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Top political contributions made during week ending September 6
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daga People's Lawyer Project North Carolina | Daga People'S Lawyer Project | Outside Source | $2,750,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | National Education Association | Donation | $500,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $290,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | State Victory Action | Donation | $250,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | Make NC First | Donation | $200,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Stacy H. Schusterman | Individual | $200,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | Forward Majority Action | Donation | $150,000 | 2020-08-31 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Edward G. Woolner | Individual | $150,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $146,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Grassroots Victory PAC | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Brenden Jones | Non-Party Comm | $100,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Citizens for Dan Blue | Non-Party Comm | $90,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Ralph Hise for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $80,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Chaudhuri for New NC | Outside Source | $75,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Committee to Elect Christy Clark | Non-Party Comm | $75,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $65,680 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | Non-Party Comm | $65,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $60,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina House | Citizens for A. Better North Carolina | Outside Source | $50,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Adam Stein | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Graig Meyer | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Friends of Tim Moore | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | James Arthur 'ART' Pope | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Citizens for Destin Hall | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Committee to Elect Donny Lambeth | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-08-31 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Dean ARP for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-08-31 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Sarah S. Stevens for House | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | Non-Party Comm | $45,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Newton for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $40,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Party Comm | $36,318 | 2020-08-31 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Non-Party Comm | $36,318 | 2020-08-31 |
| Jeff Jackson for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $33,890 | 2020-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Party Comm | $33,149 | 2020-09-04 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Non-Party Comm | $33,149 | 2020-09-04 |
| Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North Carolina | North Carolina Clean Energy Business Alliance | Donation | $30,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Donna White for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $28,242 | 2020-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $27,012 | 2020-09-02 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $26,910 | 2020-08-31 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Ray Russell for NC | Non-Party Comm | $26,122 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Committee to Elect Christy Clark | Non-Party Comm | $26,122 | 2020-08-31 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Ronald H. McFarlane | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Committee to Elect Jason Cain | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Jason Saine Committee | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | John Bell Committee | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee | K.D. Kennedy Jr. | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-05 |
| North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee | Robert Luddy | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-05 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Dean ARP for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $25,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Lenny Peters | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Jimmy Clark | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $22,300 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Dan Besse for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Elect Nicole Quick for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-01 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Sandra Henson | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Michael Bennett Conlon | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Foushee for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Gladys Robinson for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Helen Probst Mills for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Sarah for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Sarah for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Bobby Hanig for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-04 |
| North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee | Neal K. Hunt | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-05 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | William T. Herring II | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $19,679 | 2020-09-02 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Thomas V. Fehsenfeld | Individual | $19,460 | 2020-09-02 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $18,955 | 2020-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $17,911 | 2020-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $16,236 | 2020-09-02 |
| Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $15,753 | 2020-09-02 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | General | $15,075 | 2020-09-02 | |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Nancy E. Brown | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-08-31 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $15,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $14,262 | 2020-09-04 |
| Flip North Carolina | Donors Under $50 for Campaign | Individual | $14,170 | 2020-09-01 |
| Kimberly Hardy for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $13,359 | 2020-09-02 |
| Kimberly Hardy for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $13,359 | 2020-09-04 |
| Joyce Krawiec for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $13,084 | 2020-09-04 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $12,921 | 2020-09-01 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $12,191 | 2020-09-04 |
| Ray Russell for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $12,068 | 2020-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Ricky Hurtado | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Non-Party Comm | $11,767 | 2020-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,568 | 2020-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Emily Nicholson | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $11,553 | 2020-09-01 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,194 | 2020-09-01 |
| Gail Young for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,188 | 2020-09-02 |
| Committee to Elect Virginia Cox-Daugherty | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $11,090 | 2020-09-01 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,068 | 2020-09-02 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $10,859 | 2020-09-02 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $10,859 | 2020-09-04 |
| Newton for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,574 | 2020-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,374 | 2020-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Amy Galey | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,374 | 2020-09-04 |
| Committee to Elect Jason Cain | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $10,198 | 2020-09-01 |
| Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $10,069 | 2020-09-02 |
| Asian American Pacific Islanders of the NCDP | Capa21 Federal | Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-09-05 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Home Builders Association of Wake County | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-09-03 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Bradford G. Stanback | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-01 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | J. Adam Abram | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-03 |
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