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. 31, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauro Campaign Team | Edward Mauro | $127,500 | 12/30/2022 |
| Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | -- | $101,672 | 12/31/2022 |
| Bennett Smith for Iowa House | Bennett Smith | $50,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| JONI Iowa, PAC | ERNST Victory Iowa | $23,427 | 12/28/2022 |
| Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good | Charles Isenhart | $20,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State U. A. W., PAC | $10,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Mark Kruse | $9,790 | 12/30/2022 |
| Anne Fairchild for Iowa | Anne Fairchild | $8,844 | 12/30/2022 |
| Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | -- | $8,536 | 12/30/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Kim Triggs | $7,276 | 12/30/2022 |
| Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee | Sam Cox for Iowa | $6,084 | 12/29/2022 |
| Anne Fairchild for Iowa | Anne Fairchild | $5,331 | 12/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | The Home Depot Political Action Committee, Inc. | $5,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Tony Vieth | $4,500 | 12/30/2022 |
| Friends of Athena Gilbraith | Daniel Aude | $4,396 | 12/31/2022 |
| Iowa Committee on Political Education - AFL-CIO | IFL Funds | $3,928 | 12/30/2022 |
| Warth for Iowa | Kevin Warth | $3,346 | 12/31/2022 |
| LS2group, PAC | Jeffrey Boeyink | $3,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Bud Pecoy | $3,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| Bergan for Iowa House | Michael Bergan | $2,640 | 12/31/2022 |
| Iha, PAC | Rebecca Anthony | $2,532 | 12/31/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale | Bridget Carberry Montgomery Hd46 | $2,510 | 12/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $2,500 | 12/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Enterprise Holdings Political Action Committee, Inc. | $2,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Credit Union, PAC | $2,500 | 12/28/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Kevin O.'Brien | $2,500 | 12/29/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Justin Philipp | $2,500 | 12/31/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $2,500 | 12/28/2022 |
| Cory McAnelly for Council | Cory McAnelly | $2,380 | 12/31/2022 |
| Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee | Citizens for Campbell 2022 | $2,324 | 12/27/2022 |
| Iowa Quarter Horse Racing, PAC | -- | $2,245 | 12/30/2022 |
| Ann Poe Committee | Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund | $2,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC | $2,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $2,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| Cory McAnelly for Council | Cory McAnelly | $2,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| Iowa NECA, PAC | Angela S. Bowersox | $1,750 | 12/31/2022 |
| Andeweg for Mayor Committee | Robert Andeweg | $1,727 | 12/31/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Principal S, PAC | $1,500 | 12/30/2022 |
| Holt For House | Iowa Health, PAC | $1,500 | 12/27/2022 |
| Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | Edward Kinkade | $1,400 | 12/28/2022 |
| Friends of Athena Gilbraith | P. Aude, Daniel | $1,312 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Robert S. Checketts | $1,284 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Paul Edward Ruppert | $1,247 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Anne Bomar | $1,245 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Roger Williams | $1,233 | 12/31/2022 |
| Green for Johnson County | Johnathan Green | $1,205 | 12/30/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Benjamin Humann | $1,200 | 12/31/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Matt Brown | $1,200 | 12/29/2022 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Matt Brown | $1,200 | 12/29/2022 |
| MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | Alicia R. Knapp | $1,186 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Kirk L. Lavengood | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Loyd Stephens | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Joseph Lillo | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Brian Mundt | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Matt Finnegan | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Royce Ramsay | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Mark Hewett | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Thomas Halpin | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | J. Gregory Porter | $1,154 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Eric J. Smith | $1,152 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Sara Athen | $1,152 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | John Dushinske | $1,152 | 12/31/2022 |
| Iowa Telecommunications Association, PAC | Andrew Randol | $1,025 | 12/27/2022 |
| Iowa Providers, PAC | William Dodds | $1,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| Wills for Iowa | Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Patrick Lynch | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| Holt For House | Josh Lederman | $1,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| Iowa Medical Political Action Committee | Amy Kimball | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Casey's, PAC | $1,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | CVS Health, PAC | $1,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| Brad Cavanagh for Mayor | North Central States Carpenter, PAC | $1,000 | 12/28/2022 |
| Sinclair for Iowa | NextEra Energy Political Action Committee, Inc. | $1,000 | 12/26/2022 |
| Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee | Ryan Schupick | $1,000 | 12/27/2022 |
| Boulton for Senate | Des Moines Association of Professional Firefighters | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Holt For House | Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| Cory McAnelly for Council | Cory McAnelly | $1,000 | 12/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Archer Daniels Midland Company - ADM, PAC | $1,000 | 12/29/2022 |
| Hart for Mayor | North Central States Carpenter, PAC | $1,000 | 12/30/2022 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Wellmark, Inc. | $966 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Cristie Darlene Neller | $964 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Bruce McKay | $852 | 12/31/2022 |
| 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | Fire Fighters Interested in Registration & Education (FI, PAC | $834 | 12/27/2022 |
| Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | -- | $809 | 12/27/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Stevin Dahl | $750 | 12/30/2022 |
| MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | Kelcey Brown | $750 | 12/31/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Dawn Conlan | $750 | 12/30/2022 |
| Iha, PAC | Perry Meyer | $667 | 12/31/2022 |
| Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate | Deborah Vandergaast | $605 | 12/31/2022 |
| NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC | Eric Tegrootenhuis | $600 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Thomas W. Cross | $600 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Scott Miles | $600 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Cathy Woollums | $598 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Brian Wilson | $586 | 12/31/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Joe McGuire | $550 | 12/26/2022 |
| MidAmerican Energy Company, PAC | Jennifer McIvor | $540 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Larry Leonard | $540 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Jennifer McIvor | $540 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Shelby Louise Provencher | $539 | 12/31/2022 |
| Berkshire Hathaway Energy, PAC | Patricia Anne Riley | $534 | 12/31/2022 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Clinton County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Zach Wahls• Indira Sheumaker for the People• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Iowa Physical Therapy, PAC• Poweshiek County Democratic Central Committee• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee• Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096• Sarah Tupper for Marshall County Attorney• Boone County Democratic Central Committee• Iha, PAC• Cedar County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Neca, PAC• Iowa Optometric Association• Iowa Committee On Political Education - Afl-Cio• Halverson4bhc• Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture• Carroll County Democratic Central Committee• Education Askew for Supervisor• Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Urbandale• Green for Johnson County• Waylon Brown for State Senate• Scholten for Iowa• Communications Workers of America Local 7110 Cope Fund• Casey's, PAC• Mauro Campaign Team• Citizens for Mike Matson• Vargas for Recorder• Scott County Republican Women• Credit Union, PAC• Hite for State House• Kathy Croker for Supervisor• Olmsted for Iowa• Charley Thomson for House• Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee• Committee To Elect Emilyne Slagle• Sinclair for Iowa• Wedmore for Auditor• Abatepac• Monica Kurth for Iowa House• Washington County Republican Central Committee• Timi Brown Powers for Iowa• Holt for House• Sarcone for County Attorney• MUELLER for School Board• Neighbors for Coleman• Young for Iowa House• Iowa Medical Political Action Committee• Kuhn for Supervisor• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Citizens for Holly Brink• Sioux County Republican Central Committee• Plymouth County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Pam Egli for Senate• Newton Fire Fighters Fire 1457, PAC• Brad Cavanagh for Mayor• Berkshire Hathaway Energy PAC• Cass County Republican Central Committee• Dallas County Democratic Central Committee• Citizens for Susan Judkins• Taylor County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Kale Smith for ADM• Iowa Lawpac• Bird for Iowa• Peninsula Gaming Employee, PAC• Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists, PAC• Phil Thompson for Iowa• Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC• Citizens for John Norwood• Rob Sand for Iowa• Scott County Republican Central Committee• Gustafson for Iowa House• Linn County Republican Central Committee• Kristin Sunde for Iowa House• Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC• Iowa Auto Recyclers, PAC• Iowans for Ross Wilburn• Howard County Democratic Central Committee• Ann Poe Committee• Bergan for Iowa House• Cerro Gordo County Democratic Central Committee• Urdahl for Supervisor• Lyness for County Attorney• Friends of Susan Farber• Hart for Mayor• Local #4 Fire, PAC• Libertarian Party• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Andeweg for Mayor Committee• Wittrock for Recorder• Delaware County Republican Central Committee• Hockensmith for Supervisor• Zabner for Iowa• GuideOne Insurance State Political Action Committee• Cass County Democratic Central Committee• Warth for Iowa• Megan Srinivas for Iowa• 17 Davenport Association of Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Black Hawk County Democratic Central Committee• Ross Grooters for Pleasant Hill• Iowans for Mike Vondran• Turek4Iowa• Forbes for Iowa House• Johnston Area Democrats• LS2group, PAC• Hoffman for Bremer County Treasurer• Iowa Federation of Young Republicans• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee• Deb VanderGaast for Iowa Senate• Bennett Smith for Iowa House• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• TechPAC• Boulton for Senate• Friends of Jazmin Newton• Cournoyer for Senate• Iowa Democratic Party• United Steelworkers of America Local 310 Cope Account• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Boone County Republican Central Committee• Scott Maddasion for Mayor• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Ashley Hinson for House• Stoltenberg for House• Johnson County Democratic Central Committee• Friends of Whitver• Linn County Democratic Central Committee• Pellant for Iowa House• Educational Opportunities, PAC• Bohannan for Iowa• Midamerican Energy Company PAC• Hy-Vee Employees' Political Action Committee, Inc.• Cerro Gordo County Republican Central Committee• Iowa Chiropractic Society, PAC• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Sara Yedlik for Iowa• Linn Eagles• Rosenthal for Supervisor• We Can Do Better CR• Anne Fairchild for Iowa• Zach Dieken for Iowa House• Scott County Democratic Central Committee• Cisneros for Iowa• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Certified Public Accountants, PAC• Kaufmann for State House• WDM Professional Fire Fighters L3586, PAC• Friends of Athena Gilbraith• Dallas County Republican Central Committee• Tama County Republican Central Committee• Kay Pence for Iowa• Iowa Pharmacy, PAC• Friends of Sandy Salmon• Watts for Supervisor• Iowa County Democratic Central Committee• Boone FirePAC• Iowa People's, PAC• Grimes Area Democrats• Iowa Quarter Horse Racing, PAC• Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa, PAC• Henry County Republican Central Committee• Gleason for Senate• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Urbandale AREA Democrats• Carter Nordman for Iowa• Kimberly Graham for Iowa• Kum & Go Inc., PAC• Wills for Iowa• Cory McAnelly for Council• Ifc, PAC• Good Government for Pleasant Hill• Iowa Unity Coalition• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• I-Vet or Iowa Veterinary Political Action Committee Inc., PAC• 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• Paul Talley LCT Campaign• Iowa Providers, PAC• Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC• Shelly Northway for Ankeny School Board• Justice for All Political Action Committee• JONI Iowa, PAC• Donahue for Statehouse• Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa• Kenan Judge for Iowans• NAIFA-Iowa IFAPAC• McClintock for Iowa• Adair County Democratic Central Committee• Alliant Energy Employees' Iowa, PAC• Thede for Iowa• United Food & Commercial Workers Iowa Active Ballot Club• Sweeney for State House
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