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Top committees ranked by total contributions (Nov., 2020)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education Minn PAC | $261,584 | $61,272 |
| 2 | Faith in Minnesota Fund | $159,794 | $29,800 |
| 3 | SEIU Minn State Council Political Fund | $74,400 | $74,400 |
| 4 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $73,483 | $73,483 |
| 5 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $29,000 | $1,750 |
| 6 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $21,556 | $21,556 |
| 7 | MN Assoc of Professional Employees Political Fund | $21,446 | $8,511 |
| 8 | Local 28 Political Fund | $18,464 | $18,464 |
| 9 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $14,729 | $7,365 |
| 10 | Fight for the Union | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 11 | More Voices Minnesota | $11,051 | $500 |
| 12 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $10,175 | $250 |
| 13 | Local 59 Political Fund | $9,177 | $9,177 |
| 14 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $8,778 | $340 |
| 15 | Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $7,434 | $592 |
| 16 | Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $5,356 | $75 |
| 17 | The Minn Jobs Coalition Legislative Fund | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 18 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $4,839 | $25 |
| 19 | TRIAL-PAC | $4,260 | $38 |
| 20 | CAR, Committee of Automotive Retailers | $4,050 | $750 |
| 21 | Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $3,135 | $50 |
| 22 | TakeAction Political Fund | $2,536 | $164 |
| 23 | 763PAC | $2,466 | $1,233 |
| 24 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $2,320 | $391 |
| 25 | MinnBank State PAC | $2,175 | $300 |
| 26 | St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $1,985 | $993 |
| 27 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $1,777 | $1,777 |
| 28 | SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,445 | $1,445 |
| 29 | Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $1,392 | $25 |
| 30 | Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,366 | $25 |
| 31 | Mutual Success | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 32 | Minn Hospital PAC | $990 | $135 |
| 33 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $986 | $493 |
| 34 | The Minn Power PAC | $800 | $20 |
| 35 | MAPE-PAC | $726 | $10 |
| 36 | Independent Community Bankers of Minn PAC | $700 | $100 |
| 37 | Minn Eye PAC | $565 | $283 |
| 38 | The Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #589 Pol Action Comm | $554 | $277 |
| 39 | Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | $541 | $18 |
| 40 | Hennepin County Deputies PAC | $506 | $253 |
| 41 | Minn Dental Political Action Committee | $500 | $500 |
| 41 | Minneapolis Municipal Retirement Assoc | $500 | $500 |
| 43 | Optometry PAC | $460 | $50 |
| 44 | Larkin Hoffman Political Fund | $415 | $20 |
| 45 | MAFMIC Political Action Committee | $410 | $410 |
| 46 | Green Party of Minn | $320 | $50 |
| 47 | Scott Unit 20 DFL | $315 | $315 |
| 48 | The Ottertail Power PAC | $313 | $41 |
| 49 | MEDPAC Minn Medical Political Action Comm | $260 | $68 |
| 50 | BWCA PAC | $250 | $250 |
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