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.
Top committees ranked by total contributions (October 2022)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $4,275,583 | $51,500 |
| 2 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $982,750 | $10,000 |
| 3 | 2022 Fund | $908,000 | $200,000 |
| 4 | Education Minn, PAC | $799,000 | $108,000 |
| 5 | Planned Parenthood of Minn Political Action Fund | $702,699 | $100,766 |
| 6 | Minnesota Police, PAC | $676,600 | $70,000 |
| 7 | Minnesota Family Prosperity Project | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 8 | Pro Jobs Majority | $512,004 | $29,400 |
| 9 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 10 | Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $469,500 | $67,500 |
| 11 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Political Fund | $469,323 | $469,323 |
| 12 | Freedom Club State, PAC | $451,000 | $125,000 |
| 13 | Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $317,500 | $60,000 |
| 14 | Minn AFL-CIO | $281,995 | $15,767 |
| 15 | TakeAction Political Fund | $165,464 | $161 |
| 16 | SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $160,250 | $45,000 |
| 17 | Right Now Minnesota | $150,000 | $50,000 |
| 18 | Faith in Minnesota Action | $145,964 | $100 |
| 19 | People Over Prosecution Political Fund | $103,107 | $51,554 |
| 20 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $97,698 | $15,849 |
| 21 | Safer Hennepin | $64,750 | $3,000 |
| 22 | MN Action Network IE, PAC | $57,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | Agfood Alliance | $51,000 | $51,000 |
| 24 | Iron Workers Local 512 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 24 | North Central States Carpenters, PAC | $50,000 | $25,000 |
| 26 | Citizens for Safer Cities | $49,497 | $1,189 |
| 27 | COPAL Political Fund | $38,800 | $38,800 |
| 28 | IBEW Minn State Council, PAC | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 29 | Fight for the Union | $27,000 | $6,000 |
| 30 | MN State Building & Construction Trades Council Political Fund | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 31 | Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation | $23,232 | $4,411 |
| 32 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC | $22,544 | $379 |
| 33 | Gender Justice Action | $21,033 | $10,516 |
| 34 | Great Governance For Kids | $21,000 | $5,000 |
| 35 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $20,656 | $20,656 |
| 36 | Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $20,000 | $40 |
| 37 | Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council | $18,757 | $9,378 |
| 38 | Better Together MN Political Fund | $16,200 | $16,200 |
| 39 | Sheet Metal Workers 10, PAC | $15,264 | $15,264 |
| 40 | Support Our Teachers | $14,961 | $4,961 |
| 41 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $14,667 | $369 |
| 42 | St. Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO | $13,692 | $3,080 |
| 43 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $11,275 | $250 |
| 44 | Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $10,940 | $100 |
| 45 | Northeast ALC, PAC | $10,250 | $2,500 |
| 46 | Oak, PAC | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 47 | Trial, PAC | $9,106 | $49 |
| 48 | Minnesota House Leadership, PAC | $9,100 | $500 |
| 49 | Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund | $8,694 | $25 |
| 50 | Faith in Minnesota Fund | $8,032 | $8,032 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Minnesota State Building Construction Trades• Minn Police & Peace Officers Association Legislative Fund• Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund• Alliance for A Better Minnesota Action Fund• Iron Workers Local 512• Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10• Teamsters Local 120 Drive• Planned Parenthood Minnesota, PAC• Win Minnesota Federal PAC• Minnesota Family Prosperity Project• IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund• Minn Realtors Political Action Committee• Right Now Minnesota• Agfood Alliance• Education Minn PAC• Minnesota Afl-Cio• St. Paul Regional Labor Federation Afl-Cio• Better Together MN Political Fund• Climate Vote Minnesota• Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee• Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council• Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Political Action Fund• Trial, PAC• Faith in Minnesota Action• Minnesota House Leadership, PAC• Seiu Mn State Council• Support Our Teachers• Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee• Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux• Fight for the Union• 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• Takeaction Minnesota Political Fund• Citizens for Safer Cities• Faith in Minnesota Fund• 2022 Fund• MN Action Network IE, PAC• People Over Prosecution Political Fund• Safer Hennepin• Gender Justice Action• Oak, PAC• Minnesota Police, PAC• IBEW Minn State Council, PAC• Pro Jobs Majority• Northeast ALC, PAC• Great Governance for Kids• COPAL Political Fund
!RECEIVE ALERTS
The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
DONATE
Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Alerts Sign-up