Protecting Americans Project made the largest political donation in the state during the week ending Nov. 5, 2022, giving $125,000 to the Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney on Nov. 1, 2022, according to Iowa.gov.
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. 5, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Cunningham Haan Committee for Scott County Attorney | Protecting Americans Project | $125,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $114,400 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $87,145 | 10/31/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $78,100 | 10/31/2022 |
| Thede for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $75,650 | 11/1/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $74,614 | 11/1/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $74,493 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $68,910 | 10/31/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $63,700 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $62,830 | 10/31/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Rob Sand | $60,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,860 | 10/31/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $55,290 | 10/31/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,910 | 10/31/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $50,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Afscme People | $50,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Iowa Democratic Party | $46,961 | 11/1/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $42,273 | 11/1/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $41,732 | 11/1/2022 |
| MollyBuckForAnkeny | Iowa Democratic Party | $41,088 | 11/2/2022 |
| MacKenzie Bills for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $40,526 | 11/1/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $40,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Rob Sand | $40,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $35,232 | 11/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Koelker for Iowa Senate | $33,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Latham for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $24,871 | 11/2/2022 |
| Cohoon for Representative | Iowa Democratic Party | $24,831 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Heather Matson for Iowa House | $20,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Iowa Democratic Party | $20,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $20,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Jason Golly | $20,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $19,534 | 11/1/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $19,041 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Amanda Ragan for Iowa Senate | $16,948 | 11/4/2022 |
| Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $16,295 | 11/1/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $16,050 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $16,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jeff Edler for State Senate | $15,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for Cooling | $15,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jenny Hansen for Iowa House | $14,800 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brooke Boden for Iowa House | $14,500 | 11/4/2022 |
| Heather Matson for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $14,091 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jason Schultz | $14,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Turek4Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $13,911 | 11/2/2022 |
| Rinker for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $13,090 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Sieck | $13,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/31/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,200 | 11/3/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,200 | 11/3/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Cournoyer for Senate | $12,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Citizens for Sharon Steckman | Iowa Democratic Party | $11,744 | 11/2/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,490 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $11,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/31/2022 |
| Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,233 | 11/1/2022 |
| Susie Weinacht for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,067 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Turek 4 Iowa | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowans for Fitzgerald | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Diane Young | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| The Family Leader, PAC | John and Amy Vander Haag | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kenan Judge for Iowans | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, AFL | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Rob Sand for Iowa | Afscme People | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Sharon Steckman | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Firearms Coalition, PAC | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Amy Nielsen for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $10,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Matt Pries for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,582 | 10/31/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,545 | 11/1/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | McClintock for Iowa | $9,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $9,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $8,854 | 11/3/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Sheri Horner | $8,854 | 11/3/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,760 | 10/31/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $8,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kressig for Iowa House 59 | $8,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Friends of Lindsay James | $8,000 | 11/2/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $8,000 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | $8,000 | 11/4/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Hall for Iowa | $7,500 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Klimesh | $7,500 | 11/2/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Community Bankers of Iowa Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 11/1/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowans for Ross Wilburn | $7,274 | 10/31/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa | $7,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Gjerde For Iowa | $7,000 | 11/3/2022 |
| Mark Weatherly State Representative 39 | Republican Party of Iowa and Its Eisenhower Club | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Siegrist for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Marvis Landon for IA | $7,000 | 10/31/2022 |
| Suresh Reddy For Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,511 | 11/2/2022 |
| Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | Mark Bogue | $6,500 | 10/31/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $6,144 | 10/31/2022 |
