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 Oct. 15, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird for Iowa | RAGA Action Fund | $800,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Win With Windschitl | $375,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $144,503 | 10/12/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $144,053 | 10/12/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Republican Party of Iowa | $140,000 | 10/15/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | $115,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Florida Democratic Party | $115,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $102,755 | 10/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kim Reynolds for Iowa | $74,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $73,545 | 10/11/2022 |
| Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC | Brent Stevens | $60,000 | 10/12/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bisignano for Senate Account | $60,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $54,910 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Iowans for Mike Vondran | $54,910 | 10/10/2022 |
| Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | -- | $52,368 | 10/14/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,100 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $52,100 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gobble for Iowa House | $51,830 | 10/10/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $51,830 | 10/10/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $50,508 | 10/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Rozenboom for Senate | $50,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sinclair for Iowa | $50,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gustoff for Iowa | $48,860 | 10/10/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $48,860 | 10/10/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $45,800 | 10/14/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $44,400 | 10/14/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,970 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gehlbach for Iowa House | $41,910 | 10/10/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,910 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Determann for Iowa House | $41,790 | 10/10/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,540 | 10/12/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Henderson for Iowa House | $40,780 | 10/10/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Republican Party of Iowa | $40,780 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Marvis Landon for IA | $35,600 | 10/10/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dan Dawson for State Senate | $31,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bousselot for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Building & Trades Council PEC | $25,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Gerald Kirke | $25,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $21,495 | 10/10/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $21,426 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $20,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Taylor for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,363 | 10/14/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,176 | 10/14/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $15,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $15,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wills for Iowa | $15,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Martin Graber for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,000 | 10/10/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | $15,000 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Martin Graber for Iowa House | $15,000 | 10/10/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $15,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $14,606 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Iowans for Mike Vondran | $14,606 | 10/13/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $14,530 | 10/14/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $14,305 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Determann for Iowa House | $14,305 | 10/13/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $14,147 | 10/14/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,486 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $13,486 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gobble for Iowa House | $13,236 | 10/13/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,236 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Rinker for Iowa House | $13,090 | 10/10/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,090 | 10/10/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Cindy Golding for Iowa House | $12,590 | 10/13/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,590 | 10/13/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/14/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,270 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $12,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Scheetz for Iowa | $12,000 | 10/12/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | IFC, PAC | $12,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $11,572 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Susie Weinacht for Iowa | $11,558 | 10/13/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,558 | 10/13/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,677 | 10/14/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,159 | 10/13/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Brad Wilson | $10,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brooke Boden for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Iowa Rural Water State, PAC | $10,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Brad Wilson | $10,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33 | $10,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $10,000 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Reichman for Senate | $10,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Kent Pilcher | $10,000 | 10/10/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 10/12/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wills for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/11/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Fred Hubbell | $10,000 | 10/15/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | David Steffens | $10,000 | 10/14/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,545 | 10/13/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,499 | 10/12/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,357 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Rinker for Iowa House | $9,338 | 10/13/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $9,338 | 10/13/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Marvis Landon for IA | $9,166 | 10/13/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $9,166 | 10/13/2022 |
| Thede for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,134 | 10/14/2022 |
| Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | -- | $8,786 | 10/14/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Mommsen | $8,500 | 10/11/2022 |
| Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,486 | 10/11/2022 |
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• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Sarah Tupper for Marshall County Attorney• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Kressig for Iowa House 59• Ben Rogers for Supervisor• Operating Engineers Local 234 Political Fund• Taxpayers for Collins• Cedar Rapids Trades Council CR Ic Building Trades, PAC• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Deyoe for House• Iha, PAC• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Elect Richards Committee• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Scheetz for Iowa• Iowa Committee On Political Education - Afl-Cio• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Wood for Iowa• Gerhold for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Gulick for Good Governance• Scott County Republican Women• Heddens for Supervisor• Credit Union, PAC• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gary Mohr for State House• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Charley Thomson for House• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Monica Kurth for Iowa House• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• 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• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union #33• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Rinker for Iowa House• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Webster for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Gustoff for Iowa• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Friends for Brian Lohse• Committee to Elect Rick Olson to House of Representatives• Sarah Smith for HD76• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Fry for Iowa House• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Prim Care Policital Action Committee• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Iowa County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Cooling• Sorensen for Iowa• Friends of Joseph C Miller• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Gobble for Iowa House• Bergan for Iowa House• Webster County Republican Central Committee• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Heaton for Rural Iowa• Friends of Jason Schultz• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Tama County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Jim Lykam• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Delaware County Republican Central Committee• Zabner for Iowa• Team Lofgren• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Linda Murken for Supervisor• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Ingels for Iowa House• Alons for Senate• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Price for Iowa• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• Bisignano for Senate Account• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Boulton for Senate• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• Friends of Lindsay James• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Marvis Landon for Iowa• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Jordan Gaffney for County Attorney• Vote Bloomingdale• Chapman for Senate• Friends of Whitver• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Committee to re-elect Patrick PJ Jennings• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Bousselot for Iowa• Ashley Herrig for Clay County Attorney• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Daryn Hamilton for Supervisor• Iowans for Fitzgerald• Kaufmann for State House• Moore for State Representative• Osmundson for Iowa• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Smith for Treasurer• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Citizens for Sexton• Citizens for Brian Meyer• Kay Pence for Iowa• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Dean Fisher for House• Team Chick• Friends of Ken Croken• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Miller for Secretary of State• Citizens for Jesse Green• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Austin Harris for Iowa• Jeff Taylor for State Senate• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Ifc, PAC• Kathleen Figaro for Senate• Wulf for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Sara Davenport for County Attorney• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney• Donahue for Statehouse• Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• McClintock for Iowa• Van Buren County Democratic Central Committee• Thede for Iowa• Sweeney for State House
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