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Top committees ranked by total contributions (April)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The AFSCME Council 5 PEOPLE Fund | $212,500 | $212,500 |
| 2 | The WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $202,469 | $25,000 |
| 3 | The Education Minn PAC | $184,846 | $92,423 |
| 4 | The Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $166,815 | $83,408 |
| 5 | The Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $66,800 | $33,400 |
| 6 | The IFO Political Action Committee Fund (Inter Faculty Organization) | $35,000 | $35,000 |
| 7 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $27,647 | $308 |
| 8 | Teamsters Local 120 DRIVE | $25,551 | $25,551 |
| 9 | The MN Assoc of Professional Employees Political Fund | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 10 | SEIU Healthcare Minn (fka SEIU Local 113) | $17,572 | $17,572 |
| 11 | The Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $8,882 | $250 |
| 12 | The Local 28 Political Fund | $8,351 | $8,351 |
| 13 | The Sheet Metal Workers PAC 10 | $8,281 | $8,281 |
| 14 | The Housing First Fund | $7,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | The Beer PAC-Minn Beer Wholesalers Assoc | $6,382 | $427 |
| 16 | The TRIAL-PAC | $4,749 | $40 |
| 17 | Right Now Minnesota | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 18 | The North Star SFAA-PAC | $3,240 | $100 |
| 19 | The St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $3,041 | $1,521 |
| 20 | The MN State Bldg & Construction Trades Cncl Pol Fund | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | The Minn Pipe Trades Assn PAC Fund | $2,296 | $258 |
| 22 | The SOF-PAC | $2,200 | $1,100 |
| 23 | The Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,797 | $37 |
| 24 | Minn Nurses Assn Pol Comm (MNA-PC) | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 25 | The IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $1,728 | $1,728 |
| 26 | The SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,650 | $1,650 |
| 27 | The WCCW Committee | $1,500 | $750 |
| 28 | Carpenters Local 322 | $1,397 | $1,397 |
| 29 | The Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $1,320 | $48 |
| 30 | The CARE / PAC | $1,200 | $600 |
| 31 | The Minn Power PAC | $1,030 | $20 |
| 32 | AFSCME Local 2938 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 33 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $994 | $497 |
| 34 | The Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $867 | $25 |
| 35 | The IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $851 | $425 |
| 36 | Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | $729 | $25 |
| 37 | The SEIU Local 26 Political Fund | $695 | $695 |
| 38 | The MAPE-PAC | $580 | $15 |
| 39 | The Hennepin County Deputies PAC | $503 | $252 |
| 40 | The Minn AGPAC | $500 | $500 |
| 40 | The Minn Cable Comm Assoc - PAC | $500 | $250 |
| 40 | The Allianz Minnesota Political Action Committee | $500 | $25 |
| 43 | The Ottertail Power PAC | $441 | $40 |
| 44 | The Optometry PAC | $419 | $50 |
| 45 | The UAW Minn State CAP Council Political Fd | $405 | $405 |
| 46 | The Minn Eye PAC | $400 | $400 |
| 47 | Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #589 Pol Action Comm | $301 | $150 |
| 48 | The Protect Minnesota Political Action Fund | $250 | $250 |
| 49 | The Sierra Club Political Committee | $200 | $200 |
| 50 | The MEDPAC Minn Medical Political Action Comm | $180 | $50 |
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