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Political Money in MN

Total Raised (Candidates)

$57,945,554

Total Donated (Individuals)

$667,517,249

Individual Donors

73,625

Candidates

905

Party Breakdown

DEM 11870723.11
REP 26259226.89
Other 19815603.92
DEM: 11870723.11 REP: 26259226.89 Other: 19815603.92

Top Candidates in MN

Top federal candidates in MN ranked by total raised.
NamePartyOfficeTotal Raised
CRAIG, ANGIEDEMSenate$9,290,612
EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR.REPHouse$8,309,786
OMAR, ILHANDFLHouse$5,090,953
FLANAGAN, MARGARETDFLSenate$4,646,309
DAVIS, CICELYREPHouse$3,226,698
ETTINGER, JEFFREY M.DFLHouse$2,592,367
TAFOYA, MICHELEREPSenate$2,041,940
STAUBER, PETER ALLENREPHouse$1,469,532
FINSTAD, BRADREPHouse$1,372,247
JOHNSON, JACOBDFLHouse$1,221,946
SCHWARZE, ADAMREPSenate$1,102,851
MCCOLLUM, BETTYDEMHouse$1,044,715
MORRISON, KELLY LOUISEDFLHouse$1,019,601
FISCHBACH, MICHELLEREPHouse$987,633
AL-AQIDI, DALIAREPHouse$965,736
BADHASSO, AMANEDFLHouse$866,284
COLLIS, NOELREPHouse$834,146
LITTLE, MATTDFLHouse$716,807
KLEIN, MATTHEW DAVIDDEMHouse$699,673
WHITE, ROYCEREPSenate$565,894
SARVI, STEPHEN TODDDFLHouse$559,477
CARNAHAN, JENNIFERREPHouse$498,487
KRINKIE, PHILIP BREPHouse$419,865
KISTNER, TYLERREPHouse$415,619
SIVARAJAH, RHONDAREPHouse$412,862

