Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.
Top committees ranked by total contributions (May)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Wisconsin Carpenters PAC | $100,000 | $50,000 |
2 | Murphy for Wisconsin | $53,243 | $225 |
3 | Kapanke for Senate | $42,600 | $50 |
4 | Friends of Neil Kline | $36,450 | $50 |
5 | Friends of Robyn Vining | $36,247 | $19 |
6 | Kriss Marion for SW Wisconsin | $36,158 | $50 |
7 | Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC | $28,440 | $3,750 |
8 | Waukesha County Republican Party | $22,338 | $21 |
9 | Hong For Assembly | $19,527 | $50 |
10 | Right Direction Wisconsin PAC | $18,663 | $9,331 |
11 | Volunteers for Agriculture VFA | $17,053 | $10 |
12 | Joel for Wisconsin | $16,106 | $25 |
13 | Friends of Rachael Cabral Guevara | $16,001 | $500 |
14 | Meyers for Assembly | $15,483 | $100 |
15 | Friends of Mary | $15,388 | $25 |
16 | Don Vruwink for Assembly | $15,000 | $50 |
17 | Friends of Greta Neubauer | $14,969 | $50 |
18 | Bonnie Lee for Wisconsin | $13,888 | $150 |
19 | Plumbers Local 75 PAC | $13,594 | $8 |
20 | Wisconsin Laborers District Council | $13,210 | $2 |
21 | FONEPAC | $11,948 | $200 |
22 | Snodgrass for Assembly | $11,922 | $25 |
23 | Armstrong for State Assembly | $11,570 | $100 |
24 | Alliant Energy WI Gov Act Cte | $11,107 | $8 |
25 | United Assn Political Act Fund | $10,834 | $5,417 |
26 | Underly for WI | $10,690 | $50 |
26 | Friends of Tod Ohnstad | $10,690 | $50 |
28 | Dewey Bredeson for State Assembly | $10,000 | $5,000 |
29 | Winker for Wisconsin | $9,190 | $100 |
30 | Feyen for Senate | $9,050 | $25 |
31 | Taxpayers for Marklein | $9,045 | $100 |
32 | Friends of Cindi Duchow | $8,470 | $50 |
33 | Republican Party-Eau Claire County | $8,086 | $50 |
34 | Marsha For Assembly | $7,900 | $75 |
35 | Walton for Wisconsin | $7,694 | $25 |
36 | WEC Energy Group PAC (WECPAC) | $7,602 | $5 |
37 | The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee | $7,531 | $4 |
38 | Duey for Senate | $7,400 | $25 |
39 | Friends of Paul Tittl | $7,180 | $50 |
40 | Hintz for Assembly | $7,100 | $100 |
41 | Democratic Party of Brown County | $7,080 | $35 |
42 | Stewart for Assembly | $7,040 | $50 |
43 | Wisconsin Pipe Trades Assn PAC | $7,003 | $1 |
44 | WI Institute of CPA's PAC | $7,000 | $250 |
45 | Citizens for August | $6,990 | $50 |
46 | Prof Firefighters of WI PAC | $6,724 | $4 |
47 | Committee to Elect Joan Ballweg | $6,710 | $50 |
48 | Committee to Elect Katherine R. Gaulke | $6,679 | $25 |
49 | JoAnna for Wisconsin | $6,470 | $63 |
50 | Tucker Gretebeck for Assembly | $6,420 | $100 |