Show-Me State Times

Here are the 25 political committees that received financial contributions during the week ending April 6, 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	Lincoln PAC	$251,000	$125,500
2	FirePAC 3133	$5,723	$5,723
3	American Promise PAC	$5,000	$5,000
4	SAFE Elections PAC	$4,000	$4,000
5	Committee to Elect Bruce Becker	$3,577	$1,789
6	Heart of SGF PAC	$3,500	$1,750
7	Milligan for Rockwood	$3,000	$1,500
8	Rhomberg for Rockwood	$2,000	$2,000
9	Vote 417, LLC	$1,934	$1,934
10	Haley for R-7	$1,642	$100
11	Friends of Leslie Derrington for MO	$1,292	$38
12	DeMoro for District 4	$1,000	$1,000
13	FRIENDS FOR LISA MEYER	$865	$215
14	Elect Jeremy Burns	$800	$250
15	Susan Provance for School Board	$750	$375
16	Murray4Missouri	$732	$26
17	Cass County Democratic Central Committee	$600	$600
18	Committee to Elect Nick Darter Sheriff	$500	$500
19	G Sholtz Tx Co Mem Hosp TTE Bd	$480	$480
20	Teamsters Local Union No. 541 PAC	$452	$226
21	Great Southern Employees Good Government Committee	$450	$225
22	Tina Goodrick for Treasurer	$400	$200
23	Loyd for Rural Missouri	$320	$320
23	Citizens for Jerry Kaylor	$320	$320
25	Committee To Elect Naquittia Noah	$300	$300