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 | Enterprise Holdings Inc. PAC | $144,309 | $192 |
| 2 | Civic Progress Action Committee | $95,000 | $5,000 |
| 3 | Friends of SPS | $82,950 | $500 |
| 4 | Spencer for Alderman | $64,128 | $150 |
| 5 | Northland Strong PAC | $62,286 | $2,000 |
| 6 | Missouri Agrees | $59,389 | $250 |
| 7 | Bailey for Missouri | $46,450 | $1,250 |
| 8 | Believe in Life and Liberty-Bill PAC | $46,165 | $10 |
| 9 | Joe Vollmer for Alderman | $43,650 | $150 |
| 10 | Brunner for School Board | $34,577 | $100 |
| 11 | Missouri Realtors PAC, Inc | $34,542 | $300 |
| 12 | Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors Missouri RPAC | $33,834 | $3,960 |
| 13 | Progress PAC | $30,775 | $500 |
| 14 | Rural Telecommunications PAC | $30,100 | $1,200 |
| 15 | Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe | $30,025 | $1,000 |
| 16 | Malek for Missouri | $26,850 | $2,825 |
| 17 | James Page for Ward 14 | $26,796 | $500 |
| 18 | American Dream PAC | $26,750 | $1,500 |
| 19 | Curls for Council | $25,300 | $250 |
| 20 | Friends for Chuck Basye | $22,687 | $100 |
| 21 | H-PAC | $21,550 | $1,350 |
| 22 | Citizens for Callie Carroll | $21,375 | $380 |
| 23 | Helen Petty for STL | $20,638 | $89 |
| 24 | Shurita Thomas-Tate for School Board | $19,567 | $156 |
| 25 | Committee to Elect Newberry for Mayor | $19,062 | $250 |
| 26 | Citizens for Tina Sweet-T Pihl | $18,100 | $250 |
| 27 | Citizens for Rasheen Aldridge | $17,675 | $250 |
| 28 | Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Missouri-Kansas Area Political Action Committee | $17,514 | $17,514 |
| 29 | Daniela Velazquez for Saint Louis | $17,212 | $100 |
| 30 | Sonnier for STL | $17,150 | $100 |
| 31 | Citizens for Ken McClure | $16,632 | $250 |
| 32 | Friends of Tashara T. Earl | $16,627 | $100 |
| 33 | Friends of Tom Oldenburg | $16,620 | $250 |
| 34 | Committee to Elect Pam Boyd | $16,525 | $400 |
| 35 | Committee to Elect Melissa Patterson Hazley | $16,465 | $200 |
| 36 | Landon McCarter for SPS School Board | $16,260 | $500 |
| 37 | Committee to Elect Crispin Rea | $15,680 | $225 |
| 38 | Leadership Counts | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 39 | Webber for Boone County | $14,698 | $25 |
| 40 | St. Louis Association of Realtors-PAC | $14,063 | $3,620 |
| 41 | Derek Lee for Council | $13,582 | $500 |
| 42 | Lindsay French for Kansas City | $13,000 | $2,975 |
| 43 | Platte County Democratic Central Committee | $12,953 | $208 |
| 44 | J. Manley for Kansas City | $12,908 | $25 |
| 45 | Team Laura Keys | $12,290 | $250 |
| 46 | Duncan for Kansas City | $12,130 | $50 |
| 46 | Friends of Bret Narayan | $12,130 | $100 |
| 48 | Citizens to Elect Sharon Tyus | $11,922 | $100 |
| 49 | Mada Dealers Interested in Government | $11,780 | $380 |
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