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Top political contributions made during week ending September 13
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Good Government Coalition | Outside Source | $2,000,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | NC Democratic Leadership Committee | Party Comm | $500,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Daga Federal PAC | Non-Party Comm | $200,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina House | Citizens for A. Better North Carolina | Outside Source | $150,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | American Federation for Children | Outside Source | $100,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Citizens for a Better Tomorrow | American Federation for Children | Nonprofit | $100,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Harriet W. Martin | Individual | $100,000 | 2020-09-09 |
| North Carolina Republican Party Building Fund | Republican Attorney Generals Association | Individual | $75,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Vincent Mai | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Brian Farkas for NC House | Outside Source | $50,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Grassroots Victory PAC | Non-Party Comm | $50,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Matthew Peterson | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | A. J. Ward | Individual | $45,000 | 2020-09-07 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends of Natasha Marcus | Outside Source | $40,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Verla Insko for State House | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-09-09 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Mcinnis for State Senate | Non-Party Comm | $30,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Party Comm | $29,322 | 2020-09-08 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $29,227 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Friends for Sydney Batch | Non-Party Comm | $26,122 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Carey Debnam | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-09 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | John C. Whitaker Jr. | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-09-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Jeff Jackson for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $24,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $21,229 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Elect Adam Ericson | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Gail Young for NC | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Hunt for House | Non-Party Comm | $20,500 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Helen Probst Mills for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $20,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Lenny Peters | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-12 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | Kenneth Beuley | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $18,782 | 2020-09-08 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | NC Republican Council of State Committee | Party Comm | $18,500 | 2020-09-08 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $18,291 | 2020-09-09 |
| Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $16,277 | 2020-09-10 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | James Bradley Wilson | Individual | $15,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | NC Republican Party | Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Old North PAC | Republican Attorneys General Association | Outside Source | $15,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| Pitt Democratic Party | Don Davis for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $15,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| Yes for Greensboro Bonds | Guilford Education Alliance | Outside Source | $15,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Brian Farkas for North Carolina House | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $14,329 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Michael Lee | North Carolina Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $12,921 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $12,520 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Kirk Deviere Campaign Committee | Non-Party Comm | $12,500 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Paul Lowe for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $12,500 | 2020-09-10 |
| Kimberly Hardy for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $12,080 | 2020-09-09 |
| Ray Russell for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $12,068 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,931 | 2020-09-09 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $11,295 | 2020-09-09 |
| Chuck Edwards for North Carolina Senate Committee | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $11,194 | 2020-09-09 |
| Gail Young for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $10,947 | 2020-09-10 |
| Dan Besse for North Carolina House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $10,818 | 2020-09-10 |
| Newton for Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,574 | 2020-09-09 |
| The Committee to Elect Aimy Steele | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $10,452 | 2020-09-10 |
| Elect Bob Steinburg | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $10,255 | 2020-09-09 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | Abrams & Abrams, PA | Outside Source | $10,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Defenders of Civil Justice | Jason A. Orndoff | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Robert J. Gallagher | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Chief Justice Beasley Committee | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina House Republican Campaign Committee | Bobby Hanig for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| North Carolina Republican Council of State Committee | James Anthony | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Republican Party | Julia C. Howard for House | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-09-10 |
| Planned Parenthood Action PAC North Carolina | Elizabeth Craven | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $9,818 | 2020-09-08 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,373 | 2020-09-09 |
| Friends for Sydney Batch | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $9,373 | 2020-09-12 |
| Committee to Elect Thomas S Hester North Carolina Senator | NC Senate Majority Fund | Non-Party Comm | $9,189 | 2020-09-09 |
| Committee to Elect Emily Nicholson | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $8,965 | 2020-09-10 |
| Mcinnis for State Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,814 | 2020-09-09 |
| Committee to Elect Julie Von Haefen | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $8,576 | 2020-09-09 |
| Terence Everitt for North Carolina House | NC DEC | Party Comm | $8,539 | 2020-09-12 |
| Danny Britt for North Carolina Senate | NC Senate Majority Fund | Party Comm | $8,503 | 2020-09-09 |
| Committee to Elect Ricky Hurtado | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Non-Party Comm | $8,374 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Matthew Winslow | NC House Republican Party | Party Comm | $7,916 | 2020-09-08 |
| Friends of Joe Sam Queen | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,628 | 2020-09-12 |
| Friends of Joe Sam Queen | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $7,543 | 2020-09-12 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,531 | 2020-09-12 |
| Citizens Supporting Raleigh | Citrix Systems Inc. | Outside Source | $7,500 | 2020-09-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party State | Lucy Inman for Justice | Non-Party Comm | $7,500 | 2020-09-10 |
| Hunt for House | North Carolina Democratic Party House Caucus | Party Comm | $7,446 | 2020-09-12 |
| Elect Adam Ericson | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $7,020 | 2020-09-12 |
| Pitt Democratic Party | Kandie Smith for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $7,000 | 2020-09-11 |
| Committee to Elect Emily Nicholson | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $6,988 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Jason Cain | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $6,494 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Kristin Baker | Ncgop | Party Comm | $6,386 | 2020-09-10 |
| Jon Hardister for North Carolina House | North Carolina Republican Party | Party Comm | $6,335 | 2020-09-10 |
| Committee to Elect Charles W. Miller North Carolina House | Ncgop | Party Comm | $6,213 | 2020-09-10 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $6,188 | 2020-09-12 |
| Elect Nicole Quick for North Carolina | NC Democratic Party (House Caucus) | Party Comm | $6,103 | 2020-09-12 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | Olivia Sears | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Brent Jackson for North Carolina Senate | Robert Cook | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-08 |
| Brewer for North Carolina | Karla Jurveston | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-11 |
| Brian Farkas for North Carolina House | Karla Jurvetson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-11 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Analisa Bragg | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Bryan Starnes | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Jacob Starnes | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Lindsey Starnes | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Morgan Starnes | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Citizens for Destin Hall | Sandra Starnes | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-09 |
| Committee for H. Dean Proctor | Nathan Ward | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-11 |
| Committee for H. Dean Proctor | Rebecca Ward | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-09-11 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Brent Jackson for Senate | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-09-11 |
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