Top Individual Donors in MN

Top individual donors in MN ranked by total donated.
#NameTotal DonatedContributionsEmployer
1DAYTON, MARK B$7,454,420391
2UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION$5,671,87138
3JACOBS, IRWIN$3,427,123213JACOBS INDUSTRIES INC
4SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON, SIOUX COMMUNITY$3,197,434743INFORMATION REQUESTED
5ADAMS, STEPHEN$2,924,931456ASSOCIATED BANKEN
6DUDA, JENNIFER$2,548,72087BEDDY BUY
7MEYER, GWENDOLYN SONTHEIM$2,539,90010
8WIN MINNESOTA POLITICAL ACTION FUND$2,462,9996
9JOHNSON, CHARLES$2,277,1873,640FIRST NATIONAL BANK
10HUBBARD, STANLEY S MR$1,929,470208HUBBARD BROADCASTING INC
11CIRESI, MICHAEL V$1,921,525153
12HUBBARD, STANLEY S$1,919,932451HUBBARD BROADCASTING
13PAULSON, JOHN$1,743,357276FINE ASSOCIATES
14FINK, DAVID$1,733,1341,108HARVEY HOMES
15FORSTER, BARBARA$1,716,5406,489HOMEMAKER
16GROFF, HOWARD$1,594,167381TEALWOOD CARE CENTERS INC
17OPPERMAN, VANCE$1,585,211243
18WIN MINNESOTA$1,456,41117
19DRISCOLL, JOHN$1,381,415411ROCK ISKIND CO
20ALLEN, BYRON$1,374,187113RETIRED
21POHLAD, ROBERT$1,354,626238
22TROOIEN, JERRY$1,219,01113THE JLT GROUP INC
23SNOW, MICHAEL L$1,209,35041MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN & BRAND
24SONTHEIM, GWENDOLYN$1,204,76872SELF EMPLOYED
25NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC$1,196,72751
26HUBBARD BROADCASTING INC$1,142,50024
27MAHER, BILL$1,127,59043BLUE EARTH COUNTY
28UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION$1,107,85049
29SIMON, JEROME$1,028,906323MAUN GREEN HAYES & SIMON
30HUBBARD, STANLEY$1,011,061359
31BERGH, KJELL$944,446402BERGH INT'L HOLDINGS
32OPPERMAN, VANCE K$942,112227ATTORNEY
33MILLER, RICHARD$937,7363,887RICHARD MILLER ASSOC
34THOMPSON, JACK$936,471999JACK THOMPSON SHOWS
35EVENSTAD, GRACE$917,05048VINTNER
36BERG, CARL$916,251191RETIRED
37HARRIS, DAVID$868,8103,203
38GABBERT, MARTHA$857,155497HOMEMAKER
39KRAMER, ROBERT$844,8371,123FARMING
40POHLAD, REBECCA$841,440106
41SCHEEL, STEVE$829,850102SCHEEL'S SPORTS
42POHLAD, ROBERT C$809,532106BELLFONTE
43CRAIG, ANGIE$783,05742ST. JUDE MEDICAL
44DAYTON, MARK$779,384205CONSULTANT
45AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY$773,75013
46OREN, DONALD G MR$752,45079DART TRANSIT CO
47GOODMAN, JOHN$751,8861,069
48AUSTIN, WILLIAM F MR$749,50078STARKEY LABS
49DEAL, JAMES$735,407434NAT AG UNDERWRITER
50ALEXANDER, PATRICK$729,355260COLD SPRINGS GRANITE
51MILLER, DONALD$715,0213,063AM MYERS & ASSOC
52MILLS, STEWART MR.$705,33916MILLS FLEET FARM
53SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX$679,94673INDIAN TRIBE
54MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE$675,250194
55DEAL, PAMELA S$659,718922MNU COMPANIES
56JONES, MARK$653,2082,427MANAGER
57ULRICH, ROBERT$612,783416TARGET STORES
58MCEVOY, JULIEANN-AEDIE$597,63520SELF EMPLOYED
59COWLES, RUSSELL$594,065357
60RYAN, SHAWN$587,908502DISTRICT MANAGER
61MCCLOSKEY, SEAN$576,860511TENERA 1 P
62KEILLOR, GARRISON$563,7021,258PERFORMER
63CUMMINS, ROBERT P$559,11568FARGO ELECTRONICS
64JACKSON, RICHARD$557,1311,467INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS
