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Top committees ranked by total contributions (September 2022)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $4,362,524 | $275,000 |
| 2 | 2022 Fund | $1,969,500 | $157,500 |
| 3 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $1,368,226 | $50,000 |
| 4 | Planned Parenthood of Minn Political Action Fund | $1,152,008 | $250,632 |
| 5 | MN Association of Professional Employees Political Fund | $602,569 | $2,265 |
| 6 | Minnesota Family Prosperity Project | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 7 | Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $520,000 | $100,000 |
| 8 | Faith in Minnesota Fund | $475,032 | $50,000 |
| 9 | Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC | $470,000 | $470,000 |
| 10 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund | $452,401 | $452,401 |
| 11 | Minn Pipe Trades Association Fund, PAC | $432,500 | $10,000 |
| 12 | North Central States Carpenters, PAC | $370,000 | $370,000 |
| 13 | Freedom Club State, PAC | $333,000 | $15,000 |
| 14 | Minn Nurses Association Political Committee | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 15 | IBEW Minn State Council, PAC | $240,000 | $120,000 |
| 16 | Minn AFL-CIO | $227,852 | $63,500 |
| 17 | Education Minn, PAC | $158,792 | $79,396 |
| 18 | Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $140,000 | $25,000 |
| 19 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| 20 | SEIU Healthcare Minn | $104,653 | $52,326 |
| 21 | Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 22 | Faith in Minnesota Action | $75,964 | $93 |
| 23 | Housing First Fund | $71,774 | $5,500 |
| 24 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $69,779 | $2,250 |
| 25 | MN Action Network IE, PAC | $60,250 | $17,500 |
| 26 | Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation | $59,834 | $4,411 |
| 27 | Safer Hennepin | $58,000 | $15,000 |
| 28 | Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $55,000 | $111 |
| 28 | People Over Prosecution Political Fund | $55,000 | $27,500 |
| 28 | MN State Building & Construction Trades Council Political Fund | $55,000 | $55,000 |
| 31 | Right Now Minnesota | $54,000 | $25,000 |
| 32 | Bois Forte Political Education Fund | $51,200 | $51,200 |
| 33 | Stinson Political Fund, LLP | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 34 | Pro-Choice Minnesota | $48,422 | $48,422 |
| 35 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC | $45,392 | $258 |
| 36 | CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers | $35,300 | $500 |
| 37 | Mpma, PAC | $29,400 | $600 |
| 38 | Minnesota Police, PAC | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 39 | Pine Bend, PAC | $24,750 | $3,000 |
| 40 | Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund | $20,225 | $50 |
| 41 | Triple Aim Committee | $16,750 | $1,000 |
| 42 | Pro Jobs Majority | $16,574 | $8,287 |
| 43 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $16,316 | $416 |
| 44 | Trial, PAC | $16,056 | $40 |
| 45 | Sheet Metal Workers 10, PAC | $15,356 | $15,356 |
| 46 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $14,685 | $350 |
| 47 | Sof, PAC | $12,975 | $2,300 |
| 48 | Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $12,915 | $250 |
| 49 | Minnesota House Leadership, PAC | $12,360 | $500 |
| 50 | Minnesota Pork, PAC | $12,000 | $6,000 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Minnesota State Building Construction Trades• Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund• Mpma, PAC• Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund• Alliance for A Better Minnesota Action Fund• Bois Forte Political Education Fund• Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership FD• Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10• Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC• Win Minnesota Federal PAC• Minnesota Family Prosperity Project• IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund• MN Association of Professional Employees Political Fund• Minn Nurses Association Political Committee• Right Now Minnesota• Education Minn PAC• Minnesota Afl-Cio• Minnesota Pork, PAC• Pine Bend, PAC• Climate Vote Minnesota• Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee• Triple Aim Committee• Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council• SEIU Healthcare Minn• Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund• Trial, PAC• Faith in Minnesota Action• Minnesota House Leadership, PAC• Pro-Choice Minnesota• Minn Pipe Trades Association Fund, PAC• CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers• Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee• Sof, PAC• Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux• Freedom Club State, PAC• Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund• Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation Afl-Cio• North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters• Housing First Fund• Faith in Minnesota Fund• 2022 Fund• MN Action Network IE, PAC• People Over Prosecution Political Fund• Stinson Political Fund, LLP• Safer Hennepin• Minnesota Police, PAC• Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC• IBEW Minn State Council, PAC• Pro Jobs Majority
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