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 Dec. 24, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite, PAC | Elite Casino Resorts, LLC | $100,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $10,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | Iowa Health, PAC | $6,500 | 12/22/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Cozen O'Connor Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Randi L. Reiten | $5,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | UAW iowa state council exchange account | $4,713 | 12/22/2022 |
| Friends of Caleb Copley | Caleb Copley | $3,317 | 12/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Grocers Political Action Committee | $3,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Cummings For Recorder | Peggy Cummings | $2,554 | 12/19/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Doug McAninch | $2,525 | 12/21/2022 |
| Boulton for Senate | Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | $2,500 | 12/24/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Pfizer, PAC | $2,500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC | Dustin Manternach | $2,500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Keegan Pieper | $2,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Friends of Jason Schultz | Iowa Health, PAC | $1,500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $1,500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC | $1,500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Bill Warner | $1,200 | 12/19/2022 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | Chris Wells | $1,200 | 12/19/2022 |
| CWA Council of the State of Iowa COPE Fund | -- | $1,151 | 12/23/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Eric Tindal | $1,000 | 12/22/2022 |
| Eliason for Iowa HD6 | James Eliason | $1,000 | 12/22/2022 |
| Zaun for Iowa Senate | Josh Lederman | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | FASPAC - Fareway Stores PAC, Inc. | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers IBEW, PAC | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Jeff Edler for State Senate | CVS Health, PAC | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Neven Mulholland | $1,000 | 12/22/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $1,000 | 12/22/2022 |
| Alons For Senate | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Costello for Iowa Senate | CVS Health, PAC | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Bob Van Diest | $1,000 | 12/20/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | Iowa Health, PAC | $1,000 | 12/23/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Brad Blough | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Doug Struyk | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| Linn County Democratic Central Committee | Mathis for State Senate | $1,000 | 12/19/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | James Carney | $1,000 | 12/21/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | John Clendenin | $962 | 12/23/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Sean McTaggart | $962 | 12/23/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Jared Landin | $962 | 12/23/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Marcelle Chickering | $962 | 12/23/2022 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | William Kelly Reames | $815 | 12/19/2022 |
| Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC | Jared Achen | $800 | 12/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Holt For House | $750 | 12/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wills for Iowa | $750 | 12/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $750 | 12/21/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Naim Munir | $660 | 12/23/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Dave Dixon | $605 | 12/21/2022 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | Jayden Herrig | $600 | 12/19/2022 |
| Pottawattamie Cnty. Republican Central Committee | Committee to Elect Susan Miller | $600 | 12/23/2022 |
| Jim Irwin For Supervisor | Jim Irwin | $600 | 12/23/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Brenda Irlbeck | $600 | 12/21/2022 |
| Todd Halbur For State Auditor | INA Services Company | $598 | 12/19/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Keith Shah | $577 | 12/23/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $575 | 12/19/2022 |
| Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund | Ironworkers Local 89 | $515 | 12/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Joshua Meggers for Iowa House | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | Credit Union, PAC | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | Jacob Slaubaugh | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | M. Leanne Tyler | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Friends For Klimesh | Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Political Action Committ | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | Casey Peck | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Stone for House | Credit Union, PAC | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Hora for House | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Alons For Senate | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Phillip Markham | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | Jeremy Gugel | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Keith Harlan | $500 | 12/21/2022 |
| Rowley for Iowa Senate | Credit Union, PAC | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Scott Sundstrom | $500 | 12/23/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | Robert Baird & Company, Inc. | $500 | 12/22/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Pfizer, PAC | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Ako Abdul-Samad | Linda Carter-Lewis | $500 | 12/19/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Donald Lamberti | $500 | 12/20/2022 |
