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Top political contributions made during week ending Dec. 20
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe Republican Party | Fremont Brown | Individual | $13,530 | 2020-12-18 |
| Rabon for Senate | Charter Communications PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-12-14 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Providence Anesthesiology Associates PA Fed PAC | Non-Party Comm | $4,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| Johnson for Sheriff | Brad Koury | Individual | $3,400 | 2020-12-17 |
| Chatham Republican Party | Ctepharr | Non-Party Comm | $3,370 | 2020-12-16 |
| Ben Moss North Carolina House | NC Realtors PAC | Non-Party Comm | $3,000 | 2020-12-14 |
| Beth Tanner for Judge | Wake County Republican Party | Party Comm | $2,500 | 2020-12-19 |
| Citizens to Elect Kathy Harrington | NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC | Non-Party Comm | $2,400 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $2,368 | 2020-12-17 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | NC Association of Electric Cooperatives Rural Electric Action Program | Non-Party Comm | $2,200 | 2020-12-19 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Jonathan Sutton | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Keith Loflin | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Milton Brooks Jr. | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Richard Frye | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Tradd Burn | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Hal Weatherman | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Reap | Non-Party Comm | $2,000 | 2020-12-14 |
| North Carolina Sierra Club PAC | John S. Curry | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| Vote Outling | Charles McQueary | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Vote Outling | Jeb Brooks | Individual | $2,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| North Carolina Sierra Club PAC | Craig T. Smith | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-12-16 |
| Rabon for Senate | NC Manufactured and Modular Homebuilders | Non-Party Comm | $1,500 | 2020-12-14 |
| Vote Outling | David Craft | Individual | $1,500 | 2020-12-17 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association | Non-Party Comm | $1,400 | 2020-12-16 |
| Catawba Republican Party | Catawba County Republican Party | Outside Source | $1,088 | 2020-12-15 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Teresa A. Phytle | Individual | $1,050 | 2020-12-14 |
| 02nd Cong Dist Democratic Party | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-15 |
| 7th Congressional District Republican Party | David Rouser | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| Carteret Democratic Women | Mary Barnum | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-15 |
| Committee to Elect Carolyn Logan | NC Association of Nurse Anesthetists PAC | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Sandra Ruth 'Ruth' Motley | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Garland Pierce | Sandra Wilson | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Greg Sandreuter | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Samuel Bratton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Theodore Bratton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Thomas Oxholm | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| Don Davis for North Carolina Senate | Reap | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-20 |
| Fitch for Senate Committee | Ncana Political Action Committee | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| Folwell Committee | Erskine Bowles | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-15 |
| Friends of Tim Moore | Kellie Blue | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Gaston Republican Party | Friends to Elect John Torbett | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-15 |
| John Bell Committee | NC Society of EYE Physicians | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Anthony Todd Sutton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Douglas Goodenough Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Frank Foushee III | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Marty Link | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Richard Frye | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Ricky Ruppe | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Robert Dale Young II | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Julia C Howard for House | Tammy Snodgrass | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Larry C Strickland Campaign Committee | At & T. North Carolina | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-15 |
| Mcinnis for State Senate | NC Assoc of Nurse Anesthetists PAC | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Tim H. Ilderton | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-14 |
| North Carolina Dental Society PAC | Michael J. Gordon SR | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Lincoln County Republican Party | Party Comm | $1,000 | 2020-12-14 |
| Vote Outling | Adam Duggins | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| Vote Outling | William Cassell | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-17 |
| Wake Republican Party | Bobby Hanig | Individual | $1,000 | 2020-12-18 |
| Jenna Wadsworth Committee | Jenna Wadsworth | Individual | $771 | 2020-12-17 |
| Folwell Committee | Vulcan Materials Company PAC | Non-Party Comm | $750 | 2020-12-15 |
| North Carolina Fed of Republican Women | Moore RW | Party Comm | $750 | 2020-12-15 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Kristina R. White | Individual | $700 | 2020-12-17 |
| Wake Libertarian Party | Ulmer for NC | Non-Party Comm | $622 | 2020-12-14 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $563 | 2020-12-14 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $527 | 2020-12-16 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Heather Dickson | Individual | $518 | 2020-12-15 |
| Citizens for Tamara Barringer | Philip Isley | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-17 |
| Committee to Elect Erin Pare | NC Home Builders Association Build PAC | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-18 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Cathy Hunt | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | Sarah Ward | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| Committee to Re-Elect Jean Farmer-Butterfield | Linda Cooper-Suggs for NC | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| David Willis for North Carolina | NC Home Builders Association | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| Iredell County DBF | Robert A. Collier Jr. | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| John Szoka for North Carolina House | Credit Union PAC of NC | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-16 |
| Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | North Carolina Home Builders Association | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| North Carolina Dental Society PAC | Rafael Rivera Jr. | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Dental Society PAC | Tommie Harold Lancaster | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Medical Society State Pol Edu and Action Committee | Philip Brown | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-14 |
| Penny for North Carolina House | NC Home Builders Association | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-17 |
| Peoples Alliance PAC | Doug & Nancy Henderson-James | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-14 |
| Vote Outling | Arthur Vreeland | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-19 |
| Vote Outling | Joseph Ponzi | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-17 |
| Wake Democratic Party | Frances Elizabeth Hutchison | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-17 |
| Wake Republican Party | Elaine Willers | Individual | $500 | 2020-12-19 |
| Wiley Nickel for North Carolina | Ward and Smith PA PAC | Non-Party Comm | $500 | 2020-12-15 |
| Committee to Elect Rebecca Edwards | Rebecca Edwards | Individual | $400 | 2020-12-15 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | William Harrison USMC Ret | Individual | $400 | 2020-12-14 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Bobby M. Stanley Jr. | Individual | $399 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $393 | 2020-12-18 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | David Herion | Individual | $350 | 2020-12-18 |
| Chatham Republican Party | Ctegilsonjr | Non-Party Comm | $327 | 2020-12-16 |
| North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans | Kyshia Lineberger | Individual | $323 | 2020-12-15 |
| Committee to Elect Donald Rice | Donald Rice | Individual | $320 | 2020-12-17 |
| North Carolina Farm Bureau PAC | Various Various | Individual | $310 | 2020-12-15 |
| Ben Moss North Carolina House | Reap | Outside Source | $300 | 2020-12-16 |
| Carteret Democratic Women | Susan Schurer | Individual | $300 | 2020-12-16 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | Reap Rural Election Action Program | Non-Party Comm | $300 | 2020-12-15 |
| Catawba Republican Party | Catawba County Republican Party | Outside Source | $270 | 2020-12-18 |
| Burke DBF | R. & B. Studios | Outside Source | $263 | 2020-12-15 |
| Citizens for Tamara Barringer | Stokes County Republican Party Executive Committee | Party Comm | $252 | 2020-12-16 |
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