According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023.
Gov. Wolf is a member of the Democratic Party and first assumed office in 2015.
Contributions to Gov. Wolf
Gov. Wolf received $76,791 in contributions this cycle, with 57.3 percent coming from his top 10 donors.
Top Contributions to Gov. Wolf (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022)
| Rank | Total Amount | Payee Name | Payee Type |
| 1. | $10,000.00 | PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC | ENTITY |
| 2. | $5,000.00 | Gregory E Fellerman | INDIVIDUAL |
| 3. | $5,000.00 | Michael Sandone | INDIVIDUAL |
| 4. | $5,000.00 | Patrick Sandone | INDIVIDUAL |
| 5. | $5,000.00 | Thomas Erica & Romanowski | INDIVIDUAL |
| 6. | $3,869.00 | Alplesh Patel | ENTITY |
| 7. | $2,602.54 | Jerome P Natishan Jr | INDIVIDUAL |
| 8. | $2,500.00 | Mid Atlantic Laborers Political League | ENTITY |
| 9. | $2,500.00 | Pafwd | ENTITY |
| 10. | $2,500.00 | Pafwd PAC | ENTITY |
Expenditures by Gov. Wolf
Gov. Wolf’s campaign account reported $216,627 in expenditures, with 97.5 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list.
Top Expenditures by Gov. Wolf (1/1/2021 – 9/10/2022)
| Rank | Total Amount | Payee Name | Payee Type |
| 1. | $79,717.88 | Paychex Inc | ENTITY |
| 2. | $44,135.18 | Downtown Digital Marketing LLC | ENTITY |
| 3. | $21,880.22 | Blasi Printing | ENTITY |
| 4. | $19,500.00 | Cabbage Hill Consulting LLC | ENTITY |
| 5. | $15,000.00 | Andrew George Barr Dba Stet Communications | ENTITY |
| 6. | $12,000.00 | Nate Urban | ENTITY |
| 7. | $9,000.00 | Gilbert & Wolfand PC | ENTITY |
| 8. | $4,256.48 | Wyoming Valley Country Club | ENTITY |
| 9. | $3,036.48 | Cheltenham Printing Company | ENTITY |
| 10. | $2,676.80 | Cole Perkins | ENTITY |
How Gov. Wolf’s fundraising compares to other governors
Among elected officials holding the same level of state office, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for reelection, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf compares to the 10 other governors with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA in 2022:
Fundraising reported by 11 U.S. governors in the 2022 election cycle
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Pennsylvania PACs submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
| Name of Report | Reporting Period | Deadline |
| C1 | 1/1/22 – 3/28/22 | 4/5/2022 |
| C2 Pre-Primary | 1/1/22 – 5/2/22 | 5/6/2022 |
| C3 Post- Primary | 1/1/22 – 6/6/22 | 6/16/2022 |
| C4 Pre-General | 1/1/22 – 9/19/22 | 9/27/2022 |
| C5 Pre- General | 1/1/22 – 10/24/22 | 10/28/2022 |
| C6 Post- General | 1/1/22 – 11/28/22 | 12/8/2022 |
| C7 2022 Annual | 1/1/22 – 12/31/22 | 1/31/2023 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.