Political ads · 2026 · MN

Minnesota Senate

Tina Smith (DEM, incumbent), Adam Schwarze (REP), Angie Craig (DEM), David Hann (REP), Margaret Flanagan (DFL), Mark York (REP), Melisa Lopez Franzen (DEM), Michele Tafoya (REP), Royce White (REP), Tom Weiler (REP). 121 ads analyzed, 79 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

Findings

As of 2026-09-23. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.

Ads analyzed
121 · started running between 2026-05-15 and 2026-09-22
With at least one technique
79 of 121 (65%)
Most common techniques
Loaded Language · 59 adsName Calling · 47 adsAppeal to Prejudice · 46 ads
Reported Meta spend
$326,800–410,423 on all ads, $257,800–319,252 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“Big Pharma” — Loaded Language, paid for by North Star Dawn PAC · the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique

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.

Tina Smith (DEM, incumbent)

Raised
$49K through 2026-06-30 individuals $15K · PACs $23K · cash on hand $201K
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
3 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • IMPACT $10K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • OFF THE SIDELINES PAC $10K

All filings at the FEC ↗

Adam Schwarze (REP)

Raised
$1.4M through 2026-07-22 individuals $1.3M · PACs $55K · party $2,500 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $40K · from the candidate's other committees $73K · cash on hand $184K
Outside spending
$213K supporting Schwarze · latest reported 2026-08-11
Largest outside spenders
SHEEPDOG PAC — $213K supporting Schwarze · 3 ads on this pageLargest donors: HOULE, HELENE $360K (62%); MARVIN, JAMES $100K (17%)
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
20 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • 7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RPM $500
  • BOLD ACTION PAC $7,000
  • CASS COUNTY REPUBLICANS $1,000
  • CD2 FED $5,000
  • DEFENSE OF FREEDOM PAC $3,500
  • FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC $5,000
  • GRANT COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $250
  • KANABEC COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $499
  • MAJORITY PAC $1,000
  • MCKEE PAC $7,000
  • MINNESOTA YOUNG REPUBLICANS VICTORY FUND $1,809
  • NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • NO FAIL MISSION PAC $3,500
  • OVERHAUL PAC $3,500
  • PLUS PAC $2,545
  • REPUBLICAN PARTY OF RENVILLE COUNTY $490
  • REPUBLICANS OF MEEKER COUNTY $200
  • ROSEAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION $500
  • SKOL PAC $3,500
  • THE MONTANA WAY PAC $3,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

Angie Craig (DEM)

