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MN — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2012
Total Raised
$57,153,969
Total Donated
$1,740,496
Candidates
42
Individual Donors
277
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $13,617,976
REP $37,115,486
Top Candidates in MN (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACHMANN, MICHELE | REP | House | $25,894,721 |
| KLOBUCHAR, AMY J | DEM | Senate | $7,258,395 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK | REP | House | $3,113,793 |
| GRAVES, JAMES JOSEPH | DFL | House | $2,579,982 |
| CRAVAACK, RAYMOND J MR. | REP | House | $2,374,760 |
| KLINE, JOHN PAUL JR | REP | House | $2,352,676 |
| ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE | DEM | House | $2,053,544 |
| WALZ, TIMOTHY J. | DEM | House | $1,976,106 |
| CLARK, TARRYL LYNN | DEM | House | $1,295,079 |
| NOLAN, RICHARD MICHAEL | DFL | House | $1,269,915 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK | DFL | House | $1,129,343 |
| BILLS, KURT PATRICK | REP | Senate | $953,146 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DFL | House | $931,990 |
| OBERMUELLER, MICHAEL E | DEM | House | $722,173 |
| QUIST, ALLEN | REP | House | $640,215 |
| BYBERG, LEE | REP | House | $617,020 |
| BARNES, BRIAN PATRICK | DFL | House | $400,435 |
| FIELDS, CHRIS | REP | House | $365,441 |
| HEGSETH, PETE | REP | Senate | $202,554 |
| SEVERSON, DANIEL MARK (DOC) | REP | Senate | $197,713 |
| ANDERSON, JEFF | DEM | House | $191,248 |
| PARRY, MIKE | REP | House | $125,790 |
| SUND, SHARON ROBERSON | DEM | House | $77,105 |
| HERNANDEZ, ANTHONY J | REP | House | $66,697 |
| TORGERSON, LYNNE | REP | House | $53,944 |
Top Donors in MN (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAYTON, MARY LEE | $114,400 | REQUESTED |
| 2 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $114,277 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 3 | HAMM, EDWARD H MR | $85,000 | THE NORTHLAND COMPANY |
| 4 | COWLES, RUSSELL | $81,300 | — |
| 5 | MILLER, RICHARD | $59,833 | RICHARD MILLER ASSOC |
| 6 | MADDEN, JAMES | $55,600 | MADDEN RESORTS |
| 7 | MACMILLAN, MARTHA | $50,000 | — |
| 8 | HAMM, EDWARD H | $45,700 | HAMMS BREWERY |
| 9 | JACOBS, IRWIN | $33,100 | JACOBS INDUSTRIES INC |
| 10 | MACMILLAN, WHITNEY | $32,750 | BUSINESS EXECUTIVE |
| 11 | DRISCOLL, W JOHN MR | $32,500 | GREEN VALLEY HOLDING CO |
| 12 | MORRISON, CLINTON MR | $31,500 | THE HOLDING CO |
| 13 | DAYTON, DOUGLAS J | $27,000 | DADE INC |
| 14 | JACOBS, IRWIN MR | $26,000 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 15 | JOHNSON, FRANK | $25,433 | FARMER |
| 16 | JOHNSON, DAVID R MR | $25,250 | — |
| 17 | DAYTON, JULIA W | $24,800 | HOMEMAKER |
| 18 | HARRIS, DAVID | $24,727 | — |
| 19 | ANDERSON, DOUGLAS | $23,780 | ANDERSON AUTOMATICS INC |
| 20 | HAMM, EDWARD | $22,400 | NORTHLAND MORTGAGE CO |
| 21 | GOODMAN, JOHN | $21,500 | — |
| 22 | JACKSON, RICHARD | $21,018 | INT'L ASSOC OF MACHINISTS |
| 23 | COLEMAN, GEORGE E | $18,400 | — |
| 24 | DRISCOLL, W JOHN | $17,500 | GREEEN VALLEY HOLDING CO |
| 25 | MYERS, JOHN | $16,750 | — |