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 July 13
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | David S. Brown | $5,000 | 7/9/2024 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Kristie Fisher | $5,000 | 7/11/2024 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Laura Jackson | $5,000 | 7/9/2024 |
| Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc. | Daryl Henze | $2,500 | 7/9/2024 |
| Schroeder for Sheriff | Dennis Schroeder | $1,302 | 7/8/2024 |
| Iowa Agribusiness, PAC | Stephen Eastman | $1,000 | 7/8/2024 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Linda Westergaard | $1,000 | 7/10/2024 |
| Iha, PAC | Jane Arnold | $1,000 | 7/7/2024 |
| Sires for Senate | Rick Degroote | $1,000 | 7/11/2024 |
| Friends of Erin Land George | Brian Tugana | $1,000 | 7/10/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Chip Reeves | $1,000 | 7/9/2024 |
| Elect Ginger Knisley committee | Charles Holmes | $1,000 | 7/8/2024 |
| Candy Bradley | Heyo Tjarks | $960 | 7/10/2024 |
| Young for Iowa House | Ronald Huhn | $500 | 7/9/2024 |
| Emmet County Republican Central Committee | Phil Thompson | $500 | 7/8/2024 |
| Hermanson for Iowa | Marvin Rodriguez | $500 | 7/11/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Charles Funk | $500 | 7/13/2024 |
| Iowans for Health Liberty PAC | Kathleen Zimpleman | $500 | 7/8/2024 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Steven Rabedeaux | $500 | 7/8/2024 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Caroline Boehnke-Becker | $500 | 7/13/2024 |
| Friends of Lindsay James | Susan Farber | $500 | 7/8/2024 |
| Ian Zahren for Iowa | Mark and Pam Boddicker | $500 | 7/7/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | William Mullins | $500 | 7/11/2024 |
| Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | Mike Triplett | $500 | 7/11/2024 |
| Casey's, PAC | Scott Faber | $346 | 7/8/2024 |
| Casey's, PAC | Bradley Haga | $346 | 7/8/2024 |
| Casey's, PAC | Samuel James | $346 | 7/8/2024 |
| Tommy Hexter for Iowa | Nancy Cadmus | $300 | 7/7/2024 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Jason Hucheson | $288 | 7/12/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | David Wingert | $275 | 7/12/2024 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Mike Jones | $250 | 7/9/2024 |
| Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers | Marion Mouw | $250 | 7/10/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Greg Mullins | $250 | 7/11/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | Roby Shay | $250 | 7/12/2024 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Jesse Meyer | $250 | 7/12/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | Bill Simonaitis | $250 | 7/12/2024 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Norm Sterzenbach | $250 | 7/8/2024 |
| Joe Shelly for Iowa | Tom Walton | $250 | 7/10/2024 |
| East Polk Democratic Committee | Joe Riding | $250 | 7/9/2024 |
| Heather Sievers for Iowa | Amy Campbell-Fleming | $250 | 7/11/2024 |
| Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | Bernard Gradoville | $250 | 7/8/2024 |
| Lee County Republican Central Committee | Linda Wheeler | $200 | 7/9/2024 |
| Heather Sievers for Iowa | Jerry Evans | $200 | 7/13/2024 |
| Lapointe For Supervisor | H. Allan Sturgeon | $200 | 7/10/2024 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Richard Murphy | $200 | 7/12/2024 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Jeremy Hess | $200 | 7/12/2024 |
| Griffin for Senate | Dana Rheinschmidt | $200 | 7/12/2024 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Russell C. Wray | $175 | 7/11/2024 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Patricia McCarthy Sutherland | $175 | 7/11/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | Jeff Menary | $175 | 7/12/2024 |
| Iowans For A Skilled Workforce | Manuel Martinez | $175 | 7/11/2024 |
| Committee to Elect Phil Clifton Supervisor Phil Clifton Tre | Phillip Clifton | $158 | 7/11/2024 |
| Iha, PAC | Thomas Geelan | $150 | 7/8/2024 |
| Casey's, PAC | Robert Jones | $150 | 7/8/2024 |
| Madison County Republican Central Committee | David Garlich | $150 | 7/9/2024 |
| Credit Union, PAC | Linda Andry | $130 | 7/10/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | Christopher Hansen | $125 | 7/12/2024 |
| Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC | Michelle Hutchinson | $125 | 7/12/2024 |
| Casey's, PAC | Ryan Fye | $115 | 7/8/2024 |
| Liston for Iowa | Darcy Bosch | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Lynn Bierstedt | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Candy Bradley | Bernie Hankemeier | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good | Linda J. Lucy | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Nan Horvat | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Young for Iowa House | Jeffrey Subko | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Michael Warner | $100 | 7/9/2024 |
