Tag: minnesota
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Minnesota Speaker Hortman raises $26,820 this election cycle
According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has raised $26,820 and spent $22,471 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021. The speaker of the Minnesota House is the leader of the state’s lower chamber. Rep. Hortman is a…
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These PACs are the best fundraisers in Minnesota
In Minnesota politics, non-candidate political action committees (PACs) have received $29.2 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The top 10 PACs raised more than $17.6 million, or 60 percent of all donations made to state-level PACs. These are the top 10 PACs in Minnesota state-level politics in the 2022…
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Minnesota lawmakers vote on Parental Bill of Rights education bills
The Minnesota State Senate March passed three education bills promoted by Republican state senators as part of what is described as the Parental Bill of Rights. The bills aim to increase parental access to instructional materials in public schools and prevent what is characterized as harassment of parents who testify at school board meetings. One…
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Minnesota Gov. Walz receives $2.5 million, with Brenda and Charles Kratsch as top donor
In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz is the number one fundraiser in state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the governor received $2,453,591 in total contributions and spent $1,324,421 between January 1, 2021 and December 31,…
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These 10 Minnesota donors gave over $2.9 million
In Minnesota politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received more than $36.9 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. The 10 largest donors gave more than $2.9 million. These are the top 10 individual donors to Minnesota state-level candidates and political action committees (PACs) in the 2022 election…
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Democrats outraise Republicans by 15% in Minnesota House races
Editor’s Note: This article, as published March 11, 2022, did not include data on individual contributions less than $200. It will be updated to include those contributions once it is available. Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much…
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Republicans outraise Democrats by 9% in Minnesota Senate races
Editor’s Note: This article, as published March 11, 2022, did not include data on individual contributions less than $200. It will be updated to include those contributions once it is available. Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much…
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Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R) passes away
Congressman Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) passed away on Feb. 17 at the age of 59. He was battling kidney cancer. Hagedorn’s wife Jennifer wrote, “Jim loved our country and loved representing the people of southern Minnesota. Every moment of every day he lived his dream by serving others. There was no stronger conservative in our state…
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Minnesota adopts new congressional district boundaries
Minnesota enacted new congressional district boundaries on Feb. 15 when a special judicial redistricting panel issued an order adopting final maps. Minnesota was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Minnesota’s 2022 congressional elections.…
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Five incumbents defeated in Minneapolis city council elections
The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, held general elections for all 13 of its city council seats on Nov. 2, 2021. Fifty-eight candidates—including eleven incumbents—ran in the elections. Minneapolis used ranked-choice voting in the election, which allowed voters to rank up to three candidates on the ballot. Of the eleven incumbents running for city council, five…