Here are the 50 political committees that received largest amount of money from contributions during the week ending Oct. 1, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
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.
Data about contributions during a week are often incomplete and updated at the end of the quarter.
| Committee | Amount | Average contribution amount |
|---|---|---|
| Committee for Liberty | $265,000 | $66,250 |
| Enterprise Holdings, Inc. PAC | $127,875 | $93 |
| Missouri Realtors PAC, Inc | $86,661 | $932 |
| McCreery for Missouri | $36,283 | $318 |
| Coatar for St. Louis | $34,848 | $622 |
| Citizens to Elect Mike Kehoe | $23,500 | $1,237 |
| Page for Missouri | $19,900 | $1,244 |
| Missourians for Cody Smith | $18,251 | $493 |
| Citizens for Dan Tarwater | $16,125 | $576 |
| Lucas for Kansas City | $15,240 | $610 |
| Megan Green for the 15th Ward | $13,688 | $183 |
| Fogle for Missouri | $10,208 | $160 |
| Ashcroft for Missouri | $8,750 | $1,458 |
| The Empire District Electric Company and Liberty Utilities Co. Political Action Committee | $7,757 | $169 |
| Citizens for Jeff Hoelscher | $7,635 | $196 |
| Luetkemeyer for Senate | $7,400 | $1,480 |
| Jeff Sandcork for Judge | $7,140 | $246 |
| MBA River Heritage Region PAC | $7,118 | $7,118 |
| Friends of Holly Rehder | $6,150 | $559 |
| Ameren Federal Political Action Committee | $6,051 | $22 |
| Lavender for State Senate | $6,050 | $336 |
| Fitzpatrick for Missouri | $5,635 | $1,409 |
| Craig Fishel for State Representative | $4,990 | $554 |
| Brad Christ for Missouri | $4,500 | $1,125 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 178 PAC Fund | $4,293 | $37 |
| Citizens to Elect Doug Richey | $3,995 | $138 |
| Kevin O’Neill for City Council Kansas City Missouri | $3,975 | $1,988 |
| MOSFA PAC Inc. | $3,935 | $31 |
| Friends of Adrian Plank | $3,888 | $88 |
| Democratic Committee for Missouri 32nd Senatorial District | $3,465 | $217 |
| House Democratic Campaign Committee | $3,190 | $74 |
| Friends of Michael Burton | $3,113 | $1,556 |
| Friends of Mary Elizabeth Coleman | $3,000 | $1,000 |
| Concord Democratic Club | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Charter Communications, Inc. Missouri PAC | $2,907 | $17 |
| Friends of Nick Schroer | $2,900 | $1,450 |
| Pharmacist Political Action Committee of Missouri | $2,825 | $706 |
| Citizens for Jake Zimmerman | $2,765 | $132 |
| Piper for Missouri | $2,629 | $37 |
| Plocher for Missouri | $2,500 | $833 |
| Missouri Leadership Fund | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Truth in Campaigns | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Citizens to Elect Stephanie Hein | $2,061 | $71 |
| Mocanntrade PAC | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Committee to Elect Bob Bromley | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| HealthPAC | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| Ashley Aune for Missouri | $1,815 | $43 |
| Friends of Rusty Black | $1,780 | $890 |
| American Family Political Action Committee – Missouri | $1,766 | $9 |
| Crossley for Our Community | $1,724 | $48 |
