STATE OF MINNESOTA CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 2002 CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUMMARY CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE CANDIDATES LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SPECIAL ELECTIONS - DISTRICTS 47A, 40A, 52B and 32B OTHER REGISTERED PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES POLITICAL PARTY UNITS POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL FUNDS Issued: May 30, 2003 (data as of May 15, 2003) CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD Suite 190, Centennial Office Building 658 Cedar Street St. Paul MN 55155-1603 Telephone: 651/296-5148 or 800/657-3889 Fax: 651/296-1722 For TTY/TDD communication contact us through the Minnesota Relay Service at 800/627-3529 Email:
[email protected] Worldwide web site: http://www.cfboard.state.mn.us EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - ELECTION YEAR 2002 The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board is charged with the administration of the Ethics in Government Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 10A. During an election year campaign committees of candidates who file for office are required to file three Reports of Receipts and Expenditures: pre-primary, pre-general, and year-end. Campaign committees of candidates who chose not to file for office file one year-end report. Offices open for election in 2002 were: Constitutional, State Senate, House of Representatives, and certain Judicial seats. Political party units, political committees, and political funds registered with the Board also filed pre- primary, pre-general, and year-end reports. This summary is based on reports for election year 2002, as filed with the Board by principal campaign committees of candidates for 4 constitutional offices (25 candidates filed) 67 state senate seats (163 candidates filed), 134 state representative seats (324 candidates filed), and by 42 candidates for elective judicial seats.