Raised
$12.7M through 2026-07-22 individuals $10.5M · PACs $785K · party $825 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $373K · from the candidate's other committees $1.1M · cash on hand $3.6M
Outside spending
$2.3M opposing Craig · $10.7M supporting Craig · latest reported 2027-07-07
Largest outside spenders
NORTH STAR DAWN PAC — $8.0M supporting Craig · 4 ads on this pageLargest donors: CIVIC PROGRESS FUND, INC. $12.9M (95%); MANDEL, STEPHEN $300K (2%); D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $100K (1%); ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $100K (1%) DLGA — $2.1M opposing Craig Largest donors: DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INC $276K (5%); POARCH CREEK INDIANS $250K (4%); NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $200K (3%); GILMORE, ELIZABETH $200K (3%); VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS $175K (3%) MINNESOTANS FOR PROGRESS PAC — $1.4M supporting Craig Largest donors: AMERICAN CENTER $712K (100%) CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE — $1.2M supporting Craig Largest donors: CENTER FORWARD $2.6M (92%); CHEVRON $100K (3%); PMI US CORPORATE SERVICES $100K (3%) CLEAR VOICE MINNESOTA — $200K opposing Craig Largest donors: SMITH-DEWEY, CHUCK $100K (40%) and 10 more
Bundled through PACs
$38K through 2 PACs · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 NORPAC — $30K from 24 gifts ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) — $7,000 from 2 gifts Lobbyist/registrant PAC
236 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $10K
  • ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AHORA PAC $1,000
  • AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC $5,000
  • AL-CORN CLEAN FUEL PAC $5,000
  • ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC $10K
  • ALL IN PAC $2,000
  • AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. (AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC) $3,500
  • AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, (ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE PAC $5,000
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC $2,500
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEUROSURGERYPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $7,500
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • AMERICAN DEFENSE AND MILITARY PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN MEAT PRODUCERS PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • AMERICAN ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) $2,500
  • AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) $5,000
  • AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC $1,000
  • AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA $5,000
  • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMERIPRISEPAC) $1,000
  • ANIMAL PROTECTION PAC $3,000
  • ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • ASSOCIATION OF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS PAC $1,000
  • AZOA SERVICES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALLIANZ OF AMERICA PAC) $1,000
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC $2,500
  • BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $4,000
  • BEAT THE ODDS PAC $6,000
  • BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY PAC $2,500
  • BEEPAC (BUILDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PAC) $1,000
  • BEYOND THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS PAC $1,000
  • BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) $5,000
  • BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BA PAC) $2,500
  • BLUE BATTLEGROUND PROJECT $1,000
  • BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC $5,000
  • BOONE & CROCKETT PAC $2,500
  • BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) $3,500
  • CACHE PAC $5,000
  • CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FUND TO PROTECT THE FAMILY FARM (FARM PAC ) $1,000
  • CALL TO SERVE $3,500
  • CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC $2,500
  • CAROLINA VICTORY FUND $1,000
  • CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC) $5,000
  • CENTENE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CENTENE PAC) $1,000
  • CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • CF INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES' GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND $2,200
  • CHRISSY HOULAHAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,000
  • CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. PAC $2,500
  • CLEAN FUELS ALLIANCE AMERICA PAC $2,000
  • COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC FUTURE $1,000
  • COMMON GOOD PAC $2,000
  • CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION $2,500
  • COUNCIL OF PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGROTECHNOLOGY PAC $1,000
  • COZEN O'CONNER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,000
  • CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC $7,000
  • CROP INSURANCE REINSURANCE BUREAU (CIRB)-PAC $1,000
  • D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) $5,000
  • DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC $2,500
  • DARLING INGREDIENTS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DARPAC) $5,000
  • DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) $5,500
  • DELTA AIR LINES PAC $7,500
  • DEMOCRACY DEFENSE FUND $2,500
  • DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY, INC $3,500
  • DEMOCRATS WIN SEATS PAC $1,000
  • DIGITAL FUTURE PAC $1,000
  • DMFI PAC $5,000
  • DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC) $2,000
  • EDGE DAIRY FARMER COOPERATIVE PAC (EDGE PAC) $500
  • EDPAC $1,000
  • ELANCO US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ELANCO PAC') $2,500
  • ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $7,500
  • ELECT MORE DEMOCRATS PAC $1,000
  • ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC $3,730
  • ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC) $4,500
  • ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $5,000
  • ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) $4,000
  • EQUALITY PAC $10K
  • EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $5,000
  • FAIR SHOT PAC $5,000
  • FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FMI FOODPAC $5,000
  • FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION PAC (FSA PAC) $1,000
  • FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOS $2,500
  • FUEL FOR THE FUTURE PAC $1,000
  • GETTING RESULTS BY ENGAGING THE GRASSROOTS (GREG PAC) $1,000
  • GEVO, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GEVO PAC) $2,000
