Minnesota State Wire

3M employee Sandra L. Goodyear contributed a total of $200 to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Josiah Hill, according to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board.

There have been $6,925 total contributions made to political candidates and committees by 3M employees, 72.9 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
Ann Anaya	Tim Walz	DFL	$1,100
Billy McGlynn	Josiah Hill	DFL	$1,000
Christopher Haak	Joseph Nicholas Garofalo	RPM	$575
Ivan Fong	Tim Walz	DFL	$500
Ivan Fong	Paul Thissen		$500
Alice Melton	John Frechette	DFL	$500
Sailaja Chandrapati	Tanner Sunderman	DFL	$250
Chris Lancette	Mary Giuliani Stephens	RPM	$250
Eileen Hunter	Shelly Christensen	DFL	$250
Atheen Johnson	Susan Kent	DFL	$250
Karie McGee	Sandra Feist	DFL	$250
Flick Grant	Sara Flick	DFL	$250
Stephen Johnson	Susan Kent	DFL	$250
Monica Hilger	Karin Housley	RPM	$250
Laurel Wichman	Erin Murphy	DFL	$250
Robert Yapel	Jordan Herzog	RPM	$300
Sandra L. Goodyear	Josiah Hill	DFL	$200