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 Nov. 26, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Garrett for Statehouse Committee | $15,000 | 11/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Waylon Brown for State Senate | $5,500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Grocers Political Action Committee | Donald Zietlow | $5,000 | 11/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Tom Norcross | $5,000 | 11/22/2022 |
| Vote Jorgensen | Jeff Jorgensen | $4,500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Polk County Republican Central Committee | David Barker | $4,373 | 11/22/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Grocers Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 11/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Cork Peterson | $3,000 | 11/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $3,000 | 11/23/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $2,500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Valero Energy Corporation, PAC | $2,500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | -- | $2,200 | 11/23/2022 |
| 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $1,668 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | James Maize | $1,500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $1,500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Justin Lechtenberg | $1,500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jason Strelow | $1,050 | 11/23/2022 |
| Wheeler for Representative | FUELIowa, PAC | $1,000 | 11/21/2022 |
| Brian Best for House | General Motors Company Political Action Committee | $1,000 | 11/21/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $950 | 11/21/2022 |
| Heavy Highway Political Action Committee | -- | $828 | 11/21/2022 |
| Ringgold County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $820 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | D and L Farms | $776 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Tom Herzmann | $650 | 11/21/2022 |
| Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate | Deborah Vandergaast | $619 | 11/21/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | GSH Stable, LLC | $536 | 11/22/2022 |
| Bisignano for Senate Account | Kum & Go, Inc., PAC | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Credit Union, PAC | Scott Zahnle | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee | Jeff Braun | $500 | 11/23/2022 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | John Pietila | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Latham for Iowa | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $500 | 11/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Sexton | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/23/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/26/2022 |
| Boone County Democratic Central Committee | Mary Jo Schmerr | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-IAEC, PAC | William McKim | $500 | 11/23/2022 |
| Rich Taylor Campaign Fund | Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | $500 | 11/23/2022 |
| Deyoe for House | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Henderson for House | Ron and Carol Weick | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Brian Best for House | Casey's, PAC | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Jeff Edler for State Senate | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Sweeney for State House | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Stone for House | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/21/2022 |
| Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Kuhlman Racing | $496 | 11/22/2022 |
| Ankeny Area Democrats | -- | $442 | 11/25/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Rick Bauer | $440 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Jeffrey Schmidt | $420 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Gordon Sorensen | $400 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Danny Caldwell | $376 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $360 | 11/21/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Rodney Miller | $312 | 11/22/2022 |
| Eddie Andrews For Iowa | I360 | $310 | 11/25/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Jack Mescher | $300 | 11/21/2022 |
| Wapello County Democratic Central Committee | -- | $300 | 11/23/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Ryan Backes | $300 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Kristi Tibben | $300 | 11/22/2022 |
| DVogel for Supervisor | Dawn Vogel | $300 | 11/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Iowans for a Skilled Workforce | $250 | 11/26/2022 |
| John Kies for County Attorney | Monica McHugh | $250 | 11/20/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Brian Page | $250 | 11/21/2022 |
| Susie Weinacht for Iowa | Andrew Boettger | $250 | 11/23/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Duane Van Nieuwenhuyzen | $250 | 11/21/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Iowans for a Skilled Workforce | $250 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Tom Herzmann | $250 | 11/21/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Megan Hull | $250 | 11/26/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Peter and Patricia Pashler | $250 | 11/20/2022 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Ellen Bluth | $250 | 11/21/2022 |
| Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee | Ryan Schupick | $250 | 11/22/2022 |
| Friends of Jazmin Newton | Leo Schubert | $250 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Joseph York | $250 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Robert Dostal | $250 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Heath and Sheena Campbell | $248 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Gross Thoroughbreds, LLC | $240 | 11/22/2022 |
| Lyon County Republican Central Committee | -- | $233 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Country Bro Stables | $232 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Loretta McClintock | $232 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | MAMAS Thoroughbreds, LLC | $232 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Joel Hunsburger | $224 | 11/22/2022 |