  • GRAND CANYON STATE CAUCUS $1,000
  • GRANITE VALUES PAC $5,000
  • GREAT LAKES PAC $6,000
  • HARDWOOD FEDERATION PAC, INC $1,000
  • HEART OF DIXIE OBLIGATION PAC $5
  • HMS SCRAP PAC $5,000
  • HOULAPAC $1,000
  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC $1,050
  • HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $8,000
  • ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVATOR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT FUND (FED) 'ACTIVATOR'/'ILLINOIS FARM BUREAU ACTIVATOR' $1,000
  • IN OUR HANDS $5,000
  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) $5,000
  • INDIANA FARM BUREAU INC ELECT PAC $1,000
  • INT'L ASSOC OF BRIDGE STRUCTURAL ORNAMENTAL & REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAC) $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS $10K
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $5,000
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 49 PAC $2,500
  • INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE $5,000
  • JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PAC $2,000
  • JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST - JEFF PAC $5,000
  • JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS $7,500
  • JULIA BROWNLEY FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • JUNTOS PAC $5,000
  • KANSAS FARM BUREAU VOTERS ORG/ELECT FARM BUREAU FRIENDS FUND (KS FARM BUR VOTE FBF FUND) $1,000
  • KUSTER FOR CONGRESS, INC $1,000
  • L PAC $5,000
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
  • LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PAC $1,000
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND $50
  • LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT) $3,500
  • LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC) $1,000
  • LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • MARC VEASEY CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $1,000
  • MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) $5,000
  • MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PAC $2,500
  • MITTEN PAC $5,000
  • MODERATE DEMOCRATS PAC $10K
  • MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • MOTHER ON A MISSION (MOM PAC) $1,000
  • NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC $2,000
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BRANCH 9 P.A.L. $500
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC) $10K
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NECAPAC) $5,000
  • NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION GROCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA NGA GROCERS PAC) $1,000
  • NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC $5,000
  • NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE/TURPAC $5,000
  • NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU $500
  • NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE $1,000
  • NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC) $2,500
  • NIKKI FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • NIRON MAGNETICS PAC $2,000
  • NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC $1,000
  • NORMAL PAC $5,000
  • NORPAC $4,500
  • NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC POL ACT CMTE INC (AKA) NC FARM BUREAU FARMPAC $1,000
  • OPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC) $7,000
  • OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA OOIDA-PAC) $2,500
  • PAC A PUNCH $3,500
  • PAC IN THE SADDLE $2,500
  • PAC OF APPLES $5,000
  • PAC TO THE FUTURE $5,000
  • PATRIOT PAC $5,000
  • PAYWARD VENTURES, INC. PAC (KRAKEN PAC) $5,000
  • PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS TRANSFORM ELECTIONS (PIRATE) PAC $2,500
  • PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC $10K
  • PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • POET PAC $10K
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOR OPTOMETRY $1,000
  • POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION-FEDERAL(BNY MELLON-FED) $2,500
  • POWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE $2,500
  • PROGRESSIVE CHOICES PAC $1,000
  • PROSPERITY PAC $2,500
  • PUTTING NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST $7,000
  • RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • REBUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • REGION LEADERSHIP PAC $2,500
  • REMEDY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION PAC (RENEWABLE FUELS PAC) $5,000
  • RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA PAC $500
  • RESISTANCE PAC $2,500
  • RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA DOMTAR PAC $1,000
  • REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC $5,000
  • ROBERT GARCIA FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC) $2,500
  • SCHNEIDER FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • SECURIAN, INC PAC $3,500
  • SERVING OUR COUNTRY (SOC) PAC $2,000
  • SHERMAN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SHONTEL BROWN FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • SMART SOLUTIONS PAC $10K
  • SMART TD PAC $4,000
  • SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC) $5,000
  • SNACK FOOD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SNACKPAC) $5,000
  • SOLVENTUM CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • SOUTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $7,500
  • SPIKE PAC $2,000
  • STRENGTH IN SEVEN PAC $2,500
  • STRICKLAND FOR WASHINGTON $1,000
  • SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNGENTA PAC) $7,000
  • TARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM) $5,000
  • TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND $5,000
  • THE CARPENTER'S LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • THRIVENT FINANCIAL EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • TOKUDA FOR HAWAII $1,000
  • TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE $2,500
  • TRIED-AND-TRUE PAC $2,000
  • TRUEDEM LEADERSHIP FUND $5,000
  • UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) $5,000
  • UNITED EGG ASSOCIATION EGGPAC $1,000
  • UNITED STATES BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $2,500
  • UPLIFT PAC $2,000
  • VALLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,000
  • VICTORY IN NOVEMBER PAC $1,000
  • VISIONARY PAC $5,000
  • WATER QUALITY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WQA-PAC) $1,300
  • WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC $1,000
  • WILLAMETTE VALLEY PAC $1,000
  • WINTHECENTER PAC $1,500
  • WINTHROP AND WEINSTINE FEDERAL POLITICAL FUND $500
  • ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC) $2,500

