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. 22, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Pat Grassley | $1,000,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $280,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Whitver | $250,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party | $143,750 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kim Reynolds for Iowa | $120,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $100,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $94,200 | 10/21/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $88,050 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kaufmann for State House | $75,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $68,740 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $65,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $64,800 | 10/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $63,700 | 10/21/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $63,100 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $62,830 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | $60,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | DLCC Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $60,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,603 | 10/17/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,603 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $56,910 | 10/17/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $54,800 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,910 | 10/17/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Waylon Brown for State Senate | $50,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Suresh Reddy For Iowa | $50,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $48,860 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Brian Lohse | $44,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $43,290 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gary Mohr for State House | $40,500 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kenan Judge for Iowans | $40,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dennis Young | $40,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Scholten for Iowa Committee | $35,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | $35,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dan Zumbach for Senate | $30,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Cohoon for Representative | $30,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Republican Party of Iowa | $27,757 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Taylor for State Senate | $27,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Carter Nordman for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | $25,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $25,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sinclair for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Cournoyer for Senate | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gulick for Good Governance | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $25,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $24,450 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | De Witt for Iowa Senate | $20,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Sexton | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Sharon Steckman | $20,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | RPAC Iowa - REALTORS Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Gjerde For Iowa | $20,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa Committee on Political Education - AFL-CIO | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Kurt Croell | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Team LOFGREN | $20,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $19,250 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brian Best for House | $18,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Martin Graber for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Sandy Salmon | $18,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | $16,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Quirmbach for Senate | $16,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bradley for Iowa House | $16,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $16,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | IFC, PAC | $16,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,908 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,361 | 10/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael Krantz | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | RSLC Victory Fund | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Webster for Iowa | $15,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Deere & Company - Iowa, PAC | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Costello for Iowa Senate | $14,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Mixdorf for Iowa | $13,200 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Zaun for Iowa Senate | $13,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,955 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/20/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,007 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wheeler for Representative | $11,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Deyoe for House | $11,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | McClintock for Iowa | $11,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,891 | 10/20/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,469 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $10,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jacoby for House | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Fry for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gerhold for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jeffrey Shipley | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Dennis E. Young Revocable Trust | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Abatepac | $10,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | The Hawkeye, PAC | $10,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | $10,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Jerry Crawford | $10,000 | 10/18/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Wilz for Iowa• Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• J Wright for County Supervisor• Des Moines County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Jason Roudabush for County Supervisor• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Ben Rogers for Supervisor• Rebecca Bowker for Iowa• Deyoe for House• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowans for Miller• Dejear for Iowa• Mary Madison for Iowa• Iowa Optometric Association• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Jacoby for House• Carroll County Democratic Central Committee• Wood for Iowa• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Mixdorf for Iowa• Stiffler for Iowa• Lundgren for House• Mark Weatherly State Representative 39• Gulick for Good Governance• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Johnson for Iowa• Gehlbach for Iowa House• Charley Thomson for House• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Jenny Hansen for Iowa House• Dave Muhlbauer for Supervisor• Jessica Wiskus for Iowa• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Citizens To Elect Bill Dotzler• Holt for House• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Maybanks for County Attorney• District Union #431 Ufcw Political Action Account• Rozenboom for Senate• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Matt Pries for Iowa• Siegrist for Iowa House• Young for Iowa House• Cohoon for Representative• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Brooke Boden for Iowa House• Webster for Iowa• Citizens for Sieck• Abdouch for House• Latham for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Tillman for Iowa House• 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• Grocers Political Action Committee• Martin Graber for Iowa House• Bird for Iowa• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Cindy Golding for Iowa House• Vote Jorgensen• Sorensen for Iowa• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Loomis for County Attorney• Candy Bradley• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Taylor for Representative• Todd Brady for Iowa Senate• Gobble for Iowa House• Marquardt for Supervisor• Friends of Caleb Copley• Citizens for Mommsen• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Ray Lough Election Committee• Henderson for House• Beran for Iowa• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Iowa Propane Gas Political Action Committee• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Wittrock for Recorder• Friends of Jacob Bossman• Win With Windschitl• Steve Hansen for Iowa House• Committee to Elect Jeff Shudak• Stacie Herridge for County Recorder• Claire Celsi for Iowa• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Craig Dozark for Supervisor• Ingels for Iowa House• Dan Bittinger for Woodbury County Supervisor• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• LS2group, PAC• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Eric Gjerde for Iowa• De Witt for Iowa Senate• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Niko Pilcher for Story County Attorney• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• Friends of Lindsay James• 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• Chapman for Senate• Pate for Iowa• Stoltenberg for House• Friends of Whitver• Truck Iowa, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Committee- Elect Matt Matteson for Hamilton County Treasurer• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Koelker for Iowa Senate• Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Committee to Elect Angela Connolly for Supervisor• Bousselot for Iowa• Wheeler for Representative• Hemingway for Supervisor• Reichman for Senate• The Family Leader, PAC• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Garrett for Statehouse Committee• Iowans for Kirsten Running Marquardt• Kaufmann for State House• Citizens for Joe Gatto• Moore for State Representative• Osmundson for Iowa• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Smith for Treasurer• Committee for Diana Broderson• Committee To Elect Art Staed• Kris Nall for Iowa• Mahaska County Democratic Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Tim Lecander for Iowa• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Kevin Kinney for State Senate• Kara Warme for Story• Tripp Narup for Iowa• Stone for House• Dan Dawson for State Senate• Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Taylor for State Senate• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Ifc, PAC• Friends of Jon Dunwell• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Wyatt for Iowa• Wulf for Iowa• Diana Swartz for Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Voters for Van Lancker• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• David Thompson for County Attorney• Justice for All Political Action Committee• MacKenzie Bills for Iowa• Citizens for Campbell 2022• Hora for Senate• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Iowa Restaurant Association Political Action Committee• Kenan Judge for Iowans• NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC• McClintock for Iowa• Thede for Iowa
!RECEIVE ALERTS
The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
DONATE
Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Alerts Sign-up