Minnesota State Wire

HealthPartners employee Thomas Kottke contributed a total of $250 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Matthew D. Klein, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $7,650 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by HealthPartners employees, 100 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
Elyse Kharbanda	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,500
Fatima Nisar	Amir Joseph Malik	DFL	$750
Balqisa Hassan	Hodan Hassan	DFL	$500
Naheed Murad	Matthew D. Klein	DFL	$500
Naheed Murad	Ruth Richardson	DFL	$250
Peter Rothe	Aleta Borrud	DFL	$500
Peter Rothe	Kaela Jo Berg	DFL	$300
Peter Rothe	Jessica Hanson	DFL	$300
Peter Rothe	Lindsey Port	DFL	$600
Daniel Townsend	Justin Stofferahn	DFL	$250
Barbara H. Cox	Sandra L. Pappas	DFL	$250
Benjamin Garbe	Sandra Feist	DFL	$350
Barbara Cox	Tim Walz	DFL	$250
Thomas Kottke	Matthew D. Klein	DFL	$250
Jeffrey Schwedes	Tim Walz	DFL	$250
Lisa Capell	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Dennis Zuzek	Tim Walz	DFL	$600