All filings at the FEC ↗

David Hann (REP)

Raised
$133K through 2026-06-30 individuals $133K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

All filings at the FEC ↗

Margaret Flanagan (DFL)

Raised
$6.5M through 2026-07-22 individuals $6.3M · PACs $178K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,000 · from the candidate's other committees $40K · cash on hand $1.1M
Outside spending
$7.4M opposing Flanagan · $1.5M supporting Flanagan · latest reported 2026-09-21
Largest outside spenders
NORTH STAR DAWN PAC — $6.2M opposing Flanagan, $200K supporting Flanagan · 4 ads on this pageLargest donors: CIVIC PROGRESS FUND, INC. $12.9M (95%); MANDEL, STEPHEN $300K (2%); D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) $100K (1%); ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS $100K (1%) DLGA — $1.1M supporting Flanagan Largest donors: DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION INC $276K (5%); POARCH CREEK INDIANS $250K (4%); NATIONAL NURSES UNITED $200K (3%); GILMORE, ELIZABETH $200K (3%); VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS $175K (3%) UNITE TO WIN — $1.0M opposing Flanagan Largest donors: DEMOCRACY MATTERS $1.4M (>99%) MINNESOTA FORWARD — $212K opposing Flanagan CLEAR VOICE MINNESOTA — $133K supporting Flanagan Largest donors: SMITH-DEWEY, CHUCK $100K (40%) and 9 more
Bundled through PACs
$4,500 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 VOTE MAMA — $4,500 from 2 gifts
41 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • AL FRANKEN FOR SENATE $4,000
  • AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS - MIDDLE EAST RIGHTS & INTEGRITY PAC (ACMER MERIT PAC) $1,000
  • AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC $10K
  • BEND THE ARC JEWISH ACTION INC. PAC $2,500
  • BLUE WAVE PROJECT $5,000
  • BRINGING EVERYONE TOGETHER THROUGH ADVOCACY $5,000
  • CHRISTOPHER STREET PROJECT PAC (CSP PAC) $2,500
  • COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARIANNA ANAYA $500
  • COMMON DEFENSE ACTION FUND $1,000
  • DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC $2,000
  • DIRT ROAD DEMOCRATS PAC $2,500
  • DLGA PAC $10K
  • DLP PAC $5,000
  • ELECTING WOMEN BAY AREA PAC $3,418
  • END CITIZENS UNITED $5,000
  • FIGHT PAC $4,574
  • INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION $5,000
  • INSPIRING LEADERSHIP HAS A NAME PAC $2,000
  • INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS $5,000
  • JANE FONDA CLIMATE PAC $5,000
  • JONATHAN NEZ FOR CONGRESS $4,000
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $2,500
  • LOBO PAC $5,000
  • LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PAC $1,000
  • MAXWELL ALEJANDRO FROST FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MCKENNA FOR CONGRESS $1,000
  • MEDICARE FOR ALL $5,000
  • MIDWEST VALUES PAC $10K
  • MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION $5,000
  • NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA $5,000
  • NO DEM LEFT BEHIND PAC $5,000
  • PAID LEAVE PAC $500
  • PERSIST PAC $3,500
  • PROGRESSIVE VOTERS OF AMERICA $10K
  • RISING DEMS $3,500
  • SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) $5,000
  • UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE $5,000
  • VAN HOLLEN FOR SENATE $5,000
  • VELVET HAMMER PAC $5,000
  • VOTE MAMA $10K
  • WARREN FOR SENATE, INC. $4,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Mark York (REP)

