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Who funds Matt Little?

Minnesota U.S. House District 2Democratic-Farmer-LaborFiled for an open seatFEC H6MN02230
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The money.

Matt LittleFEC filing: Matt Little · H6MN02230 ↗
Raised
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$205K
Debts
$138K
  • Individuals 77% $1.2M
  • PACs & other committees 9% $131K
  • Party committees 0.7% $10K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 13% $198K
  • Other receipts <0.1% $13

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

Outside groups: $483K supporting · $17K opposing

Biggest spenders supporting

  1. MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC of Pramila JayapalSpent mainly in primaries $200K
  2. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PACPAC with no sponsoring organizationSpent mainly in primaries $151K
  3. AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP)Super PACSpent mainly in primaries $71K
  4. NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTIONSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $61K
  5. SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSuper PAC $10

Biggest spenders opposing

  1. IN UNION USASuper PACAll of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $17K

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)Membership group PAC · American Association For Justice (aaj) $10K
  2. MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDemocratic party committee $10K
  3. LEADERS WE DESERVEHybrid PAC (super PAC account) $10K
  4. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSUnion PAC · International Association Of Machinists And Aerospace Workers $5,000
  5. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBUnion PAC $5,000

Who gave.

Who gives $1.2M from individuals

19% in small-dollar gifts

$214K of $1.2M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

The itemized gifts below add up to $557K of the $942K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026 for this campaign.

85% from Minnesota · 15% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

81% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. Minnesota $474K
  2. California $12K
  3. New York $10K
  4. Texas $9,539
  5. Connecticut $7,000
  6. Maryland $6,250
  7. Florida $5,820
  8. Illinois $4,400

Top employers named by donors

  1. AUGSBURG $8,184
  2. ALLINA HEALTH $4,650
  3. STATE OF MINNESOTA $3,250
  4. UNITED AIRLINES $2,680
  5. SIEBEN EDMUNDS MILLER $2,600
  6. ECOLAB $1,949
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,500

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: $233K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $299K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Apr 25, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (1,260 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: $771K for / $17K against · $16K in the final two weeks

That is $288K more than the $501K 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.

$498K of the $781K 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

  • Digital ads 76% $592K
  • Mail, print & signs 21% $164K
  • Phones & texts 2% $12K
  • Ad production 2% $12K

Largest late spenders for

  1. NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOR PATIENT PROTECTION $261K
  2. MEDICARE FOR ALL $200K
  3. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS PAC $150K
  4. AB PAC $72K
  5. AMERICAN PRIORITIES (AP) $64K

Largest late spenders against

  1. IN UNION USA $17K

Latest dissemination on these reports: October 29, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (18 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 $756K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $756K of the $1.3M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 28% $208K
  • Consultants & strategy 21% $158K
  • Staff & payroll 24% $179K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 6% $43K
  • Polling, research & data 7% $56K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.6% $4,609
  • Office, technology & overhead 6% $45K
  • Legal & compliance 7% $49K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 1% $9,400
  • Other or unclassified 0.6% $4,313

Largest payees

  1. MCCOOL DIGITAL $113K
  2. AMBROSINO MUIR HANSEN CROUNSE $111K
  3. CKSC LLC $47K
  4. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY $46K
  5. NGP VAN $43K

Paid to individuals: $195K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated May 4, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (405 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.

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.