| Vote for Steinhoff | Dennis Benson | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Tommy Hexter for Iowa | Hope Nowak | $100 | 7/7/2024 |
| Iowa Unity Coalition | Bradley Knott | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Linda Westergaard | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Joe Shelly for Iowa | Barbara Minear | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Jeneary for House District 5 Committee | Thomas Cooper | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Amy Nielsen for Iowa | Gerhild Krapf | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Leroy Weber | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Mindy Smith-Pace for Iowa | Terry Olsen | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Young for Iowa House | Velma Huebner | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Friends of Lindsay James | Karen Jubeck | $100 | 7/12/2024 |
| Matthew Blake for Iowa | Ann Gale | $100 | 7/7/2024 |
| Dabeet For Senate | Ed Moreno | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | John Reding | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Iowa Lawpac | William Shaw | $100 | 7/9/2024 |
| Iha, PAC | Brenda Bormann | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Maria Bribriesco for County Supervisor | Edward Cervantes | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Julie McCaughey | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| NEARMYER FOR JASPER COUNTY SUPERVISOR | Linda Roorda | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Wallace Bubar | $100 | 7/9/2024 |
| Hegland For Iowa | Andrea McCurdy-Savag0 | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Dawley for Poweshiek County Supervisor | Bill Menner | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Gail Allison for Iowa | Kelly Jacobson | $100 | 7/12/2024 |
| Gail Allison for Iowa | Frances Mattke | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Tommy Hexter for Iowa | Edward Cohn | $100 | 7/7/2024 |
| Ankeny Area Democrats | Stacy Volmer | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Amy Schafer | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | Rodney Musser | $100 | 7/12/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Chuck Reding | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Keith Graff | $100 | 7/10/2024 |
| Iowa Lawpac | Gary Gerlach | $100 | 7/11/2024 |
| Dawley for Poweshiek County Supervisor | Vivian Hayashi | $100 | 7/8/2024 |
| Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | Tim Heth | $100 | 7/9/2024 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Beth Shields | $100 | 7/12/2024 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Des Moines County Republican Central Committee• Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa• Iha, PAC• Casey's, PAC• Credit Union, PAC• Des Moines County Democratic Central Committee• Eric Giddens for Iowa• Abatepac• Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa• Committee To Elect Phil Clifton Supervisor Phil Clifton Tre• Young for Iowa House• Sean Bagniewski for Iowa• Rinker for Iowa House• Iowa Realtors, PAC• Clayton County Democratic Central Committee• Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions• Iowa Lawpac• Candy Bradley• Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, PAC• Iowa Agribusiness, PAC• Kossuth County Democratic Central Committee• Iowa Health, PAC• Kevin J. Schneider for Sheriff• Zabner for Iowa• Madison County Republican Central Committee• Amy Nielsen for Iowa• Johnston Area Democrats• Iowa Dental Political Action Committee• Jeneary for House District 5 Committee• Friends of Lindsay James• Polk County Democratic Central Committee• Isenhart Campaign for the Common Good• Iowans for Tax Relief, PAC• Lee County Republican Central Committee• Kunkel for Sheriff• Iowa Committee of Automotive Retailers• Jefferson County Republican Central Committee• Iowans for A Skilled Workforce• Pottawattamie Cnty. Democratic Central Committee• Guthrie County Democratic Central Committee• Emmet County Republican Central Committee• Iowa People's, PAC• East Polk Democratic Committee• Heavy Highway Political Action Committee• Calhoun County Democratic Central Committee• Wapello County Republican Central Committee• Wills for Iowa• Ifc, PAC• Iowa Unity Coalition• Wellmark PAC or WellPAC, Inc.• Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC• Iowa BEV #6098, PAC• Ankeny Area Democrats
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