2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Angie Craig?
What they did in office.
Sitting member of Congress · Angie Craig
In the U.S. House (MN-2) since 2019 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027
- Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
- 1 committee: Agriculture (Ranking Member)
- 346 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 14 committees reported outside spending for or against them
Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (S6MN00499) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.
The money.
- Raised
- $12M
- Spent
- $13M
- Cash on hand
- $148K
- Debts
- $16K
- Individuals 90% $11M
- PACs & other committees 7% $811K
- Party committees <0.1% $825
- Candidate's own money & loans 3% $373K
- Other receipts 0.7% $85K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $1.1M moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $9.2M supporting · $2.0M opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- NORTH STAR DAWN PAC $7.6M
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $1.2M
- MINNESOTANS FOR PROGRESS PAC $356K
- BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT $25K
- DEMOCRATS FIGHT BACK PAC $9,683
Biggest spenders opposing
Largest direct PAC contributions
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $10K
Who gave.
Who gives $11M from individuals
21% in small-dollar gifts
$2.4M of $11M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.
Adding itemized gifts from donors whose itemized total is $200 or less, about 22%. Many small gifts sent through ActBlue or WinRed are itemized anyway, so the first figure runs low; this estimate groups donors by name and ZIP code as filed and counts only itemized gifts already in the FEC bulk file.
36% from Minnesota · 64% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
51% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Minnesota $2.9M
- California $1.3M
- New York $917K
- Florida $446K
- Massachusetts $299K
- Illinois $250K
- District of Columbia $219K
- New Jersey $218K
Top employers named by donors
- COINBASE INC $43K
- ANTHROPIC $36K
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $33K
- HEARTLAND REALTY INVESTORS INC $29K
- BLACKSTONE $20K
- ANTHROPIC PBC $18K
- NEUBERGER BERMAN $17K
- FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP $16K
- KALSHI $15K
- GENERAL MILLS $14K
Employers as donors wrote them on the form. A company listed here did not give this money; people who work there did.
Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $4.0M. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $3.6M, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 22, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (22,316 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗
From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Outside money in the final weeks.
Outside spending including late reports: $9.6M for / $2.1M against · $0 in the final two weeks
That is $462K more than the $11M in regular reports alone. Source: FEC regular reports plus 24- and 48-hour reports they do not yet cover. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
$1.4M of the $12M on late reports was filed as an estimate. A 24- or 48-hour report is due within a day or two of the spending; the spender's later regular report carries the final cost.
What it bought, per the late reports
- TV, radio & streaming TV 39% $4.7M
- Digital ads 26% $3.1M
- Ads, medium not stated 29% $3.5M
- Mail, print & signs 4% $487K
- Phones & texts 1% $125K
- Ad production 2% $231K
Largest late spenders for
- NORTH STAR DAWN PAC $7.2M
- MINNESOTANS FOR PROGRESS PAC $1.4M
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEE $1.2M
- BLUE FIGHT PAC $24K
- BLUE MAJORITY PROJECT $23K
Largest late spenders against
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 10, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (69 entries). These reports on FEC.gov ↗
Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate and is not the candidate's money. Purposes are grouped from each spender's own description, so the groups are approximate. A dollar figure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.
Where it went.
Where the money went $9.0M in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $9.0M of the $13M the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.
- Advertising & outreach 45% $4.1M
- Consultants & strategy 4% $355K
- Staff & payroll 24% $2.2M
- Fundraising & processing fees 13% $1.1M
- Polling, research & data 6% $499K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $139K
- Office, technology & overhead 4% $352K
- Legal & compliance 1% $123K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $1,849
- Other or unclassified 1% $126K
Largest payees
- GUSTO $2.1M
- LIFTOFF CAMPAIGNS $1.6M
- GMMB $1.5M
- GAMBIT STRATEGIES LLC $758K
- FDM CONNECTS LLC $446K
Paid to individuals: $220K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated Apr 29, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (1,587 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗
Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.
Others who filed for this seat.
- Michele TafoyaRepublican · $11M raised · $464K outside
- Margaret FlanaganDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $11M raised · $7.7M outside
- Adam SchwarzeRepublican · $1.4M raised · $233K outside
- Royce WhiteRepublican · $735K raised
- Melisa Lopez FranzenDemocrat · $299K raised
- Tom WeilerRepublican · $221K raised
- David W HannRepublican · $133K raised
- Mark YorkRepublican · $75K raised
- Tina SmithDemocrat · $49K raised
- Rebecca WhitingLibertarian · $3,756 raised
- Raymond David PetersenRepublican · $973 raised
- Mike RuohoRepublican · $0 raised
Questions worth asking.
Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.
FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.