STATE OF MINNESOTA CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 2004 CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUMMARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES JUDICIAL CANDIDATES SPECIAL ELECTION DISTRICT 37 CONSTITUTIONAL AND SENATE OFFICE HOLDERS OTHER REGISTERED PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES POLITICAL PARTY UNITS POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND POLITICAL FUNDS Issued: June 20, 2005 (data as of May 18, 2005) 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 2004 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 whose office is not up for election and candidates who chose not to file for office, file one year-end report. Offices open for election in 2004 were: House of Representatives and certain Judicial seats. Political party units, political committees, and political funds that attempt to influence state elections also filed pre-primary, pre-general, and year-end reports. This summary is based on reports for election year 2004, as filed with the Board by principal campaign committees of candidates for 134 state representative seats (311 candidates filed), 38 candidates for elective judicial seats, and a special election in Senate District 37. Additionally, this summary includes data supplied by 4 constitutional officeholders; 67 senate officeholders; 7 judicial officeholders; 18 judicial candidates; 442 committees of candidates who did not file for election in 2004; 343 political party units; and 381 political committees and political funds. Comparison of total data from election year 2004 by principal campaign committees, political committees, or political funds with similar data from election years 2000 and 2002 is included in this summary. The data has not been verified or audited. This summary includes, for each candidate committee, political party unit, political committee or political fund, total contributions received; total transfers to candidates, committees, or funds; total expenditures; beginning and ending cash balances; and the total amount of public subsidy received by qualifying candidates. Outstanding loans payable, unpaid bills, or disbursements other than campaign expenditures or transfers to candidates are not itemized in the summary but are reflected in the totals reported in the summary. Campaign committees for constitutional and legislative office must abide by certain contribution limits. There is no contribution limit for elective judgeship candidates. House candidates reported receiving a total of $4,592,793 from individuals, lobbyists, political committees and political funds; and $569,993 from political parties (see page12) A total of $440,057 in contributions were reported received by 38 judicial candidates (see page 27). A listing of the names of individuals, committees, or funds contributing in aggregate more than $100 to legislative or district court candidates and more than $200 to constitutional office candidates and a list of contributors to political party units, political committees and political funds begins on page 51. Included in the total contributions received by House of Representative candidates were 5,823 donations of more than $100 each totaling $2,106,401 (41% of total contributions received). Judicial candidates received contributions from 513 donations of more than $100 each totaling $284,628 (65% of total contributions received). Most candidates voluntarily agree to limit expenditures in order to receive public subsidies. These subsidies include direct payments to eligible candidates during election years and the right to participate in the Political Contribution Refund (PCR) program. Agreements to abide by spending limits in order to receive money from the State Elections Campaign Fund were signed by 97% of registered house of representative candidates filing for office. A total of $1,736,164 in public subsidy was distributed to 267 eligible house of representative candidates. Campaign expenditures are made for the purpose of influencing the nomination or election of a candidate and apply toward the expenditure limit applicable to partisan candidates who signed a Public Subsidy Agreement. In 2004, 311 candidates who filed for the house of representatives reported making total campaign expenditures of $5,525,826, a 10% increase in campaign spending when compared with total expenditures of $5,027,261 in 2002. According to statistics compiled from candidate reports, winners outspent losers in 78% of the state house races. There were no house districts without opposition in the general election. Four constitutional officers who were not up for election in 2004 reported receiving $923,365 in total contributions and reported making total campaign expenditures of $424,103. State senate office holders reported receiving a total of $653,458 in contributions and making total campaign expenditures of $235,310. Other candidate committees who did not file for office reported receiving $209,242 in contributions and making total campaign expenditures of $107,632. This summary includes selected data from reports filed by political party units, political committees and political funds. Reports filed by 343 political party committees and 381 political committees and political funds disclosed receipt of contributions totaling $63,357,003 from which they made total contributions of $7,180,832 to state candidate committees and political committees and political funds. Included in the $63,357,003: • $7,371,139 was contributed to Democratic Farmer Labor party units which made $2,249,060 in contributions to state candidate committees and other committees and $1,607,945 in independent expenditures; • $7,204,568 was contributed to Republican Party of Minnesota party units which made $420,875 in contributions to state candidate committees and other committees and $1,251,473 in independent expenditures; • $32,551 was contributed to Independence Party of Minnesota party units which made $1,440 in contributions to state candidate committees and other committees; • $61,210 was contributed to Green Party of Minnesota party units which made $675 in contributions to state candidate committees and other committees; Contributions made by individuals to qualifying political party units also qualify for a refund under the PCR program. The summary includes a list of political committees and political funds that made independent expenditures expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate (page 130) and includes names of donors who contributed more than $2,000 to candidate committees, political committees, political funds, or political party units during 2004 (page171). TABLE OF CONTENTS Entities in this Summary ............................................................................................................... 1 Abbreviations................................................................................................................................ 1 Campaign Expenditure Limits....................................................................................................... 1 Contributions and Expenditures ............................................................................................................2 2004 Statistics for House of Representative Candidates ............................................................. 4 Comparison of Reports Filed by Principal Campaign Committees............................................... 5 State Public Subsidy Program...................................................................................................... 6 Public Subsidy Payments and Disbursements for Political Parties ............................................. 7 Tax Return Participation Rate....................................................................................................... 8 House of Representative Candidates......................................................................................... 12 Judicial Office Candidates ......................................................................................................... .27 Special Election Candidates....................................................................................................... 29 Constitutional Officeholders........................................................................................................ 32 Senate Officeholders .................................................................................................................. 33 Judicial Officeholders ................................................................................................................. 37 Other Registered Principal Campaign Committees .................................................................... 38 Principal Campaign Committee - Major Donors ......................................................................... 51 Comparison of Reports Filed by Political Committees and Political Funds (PCFs) and Political Party Units..................................................................................................