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Top political contributions made during week ending August 30
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Democratic Action | Non-Party Comm | $1,500,000 | 2020-08-25 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Jane B. Sullivan | Individual | $250,000 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Timothy Sullivan | Individual | $250,000 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $200,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | North Carolina Retail Merchants Association | Donation | $135,000 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | John Bell Committee | Non-Party Comm | $75,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Chuck Edwards for NC Senate Committee | Non-Party Comm | $70,000 | 2020-08-25 |
| Forward Majority Action North Carolina | Forward Majority Action | Non-Party Comm | $65,000 | 2020-08-28 |
| Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina | Laura K. Drey | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-08-25 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Committee to Elect Grey Mills | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-08-25 |
| Brewer for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $25,800 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | John Alston Gardner | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Committee to Elect Vickie Sawyer | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-08-28 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-08-24 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-08-24 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-08-24 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | John Szoka for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $18,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Triangle Apartment Association | Outside Source | $15,000 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Jimmy Dixon for HD 4. | Non-Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Lenny Peters | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-08-30 |
| Ray Russell for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $14,889 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $14,720 | 2020-08-26 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $14,212 | 2020-08-24 |
| Kimberly Hardy for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $14,180 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $13,580 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $13,449 | 2020-08-24 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $13,402 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $12,921 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Brady PAC | Non-Party Comm | $12,500 | 2020-08-25 |
| Committee to Elect Virginia Cox-Daugherty | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $12,454 | 2020-08-24 |
| Gail Young for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $12,323 | 2020-08-24 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,840 | 2020-08-26 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $11,646 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,568 | 2020-08-24 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,194 | 2020-08-24 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $10,427 | 2020-08-24 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,255 | 2020-08-24 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Secu | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Bertram Lee Scott | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-26 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Michael Kent Schley | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-08-28 |
| Committee to Elect Helen Probst Mills | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,818 | 2020-08-26 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,458 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,104 | 2020-08-24 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $9,073 | 2020-08-24 |
| Mcinnis for State Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,814 | 2020-08-24 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,844 | 2020-08-24 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $7,713 | 2020-08-24 |
| Friends of Joe Sam Queen | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,543 | 2020-08-24 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Moore Citizens for Boles | Non-Party Comm | $7,500 | 2020-08-26 |
| Friends of Joe Sam Queen | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,458 | 2020-08-24 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,446 | 2020-08-24 |
| Jim Perry Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $7,118 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | Ncgop | Party Comm | $6,302 | 2020-08-26 |
| Albert D Kirby, Jr. Campaign Committee | John C. C. Lennon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Brent Jackson for North Carolina Senate | Ann B. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Rachelle Harley Thompson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-30 |
| Citizens for Dan Blue | Ann B. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Citizens for Dan Blue | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Citizens to Elect Kathy Harrington | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Catherine Truitt | Lenin Peters | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Michael D. Whatley | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-30 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Rocco Villari | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-29 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Tony Gilliam | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Zeb Hadley | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Donny Lambeth | James Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-25 |
| Committee to Elect Jessica Holmes | NC Advocates for Justice | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect John Faircloth | Lenin Peters | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | Scott Baker | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | Jaclyn A. Smith | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Lisa Barnes | Reid M. Smith | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Raymond Smith | Tom Steyer | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Committee to Elect Ricky Hurtado | Future Now | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Robert T Reives II | NC Advocates for Justice PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Connie Reed | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Jeff Jackson for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Committee to Elect Vickie Adamson | NC Realtors PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Committee to Elect Vickie Sawyer | James H. Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Aecom PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Brent Fulcher | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Chris G. Smith | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | INTL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Ibew) PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | John J. Snow III | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Joseph R. Hendrick III | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Linda Hendrick | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Advocates for Justice PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Homebuilders ASSN PAC (Build PAC) | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-26 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Realtors PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | NC Restaurant & Lodging Assoc PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Naftali Zanziper | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Reynolds American Inc. PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | SiMcHa Hyman | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | William Weisberg | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Cynthia for North Carolina | NC Advocates for Justice PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Folwell Committee | Maria Coll Luddy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Folwell Committee | Robert L. Luddy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | NC Advocates for Justice PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-08-24 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Anne Faircloth | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-08-28 |
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