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Politician

Collin C. Peterson

Democrat · Minnesota · ran 1 time since 2020, won 0 · incumbent

FEC candidate H2MN07014

Collin C. Peterson (Democrat) raised $2.7M for the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $560K for and $7.9M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They lost.

Raised, all runs

$2.7M

2020

From PAC checks

59%

$1.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians

Outside money for

$560K

Super PACs and party groups helping

Outside money against

$7.9M

Spent attacking them

59% of Collin C. Peterson's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.

Every run

Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
CycleRaceRaisedPAC shareOutside for / againstGoogle adsAll moneyResult
2020Minnesota 7th District$2.7M59%$560K / $7.9M–$11M✗ Lost

Who wrote the checks

The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $543KTrade group $440KMembership $174KUnion $145KOther $142KLeadership PAC $101KParty $5KSuper PAC $3K

Outside money, for and against

Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.

Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.

Questions people ask

Who funded Collin C. Peterson's 2020 campaign?
Collin C. Peterson (Democrat) raised $2.7M for the 2020 Minnesota 7th District race, $1.6M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $560K for and $7.9M against them (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Which PACs gave the most to Collin C. Peterson?
Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC ($15K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($13K), Culac the PAC of Credit Union National Association ($13K), National Milk Producers Federation PAC (Nmpf PAC) ($10K), National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC ($10K) in 2020.
Which super PACs spent on Collin C. Peterson's race?
Congressional Leadership Fund ($4.4M against), NRCC ($3.3M against), Committee for Stronger Rural Communities, Inc. ($534K for) in 2020.