Betty McCollum Democrat Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,251,583 raised · $1,307,805 spent · $498,697 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Delivering for Minnesota families and communities every day.
About this race
This is one of the most strongly Democratic districts in the country. Nobody in this race has donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, according to available records.
Key issues in Minnesota
Major issues facing Minnesota, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
- Immigration enforcement surge — A federal immigration surge in the Twin Cities disrupted businesses and prompted relief proposals.
- Program fraud scandals — Prosecutions continue over alleged large-scale fraud in state-run Medicaid and nutrition programs.
- Gun policy — Lawmakers remain divided over an assault weapons ban after a Minneapolis school shooting.
Candidates & funding
Paul Wikstrom Republican Nominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
2026 fundraising (FEC)$28,031 raised · $14,744 spent · $2,205 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Election integrity and fighting fraud; affordability and accountability for working families.
Where the money comes from
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 22, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Betty McCollum D | Paul Wikstrom R | |
|---|---|---|
| Raised | $1.3M | $28K |
| Individuals | $790K63% | $23K82% |
| PACs & parties | $459K37% | $5K18% |
| Self-funded | $0 | $0 |
| Other | $2K0% | $270% |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Betty McCollum 460 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.3M
Campaign spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$499K
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals63%
PACs / committees37%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Individual$14K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Trade association PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Membership PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Labor PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$10K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Corporate PAC$8K
- Labor PAC$8K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Organization$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Individual$7K
- Organization$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 460 donors. The other 410 gave $792K combined.
Plus $102K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Paul Wikstrom 22 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$28K
Campaign spent$15K
Cash on hand$2K
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals82%
PACs / committees18%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
- Party committee$5K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$4K
- Individual$2K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$1K
- Individual$625
- Individual$625
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$500
- Individual$300
- Individual$300
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
- Individual$250
- Individual$40
Plus $5K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.