(Not including candidates’ contributions or loans)
1) Contributor: Thomas Grumbacher.
Amount: $1 million.
Candidate: Tom Wolf (D).
Comments: Mr. Grumbacher is the Board chairman and former CEO of Bon-Ton stores.
2) Contributor: Al Lord.
Amount: $500,000.
Candidate: Rob McCord (D)
Comments: Mr. Lord, a registered Republican, is the retired CEO of Sallie Mae. He is running to become a Pennsylvania State University trustee.
3) Contributor: William Wolf.
Amount: $450,000.
Candidate: Tom Wolf. (D).
Comments: Tom Wolf’s father.
4) Contributor: John M. Templeton, Jr. MD.
Amount: $420,000.
Candidate: Tom Corbett (R).
Comments: Mr. Templeton is Chairman and President of the John Templeton Foundation. The Foundation supports social conservative candidates.
5) Contributor: Geoff Sayre-McCord.
Amount: $400,000.
Candidate: Rob McCord (D).
Comments: This contribution is from Rob McCord’s brother, who is a philosophy professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
6) Contributor: Bill Zimmerman.
Amount: $300,000.
Candidate: Tom Wolf (D).
Comments: Mr. Zimmerman is a business associate and friend of the Wolf Family. He also serves on Wolf Industries Board of Directors.
7) Contributor: Louis J. Appell, Jr.
Amount: $275,000.
Candidate: Tom Wolf (D).
Comments: Mr. Appell is Chairman of Susquehanna Real Estate and a close friend of the Wolfe family.
8) Contributor: “H.F.” Gerry” Lenfest.
Amount: $250,000.
Candidate: Tom Corbett (R).
Comments: “H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest said he gave $250,000 to Corbett’s campaign out of a sense of gratitude – the governor approved a $30 million state grant for the proposed Museum of the American Revolution, a favorite cause of Lenfest’s.” (Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2014).
8) Contributor: John S. Middleton.
Amount: $250,000.
Candidate: Tom Corbett (R).
Comments: Co-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies.
9) Contributor: Republican Governor’s Association PAC.
Amount: $210,028.
Candidate: Tom Corbett (R)
Comments: Gov. Chris Christie from New Jersey and head’s this PAC.
10) Contributor: George Hodges.
Amount: $200,000.
Candidate: Tom Wolf (D).
Comments: Mr. Hodges is Chairman of the York Water Company and serves of Wolf Industries Board of Directors.
11) Contributor: IBEW Local 98.
Amount: $150,000.
Candidate: Allyson Schwartz (D).
Comments: This powerful union is headed by John Dougherty.
12) Contributor: Emily’s List.
Amount: $132,200.
Candidate: Allyson Schwartz (D).
Comments: This PAC is based in Washington and supports pro-choice female Democratic candidates.
13) Contributor: Kenneth Coit.
Amount: $100,000.
Candidate: Kathleen McGinty (D).
Comments: Principal of California based Coit Financial Group.
13) Contributor: State Corrections Officers’ Association PAC.
Amount: $100,000.
Candidate: Rob McCord (D).
Comments: “The mission of this Association is to promote and improve the Corrections profession; to ensure that our members are treated fairly, with respect and dignity; ensuring the welfare of those employed in Corrections and Forensics, who unselfishly protect and serve the citizens of this Commonwealth.”
13) Contributor: Donald Sussman.
Amount: $100,000.
Candidate: Allyson Schwartz (D).
Comments: President of Paloma Partners hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Sources:
State Finance Reports filed on January 31, 2014.
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 2014.
Newsworks, WHYY, February 24, 2014.
Morning Call, January 31, 2014 and April 8, 2014.
Associated Press, April 8, 2014.