2022 Q2 Campaign Finance Reports for Candidates and Major Political Parties

Minnesota Report

The incumbent DFL Constitutional Officers do not have any major challengers, on the Republican side the race for Attorney General is where the purity of the party will be best measured.

Governor Tim Walz (DFL) & Peggy Flanagan

Beginning Cash	3,626,393.33
Total Receipts	1,796,617.04
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	963,284.46
Ending Cash Balance	4,459,725.91
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Attorney General Keith Ellison (DFL)

Beginning Cash	245,101.12
Total Receipts	392,014.30
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	131,958.55
Ending Cash Balance	505,156.87
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Secretary of State Steve Simon (DFL)

Beginning Cash	461,698.54
Total Receipts	227,961.64
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	131,478.80
Ending Cash Balance	558,181.38
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

State Auditor Julie Blaha (DFL)

Beginning Cash	25,633.90
Total Receipts	41,939.50
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	44,454.61
Ending Cash Balance	23,118.79
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

DFL Party (MN DFL Central Committee)

Beginning Cash	1,472,818.46
Total Receipts	374,435.29
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	242,815.46
Ending Cash Balance	1,604,438.29
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Republican Party Gubernatorial Nominee Dr Scott Jensen & Matt Birk

Beginning Cash	25,633.90
Total Receipts	41,939.50
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	44,454.61
Ending Cash Balance	23,118.79
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Republican Party Attorney General Nominee James Schultz

Beginning Cash	108,759.55
Total Receipts	158,310.00
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	156,183.80
Ending Cash Balance	110,885.75
Total Debt of Committee	70,000.00

Republican Party Attorney General Challenger Doug Wardlow

Beginning Cash	25,190.74
Total Receipts	205,070.42
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	194,392.12
Ending Cash Balance	35,869.04
Total Debt of Committee	17,500.00

Republican Party Secretary of State Nominee Kim Crocket

Beginning Cash	34,515.62
Total Receipts	92,059.80
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	70,296.53
Ending Cash Balance	56,278.89
Total Debt of Committee	83.26

Republican Party State Auditor Nominee Ryan Wilson

Beginning Cash	0.00
Total Receipts	88,877.04
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	37,647.88
Ending Cash Balance	51,229.16
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Republican Party of Minn

Beginning Cash	31,889.01
Total Receipts	701,352.30
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	454,983.44
Ending Cash Balance	301,301.70
Total Debt of Committee	23,043.83

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party

Beginning Cash	1,432.09
Total Receipts	1,429.00
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	1,631.81
Ending Cash Balance	1,229.28
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Legal Marijuana Now Party

Beginning Cash	1,265.53
Total Receipts	514.80
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	480.25
Ending Cash Balance	1,300.08
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

DFL House Caucus

Beginning Cash	1,431,086.15
Total Receipts	371,427.38
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	667,097.78
Ending Cash Balance	1,135,415.75
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

DFL Senate Caucus

Beginning Cash	1,283,160.18
Total Receipts	556,572.65
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	1,022,350.30
Ending Cash Balance	817,382.53
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Republican House Caucus (HRCC)

Beginning Cash	689,016.85
Total Receipts	205,730.50
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	244,874.30
Ending Cash Balance	649,873.05
Total Debt of Committee	0.00

Republican Senate Caucus (Senate Victory Fund)

Beginning Cash	1,472,818.46
Total Receipts	374,435.29
Total Expenditures and Disbursements	242,815.46
Ending Cash Balance	1,604,438.29
Total Debt of Committee	0.00