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Top committees ranked by total contributions (August 2022)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $5,638,830 | $662,500 |
| 2 | 2022 Fund | $2,710,000 | $305,000 |
| 3 | SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $715,000 | $357,500 |
| 4 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $667,720 | $17,420 |
| 5 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund | $418,148 | $418,148 |
| 6 | Prairie Island Indian Community, PAC | $384,400 | $384,400 |
| 7 | Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| 8 | Pro Jobs Majority | $280,104 | $140,052 |
| 9 | Minnesota Family Prosperity Project | $250,000 | $250,000 |
| 10 | North Central States Carpenters, PAC | $160,000 | $80,000 |
| 11 | Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $157,500 | $78,750 |
| 12 | More Voices Minnesota | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 13 | Education Minn, PAC | $144,025 | $144,025 |
| 14 | Housing First Fund | $124,250 | $750 |
| 15 | United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| 16 | Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $67,798 | $320 |
| 17 | TakeAction Political Fund | $60,282 | $125 |
| 18 | Minnesota House Leadership, PAC | $53,172 | $1,000 |
| 19 | Fond du Lac Committee of Political Education | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 20 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC | $41,358 | $500 |
| 21 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $35,812 | $17,906 |
| 22 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $35,027 | $353 |
| 23 | Faith in Minnesota Fund | $34,000 | $17,000 |
| 24 | Independent Community Bankers of Minn, PAC | $30,893 | $298 |
| 25 | MN Action Network IE, PAC | $30,250 | $5,000 |
| 26 | Gender Justice Action | $24,709 | $24,709 |
| 27 | Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $22,250 | $185 |
| 28 | Winthrop & Weinstine Pennsylvania Political Fund | $21,850 | $750 |
| 29 | Pine Bend, PAC | $18,750 | $2,000 |
| 30 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $17,869 | $17,869 |
| 31 | Minn Business Partnership, PAC | $16,000 | $2,250 |
| 32 | Minn AFL-CIO | $15,285 | $6,441 |
| 33 | Leech Lake, PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 34 | Sheet Metal Workers 10, PAC | $14,942 | $14,942 |
| 35 | Trial, PAC | $14,026 | $50 |
| 36 | Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund | $13,956 | $2,550 |
| 37 | Minn TruckPAC | $13,611 | $250 |
| 38 | Taft Minnesota Political Fund | $13,020 | $1,860 |
| 39 | Minnesota Pork, PAC | $12,650 | $1,000 |
| 40 | Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 41 | Northeast ALC, PAC | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| 42 | CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers | $9,501 | $1,000 |
| 43 | Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $8,937 | $111 |
| 44 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $8,825 | $350 |
| 45 | Haulers for Choice Political Committee | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 46 | Faith in Minnesota Action | $5,964 | $93 |
| 47 | MNisReady Political Action Fund | $5,670 | $2,835 |
| 48 | Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council | $5,534 | $5,534 |
| 49 | People Over Prosecution Political Fund | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| 49 | North Star Chapter Sierra Club, PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund• Leech Lake PAC Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe• Joint Council 32 Drive• Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund• Alliance for A Better Minnesota Action Fund• Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership FD• Minn Truckpac• Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10• Teamsters Local 120 Drive• Haulers for Choice Political Committee• Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC• Minnesota Business Partnership• Win Minnesota Federal PAC• Minnesota Family Prosperity Project• IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund• Taft Minnesota Political Fund• Minn Realtors Political Action Committee• North Star Chapter Sierra Club, PAC• Prairie Island Indian Community Federal Political Action Committee• Education Minn PAC• Minnesota Afl-Cio• MNisReady Political Action Fund• Minnesota Pork, PAC• Pine Bend, PAC• Climate Vote Minnesota• Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee• Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council• United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct• Trial, PAC• Faith in Minnesota Action• Minnesota House Leadership, PAC• Seiu Mn State Council• CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers• Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee• Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund• North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters• Takeaction Minnesota Political Fund• More Voices Minnesota• Housing First Fund• Faith in Minnesota Fund• 2022 Fund• MN Action Network IE, PAC• Independent Community Bankers of Minn, PAC• People Over Prosecution Political Fund• Gender Justice Action• Fond du Lac Committee of Political Education• Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC• Pro Jobs Majority• Northeast ALC, PAC
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