizens for Wessel Kroeschell• Moore for State Representative• Osmundson for Iowa• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Golightly for Dallas County Supervisor• Committee for Diana Broderson• Citizens for Sexton• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Jurries4Recorder• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kara Warme for Story• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Stone for House• Wayne D Grell District 85 Representative• Marvin McCann• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Wulf for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Indo American -Iowa, PAC• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Hora for Senate• JONI Iowa, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Michelle Servadio Elias for Iowa• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House
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