Minnesota Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1999-2000 Election Cycle
According to FEC data, in the 1999-2000 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Minnesota who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $404.45K. UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $369.25K; and OPPERMAN, VANCE was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $286.25K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | 404450 |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | 369250 |
| OPPERMAN, VANCE | 286250 |
| OPPERMAN, VANCE K | 265500 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY | 243300 |
| GEGAX, TOM | 203500 |
| TAYLOR, GLEN | 165750 |
| UNITED HEALTH GROUP | 135250 |
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES | 131050 |
| HUBBARD, STANLEY S | 125250 |
| COOPER, WILLIAM A | 121500 |
| DAYTON HUDSON CORPORATION | 103497 |
| Hubbard, Stanley S. Mr. | 102000 |
| AM CRYSTAL SUGAR POLITICAL ACTIO | 100000 |
| INTL BROTHERHOOD OF ELEC WORKERS P | 100000 |
| JOHNSON, BADRI N | 93000 |
| VKO ENTERPRISES INC | 87000 |
| ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER & CIRESI LLP | 80000 |
| WHITNEY, WHEELOCK | 76700 |
| POLK, LOUIS F | 73000 |
| 3 M GENERAL OFFICES | 67980 |
| HUBBARD BROADCASTING INC | 66000 |
| RELIASTAR FINANCIAL CORP | 65350 |
| DAYTON, BRUCE B | 61350 |
| WHITNEY, BENSON K | 54500 |
| 3M PAC | 50000 |
| EXCEL ENERGY | 50000 |
| GEGAX, THOMAS L | 50000 |
| NAEGELE, ROBERT O | 50000 |
| PRAIRIE ISLAND TRIBAL COUNCIL | 50000 |
| TARGET CORPORATION | 50000 |
| XCEL ENERGY SERVICES INC | 50000 |
| KAYSER, THOMAS C | 47603 |
| EISBERG, JOHN F | 47524 |
| MORRISON, CLINTON | 46945 |
| 3M | 45500 |
| NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY | 40000 |
| WREN, JOHN E | 36000 |
| UNITED HEALTHCARE | 35500 |
| PILLSBURY, GEORGE S | 33700 |
| GOODMAN, JOHN B | 33500 |
| WILDFANG, K CRAIG | 33000 |
| Glaefke, Brook | 32500 |
| CIRESI, MICHAEL V | 31765 |
| MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE | 31250 |
| OREN, DONALD G | 27900 |
| EIBENSTEINER, RONALD E | 27000 |
| MESSINGER, ALIDA R | 27000 |
| BOSCHWITZ, RUDY | 26500 |
| NIBBE, MARILYN | 26187 |
| BARRY, JANE R | 26150 |
| HAJAS, PETER S | 25000 |
| HAMM, EDWARD L H | 25000 |
| RICE, DANIEL PATRICK | 25000 |
| ROBINS KAPLAN MILLER & CIRESI | 25000 |
| GRUNDHOFER, JOHN F | 24000 |
| ROITENBERG, HAROLD | 23000 |
| WREN, JOHN | 23000 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR | 22500 |
| POHLAD, CARL R | 22500 |
| HAJAS, LORI | 22000 |
| PILLSBURY COMPANY | 21050 |
| Iversen, Alfred A | 21000 |
| MORRISON, JOHN L | 21000 |
| SHIEBLER, WILLIAM N | 21000 |
| SMITH, CALVIN L | 21000 |
| BINGER, JAMES | 20500 |
| DRISCOLL, W JOHN | 20500 |
| CUMMINS, ROBERT | 20000 |
| DAYTON HUDSON CORP | 20000 |
| JOHNSON, BADRIN | 20000 |
| LYMAN LUMBER COMPANY | 20000 |
| MACMILLAN, WHITNEY | 20000 |
| NORTHWEST AIRLINES PAC | 20000 |
| RELIASTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 20000 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA | 20000 |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN F | 20000 |
| SUPERVALU INC | 20000 |
| WIGLEY, MICHAEL | 19400 |
| USEM, RUTH | 19371 |
| COWLES, JOHN JR | 19050 |
| COWLES, SAGE | 19000 |
| LOWE, THOMAS P | 18750 |
| KOCH, DAVID A | 18700 |
| DAYTON, JULIA | 18500 |
| HIRST, RICHARD B | 17500 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, ROGER D | 17500 |
| HUBBARD, STANLEY | 17250 |
| REDMOND, LAWRENCE | 16950 |
| SUNDQUIST, DEAN | 16700 |
| FREDERICK, DAN | 16500 |
| POHLAD, CARL | 16250 |
| EHLERT, JOHN | 16200 |
| GRINDAL, H THEODORE | 16198 |
| FENTON, ELEANOR | 16100 |
| EVENSTAD, KENNETH L | 16000 |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN | 16000 |
| CARLSON, LAWRENCE B | 15500 |
| SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNI | 15500 |
| BAER, ELAM | 15450 |