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. 24, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Chapman For Senate | $200,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $170,900 | 9/19/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $169,680 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $150,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Afscme People | $125,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $50,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $50,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Jean Figaro | $50,000 | 9/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | People for Pam Jochum | $48,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $46,545 | 9/22/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,100 | 9/19/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,100 | 9/19/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $40,830 | 9/19/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,907 | 9/21/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,860 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,410 | 9/19/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $36,332 | 9/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Costello for Iowa Senate | $36,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $33,350 | 9/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Quirmbach for Senate | $30,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $28,939 | 9/21/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $27,732 | 9/21/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $26,451 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $25,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $25,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $25,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Robert Varnedoe | $25,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $24,243 | 9/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $23,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $21,039 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $20,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Steve Hansen for Iowa House | $20,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $19,917 | 9/23/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,609 | 9/23/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,234 | 9/23/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $17,740 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bohannan for Iowa | $17,500 | 9/22/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $17,265 | 9/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Klimesh | $17,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $16,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,902 | 9/20/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa Committee on Political Education - AFL-CIO | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sorensen For Iowa | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Doll Family, PAC | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Ron Holden | $15,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $15,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Jesse Green | $15,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Janice Weiner for State Senate | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney | Nicholas Rowley | $12,500 | 9/22/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,500 | 9/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Deyoe for House | $12,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,401 | 9/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Mike and Judy McCoy | $10,410 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,356 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,318 | 9/19/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | David Barker | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Cheryl Meads | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cheryl Meads | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/24/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC | Iowans for Gun Safety | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Gary Watts | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Principal S, PAC | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Hubbell | $10,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,680 | 9/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Holt For House | $8,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | Chris Rufer | $8,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,916 | 9/21/2022 |
| Sweeney for State House | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 9/21/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,498 | 9/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $6,500 | 9/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $6,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Doll Family, PAC | $6,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Harry Cockrell | $5,205 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kurt Bendixen for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $5,115 | 9/21/2022 |
| McClintock for Iowa | John Smith | $5,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Al Jennings | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lorne Scharnberg | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Albert Laurence Jennings Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Zaun for Iowa Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Landon and Nicole Drake | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Great Plains Laborers' District Council Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jones for Iowa | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Lange for Supervisor• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Kim E Chapman for Supervisor• Johnson for Clay County Attorney• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Kressig for Iowa House 59• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Litton for Recorder• Deyoe for House• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Wahl for Statehouse• Iowa Optometric Association• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Kilburg for Jackson County Sheriff• Laborers', PAC• Scheetz for Iowa• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Carroll County Democratic Central Committee• Wood for Iowa• Cwa Council of the State of Iowa Cope Fund• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Mixdorf for Iowa• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Gulick for Good Governance• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Johnson for Iowa• Robinson for Bremer County Attorney• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Washington County Republican Central Committee• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Citizens To Elect Bill Dotzler• Brian Best for House• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Clasen for Treasurer• Rozenboom for Senate• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Webster for Iowa• Citizens for Sieck• Latham for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Clayton County Democratic Central Committee• Gustoff for Iowa• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Wolff 4 Senate• Grocers Political Action Committee• People for Pam Jochum• ReNae Arnold for Recorder• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Committee to Elect Tommy Coleman• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Cooling• Sorensen for Iowa• Gustafson for Iowa House• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Candy Bradley• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Gobble for Iowa House• Kurt Bendixen for Iowa• Bergan for Iowa House• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Friends of Jason Schultz• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Greene County Democratic Central Committee• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Alons for Senate• Greene County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Costello for Iowa Senate• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Boulton for Senate• Niko Pilcher for Story County Attorney• Friends of Lindsay James• Dickey for Iowa• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Dené Lundberg for Iowa House• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Vote Bloomingdale• Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Black Hawk County Republican Central Committee• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Iowa Funeral Directors Association, PAC• Bruening for Iowa House• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Buena Vista County Democratic Central Committee• Bousselot for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Delta Dental of Iowa, PAC• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• Kaufmann for State House• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Citizens for Wessel Kroeschell• Guthrie County Democratic Central Committee• Ossian Election Team• Moore for State Representative• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Smith for Treasurer• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Sexton• Sac County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Watts for Supervisor• Jurries4Recorder• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Kara Warme for Story• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Citizens for Jesse Green• Stone for House• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Matthew Dohrmann Campaign Committee• Lucy for Recorder• Austin Harris for Iowa• Central Iowa Building and Construction Trades CouncilPAC• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC• FUELIowa, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Wyatt for Iowa• Iowa Unity Coalition• Diana Swartz for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• David M. Davis for State Senate• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Rick Stewart• Schwenker for Supervisor• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Hora for Senate• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• McClintock for Iowa• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House
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