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Top political contributions made during week ending April 10
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Republican Party | Keith Hunter | Individual | $11,240 | 2021-04-05 |
| Folwell Committee | Harry L. Smith Jr. | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-09 |
| Folwell Committee | Tammy P. Smith | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-09 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Gerda Stein | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-08 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Jane Stein | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-09 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Kenneth B. Hammer | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-08 |
| Josh Stein for Attorney General | Ruth C. Hammer | Individual | $5,600 | 2021-04-08 |
| Johnston Republican Party | Brian Barefoot | Individual | $5,353 | 2021-04-07 |
| Committee to Elect Richard Coleman | Court Harrington | Individual | $5,125 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Dennis Paul Swartzlander | Individual | $5,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Todd Ashley McGowan | Individual | $5,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association PAC | Robert E. Barnhill III | Individual | $3,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | John F. Lee | Individual | $3,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Committee to Elect Michael J Stading District Court Judge | Julie Griffin | Individual | $2,800 | 2021-04-10 |
| Philip E. Berger Committee | James C. Whitehurst | Individual | $2,800 | 2021-04-10 |
| Randolph Democratic Party | Democratic Women of Randolph County | Party Comm | $2,666 | 2021-04-07 |
| Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera | Jyothirmayi Kotha | Individual | $2,650 | 2021-04-04 |
| Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association PAC | Samuel Bratton | Individual | $2,500 | 2021-04-09 |
| Committee to Elect Jonathan Melton | John Cooper | Individual | $2,500 | 2021-04-08 |
| Eric Farr for District Court Judge | Eric Farr | Individual | $2,500 | 2021-04-09 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | Chris Matton | Individual | $2,500 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | Mike Hardin | Individual | $2,400 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | Panagiotis 'Pete' Kakouras | Individual | $2,400 | 2021-04-09 |
| Committee to Elect Nick Walsh | Nick Walsh | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | Rosalind Carroll | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Adam Parks | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Bonnie L. Hunter | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Cynthia L. Mynatt | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Dale A. Stearns | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | David Odom | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | David Westcott | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Gregory H. Gach | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | J. R. Hendrick III | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | James L. Keffer | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | L. Steve Lee SR | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Mark Fisher | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Martha S. King | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | N. Eason Bryan III | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Robert C. Rice | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Tim H. Ilderton | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Tom Hunter IV | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Randolph Republican Party | Pam Hill | Individual | $2,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | David Hensley | Individual | $1,200 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | John Rowerdink | Individual | $1,200 | 2021-04-09 |
| Moore Republican Party | Ron Jackson | Individual | $1,200 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Steven Norris | Individual | $1,023 | 2021-04-07 |
| Brent Jackson for North Carolina Senate | James W. Cogdell | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| Brent Jackson for North Carolina Senate | Robert L. Luddy | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association PAC | Brian Gurganus | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association PAC | James Babcock | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association PAC | Jesse Allen Barnhill Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| Chad Hawkins for Sheriff | Ray McKenney | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Committee to Elect Dimple Ajmera | Royden Goode | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Committee to Elect Travis Allen Sheriff | John Jancic | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | Barry W. Gardner | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | Cliff Benson III | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | Lee Perry | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Friends of MARY-ANN Baldwin | W. Prentiss Baker III | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| Johnston Republican Party | Brent Jackson for NC Senate | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Bobby Jones II | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Charles Williamson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | D. Wayne Thomas | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | David McNeill | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Dean Green | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | F. Steven White Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Gregory York | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Harry Brown | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Mark B. Thompson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | R. Scott McCorkle | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Robert F. Bleecker | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Auto Dealers Association PAC | Timothy Price | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Eugene Bertram McLaurin II | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Susan Lynn Pinsker | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | W. Robert Bizzell | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Democratic Leadership Committee (NCDLC) | Walter Preston Sinnott-Armstrong | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Federation of Young Republicans | John Szoka for NC House | Non-Party Comm | $1,000 | 2021-04-10 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Alma Jacobs | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Dan Tingen | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Jim Derrickson | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Karla Knotts | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| North Carolina Home Builders Association PAC | Paul Kane | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-09 |
| The Committee to Elect Ronnie Fields Sheriff | Panagiotis Kakouras | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-05 |
| Transylvania Republican Party | Ruth M. Harris | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-08 |
| Wes Tripp for House | Vernon T. Bradley Jr. | Individual | $1,000 | 2021-04-07 |
| Dawkins for Council | Robert Breece Jr. | Individual | $900 | 2021-04-09 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Renee K. Smith | Individual | $865 | 2021-04-07 |
| Dawkins for Council | Carroll Thomas | Individual | $750 | 2021-04-09 |
| The Committee to Elect Ronnie Fields Sheriff | Aaron Cooper | Individual | $750 | 2021-04-05 |
| Moore Republican Party | Lane Bergstrom | Individual | $700 | 2021-04-06 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Erin K. Nixon | Individual | $700 | 2021-04-05 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Jason McCree Gentry | Individual | $700 | 2021-04-08 |
| North Carolina Realtors PAC | Kristin Nash | Individual | $700 | 2021-04-05 |
| North Carolina Hospital Association PAC | Carol 'Carol' Lovin | Individual | $650 | 2021-04-04 |
| Onslow Republican Party | Glenn Spradling | Individual | $650 | 2021-04-09 |
| The Committee to Elect Ronnie Fields Sheriff | Marty Key | Individual | $640 | 2021-04-05 |
| The Committee to Elect Ronnie Fields Sheriff | Douglas Hensley | Individual | $610 | 2021-04-05 |
| Moore Republican Building Fund | Mov, LLC | General | $600 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | Lawrence Shaheen | Individual | $600 | 2021-04-06 |
| Moore Republican Party | Miriam S. CHU | Individual | $600 | 2021-04-06 |
| Elect Ed Goodwin | SRH Media | Individual | $567 | 2021-04-05 |
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