Show-Me State Times

Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending April 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	Missouri American Water Company Employees Political Action Committee	$82,820	$20
2	Electrical Workers Voluntary Political Education & Legislative Funds - Missouri	$26,191	$26,191
3	Lafayette County Republican Central Committee	$22,345	$100
4	Believe in Life and Liberty - BILL PAC	$16,096	$7
5	Kevin O'Neill For City Council Kansas City Missouri	$15,325	$2,975
6	Freedom Incorporated	$13,945	$158
7	Lucas For KC	$12,103	$500
8	MACON COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE	$11,195	$100
9	Committee to Elect Melissa Patterson Hazley	$11,050	$375
10	Greene County Democratic Central Committee	$10,124	$100
11	KC BizPAC The Political Action Committee of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce in Partnership with the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City	$10,000	$5,000
12	Curls for Council	$9,800	$750
13	Committee To Elect Crispin Rea	$9,710	$250
14	American Dream PAC	$9,475	$2,825
15	MBA CAPITOL REGION PAC	$8,392	$2,343
16	AGC of MO PAC	$7,280	$500
17	Justin Short for KC	$6,875	$225
18	MBA RIVER HERITAGE REGION PAC	$6,835	$6,835
19	LABOR'S EDUCATION AND POLITICAL CLUB INDEPENDENT CORPORATION	$6,700	$1,400
20	Nathan Willett For The Northland	$5,925	$1,800
21	Access MO	$5,692	$2,596
22	Teamsters Local 6 Political Action Fund	$5,546	$5,546
23	Association of MO Electric Cooperatives (AMEC PAC)	$5,500	$2,750
24	MBA OZARK REGION PAC	$5,317	$1,884
25	Ashcroft For Missouri	$5,061	$50
26	Franklin Co Democratic Central Committee	$5,000	$5,000
27	St Louis County Democratic Central Committee	$4,670	$250
28	Bailey for Missouri	$4,576	$260
29	ACEC Missouri PAC	$4,400	$800
30	Bunch For KC	$4,350	$250
31	Friends Of Lincoln Hough	$4,300	$1,500
32	Teamsters Local 600 Drive PAC	$4,249	$4,249
33	Citizens For Dan Tarwater	$4,050	$1,000
34	WPG PAC	$4,000	$4,000
35	MISSOURI REALTORS PAC, INC	$3,953	$225
36	Phelps County Republican Central Committee	$3,750	$250
37	International Union of Painters & Allied Trades PAT Federal PAC	$3,500	$3,500
38	MADA DEALERS INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT	$3,420	$143
39	Citizens For Karla May	$3,400	$1,700
40	Malek for Missouri	$3,300	$625
41	The 100 PAC	$3,095	$15
42	Jackson County Democratic Committee	$3,042	$30
43	Friends To Elect Brandon Ellington	$3,010	$25
44	Northland Strong PAC	$3,000	$3,000
45	Randolph County Republican Central Committee	$2,990	$70
46	Citizens To Elect Mike Kehoe	$2,950	$500
47	MBA MARK TWAIN REGION PAC	$2,876	$2,876
48	Citizens for Scharf	$2,631	$11
49	Duncan for KC	$2,460	$100
50	NOCO United Professional FF PAC	$2,340	$2,340