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Top 100 political contributions made during week ending August 21
| Committee | Contributor | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $250,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| AFSCME Council 13 | Afscme People | $84,644 | 08/18/2021 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court | Committee for a Better Tomorrow | $25,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Ellen M. Crompton | $15,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Friends of Stacy Wallace | Guy Berkebile | $10,003 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | Sprinkler Fitters Local 692 | $10,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Local 66 Club C/O International Union Of Operating Engineers, PAC | $10,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Local 0066 Club, PAC | International Union of Operating Engineers | $9,629 | 08/18/2021 |
| Local 0524 United Association Steamfitters | Miscellaneous Unitemized Contributions | $5,526 | 08/20/2021 |
| Greater PGH Chamber of Commerce | NRG Energy Pac, Inc. | $5,500 | 08/20/2021 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | Kim Brumbaugh Wealth Management | $5,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell, & Hippel, LLP | $5,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | PurePenn, LLC | $5,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | Gregory Deavens | $5,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Scott R. Wagner | $5,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Friends of Stacy Wallace | Commonwealth Leaders Fund | $5,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Cliff Forrest III | $5,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | PA Judicial, PAC | $5,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Republican Committee of Chester County | James E. McErlane | $4,800 | 08/21/2021 |
| Saxton & Stump Pac, LLC | Collin T. Keyser | $4,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, PAC | Geraldine Spencer | $3,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Transport Workers Union Local 234 | TWU Local 234 Membership C/o Septa | $3,345 | 08/18/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | Pennsylvania SFA, PAC | $3,000 | 08/21/2021 |
| Rudolph Clarke Leadership, PAC | Michael P. Clarke | $3,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Pure Penn | $2,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | John P. Bane | $2,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Krista Barley | $2,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Diane Neiper | $2,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Friends of Stacy Wallace | Potter County Republican Committee | $2,500 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends With Diana | Frank Howard III | $2,500 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends With Diana | A. Joseph Hardy III | $2,500 | 08/17/2021 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Kaufer Now Committee | $2,500 | 08/16/2021 |
| Onward Pennsylvania | Charles S. Perlow | $2,500 | 08/16/2021 |
| Onward Pennsylvania | William C. Rudolph | $2,500 | 08/16/2021 |
| Toohil for Judge | Robert Bresnahan | $2,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Saxton & Stump Pac, LLC | Kathleen Duffy Bruder | $2,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Saxton & Stump Pac, LLC | Richard L. Hackman | $2,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Saxton & Stump Pac, LLC | Chilton G. Goebel III | $2,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | Responsible Citizens | $1,600 | 08/21/2021 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Jeff Wakeen | $1,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Afscme Council 13 Political & Legislative | $1,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Gay J. Langmuir | $1,500 | 08/19/2021 |
| Cambria County Republican Committee | Robert Gleason | $1,500 | 08/18/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Democratic Party | Democratic Governors' Association | $1,275 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Afscme Council 13 Pol & Leg ACCT | $1,200 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Pennsylvania Oil Marketers PAC | $1,200 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | GAI Consultants, PAC | $1,200 | 08/19/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Marjorie Berlinghof | $1,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Pa Federation of Democratic Women, PAC | $1,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Realtors, PAC | Patricia J. Carey | $1,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Judge Lane for Superior Court | Marjorie M. Berlinghof | $1,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court | Marjorie M. Berlinghof | $1,000 | 08/20/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Gary Matta Esq. | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Judge Brobson for Supreme Court | Benjamin B. Lewis | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Chamber, PAC | Independence, PAC | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Commonwealth Children's Choice Fund | Richard Harper | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Ronald Swauger | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Gregory C. Thall | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | James Garvin | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Darryl Jayne | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Aqua America H2O Pac, Inc. | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Dentons Cohen and Grigsby, PAC | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Pennsylvania Truck PAC | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Pamela Witmer | $1,000 | 08/19/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Apartment Association | Hankin Group | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Jerome P. Natishan Jr. | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Lancaster County Democratic Committee | Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 19 | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Westmoreland County Democratic Committee | Local 0449 Steamfitters Union, PAC | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Cambria County Republican Committee | Pennsylvania Great Frontier, PAC | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| General Contractors Association of Pennsylvania, PAC | Steven M. Massaro | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court | Women State, PAC | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Area 18 Republican Committee | James Romine | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Judge Lane for Superior Court | Jerome Bailey | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Friends of Megan Sullivan | Bucks County Republican Committee | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Area 18 Republican Committee | Perry Bentley | $1,000 | 08/18/2021 |
| Lebanon County Republican Committee | Friends of Peir Hess Graf | $1,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends of Stacy Wallace | Donald B. Smith | $1,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Chamber, PAC | Capital Bluepac | $1,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Lebanon County Republican Committee | Michael S. Long | $1,000 | 08/17/2021 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | Local No 5 Fund, PAC | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Paul Lagnese | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | William P. Manos | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical, PAC | Pamela Goldman | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Northeast Leadership Fund | Francis J. Hoegen | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Local 0032BJ PA American Dream Fund | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | Melissa Heller | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Lisa Tumolo | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Joanna Mcclinton | C. E. & B. F. Stoddart | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | Frank A. Rowland | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Maria McLaughlin for Supreme Court | Neil T. O'Donnell Esq. | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Tina Davis | Kane for Senate | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| Friends of Judge Dumas for Commonwealth Court | Kevin Tucker | $1,000 | 08/16/2021 |
| The DT, PAC | The DT Firm | $940 | 08/20/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | Agent of Pennsylvania, PAC | $800 | 08/21/2021 |
| Friends of Joe Pittman | Ironworkers Political Action League | $800 | 08/21/2021 |
| Aldan Democratic Organization | Jerry Barber | $800 | 08/15/2021 |
| Crompton for Judge | Thomas Killion | $750 | 08/19/2021 |
| Friends of Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Kurt Hennemuth | $750 | 08/19/2021 |
| Murrysville Export Democratic Club | Ravi Balasubramaniam | $655 | 08/19/2021 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Brewster | Anthony Fiasco | $650 | 08/19/2021 |
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