In Minnesota politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $95.9 million in total donations between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 18, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $9.4 million, or 10 percent of all contributions.
These are the top 10 individual donors to Minnesota state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs) in the 2022 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board:
Top 10 Minnesota Donors (1/1/2021 – 7/18/2022)
RankDonor NameTotal Donations1J B Pritzker$2,250,0002Alida R Messinger$1,911,5003Edward W Snowdon Jr$1,050,0004Gideon Friedman$1,000,0005Stephen J Cloobeck$645,0006Merle Chambers$603,0007Vance K Opperman$585,0008Garrett Moran$500,0009Pamela S and James D Deal$475,50010Quinn M Delaney$400,000
The list of Minnesota donors in this time period includes more than 505 individuals identified by name in the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board’s public records.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies.
Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports. Data from additional reports due in between the deadlines below are published along with the reports listed here.
Report NameReport Due Date2022 Jan Annual1/31/20222022 Q14/14/20222022 Q26/14/20222022 Jul Semiannual7/25/20222022 Q39/27/20222022 Q410/31/20222022 Jan Annual1/31/2023
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.
