Minnesota State Wire

Dorsey & Whitney LLP employee Kenneth L. Cutler contributed a total of $1,000 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Ryan Winkler, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $10,650 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by Dorsey & Whitney LLP employees, 71.8 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
Robert A. Rosenbaum	Tim Walz	DFL	$2,000
Ken Cutler	Tim Walz	DFL	$2,000
Kenneth L. Cutler	Ryan Winkler	DFL	$1,000
Stephen Lucke	Patrick Diamond		$500
David Boehnen	Kristin Robbins	RPM	$500
David Boehnen	Karin Housley	RPM	$500
Andrew B. Brown	Patrick Diamond		$250
Andrew B. Brown	Paul Thissen		$500
Andrew B. Brown	Ryan Winkler	DFL	$250
Paul Heiring	Patrick Diamond		$250
Theresa Bevilacqua	Patrick Diamond		$250
Michael J. Ahern	Tim Walz	DFL	$350
John W Windhorst Jr.	Melisa Lopez Franzen	DFL	$250
Tim Goodman	Steve Simon	DFL	$250
Stephen Paul Lucke	Paul Thissen		$250
Elizabeth Forsythe	Ryan Winkler	DFL	$250
Kevin Dooley	Tim Walz	DFL	$250
Sonny Miller	Kelly Moller	DFL	$250
Ben Kappelman	Emma Greenman	DFL	$550
Mary Streitz	James Long	DFL	$250