Citizens for Pat Grassley made the largest political donation in the state during the week ending Oct. 22, 2022, giving $1,000,000 to the Republican Party of Iowa on Oct. 20, 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 Oct. 22, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Pat Grassley | $1,000,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $280,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Whitver | $250,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party | $143,750 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kim Reynolds for Iowa | $120,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $100,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $94,200 | 10/21/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $88,050 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kaufmann for State House | $75,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $68,740 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | $65,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $64,800 | 10/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $63,700 | 10/21/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $63,100 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $62,830 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | $60,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | DLCC Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee | $60,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,603 | 10/17/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $59,603 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $56,910 | 10/17/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $54,800 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gehlbach for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $52,910 | 10/17/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $50,600 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Waylon Brown for State Senate | $50,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Suresh Reddy For Iowa | $50,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $48,860 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Brian Lohse | $44,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Determann for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $43,290 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gary Mohr for State House | $40,500 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Kenan Judge for Iowans | $40,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dennis Young | $40,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $35,600 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Scholten for Iowa Committee | $35,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bridget Carberry Montgomery for Iowa | $35,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Dan Zumbach for Senate | $30,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Cohoon for Representative | $30,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Republican Party of Iowa | $27,757 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Todd Taylor for State Senate | $27,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Carter Nordman for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Rick Olson To House of Representatives | $25,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $25,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sinclair for Iowa | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $25,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Cournoyer for Senate | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gulick for Good Governance | $25,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $25,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $24,450 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | De Witt for Iowa Senate | $20,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Sexton | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Citizens for Sharon Steckman | $20,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | RPAC Iowa – REALTORS Political Action Committee | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Eric Gjerde For Iowa | $20,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa Committee on Political Education – AFL-CIO | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Kurt Croell | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Lundgren For Office | $20,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Team LOFGREN | $20,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $19,250 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Brian Best for House | $18,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Martin Graber for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Sandy Salmon | $18,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | $16,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Quirmbach for Senate | $16,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Bradley for Iowa House | $16,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $16,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | IFC, PAC | $16,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Elizabeth Wilson for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,908 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,361 | 10/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Michael Krantz | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Sean Bagniewski for Iowa | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | RSLC Victory Fund | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Izaah Knox for Iowa Senate | $15,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Webster for Iowa | $15,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Deere & Company – Iowa, PAC | $15,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Costello for Iowa Senate | $14,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Mixdorf for Iowa | $13,200 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Zaun for Iowa Senate | $13,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,955 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,407 | 10/20/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $12,007 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Wheeler for Representative | $11,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Deyoe for House | $11,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | McClintock for Iowa | $11,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Cournoyer for Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,891 | 10/20/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,469 | 10/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,274 | 10/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | National Federation of Independent Business Iowa Political A | $10,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Jacoby for House | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Fry for Iowa House | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Gerhold for Iowa | $10,000 | 10/17/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Jeffrey Shipley | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Dennis E. Young Revocable Trust | $10,000 | 10/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Abatepac | $10,000 | 10/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | The Hawkeye, PAC | $10,000 | 10/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Kraayenbrink for Iowa Senate | $10,000 | 10/18/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Jerry Crawford | $10,000 | 10/18/2022 |
