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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
Raised, all cycles
$2.7M
2020; counted once per cycle
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 organized money in Congress.
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota 7th District | $2.7M | 59% | $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 $541KTrade group $425KMembership $167KOther $142KUnion $138KLeadership PAC $99KParty $5KSuper PAC $3K
- Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PACTrade group$10K
- National Milk Producers Federation PAC (Nmpf PAC)MembershipLobbyist PAC$10K
- National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PACTrade group$10K
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Cme Group Inc. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- International Dairy Foods Association (Idfa) PACTrade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
- Polaris Industries Political Participation ProgramCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Engineers Political Education Committee (Epec)/International Union of Operating EngineersUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $4.4M
- NRCCagainst $3.3M
- Committee for Stronger Rural Communities, Inc.for $534K
- Alliance for a Greater Minnesotaagainst $94K
- Working Americafor $27K
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 with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Dec 31, 2020). They lost.
- Which PACs gave the most to Collin C. Peterson?
- Crop Insurance Professionals Association PAC-Cipa PAC ($10K), National Milk Producers Federation PAC (Nmpf PAC) ($10K), National Council of Farmer Cooperatives Co-Op/PAC ($10K), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Political Action Committee; Aka Dfa-PAC ($10K), Cme Group Inc. 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.