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. 17, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Waylon Brown for State Senate | $85,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $71,635 | 9/14/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $67,475 | 9/14/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $67,475 | 9/14/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,240 | 9/14/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $39,988 | 9/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kaufmann for State House | $35,500 | 9/15/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Lindsay James | $35,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | 314 Action Victory Fund | $30,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Uaw Vcap | $25,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | JT Broin Trust | $25,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $25,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | David North | $25,000 | 9/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $25,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Friends For Brian Lohse | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $24,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Taylor for State Senate | $20,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee | Kimberly and Russel Schrader | $20,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | $15,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Boulton for Senate | $15,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Ronald Holden | $15,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Gage Kent | $15,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Iowa Opportunities, PAC | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $15,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | James A. Haslam Iii | $12,500 | 9/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Susan B. Haslam | $12,500 | 9/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Brian Lohse | $12,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Carter Nordman for Iowa | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cork Peterson | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wills for Iowa | $10,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Ronald Cameron | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Gleason for Iowa | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sheri Avis Horner | $10,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Stephen Grubb | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | SEIU Healthcare Minn | $10,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Jim Dean | $10,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,680 | 9/12/2022 |
| Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | Great Plains Laborers District Council | $9,340 | 9/12/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,880 | 9/15/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $8,000 | 9/11/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Principal S, PAC | $8,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Garrett Gobble | $8,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Jeff Edler for State Senate | Iowa Health, PAC | $7,500 | 9/14/2022 |
| Costello for Iowa Senate | Iowa Health, PAC | $7,500 | 9/14/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 9/15/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,332 | 9/14/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $7,191 | 9/13/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $7,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Stone for House | $7,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | Iowa Health, PAC | $7,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Iowa Beverage Association, PAC | Pepsico Concerned Citizens Fund, Inc. | $6,290 | 9/17/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $6,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Progressive Turnout Project | $6,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Citizens for Sexton | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | ITC Holdings PAC, CORP | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Pressley Henningsen | $5,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Michael J. Hansen | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa Letter Carriers Committee on Political Educational | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Stand for America, PAC | $5,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Lundgren for House | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Gary Kirke | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jacoby for House | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Citizens For Brian Meyer | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Friends of Jazmin Newton | International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 Local A | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Dan Dawson for State Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Cory and Alison Harris | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Scott County Democratic Central Committee | Terry Olsen | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Wicker Van Orsdel | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Friends of Ken Croken | I. U. O. E. Local 150 Federal, PAC | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Elevance Health Political Action Committee, Inc. | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Ingels for Iowa House | $5,000 | 9/12/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/17/2022 |
| Eddie Andrews For Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC | Susan Knapp | $5,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Hubbell | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC | $5,000 | 9/13/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | JONI Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens to Elect Bill Dotzler | $5,000 | 9/15/2022 |
| The Family Leader, PAC | Mark Wynthein | $4,628 | 9/15/2022 |
| J Wright for County Supervisor | Thomas Hadaway | $4,500 | 9/16/2022 |
| United Food & Commercial Workers Iowa Active Ballot Club | UFCW Local 431 | $4,500 | 9/14/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 9/16/2022 |
| Citizens for Mommsen | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $4,000 | 9/14/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Darland for Scott County Recorder• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Snell for Auditor Committee• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Litton for Recorder• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Elect Richards Committee• Friends of Tavis Hall• Iowans for Miller• John Kies for County Attorney• Dejear for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Iowa Committee On Political Education - Afl-Cio• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Wood for Iowa• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Eide Walton, PAC• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Gulick for Good Governance• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Johnson for Iowa• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Charley Thomson for House• Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Tracy Ehlert for Iowa House• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Jordyn Hill for Warren County Recorder• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Clasen for Treasurer• Rozenboom for Senate• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Team McGovern• Jasper County Republican Central Committee• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Rinker for Iowa House• Floyd County Democratic Central Committee• Webster for Iowa• Citizens for Sieck• Latham for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Gustoff for Iowa• Dallas County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• People for Pam Jochum• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Iowa Opportunities, PAC• Audubon County Republican Central Committee• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Fry for Iowa House• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Rob Sand for Iowa• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Iowans for Cooling• Sorensen for Iowa• Friends of Joseph C Miller• Loomis for County Attorney• Charlie McConkey for State Representataive• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Bergan for Iowa House• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Friends of Jason Schultz• Friends of Schimanski• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Iowa Beverage Association, PAC• Zabner for Iowa• Team Lofgren• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Kelsay for Supervisor• Ingels for Iowa House• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Forbes for Iowa House• Costello for Iowa Senate• Johnston Area Democrats• 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• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Friends of Lindsay James• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Vote Bloomingdale• Chapman for Senate• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Jackson County Republican Central Committee• Kyle Schultz for County Supervisor• Bruening for Iowa House• Koelker for Iowa Senate• McIntyre for Supervisor• Boles for Recorder• Conrad for County• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Matthew Ysbrand for County Treasurer• Bousselot for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Reichman for Senate• The Family Leader, PAC• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Garrett for Statehouse Committee• Cisneros for Iowa• Poweshiek County Republican Central Committee• Clinton County Republican Central Committee• Kaufmann for State House• Ossian Election Team• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Sexton• Citizens for Brian Meyer• Kay Pence for Iowa• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Froyum for House• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Friends of Ken Croken• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Citizens for Jesse Green• Friends To Elect Brinson Kinzer for Scott County Supervisor• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Austin Harris for Iowa• Marvin McCann• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Dunn for Iowa Committee• Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wulf for Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Rick Stewart• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Voss for City Council• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC• McClintock for Iowa• Thede for Iowa• United Food & Commercial Workers Iowa Active Ballot Club• Jammie Bradshaw for Johnson County Supervisor• Sweeney for State House• Committee to Elect Tom Schulz County Supervisor
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