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Kalyn Stralow

Minnesota Speaker Hortman raises $26,820 this election cycle

According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has raised $26,820 and spent $22,471 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2021.

The speaker of the Minnesota House is the leader of the state’s lower chamber. Rep. Hortman is a member of the Democratic Party and has served as a state representative since 2005. Rep. Hortman’s current term ends in 2023.

Rep. Hortman’s reported campaign finance activity, by quarter (2017-2021)

Source: Transparency USA

Contributions to Rep. Hortman

Of the $26,820 already reported in the 2022 election cycle, 62.6 percent came from the top 14 donors.

Top Donors to Hortman (1/1/2021 – 12/31/21)

Rank Donor Name  Total Amount Type
1. $1,070.00 Melissa A Hortman Individual
2. $1,000.00 Dabar Hukun Individual
3. $1,000.00 David C Johnson Individual
4. $1,000.00 Eric Dayton Individual
5. $1,000.00 James D Deal Individual
6. $1,000.00 Laborers District Council of Minn & Nd Pol Fund Entity
7. $1,000.00 Mape-PAC Entity
8. $1,000.00 MN Cpas Public Affairs Committee Entity
9. $1,000.00 Pamela S and James D Deal Individual
10. $1,000.00 Patrick Haluptzok Individual
11. $1,000.00 Phyllis Wiener Individual
12. $1,000.00 Shay M Berkowitz Individual
13. $1,000.00 St Paul Pipefitters Local 455 PAC Entity
14. $1,000.00 Thomas P Murtha Individual

Expenditures by Rep. Hortman

On the expenditures side, Hortman reported $22,471, with all spending going to the 11 payees on this list. 

Top Expenditures by Hortman (1/1/2021 – 12/31/21)

Rank Payee Name  Total Amount Type
1. $12,500.00 DFL House Caucus Entity
2. $3,109.72 Do-Goodbiz Inc Entity
3. $2,549.65 Seven Corners Print & Promo Entity
4. $1,819.50 Minneapolis Labor Review Entity
5. $640.75 Sprint/t-Mobile Entity
6. $350.00 Pantheon Entity
7. $341.40 Vantiv LLC Entity
8. $332.95 Actblue Entity
9. $327.40 Claudia L Anderson Individual
10. $274.37 Festival Foods Entity
11. $225.00 IBEW Local 292 Entity

How Rep. Hortman’s fundraising compares to other state speakers

Among members of the state legislature, fundraising varies widely. A number of factors, including whether an incumbent officeholder is running for re-election, influence donor activity. Here is how fundraising by Hortman compares to the nine other state speakers with campaign finance data available from Transparency USA for the 2022 election cycle:

Fundraising reported by 10 state speakers 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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