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Kalyn Stralow

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, 2021. Walz is running for re-election in 2022.

Gov. Walz is a member of the Democratic Party and first assumed office in 2019.

Gov. Walz’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Source: Transparency USA

Contributions to Gov. Walz

Of the $2.5 million already reported in the 2022 election cycle, 2.5 percent came from the top 10 donors.

Top Donors to Gov. Walz (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Donor Name Donor Type
1. $8,000 Brenda and Charles Kratsch Individual
2. $8,000 Mary L and James R Schwebel Individual
3. $8,000 Ruth and Alvin J Huss Jr Individual
4. $8,000 Sara and Josh Tuchscherer Individual
5. $7,500 Jon Olson Individual
6. $6,000 Margaret J Skold Individual
7. $4,426 Stacey Mills Heins Individual
8. $4,000 Afscme Council 5 People Fund Entity
9. $4,000 Al Kamen Individual
10. $4,000 Alan G Braun Individual

Expenditures by Gov. Walz

On the expenditures side, Gov. Walz reported $1.3 million, with 77.3 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. 

Top Expenditures by Gov. Walz (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Payee Name Payee Type
1. $422,635 Cleansweep Campaigns Entity
2. $170,300 McCool Digital LLC Entity
3. $87,220 Run the World Entity
4. $70,003 Nichole Johnson Individual
5. $57,753 Internal Revenue Services Entity
6. $55,000 Blg Strategies LLC Entity
7. $49,553 Vantiv LLC Entity
8. $37,500 Jones Mandel Inc Entity
9. $37,478 Haley Cobb Individual
10. $36,445 Ralston Lapp Media Entity

How Gov. Walz’s fundraising compares to other governors

Among elected officials holding the same level of state office, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for reelection, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Minnesota Gov. Walz compares to the 10 other governors with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA in 2022:

Fundraising reported by 11 U.S. governors in the 2022 election cycle

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2022 Jan Annual 1/31/2022
2022 Q1 4/14/2022
2022 Q2 6/14/2022
2022 Jul Semiannual 7/25/2022
2022 Q3 9/27/2022
2022 Q4 10/31/2022
2022 Jan Annual 1/31/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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