Money ain't for nothing...

Posted at 6:48 PM on February 1, 2010 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: Minnesota Governor

A majority of the candidates for governor filed their 2009 campaign finance reports. The only candidate who didn't file his campaign finance report or provide me with a summary page of their fundraising figures is Republican Tom Emmer.

Here's the info (note - I included total raised which includes cash contributions from individuals, lobbyists, political party units, political committees and in-kind donations. I also note where a candidate loaned the campaign money)

Tom Bakk (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $208,182
Money left in the bank at end of year - $137,330
Total spent in 2009 - $202,594

Mark Dayton (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $641,821
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $16,772
Total spent in 2009 - $625,050
Loan to the campaign - $570,000

Matt Entenza (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $405,286
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $73,917
Total spent in 2009 - $333,769
Loan to campaign - $70,000

Susan Gaertner (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $110,828
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $4,347
Total spent in 2009 - $159,825

Bill Haas (Republican):
Amount raised in 2009 - $16,852
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $3,395
Total spent in 2009 - $5,507

David Hann (Republican):
Amount raised in 2009 - $35,006
Money left in bank at end of year - $8,255
Total spent in 2009- $26,752

Steve Kelley (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $187,249
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $39,541
Total spent in 2009 - $160,371
Loan to the campaign - $16,400

Margaret Anderson Kelliher (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $256,232
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $79,514
Total spent in 2009 - $176,834

John Marty (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $105,895
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $18,910
Total spent in 2009 - $126,625

Tom Rukavina (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $142,074
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $51,767
Total spent in 2009 - $97,263

R.T. Rybak (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $167,842
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $25,663
Total spent in 2009 - $172,100

Marty Seifert (Republican):
Amount raised in 2009 - $262,753
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $133,072
Total spent in 2009 - $142,293
Loan to campaign - $20,000

Paul Thissen (Democrat):
Amount raised in 2009 - $253,321
Money left in the bank at the end of the year - $89,939
Total spent in 2009 - $248,126
Loan to campaign - $20,000

Comments (1)

Thanks for the timely raw summary. May I suggest a follow up article on a point more important than the nominal totals? Which candidates accepted special interest money from PACs and lobbyists and what was their take?
In that regard, the complexion changes. Only one candidate refuses to enter office with obligations to special interests - Senator John Marty. Maybe it's not about the quantity of the money but it's quality?

Joel Clemmer

Posted by Joel Clemmer | February 1, 2010 10:08 PM

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