Minnesota Democratic statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $8.2 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Tim Walz has raised more than any other Democrat.
Walz is Governor of Minnesota and is running for re-election in 2022. Walz raised $6.3 million and spent $2.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 18, 2022. According to Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Walz.
Tim Walz’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 7/18/2022)
Of the $6.3 million in reported donations, $72,500 came from these 10 donors:
Total Donations | Name | Type |
$8,000 | Brenda and Charles Kratsch | INDIVIDUAL |
$8,000 | Ibew Minnesota State Council PAC | ENTITY |
$8,000 | Justine and Robert E Haselow | INDIVIDUAL |
$8,000 | Ruth and Alvin J Huss Jr | INDIVIDUAL |
$8,000 | Sara and Josh Tuchscherer | INDIVIDUAL |
$8,000 | Sara Kacey Pohlad | INDIVIDUAL |
$7,500 | Jon Olson Campaign | ENTITY |
$6,400 | Sita Kalpana Dash | INDIVIDUAL |
$6,000 | Margaret J Skold | INDIVIDUAL |
$4,600 | Jacob R Jagdfeld | INDIVIDUAL |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Tim Walz’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
Report Name | Report Due Date |
2022 Jan Annual | 1/31/2022 |
2022 Q1 | 4/14/2022 |
2022 Q2 | 6/14/2022 |
2022 Jul Semiannual | 7/25/2022 |
2022 Q3 | 9/27/2022 |
2022 Q4 | 10/31/2022 |
2022 Jan Annual | 1/31/2023 |
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