Minnesota State Wire

Target employee Edwin Avalos contributed a total of $250 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate John Frechette, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $7,975 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by Target employees, 83.7 percent of which have gone to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party causes and candidates.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Employee	Candidate	Party	Amount
Laysha Ward	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,000
Don H. Liu	Paul Thissen		$1,000
John Willoughby	Kelly Morrison	DFL	$1,950
Ryan O'Horo	Bonnie S. Westlin	DFL	$1,000
James Rowader	James Long	DFL	$500
Samuel W. Pryor	Laurie Pryor	DFL	$500
Lauren Pryor	Laurie Pryor	DFL	$500
Stacy Xiong	Tou Xiong	DFL	$500
Edwin Avalos	John Frechette	DFL	$250
Dereck Furlong	Davin Sokup	DFL	$250
Breanna Schafer	Roger C. Chamberlain	RPM	$250
Michael Wickman	Susan Kent	DFL	$225
Helena Peppin	Kristin Robbins	RPM	$50