65ARVIG, ALLEN$553,042349EAST OTTER TAIL TEL COMPANY
66WERBALOWSKY, JEFF$547,728183HOULIHAN LOKEY
67MILLER, BRIAN$546,5001,971
68PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL$540,896181
69HAMM, EDWARD H$539,925316HAMMS BREWERY
70ROBSON, EDWARD$519,451177SUN LAKES MARKETING
71HUBBARD, KAREN$516,509207HOMEMAKER
72ANDERSON, DOUGLAS$513,1951,556ANDERSON AUTOMATICS INC
73ETTINGER, JEFF$506,6005HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
74PETERSON, JOHN$503,3564,261INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS
75WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.$500,0001
76NAEGELE, ROBERT O JR$498,450277NAEGELE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC
77Ulrich, Robert J. Mr.$494,30060Dayton Hudson Corp.
78PHILLIPS, WILLIAM$491,2721,927INTL MULTIFOOD
79OREN, DONALD$484,615215DART TRANSIT
80HANGSLEBEN, SELMA$482,08495HOMEMAKER
81POHLAD, ROBERT CARL$477,10012POHLAD COMPANIES
82BAKER, CAROL$472,893927
83POHLAD, MICHELLE$465,90043
84EFTEKHARI, NAZIE$465,894182THE ARAZ GROUP
85CORRIGAN, FREDRIC W MR$461,40043CARGILL FERTILIZER
86ADAMS, STEPHEN MR$457,67322ASSOCIATED BANKERS CORP
87POHLAD, WILLIAM$457,32355F&M MARQUETTE NATL BANK
88DAYTON, BRUCE B$456,400158INVEST PEC/BANKER
89HEINS, SAMUEL$456,106118IANICK & HEINS
90FRYBERGER, JEREMY$454,341445
91SCHILLING, PAUL$440,285464
92POHLAD, REBECCA CHRISTEN$436,1005N/A
93WARK, MARY ANN B$433,721931ATTORNEY
94PLANK, RAYMOND MR$432,00037APACHE CORP
95HAMM, EDWARD H MR$431,780234THE NORTHLAND COMPANY
96BRADLEY, GARRETT$428,150136COUNTRYWIDE
97MACMILLAN, WHITNEY$424,550265BUSINESS EXECUTIVE
98HEITHOFF, KENNETH$424,200112DOCTOR
99KOVACEVICH, MARY JO MRS$421,60021HOMEMAKER
100FRAUENSHUH, DAVID R MR.$420,00075FRAUENSHUH COMPANIES
101POHLAD, JAMES$418,03171
102VAUGHAN, PETER$414,254239PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
103JENKINS, DAVID MR$405,82966ROTAB CORPORATION
104MILNE, JOHN D$400,020450
105CUMMINS, JOAN$399,588757HOMEMAKER
106DEAL, PAMELA$397,645205NATL AG UNDERWRITERS
107STANLEY, DAVID$397,002887VP INVESTMENT FIRM
108MORRISON, JOHN$393,6091,919NW BANCO
109COOLEY, WILLIAM O MR$393,60073REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
110CORRIGAN, FREDRIC$391,71767RETIRED
111GROSSMAN, BEVERLY N$390,94936
112ANDERSON, DENNIS$390,2152,017ANDOR COMPANIES
113RYAN, KEVIN P$389,10041MARK VII DISTRIBUTORS
114WEBER, SCOTT$388,956409
115Seaton, Douglas P Mr.$386,755182Bush & Seaton/Attorney
116ARONSON, SHARI$379,55359SELF
117WRIGHT, MICHAEL$372,7872,483SUPER VALU STORES INC
118OREN, DONALD G$371,950125DART TRANSIT CO
119SHANK, STEPHEN$369,890179TONKA CORP
120FARIS, PRISCILLA L$369,65411FARIS & FARIS
121FRAUENSHUH, DAVID$369,300203FRAUENSHUH COMPANIES
122WALTER, H WILLIAM$369,060151HEARTLAND REALTY
123HARRIS, W GORDON$368,300167COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
124ERICKSON, JOHN$368,2271,607I C SYSTEMS
125MORRISON, CLINTON$362,4752691ST NATIONAL BK OF MINNEAPOLIS
126SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNI$361,90096
127WURTELE, CHRISTOPHER ANGUS$358,4007
128MIDWEST VALUES PAC$358,37528
