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Top committees ranked by total contributions (August)
| Rank | Committee | Total | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nassau County Republican Committee | $268,775 | $1,000 |
| 2 | NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee | $260,675 | $1,000 |
| 3 | NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee | $242,000 | $4,000 |
| 4 | Moving New York Families Forward | $170,000 | $170,000 |
| 5 | Republican Assembly Campaign Committee | $160,164 | $1,000 |
| 6 | Citizens for D'Esposito | $127,180 | $200 |
| 7 | New York State Afl-Cio Cope | $125,000 | $125,000 |
| 8 | New Yorkers for Flexible Work | $111,000 | $111,000 |
| 9 | Friends of Rebecca Seawright | $108,205 | $250 |
| 10 | Friends of Rob Astorino | $106,026 | $200 |
| 11 | Citizens for Saladino | $105,453 | $500 |
| 12 | Suffolk County Democratic Committee | $100,840 | $1,000 |
| 13 | Pfizer Pac, Inc. | $100,513 | $16 |
| 14 | Nercc Political Eduaction Commttee NYS, PAC | $88,713 | $44,356.3 |
| 15 | New York State Association of Realtors Fund | $79,368 | $39,666.7 |
| 16 | Working Families Party, Inc. | $77,376 | $489 |
| 17 | Neighborhood Preservation Political Action Fund | $77,298 | $1,000 |
| 18 | 32BJ United ADF | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| 19 | Steamfitters Local 638, PAC | $65,968 | $966.4 |
| 20 | Friends of Jen Metzger | $64,825 | $50 |
| 21 | Friends of Mike Martucci | $64,354 | $100 |
| 22 | Friends of Jeremy Cooney | $63,806 | $39 |
| 23 | Kennedy for Senate | $63,142 | $1,000 |
| 24 | Samra Brouk for State Senate | $56,710 | $50 |
| 25 | Planned Parenthood Empire State Votes, PAC | $55,298 | $5,000 |
| 26 | Serino 4 NY | $52,230 | $110 |
| 27 | Lawpac of New York | $51,475 | $125 |
| 28 | Pete Harckham for Senate | $50,001 | $125 |
| 29 | NYS Pipe Trades Political Action Committee | $46,781 | $23,390.7 |
| 30 | SCGOP | $46,339 | $20 |
| 31 | Friends of Karen S. Smythe | $41,800 | $100 |
| 32 | Stec for Senate | $41,500 | $100 |
| 33 | NYS Troopers, PAC | $40,982 | $12,881.4 |
| 34 | Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees Political Action Committee, in | $40,966 | $20,482.9 |
| 35 | Lawler 4 NY | $40,675 | $125 |
| 36 | Palumbo for Senate | $38,455 | $200 |
| 37 | Erie County Democratic Committee | $33,803 | $52 |
| 38 | Voice of Teachers for Education / Committee on Political Education of the New Yo | $32,788 | $50 |
| 39 | Angi Renna for State Senate | $32,315 | $200 |
| 40 | Tannousis for Assembly | $31,900 | $300 |
| 41 | Freinds for Meredith Vacca | $31,156 | $150 |
| 42 | Anna Kaplan for NY State Senate | $31,028 | $100 |
| 43 | Friends of Jim Barber | $30,301 | $51 |
| 44 | Healthcare Association of New York State, PAC | $28,546 | $216.3 |
| 45 | Murphy for Supreme Court | $28,150 | $1,000 |
| 46 | Richards for New York | $28,068 | $50 |
| 47 | Committee to Elect Judge Amy Martoche | $27,150 | $250 |
| 48 | New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council Committee on Political Education HTC Cope | $26,848 | $13,424 |
| 49 | 1199/SEIU New York State Political Action Fund | $25,833 | $25,832.7 |
| 50 | New York Republican County Committee | $25,625 | $500 |
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