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Top committees ranked by total contributions (May)
| Rank | Committee | Total | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voice of Teachers for Education / Committee on Political Education of the New Yo | $2,512,893 | $100 |
| 2 | Committee on Political Education | $975,547 | $1,416 |
| 3 | NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee | $449,000 | $10,000 |
| 4 | RSA, PAC | $300,962 | $150,481 |
| 5 | Pfizer Pac, Inc. | $292,741 | $20.8 |
| 6 | New York State Laborers' Political Action Committee | $275,719 | $75,681.7 |
| 7 | Realtors Political Action Committee | $269,163 | $145 |
| 8 | Working Families Party, Inc. | $252,555 | $14,850.5 |
| 9 | TWU Local 100 Political Contributions | $193,681 | $193,681 |
| 10 | NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee Housekeeping Account | $188,000 | $10,000 |
| 11 | Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Housekeeping | $174,000 | $10,000 |
| 12 | DSA for the Many | $139,870 | $25 |
| 13 | NYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee | $119,500 | $4,500 |
| 14 | New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council Committee on Political Education HTC Cope | $106,073 | $53,036.7 |
| 15 | New York State Nurses Association Political Action Committee | $102,155 | $51,077.3 |
| 16 | Progress NYS | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 17 | Jabari for State Senate | $90,165 | $5.6 |
| 18 | Tahanie for New York | $88,480 | $200 |
| 19 | Mimi Rocah for Da | $83,471 | $50 |
| 20 | Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees Political Action Committee, in | $82,921 | $41,451.2 |
| 21 | Nercc Political Eduaction Commttee NYS, PAC | $77,046 | $77,045.7 |
| 22 | New York State Funeral Directors Political Action | $74,849 | $300 |
| 23 | Friends of Mario Mattera | $67,300 | $5,000 |
| 24 | Yuh-Line Niou for New York | $63,786 | $3 |
| 25 | Alvin Bragg for Da | $62,547 | $100 |
| 26 | Friends of Elizabeth Crowley | $61,548 | $100 |
| 27 | Friends of Steve Otis | $57,715 | $200 |
| 28 | Suffolk County Democratic Committee | $48,499 | $250 |
| 29 | Property Tax Fairness, PAC | $47,500 | $2,500 |
| 30 | Doctors Council Seiu Cope | $46,474 | $110 |
| 31 | Laura Ahearn for Senate | $45,485 | $225 |
| 32 | Committee to Elect Alessandra Biaggi | $42,331 | $25 |
| 33 | Friends of Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. | $42,067 | $250 |
| 34 | Richardson for New York | $41,736 | $50 |
| 35 | Phara for Assembly | $41,027 | $25 |
| 36 | Tannousis for Assembly | $40,900 | $2,200 |
| 37 | Committee to Elect Frank J. Labuda | $40,799 | $500 |
| 38 | NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee Housekeeping | $40,750 | $3,500 |
| 39 | New York State Afl-Cio Cope | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| 40 | Zohran for Assembly | $39,118 | $27 |
| 41 | People for Matt | $37,989 | $50 |
| 42 | Lawpac of New York | $37,848 | $100 |
| 43 | Friends of Aravella | $37,634 | $250 |
| 44 | Uniformed Firefighters Association State Firepac Political Action Committee | $37,472 | $18,735.9 |
| 45 | Friends of Mike Gianaris | $36,404 | $3 |
| 46 | Elijah for Senate | $35,223 | $100 |
| 47 | Ron Kim for New York | $32,415 | $3 |
| 48 | Republican Assembly Campaign Committee | $32,033 | $300 |
| 49 | Friends of Leslie | $31,191 | $25 |
| 50 | Speaker Heastie, PAC | $31,000 | $5,000 |
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