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 (February)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $3,082,342 | $25 |
2 | Tony for Wisconsin | $720,500 | $25 |
3 | People for Rebecca | $492,419 | $35 |
4 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $198,310 | $162 |
5 | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $133,509 | $1,000 |
6 | Service and Hospitality Workers Union Political Action Committee | $123,523 | $5 |
7 | Jarchow for Wisconsin | $94,142 | $50 |
8 | Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee | $78,363 | $23 |
9 | Kaul for Attorney General | $75,351 | $50 |
10 | Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
11 | Roth For Wisconsin | $47,765 | $50 |
12 | Ramthun For Assembly | $45,508 | $50 |
13 | State Senate Democratic Committee | $42,143 | $25 |
14 | Friends of Maria Lazar | $38,558 | $100 |
15 | Wisconsin Beer Distributors PAC | $36,850 | $4,800 |
16 | ABCPAC-WIS | $33,729 | $250 |
17 | Republican Party of Sheboygan County | $29,482 | $52 |
18 | WEC Energy Group PAC (WECPAC) | $26,948 | $5 |
19 | St Croix County Republican Party | $25,055 | $45 |
20 | WI Trans Builders Assn PAC | $25,000 | $5,000 |
20 | UAW WI State PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
20 | WMC Jobs Fund | $25,000 | $25,000 |
23 | WI Institute of CPA's PAC | $23,000 | $250 |
24 | Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee | $20,000 | $20,000 |
25 | Born For Assembly | $16,255 | $75 |
26 | Friends of Sara Rodriguez For Wisconsin | $15,252 | $22 |
27 | Wisconsin Pipe Trades Assn PAC | $14,065 | $3 |
28 | Friends of Mary | $13,350 | $113 |
29 | Eau Claire County Democratic Party | $12,873 | $35 |
30 | Volunteers for Agriculture VFA | $11,975 | $10 |
31 | Friends & Neighbors of Robin Vos | $11,860 | $450 |
32 | Citizens for Dane County Future | $11,355 | $43 |
33 | Waukesha County Republican Party | $10,356 | $26 |
34 | Calumet Co Republican Party | $9,697 | $40 |
35 | Washington Co Republican Party | $9,695 | $25 |
36 | Racine County Republican Party | $8,527 | $25 |
37 | Act Comm/Rural Electrification | $8,231 | $160 |
38 | Republican Party of Langlade County | $8,172 | $35 |
39 | Republican Party of Brown Co | $8,131 | $50 |
40 | Wisconsin Laborers District Council | $7,946 | $2 |
41 | Republican Party of Marathon County | $7,905 | $25 |
42 | Republican Party of Portage County | $7,696 | $49 |
43 | Friends of Van Wanggaard | $7,620 | $500 |
44 | Citizens for Dale Kooyenga | $7,595 | $150 |
45 | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | $7,230 | $100 |
46 | Plumbers Local 75 PAC | $6,895 | $8 |
47 | Together With Jeff Smith | $6,121 | $50 |
48 | Friends of Sam's Kerkman Klub | $6,065 | $200 |
49 | Republican Party-Eau Claire County | $5,983 | $18 |
50 | Committee to Re-elect Jay Conley Judge | $5,755 | $293 |