| Cedar County Republican Central Committee | Bruce Barnhart | $220 | 11/23/2022 |
| Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | John Larsen | $210 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Glenda Sapp | $208 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Burghardt Alexis | $208 | 11/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Danny Stafford | $208 | 11/22/2022 |
| Laborers' Local 43, PAC | Laborers' Local 43, PAC | $200 | 11/26/2022 |
| Iowa 4th District Republican Executive Committee | Jim Hugg | $200 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Manny Camacho, Travis Swan Murphy and Matt Trent | $200 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Chrystal Vetter | $200 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Keith Schwartz | $200 | 11/21/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Richard Hunter | $200 | 11/25/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Kenneth Stinson | $200 | 11/22/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | Susan Woodford | $200 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Optometric Association | Dennis Francis | $200 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Donald Doucette | $200 | 11/21/2022 |
| Iowa Unity Coalition | Joan Kato | $200 | 11/26/2022 |
| Lee County Republican Central Committee | -- | $199 | 11/21/2022 |
| Talsma for Jasper County Supervisor | Jasper County Republican Central Committee | $194 | 11/23/2022 |
| Citizens for Preservation of Racing | Forge Ahead Stables, LLC | $192 | 11/22/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Indira Sheumaker for the People• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Sam Cox for Iowa• Heather Matson for Iowa House• Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Deyoe for House• Iowa Friends of Rural Electrification-Iaec, PAC• Iowans for Miller• John Kies for County Attorney• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Iowa Optometric Association• Keokuk County Democratic Central Committee• Cedar Falls Forward Political Action Committee• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Lyon County Republican Central Committee• Casey's, PAC• Mixdorf for Iowa• Tim Meals for County Attorney• Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee• Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate• Credit Union, PAC• West Des Moines Democrats• Ringgold County Democratic Central Committee• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Sinclair for Iowa• Abatepac• Dave Muhlbauer for Supervisor• Suresh Reddy for Iowa• Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa, PAC• Brian Best for House• Jed Ganzer for Iowa• Team McGovern• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Polk County Republican Central Committee• Floyd County Democratic Central Committee• Latham for Iowa• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Newton Fire Fighters Fire 1457, PAC• Kadel 4 Iowa• Palo Alto County Republican Central Committee• MollyBuckForAnkeny• Story County Republican Central Committee• Jackson County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Sharon Steckman• Citizens for Preservation of Racing• Grocers Political Action Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Penny Vossler for Iowa• Iowa Lawpac• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Western Iowa Labor Federation COPE Fund• Eddie Andrews for Iowa• Rob Sand for Iowa• Wapello County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa 4th District Republican Executive Committee• Vote Jorgensen• New Iowa Project• V Fixmer-Oraiz for Johnson County Supervisor• Alejandro Murguia-Ortiz for Iowa Senate• Taylor for Representative• Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee• Bergan for Iowa House• Sonya Heitshusen for Iowa• Henderson for House• Iowa Health, PAC• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Win With Windschitl• Zabner for Iowa• Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee• Rich Taylor Campaign Fund• Chickasaw County Republican Central Committee• Susie Weinacht for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Forbes for Iowa House• Johnston Area Democrats• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Bisignano for Senate Account• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• Talsma for Jasper County Supervisor• Mills County Democratic Central Committee• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Iowans for Tax Relief, PAC• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa• Lee County Republican Central Committee• Citizens for Elinor A. Levin• Conrad for County• Laborers' Local 43, PAC• Ann Meyer for Statehouse• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Hamilton County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Wheeler for Representative• Hemingway for Supervisor• Matt Robinson for Iowa• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Ossian Election Team• Winneshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Jennifer Smith for Iowa• Dumkrieger for Iowa• Citizens for Sexton• Kay Pence for Iowa• Glen Keith for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa People's, PAC• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Steve Smith for Guthrie County Superevisor Committee• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Madison County Democratic Central Committee• Miller for Secretary of State• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Republican Party Of Iowa• DVogel for Supervisor• Ifc, PAC• Cedar County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Unity Coalition• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• LisaFleishman4Iowa• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Jones for Iowa• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Rick Stewart• JGPFF Local 4835 Fund, PAC• Mark Thompson for Iowa House• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Kerner Committee for Election• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Ankeny Area Democrats• Kenan Judge for Iowans• Iowa Staff Union-National Staff Organization, PAC• Committee to Elect Brett Becker• Adair County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Reierson for Recorder• Sweeney for State House
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