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Top committees ranked by total contributions (May)
Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $386,395 | $52,500 |
2 | The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $252,910 | $126,455 |
3 | The 2020 Fund (fka 2018 Fund) | $200,000 | $100,000 |
4 | The Education Minn PAC | $149,087 | $74,544 |
5 | The Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $144,519 | $144,519 |
6 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $50,000 | $50,000 |
7 | The Housing First Fund | $22,772 | $1,000 |
8 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $16,206 | $16,206 |
9 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $8,693 | $428 |
10 | The Local 28 Political Fund | $8,402 | $8,402 |
11 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $8,009 | $8,009 |
12 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $7,080 | $266 |
13 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $5,436 | $167 |
14 | The MAFMIC Political Action Committee | $5,150 | $250 |
15 | Minn Food Coalition | $5,000 | $5,000 |
16 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $4,942 | $2,471 |
17 | The TRIAL-PAC | $4,149 | $40 |
18 | Right Now Minnesota | $4,000 | $4,000 |
19 | The Sierra Club Political Committee | $3,050 | $250 |
20 | The Minn Gun Owners Political Action Committee | $2,500 | $2,500 |
20 | The Minn State Council of UNITE HERE Unions | $2,500 | $2,500 |
22 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $2,299 | $258 |
23 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $2,218 | $1,109 |
24 | The Minn Police & Peace Officers Assoc Leg Fund | $2,205 | $2,205 |
25 | The SOF-PAC | $2,200 | $588 |
26 | The St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $1,968 | $984 |
27 | The Minn Hospital PAC | $1,920 | $313 |
28 | The Credit Union PAC (CUPAC) | $1,804 | $84 |
29 | The Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,734 | $37 |
30 | The SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,611 | $1,611 |
31 | The IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $1,576 | $1,576 |
32 | The Minn Power PAC | $1,545 | $20 |
33 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $1,032 | $516 |
34 | The LeadingAge MN PAC (fka Aging Services of MN) | $1,000 | $1,000 |
34 | The Minn NOW PAC | $1,000 | $1,000 |
36 | The Midcontinent Communications MN PAC | $950 | $350 |
37 | The Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $820 | $35 |
38 | The Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $817 | $25 |
39 | The North Star SFAA-PAC | $750 | $150 |
40 | The Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $749 | $375 |
41 | Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | $729 | $25 |
42 | The Minn Physical Therapy PAC | $650 | $325 |
43 | The SEIU Local 26 Political Fund | $642 | $642 |
44 | The MAPE-PAC | $580 | $15 |
45 | The Minn Emergency Physicians Action Committee | $500 | $500 |
46 | The Hennepin County Deputies PAC | $499 | $250 |
47 | The Allianz Minnesota Political Action Committee | $450 | $25 |
48 | The Ottertail Power PAC | $441 | $40 |
49 | The WCCW Committee | $410 | $103 |
50 | The Optometry PAC | $377 | $50 |