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MN — 2010 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2010
Total Raised
$34,606,533
Total Donated
$23,060,452
Candidates
39
Individual Donors
10,684
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 | FARIS, PRISCILLA L | $342,915 | FARIS & FARIS |
| 2 | DEAL, JAMES | $132,150 | NAT AG UNDERWRITER |
| 3 | WEBER, SCOTT | $102,851 | — |
| 4 | MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | $88,900 | — |
| 5 | BRADLEY, GARRETT | $76,050 | COUNTRYWIDE |
| 6 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $71,231 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 7 | MILLER, BRIAN | $70,900 | — |
| 8 | SELLS, BOAKE | $68,400 | DAYTON HUDSON |
| 9 | GROFF, HOWARD | $66,500 | TEALWOOD CARE CENTERS INC |
| 10 | ROBERT, JANET | $63,500 | ATTORNEY |
| 11 | POHLAD, ROBERT | $60,500 | — |
| 12 | SIMON, JEROME | $59,550 | MAUN GREEN HAYES & SIMON |
| 13 | ULRICH, ROBERT | $56,200 | TARGET STORES |
| 14 | EFTEKHARI, NAZIE | $55,300 | THE ARAZ GROUP |
| 15 | OPPERMAN, VANCE | $54,800 | — |
| 16 | SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX | $53,200 | INDIAN TRIBE |
| 17 | RIXMANN, BRADLEY KENT MR. | $49,900 | PAWN AMERICA MN |
| 18 | KEILLOR, GARRISON | $49,010 | PERFORMER |
| 19 | POHLAD, JAMES | $48,800 | — |
| 20 | OREN, DONALD | $48,150 | DART TRANSIT |
| 21 | SRIVER, JOSEPH | $47,000 | — |
| 22 | POHLAD, REBECCA C | $45,900 | — |
| 23 | MILLER, RICHARD | $43,750 | RICHARD MILLER ASSOC |
| 24 | BARTON, RAYMOND | $41,700 | GREAT CLIPS INC |
| 25 | HOFFMAN, NORMAN | $40,800 | TECHNICAL ORDINANCE |