Raised
$74K through 2026-06-30 individuals $68K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $6,000 · cash on hand $4,542
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

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Melisa Lopez Franzen (DEM)

Raised
$299K through 2025-07-15 individuals $191K · PACs $5,000 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $100K · cash on hand $0
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20
1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • THE MAJORITY RULES $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Michele Tafoya (REP)

Raised
$5.3M through 2026-07-22 individuals $4.7M · PACs $167K · party $62K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,878 · from the candidate's other committees $375K · cash on hand $1.4M
Outside spending
$444K opposing Tafoya · $20K supporting Tafoya · latest reported 2026-08-04
Largest outside spenders
SHEEPDOG PAC — $444K opposing Tafoya · 3 ads on this pageLargest donors: HOULE, HELENE $360K (62%); MARVIN, JAMES $100K (17%) MINNESOTA FORWARD — $20K supporting Tafoya
Bundled through PACs
$250 through 1 PAC · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20 MAGGIE'S LIST — $250 from 1 gift
21 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • ALABAMA FIRST PAC $10K
  • AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC $10K
  • BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR E $10K
  • BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM $5,000
  • COMMON VALUES PAC $10K
  • CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC $10K
  • DIRIGO PAC $10K
  • ENDEAVOR PAC $1,000
  • FREEDOM FUND $10K
  • JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC $10K
  • OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • PENNSYLVANIA HONOR $5,000
  • REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND $10K
  • SCHWAN'S COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
  • STEER PAC $5,000
  • STRATEGY PAC $5,000
  • THE HAWKEYE PAC $1,000
  • TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC $10K
  • WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC $5,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Royce White (REP)

Raised
$662K through 2026-07-22 individuals $630K · PACs $0 · cash on hand $36K
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

All filings at the FEC ↗

Tom Weiler (REP)

Raised
$221K through 2026-07-22 individuals $40K · PACs $0 · candidate's own money, incl. loans $181K · cash on hand $122K
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-09-20

All filings at the FEC ↗

Showing the 4 ads paid for by NORTH STAR DAWN PAC. Show all 121 ads

Paid for by North Star Dawn PACfrom 2026-07-30 to 2026-08-12spend $50,000–59,9991,000,000+ impressions
With our democracy and our rights on the line, we need to keep Minnesota blue to stand up to Trump. Angie Craig is the only Democrat we can trust to keep Minnesota in Democratic hands. That’s why Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and elected leaders around the state are supporting Angie.
Appeal to FearFalse UrgencyBlack-and-White FallacyGlittering GeneralitiesName CallingAppeal to Prejudice66.7% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Fear: The phrase 'on the line' implies democracy and rights are under imminent threat, creating anxiety to drive a specific political action — for example: 'our democracy and our rights on the line'

False Urgency: The framing implies an urgent, immediate need to act before something is lost, pressuring the audience without deliberation — for example: 'we need to keep Minnesota blue'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The sentence presents only two options: keep Minnesota blue or lose democracy and rights, ignoring any middle ground or alternative outcomes — for example: 'keep Minnesota blue to stand up to Trump'

Glittering Generalities: Vague emotionally positive terms like 'democracy' and 'rights' are invoked as rhetorical flourish without specifying what specific rights or democratic principles are at stake — for example: 'our democracy and our rights'

Name Calling: Trump is invoked as a singular antagonist to be 'stood up to,' functioning as a derogatory label implying he is a threat rather than addressing specific policies — for example: 'stand up to Trump'

Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'we can trust' invokes in-group identity, implying a shared community of Democrats who must rally around a single figure — for example: we can trust

Claims checked

“Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and elected leaders around the state are supporting Angie.”
Checked as: Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey and elected leaders around the state are supporting Angie (Craig). No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

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Paid for by North Star Dawn PACfrom 2026-07-20 to 2026-08-11spend $25,000–29,9991,000,000+ impressions
Why do Republicans want to run against Peggy Flanagan? Because she’s beatable and she gives Republicans the best chance of winning the Senate race and keeping the Senate majority in GOP hands. With Donald Trump and Republicans coming for our democracy and our rights, we need a Democrat who can win. That’s not Peggy Flanagan.
Appeal to FearLoaded LanguageBlack-and-White FallacyAppeal to PrejudiceName Calling50.0% of sentences flagged

Appeal to Fear: The sentence warns that Trump and Republicans are threatening democracy and rights, creating anxiety to pressure voters into a specific electoral choice — for example: framing political opposition as an existential attack on rights

Loaded Language: The phrase 'coming for our democracy and our rights' uses emotionally charged language to frame political opponents as aggressors threatening fundamental freedoms — for example: 'coming for our democracy'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The sentence implies the only solution to the threat posed by Republicans is electing a winning Democrat, presenting a binary choice that excludes other possibilities — for example: 'we need a Democrat who can win'

Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'our democracy and our rights' invokes in-group identity, implying Republicans are outsiders attacking the group's shared values — for example: 'our democracy and our rights'

Name Calling: The blunt dismissal of Peggy Flanagan without substantive argument functions as a discrediting label, reducing her candidacy to a simple negative assertion — for example: 'That's not Peggy Flanagan'

Claims checked

No checkable factual claims in this ad.

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Paid for by North Star Dawn PACfrom 2026-07-13 to 2026-08-12spend $40,000–44,9991,000,000+ impressions
When Tim Walz tasked Peggy Flanagan with investigating housing fraud, Flanagan failed to do her job and, as a consequence, millions in fraud went undetected. Flanagan’s conduct as lieutenant governor was called a “dereliction of duty.” Flanagan failed Tim Walz. And she’s failed Minnesota too.
no techniques found

Claims checked

“Flanagan failed to do her job and, as a consequence, millions in fraud went undetected”
Checked as: Flanagan failed to do her job, and as a consequence, millions in fraud went undetected. No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

“Tim Walz tasked Peggy Flanagan with investigating housing fraud”
No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

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Paid for by North Star Dawn PACfrom 2026-07-10 to 2026-08-12spend $60,000–69,9991,000,000+ impressions
Peggy Flanagan claims she doesn’t take corporate PAC money. But the truth is Flanagan took money from Big Pharma to fund her special interest group – even as the pharmaceutical companies force Minnesotans to pay more and more for prescription drugs. Minnesota voters deserve a Senator who will stand up to Big Pharma – not cozy up to the giant drug companies.
Loaded LanguageBlack-and-White FallacyAppeal to Prejudice33.3% of sentences flagged

Loaded Language: The phrase 'Big Pharma' and 'giant drug companies' are emotionally charged labels designed to trigger negative reactions toward pharmaceutical companies rather than convey neutral factual information — for example: 'Big Pharma'

Black-and-White Fallacy: The sentence presents only two options for a Senator: either 'stand up to' or 'cozy up to' pharmaceutical companies, ignoring any nuanced middle-ground positions — for example: 'stand up to Big Pharma – not cozy up to the giant drug companies'

Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'Minnesota voters deserve' invokes in-group identity to frame the political message as representing the rightful interests of a specific community — for example: 'Minnesota voters deserve'

Claims checked

“Flanagan took money from Big Pharma to fund her special interest group”
Checked as: Flanagan received money from pharmaceutical industry interests to fund a special interest group she controls or is associated with. No authoritative evidence found Verdict right?

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