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Top committees ranked by total contributions (December 2021)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $520,000 | $160,000 |
| 2 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 3 | Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC | $475,000 | $475,000 |
| 4 | Minn Nurses Association Political Committee | $301,346 | $150,673 |
| 5 | 2022 Fund | $300,000 | $150,000 |
| 6 | Education Minn, PAC | $144,025 | $144,025 |
| 7 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $129,500 | $25,000 |
| 8 | Housing First Fund | $97,468 | $585 |
| 9 | United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| 10 | Minn AFL-CIO | $69,000 | $69,000 |
| 11 | North Central States Carpenters, PAC | $65,000 | $25,000 |
| 12 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund | $55,672 | $55,672 |
| 13 | MN State Building & Construction Trades Council Political Fund | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| 14 | IBEW Minn State Council, PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 15 | CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers | $31,500 | $750 |
| 16 | Draft Kendall Qualls for Governor Committee | $26,000 | $13,000 |
| 17 | SEIU Healthcare Minn | $22,846 | $11,423 |
| 18 | Friends of DFL Women | $21,000 | $250 |
| 19 | Credit Union, PAC | $20,513 | $421 |
| 20 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $20,171 | $20,171 |
| 21 | Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $18,682 | $700 |
| 22 | Minn Business Partnership, PAC | $17,000 | $2,500 |
| 23 | Local 28 Political Fund | $16,169 | $8,085 |
| 24 | Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $16,000 | $33 |
| 25 | Local 59 Political Fund | $15,841 | $4,374 |
| 26 | Sheet Metal Workers 10, PAC | $15,404 | $15,404 |
| 27 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $13,375 | $400 |
| 28 | Minn Hospital, PAC | $13,205 | $500 |
| 29 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $11,702 | $234 |
| 30 | Firefighters Association of Mpls Political Fund | $8,443 | $1,686 |
| 31 | Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $7,165 | $25 |
| 32 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC | $6,083 | $250 |
| 33 | Council 65 Political Action Committee | $5,146 | $5,146 |
| 34 | MN Craft Beer, PAC | $4,909 | $260 |
| 35 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $4,577 | $4,577 |
| 36 | Trial, PAC | $4,359 | $40 |
| 37 | Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council | $4,054 | $4,054 |
| 38 | Taft Minnesota Political Fund | $3,950 | $1,000 |
| 39 | North Star SFAA, PAC | $3,915 | $90 |
| 40 | Weber Johnson, PAC | $3,000 | $1,000 |
| 41 | Minn TruckPAC | $2,885 | $375 |
| 42 | Carpenters Local 322 | $2,645 | $1,323 |
| 43 | St. Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO | $2,630 | $1,315 |
| 44 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Committee | $2,500 | $1,250 |
| 45 | Minn Pipe Trades Association Fund, PAC | $2,416 | $271 |
| 46 | MAFMIC Political Action Committee | $2,275 | $350 |
| 47 | IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $2,091 | $2,091 |
| 48 | MinnBank State, PAC | $2,000 | $375 |
| 49 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Association | $1,543 | $515 |
| 50 | Smart-Td-MN, PAC | $1,452 | $1,452 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Minnesota State Building Construction Trades• Credit Union, PAC• Joint Council 32 Drive• Mafmic Political Action Committee• Minn State Patrol Troopers Association• Draft Kendall Qualls for Governor Committee• Minn Truckpac• Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10• Teamsters Local 120 Drive• Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC• Minnesota Business Partnership• Win Minnesota Federal PAC• Council 65 Political Action Committee• IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund• Taft Minnesota Political Fund• MinnBank State, PAC• Minn Nurses Association Political Committee• Minn Realtors Political Action Committee• Education Minn PAC• Minnesota Afl-Cio• St. Paul Regional Labor Federation Afl-Cio• Climate Vote Minnesota• Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee• Smart-Td-MN, PAC• Friends of DFL Women• Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council• United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct• Weber Johnson, PAC• SEIU Healthcare Minn• Trial, PAC• Local 59 Political Fund• Carpenters Local 322• Minn Pipe Trades Association Fund, PAC• CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers• Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee• Messerli & Kramer Political Action Committee• Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux• MN Craft Beer, PAC• Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund• Firefighters Association of Mpls Political Fund• North Star SFAA, PAC• North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters• Local 28 Political Fund• Housing First Fund• 2022 Fund• Minn Hospital, PAC• IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund• Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC• IBEW Minn State Council, PAC
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