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Brad Finstad
U.S. House District 1
2022 general election. Election concluded.
Incumbents
No incumbent is running.
Challengers
Campaign finance
Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.
Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.
| Candidate | Total receipts | Cash on hand | Direct PAC receipts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Finstad Republican | $1,500,244 | $265 | $618,578 |
| Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $2,592,367 | $9,731 | $90,000 |
Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.
Total receipts
Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.
Highest total receipts: Jeff Ettinger at $2,592,367. Lowest: Brad Finstad at $1,500,244. The largest reported value sets this scale at $2,592,367.
Cash on hand
The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.
Highest cash on hand: Jeff Ettinger at $9,731. Lowest: Brad Finstad at $265. The largest reported value sets this scale at $9,731.
Direct PAC receipts
Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.
Highest direct PAC receipts: Brad Finstad at $618,578. Lowest: Jeff Ettinger at $90,000. The largest reported value sets this scale at $618,578.
Outside spending supporting
Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.
Highest outside spending supporting: Brad Finstad at $1,538,065. Lowest: Jeff Ettinger at $7,790. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,538,065.
Outside spending opposing
Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.
Highest outside spending opposing: Brad Finstad at $124,000. Lowest: Jeff Ettinger at $0. The largest reported value sets this scale at $124,000.
Where each campaign's committee money came from
Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.
Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership PACs | $132,30021.2% | $40,50042.9% |
| Trade association PACs | $110,75017.8% | $5,0005.3% |
| Non-connected committees | $110,90017.8% | $0 |
| Corporate PACs | $100,00016.0% | $3,3753.6% |
| Membership organization PACs | $48,9787.9% | $6,5757.0% |
| Other candidates' committees | $51,0008.2% | $4,0004.2% |
| Labor union PACs | $17,5002.8% | $30,00031.8% |
| Cooperative PACs | $23,0003.7% | $5,0005.3% |
| Corporations without capital stock | $19,0003.0% | $0 |
| Party committees | $10,0001.6% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $623,428 | $94,450 |
Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness Agriculture | $56,00013.0% | $5,00010.0% |
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $35,0008.1% | $0 |
| Food and beverage Agriculture | $20,0004.6% | $5,00010.0% |
| Building trades unions Labor | $17,5004.1% | $5,00010.0% |
| Automotive Transportation | $20,5004.8% | $0 |
| Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate | $18,0004.2% | $0 |
| Construction Construction | $17,0004.0% | $0 |
| Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate | $15,0003.5% | $0 |
| Public sector unions Labor | $0 | $15,00030.0% |
| Trucking Transportation | $9,5002.2% | $0 |
| Media and entertainment Communications and technology | $9,0002.1% | $0 |
| Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate | $7,5001.7% | $0 |
| Telecommunications Communications and technology | $7,0001.6% | $0 |
| Air transport Transportation | $5,0001.2% | $0 |
| Industrial unions Labor | $0 | $5,00010.0% |
| Lawyers and law firms Professional services | $0 | $5,00010.0% |
| Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue | $5,0001.2% | $0 |
| Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate | $5,0001.2% | $0 |
| Physicians and medical specialties Health | $3,0000.7% | $0 |
| Electric utilities Energy and natural resources | $2,5000.6% | $0 |
| Hospitals and nursing homes Health | $2,5000.6% | $0 |
| Transportation unions Labor | $0 | $2,5005.0% |
| Pharmaceuticals Health | $1,5000.3% | $0 |
| Technology Communications and technology | $1,5000.3% | $0 |
| Mining Energy and natural resources | $1,0000.2% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $193,300 | $44,500 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $171,12839.8% | $7,45014.9% |
| Itemized total | $623,428 | $94,450 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $1,538,065100.0% | $0 |
| Party committees | $0 | $7,790100.0% |
| Itemized total | $1,538,065 | $7,790 |
Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $1,485,96896.6% | $0 |
| Committees not yet categorized | $52,0983.4% | $0 |
| Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees | $0 | $7,790 |
| Itemized total | $1,538,065 | $7,790 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Non-connected committees | $124,000100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $124,000 | $0 |
Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced
| Category | Brad Finstad Republican | Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
|---|---|---|
| Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue | $124,000100.0% | $0 |
| Itemized total | $124,000 | $0 |
Last-minute contributions reported before an election
Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.
| Candidate | Reported on notices | Notices | Covers | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Finstad Republican | $270,378 | 18 | May 5 to Nov 1, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
| Jeff Ettinger Democratic-Farmer-Labor | $96,700 | 20 | May 5 to Nov 1, 2022 | Covered by regular reports |
Candidates not compared
These candidates are left out of the comparison rather than shown as zero, because a missing or partial record is not the same as no money.
- Richard Reisdorf (Legal Marijuana Now): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
- Brian Abrahamson (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis): No FEC data is stored for cycle 2022.
Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.