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Top committees ranked by total contributions (August)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $1,490,000 | $1,490,000 |
| 2 | The 2020 Fund (fka 2018 Fund) | $750,000 | $375,000 |
| 3 | The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $510,376 | $100,000 |
| 4 | Minn AFL-CIO | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 5 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $400,895 | $30,000 |
| 6 | The International Union of Operating Engineers | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| 7 | The Planned Parenthood of Minn Pol Action Fund | $280,333 | $280,333 |
| 8 | Pro Jobs Majority | $208,404 | $35,800 |
| 9 | The Education Minn PAC | $155,857 | $11,582 |
| 10 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $151,841 | $75,921 |
| 11 | The Freedom Club State PAC | $118,000 | $3,000 |
| 12 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $116,400 | $22,500 |
| 13 | Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 14 | The Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $75,000 | $126 |
| 15 | The Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $68,535 | $300 |
| 16 | United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct | $61,000 | $30,500 |
| 17 | The Suburban School Emp Local 284 Pol Act Fund | $52,456 | $52,456 |
| 18 | The TakeAction Political Fund | $38,573 | $222 |
| 19 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $24,842 | $280 |
| 20 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $21,819 | $21,819 |
| 21 | The Minn Business Partnership PAC | $20,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | The TRIAL-PAC | $16,889 | $50 |
| 23 | Right Now Minnesota | $16,000 | $4,000 |
| 24 | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $13,500 | $844 |
| 25 | The SOF-PAC | $13,075 | $2,750 |
| 26 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $12,976 | $250 |
| 27 | The Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $12,516 | $6,258 |
| 28 | The Minnesota Young Republicans Victory Fund | $11,700 | $350 |
| 29 | Way to Lead Minnesota | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 30 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $8,892 | $125 |
| 31 | The Minn TruckPAC | $8,840 | $500 |
| 32 | The CARE / PAC | $7,700 | $1,250 |
| 33 | The Council 65 Political Action Committee | $7,645 | $7,645 |
| 34 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $7,134 | $7,134 |
| 35 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $6,000 | $3,000 |
| 36 | The IUPAT District Council 82 PAC | $5,400 | $325 |
| 37 | The Firefighters Assoc of Mpls Political Fund | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 38 | The College Democrats of Minnesota | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 38 | The Police Officers Fed of Mpls Contingency Fund | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 40 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Comm | $3,500 | $1,000 |
| 41 | The MN Assoc of Professional Employees Political Fund | $3,199 | $1,600 |
| 42 | The ACEC/MN Political Action Committee | $3,154 | $485 |
| 43 | Rural Electric Political Action Comm | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 43 | The MN/ND ABC PAC | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 45 | The Minn Manufactured Home PAC | $2,780 | $1,000 |
| 46 | The Minn Seasonal Recreational Property Owners PAC | $2,750 | $1,375 |
| 47 | The St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $2,612 | $956 |
| 48 | Insurance Federation Political Action Comm | $2,500 | $1,250 |
| 48 | The Maroon & Gold Political Action Committee | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 50 | The Minn NOW PAC | $2,475 | $550 |
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