Brad Finstad

Republican · Representative, MN-1

Raised, 2021–2026
$6.2M
From PACs & committees
$1.1M
Top sector
Agribusiness
Outside spending for
$2.4M
Outside spending against
$145K

Committees

Where the money came from

  • Individuals
  • PACs
  • Party, self & other
2025–26
$2.8M
2023–24
$2M
2021–22
$1.5M
Money raised by cycle
CycleIndividualsPACsParty, self & otherTotal
2026$1,034,410$1,356,914$374,546$2,765,870
2024$911,084$896,584$167,575$1,975,243
2022$821,677$618,578$59,989$1,500,244

Totals from the FEC's candidate summaries.H2MN01223

PAC money by sector

  1. $628.4K
  2. $469.4K
  3. $276K
  4. $222.1K
  5. $220.9K
  6. $151K
  7. $130.5K
  8. $116.6K
  9. $101.8K
  10. $92.5K
  11. $73K
  12. $46.3K
  13. $41K
  14. $6K
  15. $2.5K

Individual donors by sector

Estimated from the employer and occupation on 2,008 itemized donations ($1.7M). Donations of $200 or less aren't itemized.

  1. Unknown
    $766.9K
  2. Not employed
    $186.6K
  3. Retired
    $171.4K
  4. $150.5K
  5. $116.5K
  6. $67.8K
  7. $48.4K
  8. $42.1K
  9. $31.8K
  10. $29.5K
  11. $20.4K
  12. $10.3K
  13. $7.5K
  14. $6.3K
  15. $500

Top employers of donors

Itemized donations from people who listed each employer.

  1. Anderson Trucking Service Inc.
    $38.8K
  2. Mr Paving
    $35.8K
  3. Christensen Farms
    $33K
  4. Anno.Ai Inc.
    $31.3K
  5. Marquis Management, Inc.
    $30.2K
  6. King Capital Corp
    $27.5K
  7. Starkey Hearing Technologies
    $27.2K
  8. Burwell Enterprises
    $22.6K
  9. Frontier Labs Inc
    $19.2K
  10. New Fashion Pork
    $18.7K
  11. Rosen Diversified
    $17.4K
  12. $17.3K
  13. Rtp Company
    $16.6K
  14. Frandsen Corporation
    $15.7K
  15. Power Ventures
    $14.9K

Outside spending

Super PACs and other groups can spend unlimited amounts on ads for or against a candidate, as long as they don't coordinate with the campaign. This money doesn't go to Brad Finstad.

SpenderSupportingOpposing
American Dream Federal Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$1.2M–
Defending Main Street Superpac Inc.
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$795.5K–
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (Afp Action) Dba Cva Action and Dba Libre Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$254.4K–
House Freedom Action
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$124K
Save American Freedom
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$42K–
American Majority Action Inc.
Committee
$25.5K–
Takeaction Mn Federal Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$19K
Right Now USA
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$13.7K–
National Right to Life Victory Fund
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$12K–
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Party committee
–$1.6K
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Inc. Federal PAC
PAC
$1.4K–
Protect Our Kids PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
$1K–
Building Together
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$381
Neighbor Voices PAC
Super PAC / hybrid PAC
–$20

Top contributors

Each organization's PAC plus donations from its employees, the way OpenSecrets counted.

  1. Poet, LLCPAC $35K · employees $6.6K
    $41.6K
  2. Koch, Inc.PAC $40K
    $40K
  3. Anderson Trucking Service Inc.employees $38.8K
    $38.8K
  4. Mr Pavingemployees $35.8K
    $35.8K
  5. $35K
  6. $35K
  7. Christensen Farmsemployees $33K
    $33K
  8. $32.5K
  9. Chs, IncPAC $32K
    $32K
  10. Anno.Ai Inc.employees $31.3K
    $31.3K
  11. Marquis Management, Inc.employees $30.2K
    $30.2K
  12. $30K
  13. $28.5K
  14. $27.5K
  15. $27.5K

Top PACs

  1. $40K
  2. $35K
  3. $35K
  4. $35K
  5. $32.5K
  6. $32K
  7. $30K
  8. $28.5K
  9. $27.5K
  10. $27.5K
  11. $26K
  12. $25K
  13. $25K
  14. $25K
  15. $25K