Chapman For Senate made the largest political donation in the state during the week ending Sept. 24, 2022, giving $200,000 to the Republican Party of Iowa on Sept. 21, 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 Sept. 24, 2022
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Iowa | Chapman For Senate | $200,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $170,900 | 9/19/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $169,680 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Zach Wahls | $150,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Afscme People | $125,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $50,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $50,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Jean Figaro | $50,000 | 9/24/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | People for Pam Jochum | $48,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $46,545 | 9/22/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,100 | 9/19/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $41,100 | 9/19/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $40,830 | 9/19/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,907 | 9/21/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,860 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $37,410 | 9/19/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $36,332 | 9/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Costello for Iowa Senate | $36,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $33,350 | 9/22/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Quirmbach for Senate | $30,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Bousselot for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $28,939 | 9/21/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $27,732 | 9/21/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $26,451 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Great Plains Laborers’ District Council Iowa, PAC | $25,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Young for Iowa House | $25,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| DeJear for Iowa | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $25,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Robert Varnedoe | $25,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Gulick for Good Governance | Republican Party of Iowa | $24,243 | 9/21/2022 |
| Sarah Trone Garriott for Iowa | Iowa Democratic Party | $23,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowans for Mike Vondran | Republican Party of Iowa | $21,039 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Master Builders of Iowa, P.A.C. | $20,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Steve Hansen for Iowa House | $20,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Marvis Landon for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $19,917 | 9/23/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,609 | 9/23/2022 |
| Gobble for Iowa House | Republican Party of Iowa | $18,234 | 9/23/2022 |
| De Witt for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $17,740 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Bohannan for Iowa | $17,500 | 9/22/2022 |
| Gustoff for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $17,265 | 9/23/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends For Klimesh | $17,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Hy-Vee Employees’ Political Action Committee, Inc. | $16,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Dawn Driscoll for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $15,902 | 9/20/2022 |
| Jennifer Konfrst for Iowa | Iowa Committee on Political Education – AFL-CIO | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Sorensen For Iowa | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Doll Family, PAC | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Ron Holden | $15,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Republican State Leadership Committee | $15,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Citizens for Jesse Green | $15,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Janice Weiner for State Senate | $15,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Sam Wooden for Dubuque County Attorney | Nicholas Rowley | $12,500 | 9/22/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,500 | 9/21/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Deyoe for House | $12,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $12,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Republican Party of Iowa | $11,401 | 9/21/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Mike and Judy McCoy | $10,410 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,356 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kathleen Figaro for Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $10,318 | 9/19/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | David Barker | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Pate for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Jackie Smith for Iowa senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Bird for Iowa | Cheryl Meads | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Cheryl Meads | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Sonya Heitshusen For Iowa | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kevin Kinney for State Senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/24/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Alliant Energy Employees’ Iowa, PAC | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kerry Gruenhagen for Iowa Senate | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Steve Hansen for Iowa House | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, PAC | Iowans for Gun Safety | $10,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Iowa State Education Association or ISEA PAC, PAC | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Win With Windschitl | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions | $10,000 | 9/22/2022 |
| Iowa Realtors, PAC | Gary Watts | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Justice For All Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Chapman For Senate | RPAC Iowa – REALTORS Political Action Committee | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Principal S, PAC | $10,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Iowa Industry Political Action Committee or IIPAC | $10,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Iowa Democratic Party | Fred Hubbell | $10,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Todd Brady for Iowa Senate | Iowa Democratic Party | $9,680 | 9/19/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Holt For House | $8,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Rick Stewart | Chris Rufer | $8,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Waylon Brown for State Senate | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,916 | 9/21/2022 |
| Sweeney for State House | Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Political Action Committee | $7,500 | 9/21/2022 |
| Webster for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $7,498 | 9/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Friends of Jacob Bossman | $6,500 | 9/19/2022 |
| Citizens for Pat Grassley | Iowa Dental Political Action Committee | $6,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Doll Family, PAC | $6,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Smith for Treasurer | Harry Cockrell | $5,205 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kurt Bendixen for Iowa | Republican Party of Iowa | $5,115 | 9/21/2022 |
| McClintock for Iowa | John Smith | $5,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Al Jennings | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Manufactured Housing Political Action Committee #6096 | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kim Reynolds for Iowa | Lorne Scharnberg | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Associated General Contractors of Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Young for Iowa House | Albert Laurence Jennings Revocable Trust | $5,000 | 9/19/2022 |
| Zaun for Iowa Senate | RPAC Iowa – REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Friends of Whitver | Landon and Nicole Drake | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
| Iowans For Miller | Great Plains Laborers’ District Council Iowa, PAC | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Jones for Iowa | RPAC Iowa – REALTORS Political Action Committee | $5,000 | 9/20/2022 |
| Republican Party of Iowa | Johnson for Iowa | $5,000 | 9/21/2022 |
| Kaufmann for State House | Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa Political Action C | $5,000 | 9/23/2022 |
