Minnesota U.S. House District 1

The count.

Checking the election sources…

Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOMSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries$42K for Brad Finstad · $8,000 against Jacob Johnson
• TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUNDSuper PAC$21K for Jacob Johnson · $19K against Brad Finstad
• PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans$21K for Jacob Johnson
• MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDemocratic party committee$806 against Brad Finstad
• MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PACCorporate PAC · Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life, Inc.$285 for Brad Finstad

Each campaign.

• Jacob JohnsonFEC filing: Jacob Johnson · H6MN01190 ↗

  Raised

  $3.4M

  Spent

  $2.9M

  Cash on hand

  $561K

  • Individuals 89% $3.1M
  • PACs & other committees 10% $352K
  • Party committees 0.5% $17K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 0.2% $5,372
  • Other receipts 0.1% $3,859

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $67K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $42K supporting · $8,000 opposing ($44K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC (super PAC account)98% of its general-election spending helped Democrats or opposed Republicans $21K
  2. TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUNDSuper PAC $21K

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOMSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $8,000

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUBUnion PAC $10K
  2. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONUnion PAC · National Education Association $10K
  3. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EUnion PAC · American Federation Of State, County And Municipal Employees, Afl-Cio $10K

  Where the money went $974K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $974K of the $2.9M 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 9% $88K
  • Consultants & strategy 10% $93K
  • Staff & payroll 24% $237K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 14% $132K
  • Polling, research & data 32% $309K
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $27K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $15K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $37K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.2% $1,491
  • Other or unclassified 4% $34K

  Largest payees

  1. WESTWEST DIGITAL $381K
  2. GUSTO $233K
  3. ACTBLUE $58K
  4. NGP $42K
  5. UNITED STRATEGIES $25K

  Paid to individuals: $120K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 21, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (417 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.

• Brad FinstadFEC filing: Brad Finstad · H2MN01223 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · Brad Finstad

  In the U.S. House (MN-1) since 2022 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Agriculture, Armed Services, Small Business · 8 subcommittees
  • 238 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 2 committees reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H2MN01223) 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.

  Raised

  $2.4M

  Spent

  $2.2M

  Cash on hand

  $604K

  • Individuals 43% $1.0M
  • PACs & other committees 57% $1.4M

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $375K moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $42K supporting · $20K opposing ($57K of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOMSuper PACSpent mainly in primaries $42K
  2. MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PACCorporate PAC · Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life, Inc. $285

  Biggest spenders opposing

  1. TAKEACTION MN FEDERAL FUNDSuper PAC $19K
  2. MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTYDemocratic party committee $806

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)Cooperative PAC · Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative $13K
  2. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PACCooperative PAC · Dairy Farmers Of America, Inc. $10K
  3. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)Trade association PAC · American Bankers Association (aba) $10K

  Where the money went $794K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $794K of the $2.2M 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 17% $136K
  • Consultants & strategy 33% $259K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 38% $303K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $19K
  • Travel, meals & events 2% $18K
  • Office, technology & overhead 2% $14K
  • Legal & compliance 4% $35K
  • Other or unclassified 1% $9,513

  Largest payees

  1. SHANNA WOODBURY CONSULTING, LLC $196K
  2. PINNACLE DIRECT $115K
  3. KEYSTONE CONSULTING $86K
  4. THE OORBEEK MEMMOTT GROUP $85K
  5. POLARIS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC $60K

  Paid to individuals: $75K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (291 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.

• Alex EatonFEC filing: Alex Eaton · H6MN01232 ↗

  Raised

  $79K

  Spent

  $65K

  Cash on hand

  $14K

  Debts

  $34K

  • Individuals 100% $79K

  Campaign totals through Jul 22, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $65K in itemized spending

  • Advertising & outreach 55% $36K
  • Staff & payroll 43% $28K
  • Travel, meals & events 0.7% $483
  • Other or unclassified 0.9% $594

  Largest payees

  1. SMARTSET $20K
  2. STAGE LEFT STRATEGIES $10K
  3. IMPACT PRINT $2,243
  4. BEST WESTERN FAIRMONT $483

  Paid to individuals: $32K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 18, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (47 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.

• Oliver Roderick MorlanFEC filing: Oliver Roderick Morlan · H6MN01216 ↗

  Raised

  $980

  Spent

  $903

  Cash on hand

  $153

  • Individuals 85% $830
  • Candidate's own money & loans 15% $150

  Campaign totals through Jul 22, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $722 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $722 of the $903 the campaign reported spending through Jul 22, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 20, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 81% $582
  • Other or unclassified 19% $140

  Paid to individuals: $722, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 1, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (4 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.

• Andy SmithFEC filing: Andy Smith · H6MN01208 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Campaign totals through May 8, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Lucas Todd YoungerbergFEC filing: Lucas Todd Youngerberg · H6MN01224 ↗

  Raised

  $0

  Spent

  $0

  Cash on hand

  $0

  Campaign totals through May 15, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.