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Top committees ranked by total contributions (Dec., 2020)
| Rank | Committee | Amount | Median contribution amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education Minn PAC | $144,025 | $144,025 |
| 2 | Advance Minnesota Independent Expenditure Committee | $111,500 | $5,000 |
| 3 | Planned Parenthood of Minn Pol Action Fund | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 4 | WIN Minnesota Political Action Fund | $80,765 | $40,382 |
| 5 | Laborers District Council of Minn & ND Pol Fund | $67,191 | $67,191 |
| 6 | Climate Vote Minnesota | $26,243 | $26,243 |
| 7 | Local 59 Political Fund | $25,188 | $25,188 |
| 8 | The Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP State Pol Fnd | $24,609 | $1,641 |
| 9 | Minn Realtors Political Action Committee | $11,876 | $213 |
| 10 | IBEW Local 292 Political Education Fund | $10,139 | $140 |
| 11 | Minn AFL-CIO | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 11 | Protect Minnesota Political Fund | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 13 | Rice Michels & Walther LLP Political Fund | $6,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | The Joint Council 32 DRIVE | $5,863 | $20 |
| 15 | AGC PAC | $5,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | Firefighters Assoc of Mpls Political Fund | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 17 | Housing First Fund | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 17 | MN State Bldg & Construction Trades Cncl Pol Fund | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 17 | Right Now Minnesota | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 20 | Minn Hospital PAC | $3,565 | $250 |
| 21 | Credit Union PAC (CUPAC) | $3,477 | $102 |
| 22 | Minn CPAs Public Affairs Committee | $3,350 | $300 |
| 23 | TRIAL-PAC | $2,929 | $38 |
| 24 | Carpenters Local 322 | $2,710 | $1,355 |
| 25 | MPA Political Action Committee | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 26 | The Stonewall DFL Political Action Committee | $2,375 | $250 |
| 27 | The Mining Industry Leadership Fund | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 27 | The Maroon & Gold Political Action Committee | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 29 | MAFMIC Political Action Committee | $1,835 | $225 |
| 30 | SMART-TD-MN PAC (fka UTU PAC-MN) | $1,818 | $1,818 |
| 31 | Northwest Petroleum NPPAC | $1,750 | $500 |
| 32 | ACEC/MN Political Action Committee | $1,675 | $250 |
| 33 | Xcel Energy Employees PAC | $1,650 | $24 |
| 34 | womenwinning State PAC | $1,650 | $50 |
| 35 | IBEW Local 343 Political Education Fund | $1,575 | $1,575 |
| 36 | St Paul Regional Labor Federation AFL-CIO (fka St Pl Trds & Lbr Asmbly PAC) | $1,422 | $237 |
| 37 | MEDPAC Minn Medical Political Action Comm | $1,285 | $100 |
| 38 | MinnBank State PAC | $1,250 | $625 |
| 39 | Larkin Hoffman Political Fund | $1,185 | $25 |
| 40 | Friends of Minn Nurse Anesthetists | $1,137 | $25 |
| 41 | More Voices Minnesota | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 42 | Minn State Patrol Troopers Assoc | $982 | $491 |
| 43 | Minn Chamber of Commerce Leadership Fd | $970 | $40 |
| 44 | MAPE-PAC | $957 | $10 |
| 45 | The Minn Power PAC | $760 | $20 |
| 46 | Great River Energy Action Team - Minnesota (GREAT-Minnesota) | $728 | $15 |
| 47 | Way to Lead Minnesota | $675 | $338 |
| 48 | Messerli & Kramer Political Action Comm | $600 | $600 |
| 49 | OutFront Minnesota Action | $575 | $50 |
| 50 | MTA PAC (fka SITCO PAC) | $550 | $550 |
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