Political ads · 2026 · MN

Minnesota House District 8 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Pete Stauber won · 53.0% to 46.9% · Called by AP on Nov 4

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Pete Stauber (Republican) and Trina Swanson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) are the nominees for Minnesota's 8th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. Pete Stauber is the incumbent. By their latest FEC reports, Pete Stauber's campaign had raised $2.6 million (through October 14, 2026) and Trina Swanson's campaign $727,000 (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $13,000 for Pete Stauber and $600,000 against.

Pete Stauber (REP, incumbent), Trina Swanson (DFL). 3 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Pete Stauber (REP, incumbent)

Raised: $2.6M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.1M · PACs $1.2M · from the candidate's other committees $212K · cash on hand $1.1M
Outside spending: $600K opposing Stauber · $13K supporting Stauber · latest reported 2026-10-30
Largest outside spenders: WILDERNESS ACTION, INC. — $600K opposing Stauber NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE — $13K supporting Stauber Largest donors: CREPAC FEDERAL $2.5M (26%) (its largest donors: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1.3M); TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FEDERAL PAC $1.4M (15%) MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY — $555 opposing Stauber Largest donors: LEIBFRIED, MARGARET $540K (9%); FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS $300K (5%) (its largest donors: PAYSON, HEATHER $6.4M); DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMI $291K (5%) (its largest donors: HARCOS, DAVID $34.0M; HARRIS VICTORY FUND $11.8M; DEMOCRATIC GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND $6.9M); Alida Messinger $250K (4%), Retired, Retired; FLANAGAN VICTORY FUND $186K (3%) (its largest donors: SAFRAN, THOMAS $351K) MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PAC — $286 supporting Stauber

