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 | $1,147,168.00 |
| Kathleen Fowke | $291,461.14 |
| Karl Procaccini | $230,580.02 |
| Keith Ellison | $215,236.70 |
| Andrew Myers | $178,358.30 |
| Steve Simon | $171,686.66 |
| Tracey Breazeale | $167,973.02 |
| Lucia Wroblewski | $146,616.72 |
| Ann Johnson Stewart | $139,602.05 |
| Kari Rehrauer | $139,414.51 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| MN DFL State Central Committee | $12,245,573.19 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $11,637,471.55 |
| DFL House Caucus | $11,375,714.74 |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota State PAC | $4,507,581.85 |
| Hrcc | $3,868,926.34 |
| DFL Senate Caucus | $3,801,510.41 |
| Deloitte PAC | $3,682,556.78 |
| Education Minn PAC | $3,675,018.67 |
| We All Do Better PAC | $2,900,177.49 |
| Dlcc Victory Fund | $2,265,230.99 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $18,637,319.34 |
| Alida R Messinger | $2,157,500.00 |
| Republican State Leadership Committee Federal | $2,150,000.00 |
| J B Pritzker | $2,000,000.00 |
| Public Subsidy | $1,994,255.99 |
| North Star Prosperity | $1,800,000.00 |
| Barry Munger | $1,500,000.00 |
| North Central States Regional Council | $1,281,400.00 |
| Minnesota Private Business Council | $990,510.00 |
| Vance K Opperman | $887,000.00 |
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