| Westrich for Iowa | American Legislative Exchange Council | $475 | 12/23/2022 |
| Jim Irwin For Supervisor | Jim Irwin | $431 | 12/23/2022 |
| Nick Williams for Van Meter School Board | Christian Edwards Printers | $428 | 12/23/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Jeffrey Schmidt | $420 | 12/22/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Dan Cramer | $400 | 12/21/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Jim Sweeney | $400 | 12/20/2022 |
| O'Connor For Supervisor | Don O'Connor | $350 | 12/19/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | David Ricken | $350 | 12/21/2022 |
| South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citzenship | South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO citizenship | $301 | 12/21/2022 |
| Iowa Health, PAC | Merea Bentrott | $300 | 12/21/2022 |
| IFC, PAC | Jacob Clark | $300 | 12/19/2022 |
| Justice For All Political Action Committee | Ed Prill | $300 | 12/21/2022 |
| Adair County Democratic Central Committee | Dallas County Democratic Central Committee | $300 | 12/20/2022 |
| Linn County Republican Central Committee | -- | $300 | 12/20/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Dallas County Democratic Central Committee | $289 | 12/23/2022 |
| Jim Irwin For Supervisor | Jim Irwin | $281 | 12/23/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Rick Harlan | $275 | 12/21/2022 |
| Shelby County Republican Central Committee | -- | $270 | 12/19/2022 |
| Iowa Medical Political Action Committee | Timothy Abrahamson | $250 | 12/19/2022 |
| Scott County Republican Central Committee | Robert and Mary Godwin | $250 | 12/20/2022 |
| Iowans for Liz Bennett | Laborers' Local 43, PAC | $250 | 12/21/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Willie Calderwood | $250 | 12/21/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Todd Halbur for State Auditor• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Indira Sheumaker for the People• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• K Lynn Evans Campaign Committee• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Heather Matson for Iowa House• O'Connor for Supervisor• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Dawn Driscoll for State Senate• Iowa Neca, PAC• Brett Mason for Supervisor• Iowa Optometric Association• Austin Baeth for Iowa• Scheetz for Iowa• Cedar Falls Forward Political Action Committee• Halverson4bhc• Cwa Council of the State of Iowa Cope Fund• Scholten for Iowa• Tim Meals for County Attorney• Scott County Republican Women• Credit Union, PAC• Dubuque County Democratic Central Committee• Pottawattamie Cnty. Republican Central Committee• Jeff Edler for State Senate• Sinclair for Iowa• Westrich for Iowa• Abatepac• Iowans for Liz Bennett• Zaun for Iowa Senate• Iowa State U. A. W., PAC• Elite, PAC• Cummings for Recorder• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Dan Zumbach for Senate• Employers Mutual Casualty County. for Responsible St. Government, PAC• Webster for Iowa• Friends for Klimesh• Southeastern Iowa Building Trade Council, PAC• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC• Citizens for Pat Grassley• Story County Republican Central Committee• Jackson County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Nick Williams for Van Meter School Board• Iowa Lawpac• Bird for Iowa• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Marshall County Democratic Central Committee• Prim Care Policital Action Committee• Rob Sand for Iowa• Rowley for Iowa Senate• Scott County Republican Central Committee• New Iowa Project• SEIU Local 199 COPE Fund• Barb Kniff McCulla for Iowa• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Taylor for Representative• Iowa Turkey Federation, PAC• Shelby County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Caleb Copley• Libertarian Party• Friends of Jason Schultz• Iowa Health, PAC• Sioux County Democratic Central Committee• Jim Irwin for Supervisor• Jeff Shipley's Committee for Peace and Prosperity• Citizens for Ako Abdul Samad• Zabner for Iowa• Muscatine County Democratic Central Committee• Alons for Senate• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Forbes for Iowa House• Costello for Iowa Senate• Johnston Area Democrats• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Boulton for Senate• Jones County Republican Central Committee• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• Iowa Democratic Party• Mills County Democratic Central Committee• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Story County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Paceg Committee• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Hamilton County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Citizens for Mandelbaum• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• South Central Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Citizenship• Kaufmann for State House• Johnson County Republican Central Committee• Austin V Hayek for Webster County Board of Supervisors• Watts for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa People's, PAC• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Madison County Democratic Central Committee• Stone for House• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Momentum Des Moines• Republican Party Of Iowa• Wills for Iowa• Eliason for Iowa HD6• DVogel for Supervisor• Ifc, PAC• Iowa Unity Coalition• Indivisible Warren County• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Ironworkers Local #89 Political Education Fund• Kim Reynolds for Iowa• National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A• Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Iowa BEV #6098, PAC• Justice for All Political Action Committee• Donahue for Statehouse• Cedar Rapids Development Group, PAC• 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• Sweeney for State House
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