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 Dec. 10, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $11,098 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans For Miller | $10,200 | 12/8/2022 |
| Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity | Mark Hickenbottom | $7,000 | 12/7/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Kurt Croell | $7,000 | 12/7/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Sharon Steckman | $6,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC | Transamerica Corporation, PAC | $5,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Trevor Shanahan | $5,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | Iha, PAC | $2,500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Rob Sand for Iowa | $2,500 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Scott Lovin | $1,600 | 12/7/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Henderson for Iowa House | $1,200 | 12/6/2022 |
| Iowa Harness Horsemens Association, PAC | -- | $1,145 | 12/9/2022 |
| Friends of Sean Liddell | Sean Liddell | $1,056 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Ruth Ann Gaines for State Representative | $1,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | Iowa Health, PAC | $1,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Cory Rath | $1,000 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Michele Farrell | $1,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sorensen For Iowa | $1,000 | 12/6/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Iowa BEV #6098, PAC | $1,000 | 12/7/2022 |
| Austin Harris for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/8/2022 |
| Hockensmith for Supervisor | Kyle Krause | $1,000 | 12/5/2022 |
| K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/8/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | McClintock for Iowa | $1,000 | 12/6/2022 |
| Friends For Klimesh | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/7/2022 |
| Vote Bloomingdale | Iowa NECA, PAC | $1,000 | 12/6/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Nick Schroeder | $1,000 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Timothy Scheib | $1,000 | 12/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Jerry Kilgore | $1,000 | 12/5/2022 |
| Johnson for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Josh Berg | $850 | 12/8/2022 |
| Friends of Sean Liddell | Sean Liddell | $819 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Michael Altemore | $800 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Federation of Young Republicans | Cris Christenson | $800 | 12/10/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $785 | 12/5/2022 |
| Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | Jay Freiermuth | $750 | 12/8/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brian Best for House | $750 | 12/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gerhold for Iowa | $750 | 12/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bradley for Iowa House | $750 | 12/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jones for Iowa | $750 | 12/6/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Mechanical Contractors Association of Iowa, PAC | $750 | 12/7/2022 |
| Friends of Sean Liddell | Sean Liddell | $720 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Steve Cline | $700 | 12/7/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | -- | $650 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Ross Thoreson | $600 | 12/8/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Aaron DeKock | Aaron Dekock | $594 | 12/9/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Paul Connell | $521 | 12/7/2022 |
| Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee | -- | $504 | 12/8/2022 |
| Wulf For Iowa | Iowa Renewable Fuels Association - IRFA, PAC | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowans for Liz Bennett | Iowa Funeral Directors Association, PAC | $500 | 12/8/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Buena Vista County Republican Central Committee | Matt/Kayla McCarthy | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc. | Isaac Nichole | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Osmundson for Iowa | $500 | 12/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa | $500 | 12/6/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Determann for Iowa House | $500 | 12/6/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Iowa Renewable Fuels Association - IRFA, PAC | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Joshua Meggers for Iowa House | Iowa Renewable Fuels Association - IRFA, PAC | $500 | 12/8/2022 |
| Latham for Iowa | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowans for Liz Bennett | NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | $500 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowans for Walton | Tom Walton | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | Golden Grain Energy State, PAC | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Paul Hill | $500 | 12/8/2022 |
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | Absolute Energy, PAC | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Diana Swartz for Iowa | Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | $500 | 12/4/2022 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Iowa Renewable Fuels Association - IRFA, PAC | $500 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Medical Political Action Committee | Alison Lynch | $500 | 12/6/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Beau Birkenholtz | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Iowans for Liz Bennett | Suresh Basnet | $500 | 12/8/2022 |
| MuniPAC | Bradley Honold | $500 | 12/9/2022 |
| Friends Of Patrick Peacock | Patrick Peacock | $499 | 12/7/2022 |
| Hamilton County Republican Central Committee | Matthew Matteson | $465 | 12/6/2022 |
| Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, PAC | -- | $410 | 12/6/2022 |
| Bruening For Iowa House | Clayton County Democratic Central Committee | $403 | 12/5/2022 |
| PACEG Committee | Daniel Van Alstine | $400 | 12/6/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Jeff Goldstein | $400 | 12/5/2022 |
| Clinton County Democratic Central Committee | Mary Wolfe Campaign | $400 | 12/8/2022 |
| Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee | -- | $362 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Brad Moline | $350 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Nathan Hill | $350 | 12/7/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Misty Soldwisch | $333 | 12/6/2022 |
| Friends of Sean Liddell | Sean Liddell | $329 | 12/5/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | -- | $322 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Ronald Kardel | $300 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Patrick Costigan | $300 | 12/5/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Robert Goldstein | $300 | 12/5/2022 |
| Adair County Democratic Central Committee | Steven Wolfe | $300 | 12/9/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Richard Goldstein | $300 | 12/5/2022 |
| Kenan Judge for Iowans | Dallas County Democratic Central Committee | $289 | 12/10/2022 |
| Cherokee County Republican Central Committee | Ken Carlson | $250 | 12/8/2022 |
| Latham for Iowa | Iowans for a Skilled Workforce | $250 | 12/9/2022 |
| Gary Mohr for State House | Iowa Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | $250 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | David Clark | $250 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Courtney Meyer | $250 | 12/9/2022 |
| Paustian for Supervisor | Ross Paustian | $250 | 12/5/2022 |
| Eddie Andrews For Iowa | Iowans for a Skilled Workforce | $250 | 12/10/2022 |
| Zabner For Iowa | NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | $250 | 12/8/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Daniel Sachs | $250 | 12/8/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Thomas Olson | $250 | 12/6/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Indira Sheumaker for the People• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Lange for Supervisor• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Lee County Democratic Central Committee• Fayette County Democratic Central Committee• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Walton• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowans for Miller• Mary Madison for Iowa• Iowa Optometric Association• Laborers', PAC• Scheetz for Iowa• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale• Kossuth County Republican Central Committee• Sherman for Freedom Committee• Stiffler for Iowa• Vargas for Recorder• Scott County Republican Women• Friends and Firefighters of Waterloo• Credit Union, PAC• Iowa Harness Horsemens Association, PAC• West Des Moines Democrats• Johnson for Iowa• Joshua Meggers for Iowa House• Gary Mohr for State House• Federation of Iowa Insurers, PAC• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Abatepac• Dave Muhlbauer for Supervisor• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Sue Cahill for Iowa House• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Committee for Cathy Voith for Calhoun County Recorder• Adams County Democratic Central Committee• Buena Vista County Republican Central Committee• Elect Lindsay Laufersweiler• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Linn Phoenix Club• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Webster for Iowa• Latham for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Newton Fire Fighters Fire 1457, PAC• Story County Republican Central Committee• Winneshiek County Republican Central Committee• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• People for Pam Jochum• Paustian for Supervisor• Iowa Lawpac• Bird for Iowa• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Scott County Republican Central Committee• SEIU Local 199 COPE Fund• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Loomis for County Attorney• Taylor for Representative• Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC• Iowa Auto Recyclers, PAC• Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee• Committee to Elect Aaron DeKock• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Petersen for State Senate• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Delaware County Republican Central Committee• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Zabner for Iowa• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Emmet County Democratic Central Committee• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• Laura Bergus for Iowa City Council• Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines, PAC• Ross Grooters for Pleasant Hill• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Johnston Area Democrats• Determann for Iowa House• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Boulton for Senate• Friends of Lindsay James• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Iowa Democratic Party• Mills County Democratic Central Committee• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Vote Bloomingdale• Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate• Franklin County Republican Central Committee• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Tax Relief, PAC• Paceg Committee• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Bruening for Iowa House• Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C.• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Hamilton County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Worth County Democratic Central Committee• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Smith for Treasurer• Kay Pence for Iowa• Watts for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa People's, PAC• MuniPAC• Friends of Sean Liddell• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Dean Fisher for House• East Polk Democratic Committee• Hamilton County Democratic Central Committee• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Bremer County Democratic Central Committee• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Austin Harris for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• Ifc, PAC• Iowa Unity Coalition• Wulf for Iowa• Diana Swartz for Iowa• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• Friends Of Patrick Peacock• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Cherokee County Republican Central Committee• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Ankeny Area Democrats• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Committee to Elect Brett Becker• Adair County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC
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