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Top committees ranked by total contributions (June)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $290,390 | $40,000 |
| 2 | The 2020 Fund (fka 2018 Fund) | $240,000 | $120,000 |
| 3 | The Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $229,595 | $229,595 |
| 4 | The Planned Parenthood of Minn Pol Action Fund | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 5 | The Education Minn PAC | $144,025 | $144,025 |
| 6 | Minn AFL-CIO | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 7 | The Sierra Club Political Committee | $61,709 | $1,000 |
| 8 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $55,665 | $5,664 |
| 9 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 9 | The Freedom Club State PAC | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 11 | The Faegre Drinker State Political Fund | $40,325 | $136 |
| 12 | The Local 28 Political Fund | $33,490 | $8,374 |
| 13 | Right Now Minnesota | $29,000 | $14,500 |
| 14 | Together Minnesota | $23,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | The Northeast ALC PAC | $15,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | The Local 59 Political Fund | $10,089 | $10,089 |
| 17 | The Dorsey Political Fund | $7,590 | $150 |
| 18 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $7,286 | $167 |
| 19 | The TRIAL-PAC | $7,119 | $40 |
| 20 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $6,676 | $309 |
| 21 | The North Star SFAA-PAC | $6,480 | $100 |
| 22 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $5,903 | $5,903 |
| 23 | The St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $4,734 | $1,118 |
| 24 | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $4,500 | $141 |
| 25 | The CARE / PAC | $3,260 | $560 |
| 26 | The Minn Hospital PAC | $2,545 | $250 |
| 27 | More Voices Minnesota | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 27 | The Food PAC of Minn | $2,500 | $500 |
| 29 | The MTA PAC (fka SITCO PAC) | $2,400 | $225 |
| 30 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $2,379 | $258 |
| 31 | The IUPAT District Council 82 PAC | $2,063 | $2,063 |
| 32 | The Housing First Fund | $2,000 | $1,000 |
| 33 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $1,833 | $1,833 |
| 34 | The Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $1,790 | $50 |
| 35 | The Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,650 | $37 |
| 36 | The IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $1,631 | $1,631 |
| 37 | The Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers COPE Fund | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 38 | The SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,487 | $1,487 |
| 39 | The Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $1,453 | $1,453 |
| 40 | The MinnBank State PAC | $1,450 | $250 |
| 41 | Carpenters Local 322 | $1,392 | $1,392 |
| 42 | The Midcontinent Communications MN PAC | $1,350 | $675 |
| 43 | The Minn TruckPAC | $1,070 | $500 |
| 44 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $1,052 | $526 |
| 45 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $1,032 | $516 |
| 46 | The Minn Power PAC | $1,030 | $20 |
| 47 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Comm | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 47 | The Weber Johnson PAC | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 49 | The Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $842 | $25 |
| 50 | Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | $729 | $25 |
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