2003 Campaign Finance Summary

STATE OF MINNESOTA CAMPAIGN FINANCE & PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 2003 CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUMMARY STATE OFFICEHOLDERS SPECIAL ELECTION 18A OTHER REGISTERED PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES POLITICAL PARTY UNITS POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL FUNDS Issued: May 6, 2004 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 - NONELECTION YEAR 2003 The Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board is charged with the administration of the Ethics in Government Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 10A. Each year the campaign committees for Constitutional offices (Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, State Auditor), Senators, Representatives, and Judges are required to disclose financial campaign activity. Disclosure is also required by campaign committees of nonofficeholders. Nonofficeholders are individuals who were candidates in previous elections or who have registered campaign committees for the 2004 or 2006 elections. Political party units, political committees, and political funds that attempt to influence state elections are also required to disclose financial campaign activity. Data from filed reports is compiled and included in an annual summary. The 2003 summary also reports financial campaign activity disclosed by candidates in one special election. Campaign information filed by officials and candidates includes cash balances, contributions received, and expenditures made (pages 6 through 34). Data in the summary was compiled as of April 20, 2004. The data has not been verified or audited. Officeholders reported cash balances of $1,570,851 as of December 31, 2003. This figure is compared with 1999 and 2001 on page 4. State House of Representative campaign committees report $1,105,437 available to begin the 2004 election year. Constitutional office candidates report $770,716 and State Senate campaigns report $815,981 cash on hand. All campaigns reported receiving contributions of $2,551,197 million during 2003; $2,071,348 of which was received by 748 Senate and House of Representative campaigns; 41 Constitutional office candidates received $479,849. The names of donors who contribute in excess of $100 to principal campaign committees are listed beginning on page 35. Campaign expenditures of $1,175,816 were made by legislative, and constitutional office candidate committees during 2003. Most candidates voluntarily agree to limit campaign expenditures in order to receive public subsidies. These subsidies include direct payments to eligible candidates during election years and participation in the Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program. The PCR program allows campaign contributors to receive up to $50 per year from the State as a refund of contributions made. Contributions made to qualifying political party units also qualify for refund under the PCR program. The summary includes selected data from reports filed by principal campaign committees, political party units, political committees and political funds. The final section lists the names of donors who have contributed more than $1,000 during 2003 (page 89). TABLE OF CONTENTS Entities in this Summary ............................................................................................................... 1 Abbreviations................................................................................................................................ 1 Campaign Expenditure Limits....................................................................................................... 1 Cash Balances / Contributions Received .............................................................................................2 Expenditures Made ...............................................................................................................................3 Comparison of Reports Filed by State Officeholders ............................................................... 4 Constitutional Officeholders.......................................................................................................... 6 Senators and Representatives ..................................................................................................... 7 Special Election Candidates....................................................................................................... 16 Special Election Candidates- Major Donors ............................................................................... 16 Judicial Officeholders.................................................................................................................. 17 Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees .................................................................... 18 Principal Campaign Committee - Major Donors ......................................................................... 35 Independent Expenditures - Political Party Units........................................................................ 42 Independent Expenditures - Political Committees and Political Funds....................................... 42 Political Party Units..................................................................................................................... 43 Political Committees and Political Funds ................................................................................... 52 Political Committees and Political Funds - Major Donors ........................................................... 63 Public Subsidy Payments and Disbursements for Political Parties ........................................... 84 Comparison of Reports Filed by Political Committees and Political Funds (PCF’s) and Political Party Units .................................................................................................................................. 85 Political Committees and Political Funds - Receiving Contributions in Excess of $20,000 ........ 87 Political Committees and Political Funds - Making Contributions in Excess of $10,000 ............ 88 Large Givers ............................................................................................................................. .89 ENTITIES IN THIS SUMMARY Category # in Summary # Terminated # Continuing in 2003 Registration Officeholders Constitutional 4 0 4 Senate 67 0 67 House of Representatives 134 0 134 Judicial 10 0 10 Special Election Candidates 2 0 2 Other Registered Candidates 612 142 470 Subtotal 829 142 686 Political Party Units DFL 167 1 166 RPM 144 1 143 IPM 90 9 GPM 24 2 22 Subtotal 344 4 340 Political Committees, Political Funds 360 19 341 Total 1,533 165 1,366 ABBREVIATIONS OFFICE POLITICAL PARTY UNITS GC Governor Committee DFL Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party AG Attorney General Committee RPM Republican Party of Minnesota SS Secretary of State Committee IND Independence Party of Minnesota ST State Treasurer Committee GPM Green Party of Minnesota SA State Auditor Committee OTH Other party affiliation SC Supreme Court * indicates district prior to 2000 redistricting AC Appeals Court DC District Court MISCELLANEOUS R Final report not filed PUBLIC SUBSIDY T Terminated with 2003 Report Y Public Subsidy Agreement in effect A Amendment pending N No Public Subsidy Agreement in effect N/A Not Applicable I Increased spending limit CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE LIMITS - 2003 Governor/Lt. Governor $437,620 Attorney General $72,940 Secretary State, State Auditor $36,470 State Senator $10,950 State Representative $5,480 1 CASH BALANCES / CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED CASH BALANCES Beginning cash balances January 1, 2003: Officeholders $1,325,472; Other Registered Committees $720,418 Ending cash balances Office held 2003 2001 1999 Constitutional $235,055 $196,312 $152,151 Senators $612,901 $836,627 $639,734 Representatives $722,895 $946,512 $975,621 TOTAL $1,570,851 $1,979,451 $1,767,506 Other Registered 2003 Committee’s Constitutional $535,661 Senate $203,080 Representative $382,542 TOTAL $1,121,283 CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED Officeholders contributions total: $2,126,675 in 2003. Office held Individuals Lobbyists Political Party Political Committees & Units Funds Constitutional $391,954 $11,340 $2,050 $9,100 Senators $493,297 $26,163 $16,491 $57,253 Representatives $947,886 $23,616 $58,589 $88,936 TOTAL $1,833,137 $61,119 $77,130 $155,289 Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees contributions total: $424,522 in 2003. Other Registered Individuals Lobbyists Political Party Political Committees & Committees Units Funds Constitutional $38,408 $2,501 $5,846 $18,650 Senate $56,901 $200 $4,021 $4,000 Representative $273,908 $2,828 $12,454 $4,805 TOTAL $369,217 $5,529 $22,321 $27,455 2 EXPENDITURES MADE Officeholders Office held 2003 Expenditures 2001 Expenditures % increase or decrease Constitutional $260,326 $114,830 127 % increase Senators $244,696 $311,395 21% decrease Representatives $349,076 $345,902 1% increase Total $854,098 $772,127 Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees – 612 principal campaign committees reported making expenditures totaling $321,718. Political party units, political committees, and political funds In 2003, 344 political party units and 360 political committees and political funds were registered with the Board. These entities reported receiving total contributions of $11,323,619 in 2003 from which they made total

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