This district usually votes Republican. Pete Stauber, a Republican, has taken $51,139 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. Trina Swanson, a Democrat, shows no AIPAC-linked donations in 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
Pete Stauber RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $51,139FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,996,898 raised · $1,324,555 spent · $1,200,836 cash on hand through Jul 22, 2026
Focus: Fighting for our way of life: veterans, fighting fraud, law enforcement.
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 22, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Pete Stauber R
Trina Swanson D
Raised
$2M
$317K
Individuals
$852K43%
$306K97%
PACs & parties
$932K47%
$10K3%
Self-funded
$0
$0
Other
$213K11%
$690%
AIPAC-linked*
$51K
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Outside spending†
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* 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.
Pete Stauber711 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$2.0M
Campaign spent$1.3M
Cash on hand$1.2M
FEC 2026 through 07/22/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals43%
PACs / committees47%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$12K
Individual$10K
Individual$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Cooperative PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Leadership PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Labor PAC$10K
Individual$9K
Corporate PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
PAC$8K
Individual$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Cooperative PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Labor PAC$8K
Membership PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 711 donors. The other 661 gave $1.2M combined.
Plus $133K 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.