Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Maryland

By North Baltimore Journal

Jun 1, 2022

These Maryland political organizations received the most money from campaign donations from Jan. 1 to March 31, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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. The Government Accountability Office reviews current campaign finance law and makes recommendations for keeping the laws relevant.

Top first-quarter campaign contribution recipients

Campaign Committee	Candidate	Amount	City
McCarthy Victory Fund 2014	Kevin McCarthy	$3,068,423	Bethesda, MD
Van Hollen for Senate	Chris Van Hollen	$619,543	Kensington, MD
Jamie Raskin for Congress	Jamie Raskin	$609,697	Takoma Park, MD
Donna Edwards 4 Congress	Donna F. Edwards	$583,026	Fort Washington, MD
Heather Mizeur for Congress	Heather Renay Mizeur	$307,032	Chestertown, MD
Glenn Ivey for Congress 2022	Glenn Ivey	$272,254	Bladensburg, MD
Committee to Re-Elect Nydia M. Velazquez to Congress	Nydia M. Velazquez	$109,821	Gaithersburg, MD
Hoyer for Congress	Steny Hamilton Hoyer	$101,128	Clinton, MD
Friends of Jazz Lewis	Jazz Lewis	$87,643	Largo, MD
Dutch Ruppersberger for Congress Committee	Dutch C.A. Ruppersberger	$58,173	Timonium, MD
Harden for Congress LLC	David R. Harden	$56,295	Hampstead, MD
Angel for Maryland	Angela Angel	$52,113	Annapolis, MD
John Sarbanes for Congress	John Peter Spyros Sarbanes	$43,570	Towson, MD
Yuripzy Morgan for Congress	Yuripzy Morgan	$42,622	Glen Burnie, MD
David Trone for Congress, Inc	David Trone	$38,835	Potomac, MD
Kweisi Mfume for Congress	Kweisi Mfume	$27,405	Baltimore, MD
McKayla Wilkes for Congress	Mckayla Nicollette Wilkes	$25,690	Waldorf, MD
Roca for Congress	Mariela Roca	$14,174	Frederick, MD
Parrott for Congress	Neil Conrad Parrott	$13,220	Hagerstown, MD
Ben Cardin for Senate, Inc.	Benjamin L. Cardin	$12,785	Catonsville, MD
Jeff Warner for Congress	Jeff Warner	$10,907	Greenbelt, MD
James Tarantin for the United States Senate	James Tarantin	$10,500	Bethesda, MD
Palombi for Congress	Christopher Palombi	$8,610	St. Leonard, MD
Ben Smilowitz for Congress	Benjamin Smilowitz	$7,766	Gaithersburg, MD
Wallace for America Inc - Friends of Wallace	David D. Wallace II	$5,250	Westminster, MD
Committee to Elect John Thormann to United States Senate	John H. Thormann IV	$5,050	White Marsh, MD
Friends of Marques Dent	Marques Dent	$5,000	Baltimore, MD
Berney Flowers for Congress	Bernard Flowers	$4,484	Elkridge, MD
Anthony Brown for Congress	Anthony Gregory Brown	$3,500	Bowie, MD
Brittany Oliver for Congress	Brittany T. Oliver	$3,227	Dundalk, MD
Committee to Elect Jonathan Jenkins	Jonathan Jenkins	$2,516	Rockville, MD
Amal for Congress	Amal Torres	$2,110	Annapolis, MD
Antonio Pitocco for Congress	Antonio Pitocco	$1,964	Annapolis, MD
Lance Griffin for Congress	Lance Alan Griffin	$500	Forest Hill, MD
Colombo for Congress	Malcolm Thomas Colombo	$272	Odenton, MD