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Top committees ranked by total contributions (July)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 2020 Fund (fka 2018 Fund) | $585,000 | $50,000 |
| 2 | The Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $319,658 | $319,658 |
| 3 | The Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $315,388 | $32,500 |
| 4 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $179,007 | $89,504 |
| 5 | The Education Minn PAC | $147,970 | $73,985 |
| 6 | The Minn Business Partnership PAC | $94,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | The MN Assoc of Professional Employees Political Fund | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| 8 | The TakeAction Political Fund | $68,959 | $240 |
| 9 | The North Central States Carpenters PAC | $65,000 | $32,500 |
| 10 | Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation | $40,000 | $40,000 |
| 11 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $37,057 | $18,529 |
| 12 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $23,949 | $11,974 |
| 13 | Together Minnesota | $18,500 | $1,000 |
| 14 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $16,977 | $461 |
| 15 | The Freedom Club State PAC | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | The Northeast ALC PAC | $15,250 | $5,000 |
| 17 | The Take Action PAC | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 18 | The Minn TruckPAC | $14,820 | $1,000 |
| 19 | Right Now Minnesota | $14,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | The Firefighters Assoc of Mpls Political Fund | $12,208 | $12,208 |
| 21 | The Local 59 Political Fund | $10,029 | $10,029 |
| 22 | The Local 28 Political Fund | $8,344 | $8,344 |
| 23 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $7,891 | $7,891 |
| 24 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $7,618 | $259 |
| 25 | The TRIAL-PAC | $7,499 | $39 |
| 26 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $6,806 | $6,806 |
| 27 | The Minn Hospital PAC | $6,743 | $250 |
| 28 | The Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $6,322 | $427 |
| 29 | Insurance Federation Political Action Comm | $5,500 | $500 |
| 30 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $4,326 | $167 |
| 31 | The North Star SFAA-PAC | $3,440 | $100 |
| 32 | The Housing First Fund | $3,216 | $1,000 |
| 33 | The Credit Union PAC (CUPAC) | $3,213 | $79 |
| 34 | Carpenters Local 322 | $2,773 | $1,386 |
| 35 | Minn AFL-CIO | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 36 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $2,383 | $258 |
| 37 | Painters Union Local No 61 Political Action | $2,063 | $2,063 |
| 38 | The Dul Bldg Trades Vol Party Fund | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 38 | Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $2,000 | $125 |
| 40 | The BWCA PAC | $1,758 | $500 |
| 41 | The IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $1,655 | $1,655 |
| 42 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $1,637 | $1,637 |
| 43 | The Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,573 | $37 |
| 44 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $1,540 | $513 |
| 45 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Comm | $1,500 | $750 |
| 46 | The Minn Cable Comm Assoc - PAC | $1,450 | $725 |
| 47 | The WCCW Committee | $1,315 | $128 |
| 48 | The SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,142 | $1,142 |
| 49 | The Commit to America Leadership Fund | $1,100 | $550 |
| 50 | Minn Food Coalition | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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