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

266 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

31 DAYS PAC $3,500
3M POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $6,210
AECOM PAC $1,000
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS $3,500
AIRCRAFT MECHANICS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION PAC (AMFA PAC) $6,000
AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT $3,500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC) $1,000
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE'S POLITICAL ACTION COMM $1,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSN PAC $10K
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY PAC $2,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) $2,500
AMEREN EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC $2,000
AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC $2,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) $1,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $7,500
AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC $2,500
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC $1,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC $2,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR CO PAC $10K
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSN PAC $1,500
AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL PAC $4,000
AMERICAN FUELS AND PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION P $3,000
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $3,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC $7,500
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE PAC $1,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY PAC $1,000
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TRAVEL AGENTS INC PAC $2,000
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
AMERICAN SUBCONTRCT ASSOC INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $1,000
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $3,000
AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC $2,500
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL PAC (WOOD-PAC) $1,000
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LTD. PAC (ARI PAC) $4,000
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
ARDA ROC PAC $5,000
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS PAC $1,500
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS PAC $2,000
ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. PAC $1,000
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAC $1,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) $2,000
ATU COPE VOLUNTARY ACCOUNT $10K
AXON ENTERPRISE INC PAC $1,000
BAKER PAC $5,000
BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
BENTLEY SYSTEMS FEDERAL PAC $5,000
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY PAC $1,000
BEST BUY CO EMPLOYEE POLITICAL FORUM $2,000
BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL AC $2,000
BLANK ROME PAC $5,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) $6,500
BOONE AND CROCKETT PAC $5,000
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BSC PAC) $1,000
BOWLING PROPRIET0RS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC PAC $1,000
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND $500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $3,500
BUILDING AMERICAS REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC $5,000
BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL PAC $1,000
CASS COUNTY REPUBLICAN $2,000
CATERPILLAR INC. PAC (CATPAC) $2,500
CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY PAC AKA CENTER PAC $3,500
CH ROBINSON INC PAC $10K
CHEROKEE NATION $3,500
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION $7,000
CHICKASAW NATION $1,000
CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC) $10K
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. PAC $2,500
COALPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $3,000
COEUR MINING, INC. PAC $2,500
COLORADO WESTERN PAC $1,000
COMMITTEE FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON $4,500
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC $5,000
CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $5,000
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOC PAC $7,500
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATI $5,000
DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
DECIDING CRITICAL RACES PAC (DCR PAC) $3,000
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) $5,000
DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES, INC. PAC $2,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC $10K
DRILLERSPAC, A PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DRILLING CONTRACTORS $1,000
DTE ENERGY COMPANY PAC $2,000
DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $1,000
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS $3,000
ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. EDWA $2,000
ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EM $3,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) $1,000
EXELON CORP PAC $2,000
EYE OF THE TIGER PAC $5,000
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN MANAGERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION $2,000
FEDEX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
FIELD OF DREAMS PAC $5,000
FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $10K
FREEDOM FORCE $7,000
GATX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT PROGRAM $1,500
GENERAL MILLS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
GOD, FAMILY, & COUNTRY PAC $2,500
GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RR PAC $2,500
GREAT RIVER ENERGY ACTION TEAM (GREAT) $1,500
GROWTH ENERGY PAC $1,000
GULF STATES TOYOTA INC FEDERAL PAC $1,000
HALLIBURTON COMPANY PAC $2,500
HAMPTON LUMBER MILLS, INC. PAC (HAMPTON LUMBER PAC) $1,000
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC $2,500
HERZOG PAC $3,500
HF SINCLAIR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC) $2,000
HOGAN LOVELLS PAC $1,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL PAC $7,000
HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND $2,000
IN THE ARENA PAC $2,500
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA PAC (ICBA PAC) $2,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLI $3,500
INDEPENDENT PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC (IPAC) $5,000
INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES PAC $1,000
INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) $2,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS $1,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC $6,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS (EPEC) $7,500
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 49 PAC $2,500
IPAA WILDCATTERS FUND $2,000
ITC HOLDINGS CORP. PAC (ITC PAC) $2,000
K&L GATES LLP PAC $2,000
KOCH INDUSTRIES INC PAC $3,500
KOCH, INC. PAC (KOCHPAC) $6,500
LAKER PAC $10K
LEECH LAKE PAC LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE $1,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMM $5,000
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP PAC $2,000
MAINTAINING ALL REPUBLICANS IN OFFICE PAC $2,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITIC $7,500
MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE $2,500
MEDTRONIC INC PAC $3,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS PAC $4,000
MINEPAC, A PAC OF THE NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION $3,000
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC $10K
MINNESOTA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC $7,500
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU PAC $1,500
MN MOTORCYCLE PAC $1,000
MNM PAC $5,000
MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND $2,000
MOTORCYCLE PAC OF MINNESOTA $2,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC $5,000
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION $3,500
MVL PAC $2,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSN PAC $7,500
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $1,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMI $3,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) $950
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND) $2,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SURETY BOND PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTI $2,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM $5,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSN PAC $5,000
NATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION $1,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSN PAC $5,000
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICA $2,500
NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) $8,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT $3,500
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC $10K
NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION - DIVISION OF LABORERS' $1,000
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSN. PAC (CONCRETEPAC) $2,500
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $1,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC $4,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLI $4,000
NATIONAL SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION $2,500
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION PAC $2,000
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS INC NSPS PAC $1,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC $10K
NATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
NETJETS ASSN OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC $8,500
NEXT GENERATION PAC $1,000
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
NIRON MAGNETICS PAC $7,500
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,000
NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL $2,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL PAC $2,000
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP PAC $2,500
ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. $1,000
ONEIDA INDIAN NATION $3,500
ONEIDA NATION $1,000
ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,500
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
PARSONS CORPORATION PAC $3,000
PASS PAC $2,000
PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION $1,000
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP PAC) ( $2,500
PHILLIPS 66 PAC $5,000
PLAINS COTTON GROWERS, INC PAC $2,000
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS $3,500
POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (POTLA $2,500
POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $6,000
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
RAPTOR PAC $1,000
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC $10K
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PAC $10K
REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC $1,000
RIO TINTO AMERICA INC PAC $1,000
RUDY FOR INDIANA $4,000
RYAN LLC PAC $10K
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC $5,000
SALT RIVER PROJECT POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE $1,000
SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. PAC (SAZERACPAC) $1,000
SCALISE FOR CONGRESS $2,000
SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC..INC PAC $5,000
SHELL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL AWARENESS COMMITTEE $1,000
SMART TD PAC $5,000
SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT GASOLINE MARKETERS OF AMERICA PAC (SIGMA: AMERICA'S LEADI $2,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC $8,500
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $7,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC (SWAPA PAC) $7,500
SPACE COAST LEADERSHIP PAC $5,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC $5,000
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION PAC SEMAPAC $2,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC) $1,000
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE $2,000
SUGAR CANE GROWERS COOPERATIVE OF FL PAC $500
TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS $4,500
TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTON $4,000
THE ASSOCIATION OF UNION CONSTRUCTORS PAC (TAUCPAC) $2,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC $1,000
THE CHICKASAW NATION $5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
THE HOME DEPOT PAC $5,000
THE NEW HOUSE PAC $1,000
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,000
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS PAC $1,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS C $2,500
TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE PAC $500
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPT AFL-CIO $1,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC. $2,000
TRUE NORTH PAC $5,000
TTX PAC $2,500
U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATIO $5,000
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND $1,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT $5,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) $5,000
UNITED POSTMASTERS AND MANAGERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL FUND $4,000
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP PAC $10K
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC $1,000
US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.) $5,000
USA RICE FEDERATION PAC $1,000
USBANCORP PAC $2,500
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
VALLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC PAC $1,000
VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
VITORIA PAC $2,000
W&T OFFSHORE, INC. PAC $2,000
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE $10K
WEC ENERGY GROUP PAC $5,000
WESTERN PEANUT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CO $3,000
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $2,000
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
XCEL ENERGY EMPLOYEE PAC $8,500
YUKON KUSKO PAC INC $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Trina Swanson (DFL)

Raised: $727K through 2026-10-14 individuals $687K · PACs $30K · party $10K · cash on hand $177K
Outside spending: none reported

Bundled through PACs: none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01

8 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election

BECKER COUNTY DFL $200
BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY $1,000
CHISAGO-ISANTI DFL 28 $1,000
MCKENNA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA DFL SENIOR CAUCUS $500
SAVE THE BOUNDARY WATERS PAC $500
SUMMITT PAC $1,000
WOMEN WINNING FEDERAL PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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