Waterloo Times

Joshua E. Van Thournout contributed $33 to Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 125 Political Education Fund on May 14, according to data from Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.

While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections.