Show-Me State Times

Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending May 11, 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	Missourians for Constitutional Freedom	$44,948	$25
2	CRYSTAL PAC	$10,000	$10,000
3	COMMITTEE TO ELECT RANDY W SENCIBOY	$4,550	$4,550
4	Robertson for Southern Commissioner	$2,627	$2,627
5	MATTHEW THORNHILL FOR JUDGE	$2,325	$2,325
6	Colin Lovett for Missouri	$1,486	$100
7	Committee to Elect Mike Landis	$1,200	$1,200
8	Committee to Elect Matthew Noakes	$1,143	$572
9	Lincoln County Republican Club	$1,031	$50
9	Lincoln County Republican Club	$1,031	$50
11	Alex Riley for State Representative	$1,000	$1,000
11	Platte County Democratic Central Committee	$1,000	$1,000
11	Platte County Democratic Central Committee	$1,000	$1,000
11	Committee to Elect Deana Wolfe Northern Stone County Commissioner	$1,000	$1,000
15	Morgan County Republican Central Committee	$800	$100
15	Morgan County Republican Central Committee	$800	$100
15	FRIENDS FOR Lisa Meyer	$800	$800
18	Wood For Assessor	$750	$250
19	Friends of Czerniewski	$696	$696
20	The Empire District Electric Company and Liberty Utilities Co. Political Action Committee d/b/a Liberty Utilities PAC (federal committee)	$646	$21
21	Firefighters for Progress	$531	$5
22	Committee to elect Scott Frazier	$500	$500
22	Mark Guffey for Cass County	$500	$500
24	Cass County Democratic Central Committee	$455	$130
25	Citizens To Elect Dominic Lawson	$400	$200
26	HealthPAC	$356	$22
27	Capital City PAC	$313	$104
28	Committee To Elect Jimmy Brashear	$300	$300
28	Committee to Elect Johnny Burkdoll	$300	$150
30	Friends to Elect Scott Nichols Coroner	$250	$250
30	Committee to Elect Amber Rapier Garcia	$250	$250
30	Jeffrey Gulley for Linn County Sheriff	$250	$250
33	Citizens to Elect Kevin Barker	$200	$200
33	Friends Of Charles Groeteke	$200	$100
33	Rudy Veit For State Representative	$200	$200
36	Dan Schaefer for Missouri	$174	$87
37	Citizens for Carrie Melte, Linn Co. Sheriff	$150	$150
37	Missouri Democratic State Committee	$150	$150
37	Missouri Democratic State Committee	$150	$150
37	Missouri Democratic State Committee	$150	$150
37	Angel Oder for Sullivan County Assessor	$150	$150
42	Missouri Optometric Association PAC	$130	$65
43	PHARMACIST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF MISSOURI	$125	$63
44	Shirley Mata for Missouri	$116	$10
45	Committee to Elect William Bohnert	$110	$110
46	Committee to Re-Elect Eric Knox	$100	$100
46	Jimmy Lappe for Saint Louis	$100	$100
46	Friends to Elect John Martin	$100	$100
46	Friends Of Alonzo Bradwell	$100	$100
46	Committee to Elect Lisa Durnell	$100	$100