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  1. Tim Walz

    Governor · Minnesota

    Not seeking re-election; leaves office January 2027

    No PAC money

    federal PACs can't give to governors

    • State donor network (separate estimate): $131K from 39 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    N/AVoting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    $131Kstate donor network: an estimate, matched by name and ZIP, of what 39 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP gave to state campaigns

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    Official state contact details.

    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$205,500
    2. Banks, finance and insurance$56,500
    3. Weapons makers' PACs$27,000
    4. Health insurers$9,500
    5. Gun makers and gun-rights groups$7,000
    6. Oil and gas$1,500

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $27,000: Northrop Grumman $7,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $6,500 · BAE Systems $4,000 · Boeing $3,000 · General Dynamics $2,000 · L3Harris $2,000 · Lockheed Martin $2,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $205,500 from 38 PACs: AFSCME $10,000 · American Federation of Teachers $10,000 · Carpenters $10,000 · Communications Workers (CWA) $10,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $10,000 · and 33 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $56,500 from 12 PACs: Farm Credit Council $15,000 · America's Credit Unions $13,000 · Independent Community Bankers of America $7,000 · Thrivent $5,000 · Rain and Hail Insurance Society $4,000 · and 7 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $9,500 from 4 PACs: UnitedHealth Group $5,000 · Centene $2,500 · AHIP $1,000 · Blue Cross Blue Shield Association $1,000
    Gun makers and gun-rights groups (PACs, separate)
    $7,000 from 2 PACs: National Shooting Sports Foundation $5,000 · NRA Political Victory Fund $2,000
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,500 from 1 PAC: ExxonMobil $1,500
    State donor network (separate)
    $131,156 given to Tim Walz's state campaigns (2018, 2022, 2026 races) by 39 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP. From state campaign-finance records; matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology). Federal PACs can't give to governor races. Includes money raised for 2026 before Walz withdrew in January 2026.

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    Sources

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Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.