The largest expense was for Advertisement to Mitchell Alfred, which is based in Wayzata.
The second largest political spend from a committee operating in a city within Hennepin County during the second quarter of 2022 came from United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct. It spent $26,000 during the time period on three different vendors.
Political campaign financial data is often updated at the end of each quarter, leading to a sometimes incomplete picture of a committee or candidate's finances.
The highest earning Minnesota candidate in the 2022 politician race received nearly $8 million and won their Congressional race.
What’s known as “dark money,” which comes from political non-profits and shell corporations, has greatly increased expenditures and donations in recent elections to record-breaking highs.
Top Expenditures from Minnesota Political Committees Based in City Within Hennepin County During Q2 2022
| Committee | Expenditures | Paid Vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Right Now Minnesota | $27,432 | 3 |
| United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct | $26,000 | 3 |
| Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $7,000 | 3 |
| Stonewall DFL Political Action Committee | $4,821 | 8 |
| 414 Action, PAC | $4,500 | 3 |
| Local 59 Political Fund | $3,200 | 4 |
| Optometry, PAC | $2,863 | 3 |
| Climate Vote Minnesota | $2,638 | 2 |
| Rural Electric Political Action Committee | $2,473 | 1 |
| Residents For A Better Bloomington | $2,381 | 4 |
| IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $2,000 | 4 |
| MEDPAC Minn Medical Political Action Committee | $1,991 | 3 |
| Care, PAC | $1,771 | 2 |
| Somali American Women Political Action Committee | $1,732 | 3 |
| Minn Dental Political Action Committee | $1,613 | 2 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers | $1,600 | 5 |
| North Star SFAA, PAC | $1,506 | 3 |
| Minn Business Partnership, PAC | $1,390 | 2 |
| Green Party of Minn | $1,143 | 4 |
| IAFF Local 5031, PAC | $1,036 | 1 |
| Trial, PAC | $1,011 | 2 |
| Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Political Fnd | $1,000 | 1 |
| Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council | $800 | 3 |
| Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota | $600 | 1 |
| ACEC/MN Political Action Committee | $524 | 1 |
| Hospitality Political Action Committee | $524 | 1 |
| Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $506 | 2 |
| Plumbers Local Union #15 COPE Account | $500 | 1 |
| Minn Professional Fire Fighters, PAC | $500 | 1 |
| Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $500 | 1 |
| Committee of Thirteen Legislative Fund | $500 | 1 |
| MN/ND ABC, PAC | $500 | 1 |
| Minn Architects Political Action Committee | $400 | 1 |
| Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC | $362 | 3 |
| All of Mpls | $357 | 2 |
| Republican Labor Alliance of MN Political Fund | $300 | 1 |
| College Democrats of Minnesota | $300 | 1 |
| Minn TruckPAC | $280 | 1 |
| Pipe Fitters Local 539 | $250 | 1 |
| Unidos We Win, PAC | $250 | 1 |
| Allianz Minnesota Political Action Committee | $186 | 1 |
| MN Craft Beer, PAC | $153 | 1 |
| OutFront Minnesota Action | $130 | 1 |
| Minneapolis Area DFL Seniors Caucus | $100 | 1 |
| Plan for Progress | $78 | 1 |
| DFL Progressive Caucus | $45 | 1 |
| Fight for the Union | $18 | 1 |
| Independent Community Bankers of Minn, PAC | $3 | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Joint Council 32 Drive• Minn Architects Political Action Committee• Somali American Women Political Action Committee• Minn Professional Fire Fighters, PAC• Allianz Minnesota Political Action Committee• Minn Truckpac• Committee of Thirteen Legislative Fund• International Union of Operating Engineers• Minnesota Business Partnership• Pipe Fitters Local 539• IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund• Right Now Minnesota• DFL Progressive Caucus• Green Party of Minn• Climate Vote Minnesota• Unidos We Win, PAC• Stonewall DFL Political Action Committee• Great River Energy Action Team (great)• Republican Labor Alliance of MN Political Fund• Minneapolis Building & Construct Trades Council• College Democrats of Minnesota• United Steelworkers District 11 Non-Federal Acct• Optometry, PAC• Trial, PAC• Local 59 Political Fund• MEDPAC Minn Medical Political Action Committee• Plumbers Local Union #15 COPE Account• All of MPLS• Plan for Progress• Mn/Nd Abc, PAC• OutFront Minnesota Action• IAFF Local 5031, PAC• Hospitality Political Action Committee• Fight for the Union• Minneapolis Area DFL Seniors Caucus• MN Craft Beer, PAC• North Star SFAA, PAC• Lockridge Grindal Nauen Political Fund• ACEC/MN Political Action Committee• Residents for A Better Bloomington• Independent Community Bankers of Minn, PAC• Rural Electric Political Action Committee• 414 Action, PAC• Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists• Minn Dental Political Action Committee• Coalition of Minnesota Businesses IEPC• Care, PAC
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