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Kalyn Stralow

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf raises $55,402, with PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC as top donor

According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023.

Gov. Wolf is a member of the Democratic Party and first assumed office in 2015.

Contributions to Gov. Wolf

Gov. Wolf received $76,791 in contributions this cycle, with 57.3 percent coming from his top 10 donors.

Top Contributions to Gov. Wolf (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022)

Rank Total Amount Payee Name Payee Type
1. $10,000.00 PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC ENTITY
2. $5,000.00 Gregory E Fellerman INDIVIDUAL
3. $5,000.00 Michael Sandone INDIVIDUAL
4. $5,000.00 Patrick Sandone INDIVIDUAL
5. $5,000.00 Thomas Erica & Romanowski INDIVIDUAL
6. $3,869.00 Alplesh Patel ENTITY
7. $2,602.54 Jerome P Natishan Jr INDIVIDUAL
8. $2,500.00 Mid Atlantic Laborers Political League ENTITY
9. $2,500.00 Pafwd ENTITY
10. $2,500.00 Pafwd PAC ENTITY

Expenditures by Gov. Wolf

Gov. Wolf’s campaign account reported $216,627 in expenditures, with 97.5 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. 

Top Expenditures by Gov. Wolf (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022)

Rank Total Amount Payee Name Payee Type
1. $79,717.88 Paychex Inc ENTITY
2. $44,135.18 Downtown Digital Marketing LLC ENTITY
3. $21,880.22 Blasi Printing ENTITY
4. $19,500.00 Cabbage Hill Consulting LLC ENTITY
5. $15,000.00 Andrew George Barr Dba Stet Communications ENTITY
6. $12,000.00 Nate Urban ENTITY
7. $9,000.00 Gilbert & Wolfand PC ENTITY
8. $4,256.48 Wyoming Valley Country Club ENTITY
9. $3,036.48 Cheltenham Printing Company ENTITY
10. $2,676.80 Cole Perkins ENTITY

How Gov. Wolf’s fundraising compares to other governors

Among elected officials holding the same level of state office, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for reelection, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf compares to the 10 other governors with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA in 2022:

Fundraising reported by 11 U.S. governors in the 2022 election cycle

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Name of Report Reporting Period Deadline
C1 1/1/22 – 3/28/22 4/5/2022
C2 Pre-Primary 1/1/22 – 5/2/22 5/6/2022
C3 Post- Primary 1/1/22 – 6/6/22 6/16/2022
C4 Pre-General 1/1/22 – 9/19/22 9/27/2022
C5 Pre- General 1/1/22 – 10/24/22 10/28/2022
C6 Post- General 1/1/22 – 11/28/22 12/8/2022
C7 2022 Annual 1/1/22 – 12/31/22 1/31/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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