Minnesota Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $7.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Erik Mortensen has raised more than any other Republican.
Mortensen represents District 55A and is running for re-election in 2022. Mortensen raised $90,777 and spent $24,672 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. According to Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Mortensen.
Top 10 Donors to Mortensen, (1/1/2021 – 3/31/2022)
Of the $90,777 in reported donations, $10,000 came from these 10 donors.
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $1,000.00 | Bart Anderson | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Boyd Kneen | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Brian Bowers | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Carmelle Eickhoff | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Cush Minar | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Dale Zoerb | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | David Hughes | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | David Schultz | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Don Huizuenga | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,000.00 | Don Niemi | INDIVIDUAL |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota candidate PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Mortensen’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Minnesota Reports | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Annual | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4/14/2022 |
| 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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