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 (August)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican Party of Wisconsin | $1,722,922 | $25 |
| 2 | Democratic Party of Wisconsin | $1,180,109 | $100 |
| 3 | Pfaff for State Senate | $758,870 | $50 |
| 4 | Hansen for Wisconsin | $495,067 | $50 |
| 5 | Meyers for Assembly | $278,048 | $50 |
| 6 | Democrat Republican Independent Voter Education | $249,650 | $50 |
| 7 | Committee to Elect a Republican Senate | $236,156 | $500 |
| 8 | Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee | $221,385 | $100 |
| 9 | Friends Of Steve Doyle | $183,491 | $150 |
| 10 | SEIU Local 1, WI Workers Fund | $135,000 | $135,000 |
| 11 | Friends of Deb Andraca | $123,603 | $23 |
| 12 | State Senate Democratic Committee | $109,111 | $25 |
| 13 | Tony for Wisconsin | $89,052 | $10 |
| 14 | Piotrowski for State Senate | $82,261 | $50 |
| 15 | Patty for Senate | $70,721 | $25 |
| 16 | Kristina for Assembly | $61,636 | $28 |
| 17 | Friends of Sara Rodriguez For Wisconsin | $61,311 | $5 |
| 18 | Kapanke for Senate | $59,279 | $50 |
| 19 | Taxpayers for Nygren | $59,192 | $150 |
| 20 | Friends of Robyn Vining | $56,749 | $15 |
| 21 | Kriss Marion for SW Wisconsin | $49,943 | $25 |
| 22 | Roth For Wisconsin | $49,910 | $250 |
| 23 | Friends of Mary | $47,978 | $100 |
| 24 | Testin for Senate | $42,465 | $100 |
| 25 | Committee to Elect Joan Ballweg | $40,295 | $100 |
| 26 | Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| 27 | Friends of Alberta Darling | $38,730 | $100 |
| 28 | Milroy for Assembly | $37,859 | $50 |
| 29 | Charter Communications, Inc. Wisconsin Political Action Committee | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| 30 | Plotkin for Senate | $34,298 | $25 |
| 31 | Kristin Lyerly for State Assembly | $32,551 | $25 |
| 32 | Milwaukee Police Association Political Action Committee | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 33 | Mandela for Wisconsin | $29,473 | $25 |
| 34 | Taxpayers for Stafsholt | $28,585 | $100 |
| 35 | Nada for Wisconsin | $27,159 | $15 |
| 36 | Friends of Julian Bradley | $26,989 | $100 |
| 37 | Friends of Sarah for Assembly | $26,826 | $25 |
| 38 | Hintz for Assembly | $26,184 | $75 |
| 39 | WEAC PAC | $25,322 | $2 |
| 40 | Bonnie Lee for Wisconsin | $24,304 | $100 |
| 41 | IBEW Local 577 COPE Fund | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| 42 | Amanda WhiteEagle for Wisconsin | $23,519 | $4 |
| 43 | Wisconsin Bankers Association PAC | $22,989 | $50 |
| 44 | Kurtz for Assembly | $22,130 | $100 |
| 45 | AT&T Wisconsin Employee PAC | $21,984 | $3 |
| 46 | Joel Kitchens for Assembly | $21,886 | $100 |
| 47 | Democratic Party of Jefferson County | $21,736 | $30 |
| 48 | Friends of Swearingen | $20,975 | $250 |
| 49 | Novak For Assembly | $20,305 | $100 |
| 50 | Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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