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Top political contributions made during week ending August 9
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | Make NC First | Donation | $1,875,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Uaw V-CAP | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | Phil Drake | Individual | $100,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Party Comm | $35,025 | 2020-08-06 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Non-Party Comm | $35,025 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Thomas Glasgow | Individual | $30,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,166 | 2020-08-05 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,166 | 2020-08-05 |
| Ray Russell for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,166 | 2020-08-05 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | James Arthur Goodnight | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Thomas A. Oreck | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina | John Adams | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Citizens for JD Wooten | Outside Source | $22,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-08-03 |
| Conservation Votes PAC | NC Citizens for Protecting Our Schools | Nonprofit | $15,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Helen Probst Mills for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | NC Republican Party | Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $13,060 | 2020-08-05 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $12,921 | 2020-08-07 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,194 | 2020-08-07 |
| Newton for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,574 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,375 | 2020-08-05 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,255 | 2020-08-05 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | White & Stradley, PLLC | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Mack Braswell Pearsall | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Carey Debnam | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Paul Lowe NC Senate Committee | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Wiley Nickel for North Carolina | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Adams for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Markus Wilhelm | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,104 | 2020-08-07 |
| Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,503 | 2020-08-07 |
| Nash County Republican Party | Robbie Davis | Individual | $8,500 | 2020-08-04 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $7,713 | 2020-08-05 |
| Jim Perry Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $7,118 | 2020-08-05 |
| Berger for Justice | Sandra Henson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Bobby Hanig for House | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Charles Philip Byers | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Donald Thompson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Marilyn Dimicco | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Home Builders Assoc PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Tina Long Clark | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Committee to Elect Dreama J Caldwell | Andrew Fisher | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect McNeely for N.C. House | Monique Koopman | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-05 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Benjamin N. Thompson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Charlie Townsend | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Conrad Boyd Sturges III | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-05 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | David Paul Vanscoyoc | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Jimmy A. Pierce | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Folwell Committee | James A. 'ART' Pope | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Folwell Committee | Katherine Pope | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Friends of Natasha Marcus | Fred Stanback | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Jackson for North Carolina | Orthocarolina PA Federal PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Jim Burgin for Senate Committee | Iianc PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Jim Perry Committee | Woody Whichard | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Rector Samuel Hunt IV | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Zander Guy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Duke Energy Corp. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Newby for Justice Committee | James Pope | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Newby for Justice Committee | Katherine Pope | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| Newton for Senate | Duke Energy Corp. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-03 |
| One Vote at a Time North Carolina | Brady PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | At & T. North Carolina PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-06 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | Charles E. Trefzger | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-07 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | Duke Energy Corp. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | Markus Friedbert Wilhelm | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-07 |
| Todd Johnson for Senate | Patti Moser | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-07 |
| Verla Insko for State House | Phyllis Wright | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-04 |
| Kandie Smith for North Carolina House 8 | Dewitt Newkirk Jr. | Individual | $5,200 | 2020-08-06 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Thomas Hughes | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-08 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | Providence Anesthesiology Assoc Fed PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | Committee to Elect Republican Women | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Committee to Elect Pat B Hurley | The Committee to Elect Republican Women | Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-08 |
| Committee to Elect Pat Mcelraft | Committee to Elect Republican Women | Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | William H. Mcelwee III | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | Brown, Moore & Associates, PLLC | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | Burton Craige | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | Ricci Law Firm, PA | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Elect Ed Goodwin | ART Pope | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Elect Ed Goodwin | Kathy Pope | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Glenda P Weinert for County Commissioner | David Luck | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Glenda P Weinert for County Commissioner | Terri Luck | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Jon Hardister for North Carolina House | James A. Pope | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Jon Hardister for North Carolina House | Katherine Pope | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-05 |
| Lee Democratic Party | Committee to Elect John Kirkman | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Mike Causey Campaign | Thomas J. Mcinerney | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Ronald Jackson | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Wake Democratic Party | Deborah Ross for Congress | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Gail Young for North Carolina | Non-Party Comm | $4,702 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $4,240 | 2020-08-06 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $4,189 | 2020-08-07 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Marcia Morgan | Non-Party Comm | $4,038 | 2020-08-06 |
| 13th Cong Dist Republican Party | 13th Congressional District Federal | Party Comm | $4,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | Frances Galey | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | Fred D. Galey SR | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-06 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Harry Murphy | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Kelly Crumpler | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | MRS Murphy | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-07 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Starr Ppitzer Jr. | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-03 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Wendell H. Murphy Jr. | Individual | $4,000 | 2020-08-07 |
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