Ohio Republican State Senate candidates and officeholders have raised $5.8 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state senators and candidates, Matt Huffman has raised more than any other Republican.
Huffman is the representative for Ohio State Senate District 12 and is not running for re-election in 2022. Huffman raised $1.2 million and spent $865,382 between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. According to Ohio Secretary of State reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Huffman.
Matt Huffman’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
Of the $1.2 million in reported donations, $169,335 came from these 10 donors:
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $27,409 | Susan B and James A Haslam III | INDIVIDUAL |
| $26,000 | Dina and Ronald Wilheim | INDIVIDUAL |
| $20,000 | Ohio Health Care Assoc PAC | ENTITY |
| $13,704 | Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PCE (ACT) | ENTITY |
| $13,704 | James W Johnson | INDIVIDUAL |
| $13,704 | Jim Jordan Campaign | ENTITY |
| $13,704 | Nisource Inc PAC | ENTITY |
| $13,704 | Realtors PAC | ENTITY |
| $13,704 | Whitney Haslam Johnson | INDIVIDUAL |
| $13,700 | Ohio Credit Union Legislative Action Committee | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Ohio PACs submitted to the Ohio Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Matt Huffman’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2021 Annual | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Primary | 4/21/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary | 6/10/2022 |
| 2022 Semiannual | 7/29/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General | 10/27/2022 |
| 2022 Post-General | 12/16/2022 |
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