2026 candidate · follow the money
Who funds Matthew David Klein?
The money.
- Raised
- $1.5M
- Spent
- $1.5M
- Cash on hand
- $-1,571
- Individuals 92% $1.4M
- PACs & other committees 7% $100K
- Candidate's own money & loans <0.1% $605
- Other receipts 0.8% $11K
Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026. Excludes $16K moved between the candidate's own committees.
Outside groups: $2.5M supporting · $17K opposing
Biggest spenders supporting
- 314 ACTION FUND $2.5M
Biggest spenders opposing
- IN UNION USA $17K
Largest direct PAC contributions
Who gave.
Who gives $1.4M from individuals
9% in small-dollar gifts
$128K of $1.4M 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 $953K of the $1.2M the campaign reported itemizing through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jul 22, 2026 for this campaign.
53% from Minnesota · 47% from elsewhere
Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.
41% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.
Top states
- Minnesota $503K
- California $84K
- New York $77K
- Florida $72K
- Maryland $37K
- Massachusetts $26K
- Connecticut $14K
- Oklahoma $14K
Top employers named by donors
- CIRESI CONLIN LLP $15K
- ESSENTIA HEALTH $9,155
- MAYO CLINIC $7,500
- FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES $7,250
- FAEGRE DRINKER $5,250
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $4,475
- HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE $3,890
- HEALTHPARTNERS $3,650
- NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH $2,800
- CENTRACARE $1,925
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: $428K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $456K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.
Summary through Sep 30, 2026. Itemized gifts dated May 5, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, net of refunds (1,577 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: $2.5M for / $17K against · $0 in the final two weeks
Source: FEC regular reports. The final two weeks run Oct 21, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, by the date each ad or mailing went out.
What it bought, per the late reports
- Ads, medium not stated 99% $2.5M
- Mail, print & signs 0.7% $17K
Largest late spenders for
- 314 ACTION FUND $2.5M
Largest late spenders against
- IN UNION USA $17K
Latest dissemination on these reports: August 5, 2026. FEC 24- and 48-hour independent-expenditure reports read November 4, 2026, with amended and re-filed reports counted once (7 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 $920K in itemized spending
These itemized payments cover $920K of the $1.5M 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 42% $387K
- Consultants & strategy 12% $108K
- Staff & payroll 0.2% $1,825
- Fundraising & processing fees 14% $132K
- Polling, research & data 16% $144K
- Travel, meals & events 2% $15K
- Office, technology & overhead 11% $101K
- Legal & compliance 3% $31K
- Contributions, transfers & refunds <0.1% $350
Largest payees
- CANAL PARTNERS MEDIA $208K
- BCOM SOLUTIONS, LLC $189K
- UNITED STRATEGIES $109K
- THE STRATEGY GROUP, LLC $104K
- NGP VAN DBA EVERYACTION, INC. $58K
Paid to individuals: $93K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.
Payments dated May 11, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (399 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.
- Matt LittleDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $1.5M raised · $501K outside
- Angela Dawn CraigDemocrat · $1.4M raised
- Eric PrattRepublican · $717K raised · $285 outside
- Kaela Jo BergDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $425K raised · $1.2M outside
- Tyler KistnerRepublican · $351K raised
- Hugh McTavishDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $189K raised
- Jeremy WestbyRepublican · $39K raised
- Michael StefankoDemocratic-Farmer-Labor · $936 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.