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MN — 2010 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2010
Total Raised
$34,606,533
Total Donated
$1,171,065
Candidates
39
Individual Donors
248
Party Receipts in 2010
REP $20,261,186
Top Candidates in MN (2010)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACHMANN, MICHELE M | REP | House | $13,567,811 |
| CLARK, TARRYL LYNN | DFL | House | $4,719,970 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK | REP | House | $2,688,948 |
| WALZ, TIMOTHY J | DFL | House | $2,163,759 |
| OBERSTAR, JAMES L | DFL | House | $1,757,326 |
| KLINE, JOHN PAUL JR | REP | House | $1,552,172 |
| ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE | DFL | House | $1,397,497 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN C | DFL | House | $1,174,500 |
| DEMMER, RANDY LEE | REP | House | $939,331 |
| REED, MAUREEN KENNEDY | DFL | House | $888,998 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DFL | House | $844,301 |
| CRAVAACK, CHIP | REP | House | $659,648 |
| MEFFERT, JAMES A | DFL | House | $529,369 |
| BYBERG, VIDAR | REP | House | $402,707 |
| HACKETT, MAUREEN | DFL | House | $392,741 |
| COLLETT, TERESA STANTON | REP | House | $216,532 |
| DEMOS, JOEL ALEXANDER | REP | House | $95,235 |
| POWERS, DANIEL KEITH | DFL | House | $89,131 |
| MADORE, SHELLY | DFL | House | $88,848 |
| TINKLENBERG, ELWYN GLENN | DEM | House | $66,801 |
| WALDORF, EUGENE | IND | House | $62,351 |
| TORGERSON, LYNNE | IND | House | $60,794 |
| QUIST, ALLEN | REP | House | $58,452 |
| HAGEDORN, JAMES | REP | House | $31,627 |
| LEE, BRADFORD GEORGE | REP | House | $27,450 |
Top Donors in MN (2010)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMM, EDWARD H MR | $75,900 | THE NORTHLAND COMPANY |
| 2 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $71,231 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 3 | MILLER, RICHARD | $43,750 | RICHARD MILLER ASSOC |
| 4 | HAMM, EDWARD | $36,800 | NORTHLAND MORTGAGE CO |
| 5 | DAYTON, MARK | $36,000 | CONSULTANT |
| 6 | COWLES, SAGE FULLER | $31,600 | HOMEMAKER |
| 7 | MACMILLAN, WHITNEY | $31,000 | BUSINESS EXECUTIVE |
| 8 | ERICKSON, JOHN | $28,800 | I C SYSTEMS |
| 9 | COWLES, JOHN | $25,200 | RETIRED |
| 10 | LUNDEEN, DAVID | $21,850 | — |
| 11 | COLEMAN, GEORGE E | $21,500 | — |
| 12 | DAYTON, JULIA W | $20,700 | HOMEMAKER |
| 13 | HAMM, EDWARD H | $18,075 | HAMMS BREWERY |
| 14 | MADDEN, JAMES | $17,175 | MADDEN RESORTS |
| 15 | DAYTON, MARY LEE | $16,800 | REQUESTED |
| 16 | MORRISON, CLINTON MR | $16,500 | THE HOLDING CO |
| 17 | JACOBS, IRWIN | $15,100 | JACOBS INDUSTRIES INC |
| 18 | ANDERSON, DOUGLAS | $14,650 | ANDERSON AUTOMATICS INC |
| 19 | JOHNSON, FRANK | $13,851 | FARMER |
| 20 | CLEVELAND, CHARLES | $13,200 | INVESTMENTS |
| 21 | MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN V | $12,900 | MCLAUGHLIN & SCHUL |
| 22 | JACOBS, MARK | $12,654 | STUDENT |
| 23 | MYERS, JOHN | $12,400 | — |
| 24 | MURPHY, EDWARD | $12,200 | COOPERS & LYBRAND |
| 25 | DRISCOLL, ELIZABETH | $12,100 | HOMEMAKER |