Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending June 22, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Missouri’s Constitution doesn’t impose limits for donation for local elections, but some local municipalities have enacted contribution limits.
Individuals donated more than $65 million to political causes in 2022, which is higher than the 2018 total for individuals during a year with a mid-term election.
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.
Despite this legislation, disclosures of political contributions can be unclear or murky due to gaps in information and misreporting.
Data about contributions during a month are often incomplete and updated at the end of the quarter.
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Missouri Voter Project – State PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 2 | Missouri Voter Project – State PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 4 | MATTHEW THORNHILL FOR JUDGE | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| 5 | Friends to Elect John Martin | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | Committee to Elect Brandon Thomlinson | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 7 | Citizens for Chris Pinkepank | $1,343 | $49 |
| 8 | The Seitz Conservative Coalition | $1,260 | $75 |
| 8 | The Seitz Conservative Coalition | $1,260 | $75 |
| 10 | Proposition One | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | Friends Of Doyle Justus | $1,000 | $500 |
| 10 | Citizens For Jim Arnott | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | Committee to Elect Gayla McHenry | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | Forward With Farnan | $950 | $250 |
| 15 | Debbie Cook for County Council | $800 | $400 |
| 16 | Committee to Elect Dave Hammond | $750 | $250 |
| 16 | Elliott for Missouri | $750 | $375 |
| 16 | HealthPAC | $750 | $375 |
| 19 | Jackson County Republican Committee | $700 | $350 |
| 19 | Jackson County Republican Committee | $700 | $350 |
| 19 | Jackson County Republican Committee | $700 | $350 |
| 22 | The Empire District Electric Company and Liberty Utilities Co. Political Action Committee d/b/a Liberty Utilities PAC (federal committee) | $694 | $23 |
| 23 | MO DENTAL PAC | $673 | $50 |
| 24 | Alex Riley for State Representative | $650 | $100 |
| 25 | Friends Of Ella M Jones | $630 | $315 |
| 26 | Nolte Election Committee | $600 | $600 |
| 26 | Citizens for Monica Ritter | $600 | $600 |
| 26 | Citizens To Elect Waller | $600 | $300 |
| 26 | Citizens To Elect Waller | $600 | $300 |
| 30 | Firefighters for Progress | $536 | $5 |
| 31 | PHARMACIST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF MISSOURI | $525 | $125 |
| 32 | Committee to Re-Elect Carey for Sheriff | $515 | $515 |
| 33 | Hasty for Missouri | $500 | $500 |
| 33 | Archer 4 County Council | $500 | $500 |
| 33 | Bruce Sassmann Election Committee | $500 | $500 |
| 33 | Citizens to Elect Kevin Barker | $500 | $500 |
| 33 | Campaign to Elect Davy Wilson | $500 | $500 |
| 33 | Citizens for Banderman | $500 | $250 |
| 39 | Colin Lovett for Missouri | $480 | $12 |
| 40 | Northland Forward | $468 | $468 |
| 41 | MO Soybean Association State PAC (MO SoyPAC) | $400 | $400 |
| 42 | READY TO LEAD WITH TONYA RUSH | $375 | $188 |
| 42 | Pattie Mansur 4 Missouri | $375 | $100 |
| 44 | Committee to Elect Suzanna Wolfe | $350 | $350 |
| 45 | Boris Abadzhyan for Missouri | $325 | $163 |
| 46 | Jackson County Republican Club | $320 | $90 |
| 47 | Jeffrey Gulley for Linn County Sheriff | $315 | $157 |
| 48 | Elect Sherri Gallick Campaign | $300 | $300 |
| 48 | Bob Ramey Campaign Fund | $300 | $300 |
| 50 | Shirley Mata for Missouri | $289 | $23 |
