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Top political contributions made during week ending August 23
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $700,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina Senate | Citizens for A. Better North Carolina | Outside Source | $450,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $310,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $145,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | John Ray Grisham Jr. | Individual | $75,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Verla Insko for State House | Non-Party Comm | $70,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $65,707 | 2020-08-18 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | John Kane | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends of Natasha Marcus | Outside Source | $40,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Daga People's Lawyer Project North Carolina | Daga People'S Lawyer Project | Outside Source | $35,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends of Sam Searcy | Non-Party Comm | $28,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | Non-Party Comm | $25,625 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Todd Johnson for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-08-18 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Eric Schmidt | Individual | $22,250 | 2020-08-18 |
| Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $20,966 | 2020-08-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Citizens for JD Wooten | Outside Source | $20,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Cynthia for NC | Non-Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | Thomas Glasgow | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $14,124 | 2020-08-17 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | Allen H. Wellons | Individual | $13,377 | 2020-08-20 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $13,084 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $12,921 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $12,886 | 2020-08-17 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $12,520 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Arthur L. Williams Jr. | Individual | $12,500 | 2020-08-19 |
| Newton for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,574 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,374 | 2020-08-18 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,255 | 2020-08-17 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Teresa Boyer Ferrell | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Justice Mark Davis Committee | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Mohammed for North Carolina | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Committee to Elect Larry W. Potts for North Carolina House of Representatives | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Ballard for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Larry Yarborough | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-17 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Friends of Ted Alexander | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-20 |
| Pitt Democratic Party | Butterfield for Congress | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-08-21 |
| Committee to Elect Helen Probst Mills | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,818 | 2020-08-21 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,459 | 2020-08-17 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,391 | 2020-08-21 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,373 | 2020-08-18 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,373 | 2020-08-21 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,288 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,104 | 2020-08-17 |
| Mcinnis for State Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,814 | 2020-08-20 |
| Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,503 | 2020-08-17 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $7,713 | 2020-08-17 |
| Friends of Joe Sam Queen | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,628 | 2020-08-21 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,531 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Robert E. Barnhill III | Individual | $7,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Robert E. Barnhill Jr. | Individual | $7,500 | 2020-08-17 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,361 | 2020-08-21 |
| Jim Perry Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $7,118 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Christopher Harjes | Individual | $7,000 | 2020-08-23 |
| Elect Adam Ericson | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $6,935 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | Ncgop | Party Comm | $6,302 | 2020-08-21 |
| Jon Hardister for North Carolina House | North Carolina Republican Party | Party Comm | $6,269 | 2020-08-21 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $6,190 | 2020-08-20 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $5,751 | 2020-08-18 |
| Ben Moss North Carolina House | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Brent Jackson for North Carolina Senate | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Brian Farkas for North Carolina House | Carey D. Debnam | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Brian Turner for North Carolina House | Mack B. Pearsall Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Bumgardner for North Carolina House | Bluepac | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Brianne Garcia Ziff | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Michael Mavrovouniotis | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Citizens for Dan Blue | Blue Cross & Blue Shield of NC PAC Bluepac | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Citizens to Elect Kathy Harrington | B. Frank Matthews II | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Citizens to Elect Kathy Harrington | Eugene Matthews II | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Elect Catherine Truitt | David P. Hensley | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | Carey Dean Debnam | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Frances C. Hunt | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Marty L. Robert | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Moner A. Attwa | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-19 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Auto PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-23 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Susan L. Alexander | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Jeff Zenger to North Carolina State House | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Jessica Holmes | Sesha F. Debnam | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | Michael P. Winstead Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-19 |
| Committee to Elect Ray Pickett | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Sam Searcy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-23 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Shauna Searcy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-23 |
| Committee to Elect Thomas S Hester North Carolina Senator | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC Employee PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Corning Inc. Employees PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-21 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | HNTB Holdings Ltd. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | John Koza | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-18 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Larry Mason | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Stuart M. Frantz | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Truist North Carolina PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State | H. Jay Easterling | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State | Lenin Peters | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| E.C. Sykes for Secretary of State | Lynn Easterling | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-20 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | Dare County Republican Party | Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-21 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
| Elect Ed Goodwin | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-17 |
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