Minnesota Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have spent $5.2 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Scott Jensen has spent more than any other Republican.

Jensen is running for Governor of Minnesota in 2022. Jensen raised $2.3 million and spent $1.7 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 18, 2022. According to Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board reports, Jensen spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.

Scott Jensen’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 7/18/2022)

Of the $1.7 million in reported expenditures, $986,187 went to these 10 payees:

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. 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.

See updates to Scott Jensen’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.

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