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Top committees ranked by total contributions (January)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The AFSCME Council 5 PEOPLE Fund | $214,427 | $107,214 |
2 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $202,352 | $454 |
3 | The Education Minn PAC | $195,437 | $97,718 |
4 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $134,961 | $67,480 |
5 | Minn AFL-CIO | $100,000 | $100,000 |
6 | The Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $68,930 | $68,930 |
7 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $51,332 | $25,666 |
8 | The 2020 Fund (fka 2018 Fund) | $50,000 | $50,000 |
9 | The Heat & Frost Insulators Local 34 PAC Fund | $40,000 | $40,000 |
10 | The North Central States Carpenters PAC | $38,000 | $19,000 |
11 | The SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $31,968 | $15,984 |
12 | The Maroon & Gold Political Action Committee | $30,500 | $5,000 |
13 | The Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $30,000 | $101 |
13 | Iron Workers Local 512 | $30,000 | $30,000 |
15 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $28,163 | $300 |
16 | The Local 28 Political Fund | $25,859 | $4,467 |
17 | Minn Food Coalition | $25,000 | $25,000 |
18 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $23,196 | $23,196 |
19 | The Winthrop & Weinstine PA Political Fund | $21,000 | $500 |
20 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $18,344 | $18,344 |
21 | The St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $15,719 | $2,500 |
22 | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $14,000 | $875 |
23 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $11,893 | $237 |
24 | The CARE / PAC | $11,550 | $875 |
25 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $11,527 | $510 |
26 | The womenwinning State PAC | $9,550 | $600 |
27 | The BWCA PAC | $8,500 | $500 |
28 | The Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $8,260 | $396 |
29 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $7,358 | $7,358 |
30 | The Minn Soybean PAC | $7,305 | $500 |
31 | The WCCW Committee | $6,100 | $1,000 |
32 | The Sierra Club Political Committee | $6,000 | $6,000 |
33 | The MN/ND ABC PAC | $5,250 | $500 |
34 | The Minnesota Police Fraternal Association | $5,000 | $5,000 |
34 | The Freedom Club State PAC | $5,000 | $5,000 |
34 | The MinnBank State PAC | $5,000 | $500 |
34 | Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation | $5,000 | $5,000 |
38 | The Right Tech PAC | $4,380 | $1,690 |
39 | The TRIAL-PAC | $4,274 | $40 |
40 | The Food PAC of Minn | $4,150 | $500 |
41 | The Rice Michels & Walther LLP Political Fund | $4,100 | $1,486 |
42 | The IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $3,879 | $1,939 |
43 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $3,860 | $100 |
44 | The Minn Business Partnership PAC | $3,500 | $3,500 |
44 | The Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $3,500 | $500 |
46 | The North Star SFAA-PAC | $3,240 | $100 |
47 | Carpenters Local 322 | $2,798 | $1,399 |
48 | The Minn Emergency Physicians Action Committee | $2,500 | $500 |
48 | The College Democrats of Minnesota | $2,500 | $2,500 |
50 | The MTA PAC (fka SITCO PAC) | $2,350 | $225 |