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Top committees ranked by total contributions (June)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin Pipe Trades Assn PAC | $223,010 | $1 |
| 2 | Kapanke for Senate | $178,246 | $50 |
| 3 | Meyers for Assembly | $166,312 | $50 |
| 4 | Friends of Robyn Vining | $134,697 | $20 |
| 5 | Kriss Marion for SW Wisconsin | $114,060 | $50 |
| 6 | Forest Co Potawatomi Comm PAC | $100,000 | $50,000 |
| 7 | Friends of Mary | $92,396 | $100 |
| 8 | Friends of Ron Tusler | $83,456 | $500 |
| 9 | Forward With Flynn | $79,268 | $39,634 |
| 10 | Friends of Mike Perry for Judge Committee | $78,582 | $5,000 |
| 11 | Feyen for Senate | $76,240 | $100 |
| 12 | Planned Parenthood Advocates of WI Election Fund | $60,000 | $30,000 |
| 13 | Bonnie Lee for Wisconsin | $55,719 | $250 |
| 14 | MTI Voters (Voice of Teachers) | $54,811 | $13 |
| 15 | Dewey Bredeson for State Assembly | $54,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | Friends of Pat Snyder | $52,260 | $25 |
| 17 | Oldenburg for Assembly | $51,651 | $50 |
| 18 | UAW WI State PAC | $50,000 | $25,000 |
| 19 | Wisconsin Laborers District Council | $48,746 | $3 |
| 20 | Council of Auto & Truck Retail Political Action Committee | $44,000 | $2,250 |
| 21 | IBEW Local Union 430 COPE Fund | $41,000 | $20,500 |
| 22 | Citizens for Mason Becker | $35,963 | $25 |
| 23 | Plumbers/Steamfitters 434 PAC | $34,968 | $2 |
| 24 | Donnie Herman for Assembly | $31,700 | $500 |
| 25 | Friends of Sue Conley | $31,407 | $100 |
| 26 | Underly for WI | $30,970 | $50 |
| 27 | Bobowski for Senator | $30,630 | $20 |
| 28 | Local 400 COPE Fund | $30,572 | $2 |
| 29 | Steamfitters Local 601 PAC | $30,565 | $1 |
| 30 | Friends of Susan Happ | $29,389 | $5,000 |
| 31 | Prof Firefighters of WI PAC | $29,272 | $4 |
| 32 | Sprinkler Fitters Local 183 | $29,081 | $13 |
| 33 | Plumbers and Steamfitters 11 PAC WI | $28,000 | $7,000 |
| 34 | Friends of Greta Neubauer | $27,270 | $50 |
| 35 | Hintz for Assembly | $27,248 | $175 |
| 36 | Born For Assembly | $26,550 | $250 |
| 37 | Joel for Wisconsin | $25,916 | $45 |
| 38 | Billings for Assembly | $24,295 | $50 |
| 39 | Friends of Mark Spreitzer | $24,190 | $50 |
| 40 | United Assn Political Act Fund | $24,146 | $6,036 |
| 41 | Marsha For Assembly | $24,113 | $68 |
| 42 | Friends of Elizabeth Lochner-Abel | $24,048 | $33 |
| 43 | Network Health PAC, LLC | $23,486 | $228 |
| 44 | DuWayne Severson Moving Forward | $23,095 | $100 |
| 45 | Knodl Assembly 24 | $23,000 | $1,000 |
| 46 | Hong For Assembly | $22,773 | $25 |
| 47 | Vote For Berge | $20,570 | $50 |
| 48 | JoAnna for Wisconsin | $20,139 | $50 |
| 49 | Boucher For State Assembly | $19,918 | $254 |
| 50 | Kim Butler For Wisconsin | $19,393 | $50 |
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