In Indiana politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $54.0 million in total donations between Jan. 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $2.7 million, or 5 percent of all contributions.
These are the top 10 individual donors to Indiana state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs) in the 2022 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State:
Top 10 Indiana Donors (1/1/2021 – 6/30/2022)
| Rank | Donor Name | Total Donations |
| 1 | Reed Hastings | $700,000 |
| 2 | Jim Walton | $425,000 |
| 3 | Woodrow A Myers | $398,143 |
| 4 | Lawrence H Garatoni | $260,500 |
| 5 | Maci and Eric Doden | $209,210 |
| 6 | Deborah J Simon | $152,500 |
| 7 | Brenda Doden | $150,500 |
| 8 | Robert Lauter | $150,000 |
| 9 | Daryle L Doden | $150,000 |
| 10 | Payroll Deduction | $140,101 |
The list of Indiana donors in this time period includes more than 456 individuals identified by name in the Indiana Secretary of State’s public records.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Indiana PACs submitted to the Indiana 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. Data from additional reports due in between the deadlines below are published along with the reports listed here.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 1/19/2022 |
| 2022 Statewide Quarterly/Semiannual | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-Election | 10/17/2022 |
| 2022 Statewide Quarterly | 11/1/2022 |
| 2022 Annual Report | 1/18/2023 |
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.
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