129MILNE, JOHN$358,2185003 M CORPORATION
130SCHEEL, STEVE D$354,75025SCHEEL'S SPORTS
131HASELOW, ROBERT$352,290259MINNEAPOLIS RADIATION
132PAGE, GREGORY R$351,682264CARGILL
133MURPHY, EDWARD$348,525871COOPERS & LYBRAND
134HOWEY, DALE$347,8512,001MANAGER
135Hubbard, Karen Holmen Mrs.$346,30024None/Homemaker
136DORAN, KELLY$346,081136
137HILL, LOUIS F$345,230134
138LOWE, THOMAS$344,3711,590LYMAN LUMBER CO
139CORRIGAN, FREDRIC W$343,50362CARGILL INC
140NAEGELE, ROBERT$342,773515SELF-EMPLOYED
141ROITENBERG, HAROLD$337,450305MODERN MERCHANDISING INC
142GOLDEN, STEPHEN$336,392479
143DAVIS, MARK E. MR.$336,22513DAVISCO FOODS INTERNATIONAL INC.
144JOHNSON, DAVID E$333,698529ST OLAF COLLEGE
145ENTENZA, MATT$332,00033STATE OF MINNESOTA
146KLEIN, JOYCE$331,718391
147WINE, SCOTT$331,65076POLARIS INDUSTRIES
148WHITNEY, WHEELOCK$331,206322INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMAN
149GROSSMAN, BEVERLY$329,977181INVESTMENT
150SCHMITZ, JOHN$329,848156HARVEST STATES
151O'NEILL, PATRICK$326,756567SELF-EMPLOYED
152NELSON, KATHRYN$326,5251,644NELSON ELECTRIC
153O'CONNOR, PATRICK$325,5681,174O'CONNOR & HANNAN
154MANDELL, MARK$324,050182AVIV
155ULRICH, ROBERT J$322,80379TARGET STORES
156MASSIE, JAMES$320,302450J B MASSIE
157MORGAN, JOHN L$318,27567
158GLAXO SMITH KLINE$316,35012
159DAYTON, JULIA$315,90076
160KOVACEVICH, RICHARD M$312,00065NORWEST BANK
161LINDAHL, JOHN$310,854195NORWEST VENTURE CAPITAL INC
162MESSINGER, ALIDA ROCKEFELLER MRS$310,0003
163WHEELER, THOMAS$307,6511,523
164SHAPIRO, JEFFREY$307,292918
165LEVINSON, FRANK$306,598343FINISAR CORPORATION
166RITCHIE, STEPHEN$305,249211
167POHLAD, DONNA$305,09036HOMEMAKER
168DAYTON, JULIA W$304,949143HOMEMAKER
169HALE, ROGER$304,549603TENNANT CO
170HUBBARD, KAREN H MRS$302,85047HOMEMAKER
171ROBERT, JANET$302,305248ATTORNEY
172JOHNSON, DONALD$301,9582,402CENTURY 21 JOHNSON AND ASSOC
173TAYLOR, MARY$301,1602,267
174DAYTON, ERIC$301,15078WILLIAMS COLLEGE
175ROSEN, THOMAS MR.$300,5009ROSEN'S DIVERSIFIED
176BOWERS, GUY M. MR.$300,475700
177COOK, PETER$300,378483C AND C INVESTMTS
178PLANNED PARENTHOOD MN ND SD ACTION FUND$300,0002
179GOODMAN, JOHN B$299,885110
180GOLUB, HARVEY$299,100100IDS/AMERICAN EXPRESS INC
181HASELOW, ROBERT E$298,136206TEACHER E/S/P
182WEISER, IRVING$297,300131DAIN BOSWORTH
183RECHELBACHER, HORST$295,16433AVEDA
184HAMM, EDWARD$292,879505NORTHLAND MORTGAGE CO
185FORSTER, BARBARA LOUISE$292,453307
186LIEBERMAN, STEPHEN$292,1641,123
187SIOUX COMMUNITY, SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON$290,100134INFORMATION REQUESTED
188NAEGELE, ELLIS$289,850338
189HUBBARD, KAREN H$287,440122SELF-EMPLOYED
190DAYTON, MARY LEE$287,394157REQUESTED
191MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY, SHAKOPEE$286,72626
192SMITH, ARTHUR$285,9701,310
193LENFESTEY, JAMES$285,604660TURNING 40 PRODUCTIO
194ANDERSON, RICHARD H$284,038221NORTHWEST AIRLINES
195DAYTON, ANDREW$283,225102
196PAGE, GREGORY R MR.$281,28066CARGILL INC.
197TAKEACTION MINNESOTA$281,0006
198POHLAD, JAMES O$280,08681MARQUETTE BANK
199PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MN, ND, SD ACTION FUND$279,0291
