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Top committees ranked by total contributions (September)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $1,845,000 | $30,000 |
| 2 | The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $1,125,000 | $562,500 |
| 3 | The SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $700,825 | $450 |
| 4 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $547,265 | $5,000 |
| 5 | The MN Assoc of Professional Employees Political Fund | $302,928 | $2,338 |
| 6 | The Prairie Island Indian Community PAC | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| 6 | Minn AFL-CIO | $225,000 | $112,500 |
| 8 | Pro Jobs Majority | $217,000 | $217,000 |
| 9 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 10 | The Education Minn PAC | $162,232 | $12,207 |
| 11 | The IBEW Minn State Council PAC | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 12 | The Stinson LLP Political Fund | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 12 | The MN State Bldg & Construction Trades Cncl Pol Fund | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 12 | The Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 12 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 16 | The TRIAL-PAC | $43,149 | $50 |
| 17 | The Minn Business Partnership PAC | $41,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $36,750 | $1,148 |
| 19 | The Fond du Lac Committee of Political Ed | $32,500 | $32,500 |
| 20 | The North Central States Carpenters PAC | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| 21 | Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation | $25,606 | $12,803 |
| 22 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $21,601 | $21,601 |
| 23 | The Protect Minnesota Political Fund | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 24 | The Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 25 | The Goff Public PAC | $10,500 | $3,500 |
| 26 | Right Now Minnesota | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 27 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $9,481 | $4,740 |
| 28 | The CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers | $8,250 | $500 |
| 28 | The MN Council PAC | $8,250 | $2,500 |
| 30 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $6,877 | $6,877 |
| 31 | The Minn Manufactured Home PAC | $6,150 | $500 |
| 32 | The Food PAC of Minn | $5,850 | $375 |
| 33 | The Minnesota Young Republicans Victory Fund | $5,500 | $2,750 |
| 34 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $5,042 | $225 |
| 35 | AGFOOD ALLIANCE | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 36 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $4,518 | $224 |
| 37 | Patriotic Chickens | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 38 | The Dorsey Political Fund | $3,808 | $75 |
| 39 | The St Paul Area Chamber of Commerce PAC | $3,250 | $500 |
| 40 | The Freedom Club State PAC | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 40 | The MAFMIC Political Action Committee | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 42 | The Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $2,815 | $50 |
| 43 | The MinnBank State PAC | $2,750 | $250 |
| 44 | Insurance Federation Political Action Comm | $2,350 | $250 |
| 45 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Comm | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 46 | The Credit Union PAC (CUPAC) | $1,920 | $80 |
| 47 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $1,740 | $1,740 |
| 48 | The Council 65 Political Action Committee | $1,705 | $1,705 |
| 49 | The Stonewall DFL Political Action Committee | $1,250 | $250 |
| 50 | The SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,086 | $1,086 |
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