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 collected on Oct. 14 from the Board of Elections.
Top political contributions made during week ending July 24
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee to Elect Jim Butler | Sam Hunt | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-07-23 |
| Lou Earnhardt Committee | Julie Ann Showalter | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-07-21 |
| Committee to Elect Jim Butler | David Morton | Individual | $1,684 | 2021-07-19 |
| Committee to Elect Lauren Hoben | Charles L. Wicker | Individual | $1,500 | 2021-07-22 |
| Committee to Elect Robert Carroll | Robert Carroll | Individual | $1,375 | 2021-07-24 |
| Committee to Elect Lauren Hoben | Lauren W. Hoben | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-07-19 |
| Committee to Elect Lauren Hoben | Tzena R. Wicker | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-07-20 |
| Morgan Pinehurst Council | Laura C. Morgan | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-07-23 |
| The Denis P Bilodeau Campaign Committee | Donald Rainey | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-07-21 |
| The Denis P Bilodeau Campaign Committee | Thomas Balousek | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-07-22 |
| Livable Raleigh | Tim Niles | Donation | $617 | 2021-07-23 |
| Citizens for Rao | Satyanarayana Kurapati | Individual | $541 | 2021-07-22 |
| Boyd Sturges for Mayor | Paige Davis | Individual | $500 | 2021-07-23 |
| Copelof Campaign Committee | Sue Sasser | Individual | $500 | 2021-07-22 |
| Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor | Parker Platt | Individual | $500 | 2021-07-23 |
| Copelof Campaign Committee | Patty Stark | Individual | $400 | 2021-07-20 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Julia Stasch | Individual | $390 | 2021-07-18 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Ava Zandi | Individual | $378 | 2021-07-23 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Laurie Stegman | Individual | $378 | 2021-07-19 |
| Committee to Elect Lauren Hoben | John Andrew Basinger | Individual | $300 | 2021-07-20 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Will Smith | Individual | $300 | 2021-07-20 |
| Boyd Sturges for Mayor | Roger Taylor | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-23 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Christine Bussard | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-19 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Gale Adcock | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-18 |
| Committee to Elect Marion T. Johnson | Karen Johnson | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Committee to Elect Sona Cooper Alderman | Sona Cooper | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Committee to Elect Vimala for Chapel Hill | Mark Steitz | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Committee to Elect Vimala for Chapel Hill | Vivienne Benesch | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-24 |
| Cooper for North Wilkesboro | Randall Faircloth | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-21 |
| Cooper for North Wilkesboro | Randall Faircloth | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-21 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Quillie Coath | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-21 |
| Elaine Oneal for Mayor | Roderick Adams Jr. | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Jennifer Van Vickle | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-24 |
| Lou Earnhardt Committee | Donald Earnhardt II | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-21 |
| Lou Earnhardt Committee | Ester Nagypal | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-21 |
| Lou Earnhardt Committee | Scott Kasper | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Andrew Gibbons | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Ann Nash | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Brenda Larsen-Becker | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Cav Peterson | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Charles Peterson | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Cleta Mitchell | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Dale Mitchell | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | David Carmen | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | David Keene | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Elaine Chao | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | George Hittner | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Jeanne Wilson | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | John Murphy | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Julia Hearthway | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Julian Gibbons Jr. | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Kate Oscannlain | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Mickey Barnett | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Sherrie Kopka-Kennedy | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Patrick Pizzella for Pinehurst Council | Terry Wade | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| The Committee to Re-Elect Melinda Bales | Jim Duke | Individual | $250 | 2021-07-20 |
| Camille for Chapel Hill | Jeffrey Kirschner | Individual | $223 | 2021-07-22 |
| Committee to Elect Robert Carroll | Robert Carroll | Individual | $211 | 2021-07-24 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Christopher Chafe | Individual | $206 | 2021-07-20 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Avis Wilson | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-23 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Eli Davis | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-24 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Robert Peterkin | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-21 |
| Citizens for Rao | Abhilasha Gautam | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-22 |
| Committee to Elect Robert Carroll | Robert Carroll | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-24 |
| Committee to Elect Tim Forrest Town Council Holly Springs | Timothy Forrest | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-18 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Adam Boone | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-20 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Geoff Steele | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-20 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Karen Fedder | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-24 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Matt Hedrick | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-19 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Matt Hedrick | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-22 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | Nancy Fedder | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-24 |
| Dan Boone Election Committee | William Walsh | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-24 |
| Friends of Dee Dee for Mayor | James Bollini | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-19 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Allen Buansi | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-21 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Madhu Beriwal | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-22 |
| McRae for Change | Jessica Gailes | Individual | $200 | 2021-07-21 |
| Committee to Elect Ed Gray | Edward Gray | Individual | $199 | 2021-07-22 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | William Montgomery | Individual | $159 | 2021-07-24 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Jennifer Roberts | Individual | $150 | 2021-07-23 |
| McRae for Change | Renee Rommero | Individual | $150 | 2021-07-19 |
| Taylor Brock Hutto | Taylor Brock Hutto | Individual | $143 | 2021-07-19 |
| Linda for WP | Linda Vandercook | Individual | $129 | 2021-07-20 |
| Chris Sease for Judge | Chris Sease | Individual | $128 | 2021-07-22 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Robert Kellogg | Noel Denton Benfield | Individual | $120 | 2021-07-22 |
| Committee to Elect Kristi Bennett | Elizabeth F. Masters | Individual | $104 | 2021-07-24 |
| Committee to Elect Kristi Bennett | Elizabeth F. Masters | Individual | $104 | 2021-07-24 |
| Committee to Elect Kristi Bennett | Jolene Ehlers | Individual | $104 | 2021-07-20 |
| Committee to Elect Kristi Bennett | Jolene Ehlers | Individual | $104 | 2021-07-20 |
| Karen Stegman for Chapel Hill Town Council | Jamie Tripp | Individual | $103 | 2021-07-20 |
| Camille for Chapel Hill | Barrie Trinkle | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-23 |
| Camille for Chapel Hill | Frank White | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-24 |
| Camille for Chapel Hill | Lisa Brachman | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-22 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Chanel Davis | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-23 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Chermaine Daniel | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-24 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Gerry McCants | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-21 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Mark Brown | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-21 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Spencer Merriweather | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-24 |
| Campaign to Elect Diamond Staton-Williams | Trece Glover | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-22 |
| Citizens for Rao | Chris Heagearty | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-20 |
| Citizens for Rao | Mohan Vairakkannu | Individual | $100 | 2021-07-22 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Town of Chapel Hill• Town of Huntersville• Town of Morrisville• Town of Harrisburg• Town of Spring Lake• Village of Bald Head Island• Village of Pinehurst• City of Raleigh• Town of North Wilkesboro• City of Burlington• City of Gastonia• City of Rockingham• Village of Whispering Pines• Town Of Holly Springs• Town Of Cornelius• City Of Brevard• City Of Southport
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