200LACEY, ANDREW$275,549146SELF-EMPLOYED
201BARRY, CHARLES$275,480204TWINCITY FAN & BLOWER
202GRUSS, MARK$275,450136
203UNITED HEALTH GROUP$274,17514
204VANROEKEL, STEVEN$271,89693
205DEVRIES, TIMOTHY$271,32640WELLS FARGO
206NELSON, GLEN$271,276303SELF-EMPLOYED
207KIERLIN, ROBERT$270,385138
208FAYFIELD, ROBERT$269,850128BANNER ENGINEERING CORP
209PETERSON, JAMES S$268,74133CONSULTANT
210HASELOW, JUSTINE$268,600118HOUSEHOLD MANAGER
211POHLAD, REBECCA C$263,21258
212JOHNSON, FRANK$262,849897FARMER
213HEAD, MARTHA$262,795226SELF-EMPLOYED
214POHLAD, DONNA M$260,79631INFORMATION REQUESTED
215DAVIS, LAURIE MRS$260,0002HOMEMAKER
216DAVIS, MITCH MR$260,0002CAMBRIA
217SCHILLING, HUGH$258,255146HORTON MFG.
218RAND, REBECCA$257,628262RETIRED
2192020 FUND$257,5002
220WALSER, PAUL$257,200126
221GRINDAL, H THEODORE$257,006371OPPERMAN & PAQUIN
222UNITED HEALTHCARE$255,09214
223ANDERSON, ROLLIE$254,73092ANDERSON TRUCKING SERVICE
224FORSTER, BARBARA L$254,679419
225HUSBY, PAUL$254,1282643M/STAFF VICE PRESIDENT
226ANNEXSTAD, ALBERT$253,00019FEDERATED INSURANCE
227PAPENFUSS, JERRY$251,540214RADIO STATION KAGE
228HAYDEN, MICHAEL$251,215320
229POHLAD, CHRISTOPHER$249,75029
230CORRIGAN, GLENDA$248,815105
231KOCH, DAVID MR$247,60027GRACO INC.
232HENDRY, BRUCE$247,05060
233COWLES, JOHN$245,399199RETIRED
234SNOW, MICHAEL$245,167111MASLIN EDELMAN BRAND
235FARRELL, CATHERINE$243,937915MASKELL LIQUORS
236MYERS, JOHN$242,0031,646
237KMETZ-SHEEHY, ANDREA$241,9881,004
238TAYLOR, GLEN MR$241,70028
239SEATON, DOUGLAS$241,612226POPHAM HAIK
240RHEIN, KEVIN$241,109306
241ANDERSON, LEE R$240,25060
242SCHREIBER, CHARLES$240,19084FARMER
243WEXLER, DEBORAH$240,157197IMMUNIZATION ACTION COALITION
244QUAM, LOIS$239,800192HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
245ANDERSON, KAREN$238,6002,286CITY OF MINNETONKA
246DAYTON, BRUCE$238,231160BLISS & CO
247HINRICHS, JAMES$238,2298,165FARMING
248MASON, ELIZABETH$237,029290SELF EMPLOYED
249JOLY, HUBERT$236,90070BEST BUY CO
250Minars, Len$236,592718Retired
251AMPLATZ, CAROLINE A. MS.$233,8001SELF-EMPLOYED
252PHILLIPS, DEAN B$232,228193PHILLIPS DISTILLING CO
253SULLIVAN, BRIAN$230,0001,176RECOVERY ENGINEERING INC
254LAWRENCE, GERALD$229,103197ELECTRICIAN
255SMITH-DEWEY, CHARLES$226,529198POUNCE.COM
256AMES, RAYMOND$226,487128
257COLEMAN, GEORGE E$225,303211
258AMPLATZ, CAROLINE$224,89870SELF
259ARONSON, SHARI L$224,8189SHARI L ARONSON/WRITER
260BRAUN, ELIZABETH$224,262215INTERIOR DESIGN
261FAYFIELD, MARY$223,50080HOUSEWIFE
262HERREID, WARREN$222,93589
263KNABEL, THOMAS$222,500217HEALTH PARTNERS INC
264REEDY, DARWIN$222,050206ZUPNET REALITY
265KELLEY, CHRISTINA$222,033758KIMA PRIVATE FOUNDATION
266OPPERMAN, DARIN B MS$222,0006STUDENT
267ERICKSON, DAVE$221,953241STELLHER HUMAN SERVICES
268NAEGELE ROBERT O,$219,996128MAJOR MEDIA , INCORPORATED
269KREMER, DAVID$219,251368REQUESTED
270GRUNDHOFER, JOHN$219,000123FIRST BANK SYSTEMS
271GEGAX, TOM$218,45026TIRES PLUS
272DONOVAN, JOHN$218,0151,424CONOVAN CONSTRUCTIN CO
273PHILLIPS, TYLER M.D.$217,7008SELF-EMPLOYED
274NAUEN, CHARLES$217,526308OPPERMAN & PAQUIN
275HALE, ROGER L$217,146396GELCO