In Minnesota politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $229.1 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $12.5 million, or 5 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Minnesota state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
Political Profile
Minnesota Government:
Governor: Tim Walz (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Peggy Flanagan (D)
Attorney General: Keith Ellison (D)
Secretary of State: Steve Simon (D)
State Auditor: Julie Blaha (D)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Tim Walz | $1,765,200.24 |
| Keith Ellison | $423,244.87 |
| Lindsey Port | $302,178.45 |
| Ann Johnson Stewart | $277,953.30 |
| Paul Thissen | $249,763.35 |
| Aleta Borrud | $242,647.77 |
| Erin Murphy | $236,945.76 |
| Bonnie S Westlin | $209,649.06 |
| Gretchen Piper | $197,851.96 |
| Kelly Morrison | $180,641.24 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| MN DFL State Central Committee | $16,042,547.80 |
| DFL Senate Caucus | $7,924,568.55 |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $7,485,299.16 |
| DFL House Caucus | $7,038,778.89 |
| Win Minnesota Political Action Fund | $5,123,037.97 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $5,094,033.36 |
| Deloitte PAC | $4,992,336.67 |
| Education Minn PAC | $4,925,478.14 |
| 2024 Fund | $4,736,000.00 |
| Senate Victory Fund (Svf) | $3,661,994.21 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $21,866,771.70 |
| Alida R Messinger | $2,862,500.00 |
| Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education - Federal | $2,354,192.10 |
| Public Subsidy | $2,165,852.15 |
| State Victory Action | $1,490,000.00 |
| Donald Sussman | $1,100,000.00 |
| Win Justice Federal | $774,860.75 |
| Edward W Snowdon Jr | $753,000.00 |
| Lisa Mennet | $750,000.00 |
| Gopac | $735,000.00 |
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