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MN — 2012 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2012
Total Raised
$57,153,969
Total Donated
$40,888,263
Candidates
42
Individual Donors
14,706
Party Receipts in 2012
DEM $13,617,976
REP $37,115,486
Top Candidates in MN (2012)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACHMANN, MICHELE | REP | House | $25,894,721 |
| KLOBUCHAR, AMY J | DEM | Senate | $7,258,395 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK | REP | House | $3,113,793 |
| GRAVES, JAMES JOSEPH | DFL | House | $2,579,982 |
| CRAVAACK, RAYMOND J MR. | REP | House | $2,374,760 |
| KLINE, JOHN PAUL JR | REP | House | $2,352,676 |
| ELLISON, KEITH MAURICE | DEM | House | $2,053,544 |
| WALZ, TIMOTHY J. | DEM | House | $1,976,106 |
| CLARK, TARRYL LYNN | DEM | House | $1,295,079 |
| NOLAN, RICHARD MICHAEL | DFL | House | $1,269,915 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK | DFL | House | $1,129,343 |
| BILLS, KURT PATRICK | REP | Senate | $953,146 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DFL | House | $931,990 |
| OBERMUELLER, MICHAEL E | DEM | House | $722,173 |
| QUIST, ALLEN | REP | House | $640,215 |
| BYBERG, LEE | REP | House | $617,020 |
| BARNES, BRIAN PATRICK | DFL | House | $400,435 |
| FIELDS, CHRIS | REP | House | $365,441 |
| HEGSETH, PETE | REP | Senate | $202,554 |
| SEVERSON, DANIEL MARK (DOC) | REP | Senate | $197,713 |
| ANDERSON, JEFF | DEM | House | $191,248 |
| PARRY, MIKE | REP | House | $125,790 |
| SUND, SHARON ROBERSON | DEM | House | $77,105 |
| HERNANDEZ, ANTHONY J | REP | House | $66,697 |
| TORGERSON, LYNNE | REP | House | $53,944 |
Top Donors in MN (2012)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SNOW, MICHAEL L | $1,147,750 | MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN & BRAND |
| 2 | PAULSON, JOHN | $1,016,000 | FINE ASSOCIATES |
| 3 | EVENSTAD, GRACE | $756,700 | VINTNER |
| 4 | WURTELE, CHRISTOPHER ANGUS | $330,700 | — |
| 5 | QUIST, ALLEN | $205,000 | SELF EMPLOYED |
| 6 | HEINS, SAMUEL | $177,400 | IANICK & HEINS |
| 7 | KEILLOR, GARRISON | $175,845 | PERFORMER |
| 8 | MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY, SHAKOPEE | $172,426 | — |
| 9 | GROFF, HOWARD | $132,500 | TEALWOOD CARE CENTERS INC |
| 10 | BRADLEY, GARRETT | $125,300 | COUNTRYWIDE |
| 11 | REDLEAF, ELIZABETH | $121,600 | WERC WERK WORKS, LLC |
| 12 | GABBERT, MARTHA | $115,800 | HOMEMAKER |
| 13 | DAYTON, MARY LEE | $114,400 | REQUESTED |
| 14 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $114,277 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 15 | THOR, MAI CHIE | $100,000 | HOMEMAKER |
| 16 | LACEY, ANDREW | $97,579 | SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 17 | PHILLIPS, DEAN B | $94,900 | PHILLIPS DISTILLING CO |
| 18 | POHLAD, MICHELLE | $90,800 | — |
| 19 | POHLAD, WILLIAM | $88,300 | F&M MARQUETTE NATL BANK |
| 20 | POHLAD, ROBERT C | $85,900 | BELLFONTE |
| 21 | POHLAD, JAMES O | $84,300 | MARQUETTE BANK |
| 22 | WURTELE, MARGARET V B | $83,100 | — |
| 23 | COWLES, RUSSELL | $81,300 | — |
| 24 | MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | $79,300 | — |
| 25 | HUTCHESON, SUSANNE L | $78,800 | HOMEMAKER |