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Top political contributions made during week ending June 28
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina Senate | Citizens for A. Better North Carolina | Outside Source | $500,000 | 2020-06-26 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina House | Citizens for A. Better North Carolina | Outside Source | $200,000 | 2020-06-26 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | American Federation for Children | Outside Source | $145,000 | 2020-06-22 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | John J. Mack | Individual | $50,000 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $27,088 | 2020-06-24 |
| Truth and Prosperity Inc. | K. E. Austin Jr. | Individual | $25,000 | 2020-06-26 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $22,026 | 2020-06-24 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | K. Neal Hunt | Individual | $20,000 | 2020-06-22 |
| Donna Lake for North Carolina | North Carolina Democratic Party | Party Comm | $10,500 | 2020-06-24 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Clifton L. Benson Jr. | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-06-22 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Resident Lenders of NC PAC | Non-Party Comm | $10,000 | 2020-06-23 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Adryon H. Clay | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-06-26 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Carey Dean Debnam | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-06-24 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Robert Rand Tucker | Individual | $10,000 | 2020-06-23 |
| Brian Farkas for North Carolina House | North Carolina House Democratic Caucus | Party Comm | $8,500 | 2020-06-27 |
| Allen Wellons for North Carolina Senate | NC Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $8,000 | 2020-06-24 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $7,000 | 2020-06-24 |
| Sarah for North Carolina | NCDP Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $7,000 | 2020-06-24 |
| Citizens for JD Wooten | North Carolina Democratic Party Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $6,500 | 2020-06-24 |
| Committee to Elect Tess Judge | NC Democratic Party | Party Comm | $6,500 | 2020-06-24 |
| Committee to Elect Harper Peterson | North Carolina Democratic Senate Caucus | Party Comm | $5,500 | 2020-06-24 |
| Ashton Clemmons for North Carolina | Ashlie Bucy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Citizens for Dan Blue | Richard H. Moore | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Citizens for Sig Hutchinson | Jessica Conlon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Citizens for Sig Hutchinson | Michael Conlon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Catherine Truitt | Ann Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Committee to Elect Catherine Truitt | James H. 'Jim' Goodnight | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Committee to Elect Christy Clark | National Democratic Redistricting PAC | Non-Party Comm | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Allen E. Gant Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Carman Johnson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Dianne Benton | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Edwin Bailey | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | J. Allen Fine | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Jaclyn Smith | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Jeremy Mario | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-27 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Michael Riccobene | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Patricia 'Patsy' Davis Duke | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Robert J. Barker SR | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Sam Khashman | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Sonja Waddell | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Stefan Gleason | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Timothy D'Annunzio | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | Tom Vande Guchte | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | William T. Herring SR | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Committee to Elect Graig Meyer | Steve Decherney | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Alisa O. Wicker | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Bradley T. Adcock | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Brenda Elias | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Dirk Dirk Cody | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Elizabeth Wellons | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Gregory P. Hatem | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | John Townsend | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-27 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Joseph T. Inglefield III | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Mark T. Sumwalt Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Merle Chambers | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Nina Markham Hill | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Peter Kellner | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-27 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | R. Gregg Hill | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | R. Jonathan Charleston | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | R. Richards | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | R. Steve Bowden | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Robert Johnson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Robert O. Hill Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Stephen B. Hill | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Virginia M. Richards | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Wade E. Byrd | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Walker Morris | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Deandrea Salvador for North Carolina | National Democratic Redistricting PAC | Outside Source | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Joseph 'Joe' Budd | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | K. D. Kennedy Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Sara Lynn Kennedy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Scottie G. Neill | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Friends of Jim O'Neill | Scottie Hunt | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Friends of Sam Searcy | Sam Searcy | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Friends of Tim Moore | Brian Raynor | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Friends of Tim Moore | Dale Jenkins | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Friends of Tim Moore | Lauren Wieczorek | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Jason Saine Committee | Roger Banks | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-22 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Jessica Mahone Conlon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Joseph R. Higdon | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-25 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Markus Wilhelm | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Michael Riccobene | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-24 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Michael Tiemann | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Keep Judge Reuben Young | Amos F. Freeman | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-27 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Jonathan Annas | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Mark Robinson for North Carolina | Ronald Jackson | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | Elbert M. Boyd Jr. | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| The John R Bradford III Committee | Brian Williams | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-28 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | David Williford | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-23 |
| Wesley Meredith for Senate | Franklin S. Clark III | Individual | $5,400 | 2020-06-26 |
| Chris Humphrey Committee | Robert C. Johnson | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-25 |
| Citizens for a Better North Carolina | Hallco, LLC | Outside Source | $5,000 | 2020-06-22 |
| Citizens to Elect Norman Sanderson | Crystal Coast Republican Women | Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-06-28 |
| Committee to Elect Dan Forest | George H. Edmiston Jr. | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-26 |
| Committee to Elect Marcia Morgan | Marcia Ruth Morgan | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-28 |
| Committee to Elect Ricky Hurtado | Nathaniel Lawson | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-28 |
| Committee to Elect Terri Legrand | Cama Clarkson Merritt | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-27 |
| Cooper for North Carolina | Mona Lisa Wallace | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-23 |
| Gail Young for North Carolina | Only If YOU Run | Non-Party Comm | $5,000 | 2020-06-23 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Jennifer A. Allan Soros | Individual | $5,000 | 2020-06-22 |
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