Minnesota Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 2001-2002 Election Cycle
According to FEC data, in the 2001-2002 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Minnesota who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, MESSINGER, ALIDA R was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $485.50K. UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $454.60K. DAYTON, MARK was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $280.00K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| MESSINGER, ALIDA R | 485500 |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 454600 |
| DAYTON, MARK | 280000 |
| Hubbard, Stanley S | 262750 |
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | 176150 |
| DAYTON, BRUCE B | 168000 |
| SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNI | 137000 |
| MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC | 130000 |
| Taylor, Glen Mr. | 126000 |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | 121000 |
| Janet Robert | 115468 |
| TARGET STORES | 100000 |
| UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES INC | 100000 |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | 90000 |
| 3M GENERAL OFFICES | 80000 |
| TAYLOR, GLEN | 72000 |
| Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe | 60000 |
| BARRY, B JOHN | 57000 |
| Education Minnesota | 55000 |
| TARGET CORPORATION | 52350 |
| Cowles, John | 52000 |
| 3M COMPANY | 50650 |
| Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP | 50000 |
| UNITED HEALTH CARE | 50000 |
| Opperman, Vance K. | 48500 |
| Whitney, Wheelock | 41500 |
| KNOKE, LES JR | 41000 |
| Whitney, Benson | 39518 |
| GOODMAN, JOHN B | 38750 |
| Ames, Richard J | 38000 |
| SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX | 38000 |
| GOODMAN, SIDNEY A | 36000 |
| LUIGINO'S INC | 35000 |
| MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC FARMER-LABOR | 35000 |
| TARGET | 35000 |
| WARK, MARY ANN BARROWS | 35000 |
| Koch, David A | 34000 |
| EIBENSTEINER, RONALD E | 33400 |
| Cummins, Robert P | 32500 |
| CIRESI, MICHAEL V | 32211 |
| Burke, Richard T | 32000 |
| NASSEFF, JOHN | 32000 |
| Dayton, Julia W | 31500 |
| KAYSER, TOM | 31000 |
| MACMILLAN, W DUNCAN | 31000 |
| GRUNDHOFER, JOHN | 30750 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY | 30000 |
| Cummins, Joan | 30000 |
| DAYTON, MARY LEE | 26250 |
| CHURCHILL INDUSTRIES INC. | 25000 |
| FRAUENSHUH, DAVID R | 25000 |
| GENMAR HOLDINGS INC | 25000 |
| GRIEVE, PIERSON M | 25000 |
| HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION | 25000 |
| MORRISON, JOHN M | 25000 |
| Phillips Products Company | 25000 |
| UNITED HEALTH GROUP | 25000 |
| XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC. | 25000 |
| ANDERSON, LEE R | 24500 |
| MORGAN, JOHN L | 24000 |
| KAYSER, THOMAS C | 23908 |
| TURNER, JOHN | 23850 |
| METRIS COMPANIES INC. | 23000 |
| PETERSON, KATHLEEN FLYNN | 22500 |
| Gage, Edwin C. | 22000 |
| HUBBARD, STANLEY | 21250 |
| HEATH, VERNON | 21000 |
| DAYTON, KEN | 20500 |
| Wigley, Michael Mr. | 20350 |
| Cafesjian, Gerard L. | 20000 |
| DAYTON, JOAN | 20000 |
| Life Time Fitness Inc. | 20000 |
| Novartis Nutrition Corporation | 20000 |
| PETTERS, THOMAS | 20000 |
| Wren, John E. Mr. | 20000 |
| ANDERSON, PENNY | 19500 |
| DAVIS, ANNE | 19500 |
| DAYTON, ROBERT J | 19500 |
| Davis, Mark | 19500 |
| MINER, JONATHAN S | 19500 |
| MINER, PAMELA | 19500 |
| Owens, Timothy | 19500 |
| Barton, Raymond | 18300 |
| Driscoll, W. John | 18000 |
| REDMOND, TOM | 18000 |
| YACKEL, JOHN | 18000 |
| Wigley, Michael R | 17850 |
| Usem, Ruth | 17750 |
| DAVIS, MARTIN E | 17500 |
| Beddow, Thomas | 17100 |
| Alexander, Patrick | 17000 |
| DAYTON, MARK B | 17000 |
| HUBBARD, KAREN | 17000 |
| POPP, TERI E | 17000 |
| Lejeune, Laurence | 16500 |
| Wren, John E | 16500 |
| Weyerhaeuser, F. T. | 16250 |
| Morrison, Clinton | 16220 |
| Frandsen, Dennis | 16000 |
| Mueller, Janet | 16000 |
