According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has raised $20.5 million and spent $7.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and May 6, 2022. Shapiro, who is the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor, has received the most donations of any state-level candidate in the 2022 election cycle.
Wolf PAC
$35,457,928Total Contributions
$37,312,633Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $1,650,000.00 | Fairness PA |
| $1,430,000.00 | American Federation of State Council and Municipal Employees Afscme Federal |
| $1,260,000.00 | Psea-Pace for State Elections |
| $1,100,000.00 | Com for a Better Tomorrow |
| $1,001,000.00 | PA SEIU Cope (Soc Svcs) |
| $959,245.86 | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 Committee on Political Education |
| $780,000.00 | Mid-Atlantic Laborers' Political League |
| $700,000.00 | American Federation of Teachers Cope Federal |
| $686,250.00 | International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers IBEW Federal |
| $640,000.00 | Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $17,400,660.89 | Shorr Johnson Magnus Strategic Media |
| $6,420,668.82 | PA Democratic Party |
| $3,628,652.62 | Paychex Inc |
| $2,914,590.78 | GPS Impact |
| $565,850.00 | Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc |
| $475,000.00 | Pam Iovino |
| $470,399.42 | Deliver Strategies LLC |
| $400,000.00 | Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee |
| $310,000.00 | Julie L Slomski |
| $300,000.00 | George Scott |
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In Pennsylvania, candidates raised money up and down the ballot in hopes of convincing voters they were the right choices to serve a term in office. While numerous candidates were prolific fundraisers during 2020, a handful of candidates stand out as the top fundraisers in the state. Here is a look at the top ten candidates in the state by funds raised — some of whom were successfully elected and several who were not, despite their appearance on this list.