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Money
$299.4K raised, $299.4K spent, $0 cash on hand (through Jul 15, 2025). Where it comes from
Who gives
14% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 67% from Minnesota · largest committee giver THE MAJORITY RULES, $5K
Their wordsWhat does Franzen say they will do?
Melisa Lopez Franzen’s words are not shown
We have not found a campaign site for this candidate yet.
MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?
Raised
$299.4K
$299,376
Spent
$299.4K
$299,376
Cash on hand
$0
$0
FEC filings, Mar 10, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00899310 ↗
Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report
$1.00 has been spent for every dollar raised across 3 reports ($299.4K of $299.4K). Cash on hand went from $251.6K on Mar 31, 2025 to $0 on Jul 15, 2025.
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
$100K$200K$300K
Mar ’25
Jun ’25
Jul ’25
Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report
Raised in the period
Spent in the period
Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025
$260,116
$8,514
$251,602
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025
$39,255
$287,673
$3,184
TERMINATION REPORT 2025 through Jul 15, 2025
$5
$3,189
$0
Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.
Where the money came from $299,376 reported receipts
Itemized (over $200)Donors who have given more than $200 this cycle, so the FEC itemizes (names) them.$164,79455%
Largest donors
Melisa Lopez FranzenOne contribution on Mar 31, 2025 · STATE SENATOR · STATE OF MINNESOTA · HOPKINS, MN$100,000
Adam Kobos3 contributions, latest May 20, 2025 · PORTLAND, OR$10,500
Jennifer Pritzker3 contributions, latest May 20, 2025 · CHICAGO, IL$10,500
Blake Nixon3 contributions, latest May 20, 2025 · EDINA, MN$6,500
Bernardino AgostoOne contribution on Mar 26, 2025 · MANAGING PARTNER · ABRAHAM WATKINS LAW FIRM · HOUSTON, TX$3,500
Lourdes BlancoOne contribution on Apr 3, 2025 · NOT EMPLOYED · KEY BISCAYNE, FL$3,500
Christine ByrnesOne contribution on Mar 30, 2025 · ATTORNEY · TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP · MARINA DEL REY, CA$3,500
Bruce DachisOne contribution on Mar 31, 2025 · INVESTOR · AAC · MINNEAPOLIS, MN$3,500
Edwin Torres DesantiagoOne contribution on Mar 30, 2025 · SENIOR ADVISOR · NEWPUBLICA LLC · MINNETONKA, MN$3,500
Nancy HyldenOne contribution on Mar 7, 2025 · ATTORNEY · SELF EMPLOYED · MINNEAPOLIS, MN$3,500
Craig KlineOne contribution on Mar 30, 2025 · ATTORNEY · TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP · MAPLEWOOD, NJ$3,500
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 202 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $273.7K.
The candidateMoney the candidate gave their own campaign.$100,00033%
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$26,3458.8%
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$5,0001.7%
Committees that gave
The Majority Rules1 receipt, latest Mar 25, 2025 · PAC (qualified)$5,000
The largest of the committees is listed. In all, 1 committee contribution was filed this cycle, totaling $5K. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total the campaign itself reports.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the campaign: rebates and refunds of what it spent.$3,2381.1%
Total reported receipts $299,376
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Jul 15, 2025.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $273,714 placed by state
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under $7.3K
$7.3K+
$29.3K+
$65.9K+
$117.1K+
none
Outlined: Minnesota, home state
Home state and away
Minnesota 67%MN 67%Elsewhere 33%
67% of the money placed by state came from inside Minnesota: $183K of $273.7K.
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
Minnesota home123 contributions · 67%
$182,964
Puerto Rico20 contributions · 7.3%
$20,000
California8 contributions · 4.7%
$13,000
Oregon4 contributions · 4.6%
$12,500
Outside spending $22,926,324 across this race
Money groups spent on their own, not through a campaign. Each ad is filed against the candidate it names, so money attacking an opponent shows on the opponent’s row. Open a candidate to see who spent it.
The campaign also refunded $9,304 in contributions, which the categories below do not include.
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$86,62330%
Filed as
DIGITAL CONSULTING$35,235
COMPLIANCE CONSULTING$22,750
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$19,765
GENERAL STRATEY CONSULTING$6,161
LEGAL CONSULTING$2,713
Paid to
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC9 payments · 36% of all spending
$109,235
Gusto14 payments · 10% of all spending
$31,013
David Browne Media1 payment · 9.2% of all spending
$27,636
Torres Desantiago, Edwin3 payments · 5.8% of all spending
$17,424
Conexion Political LLC1 payment · 5.6% of all spending
$16,728
Four Lions Media5 payments · 5.4% of all spending
$16,300
NGP VAN, Inc.5 payments · 3.6% of all spending
$10,831
Tall Order Strategies LLC3 payments · 3.4% of all spending
$10,265
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
EndorsementsWho does Franzen’s campaign say backs them?
Not read yet
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BallotWhen is Franzen on the ballot?
No ballot result matched to this candidate
Results come from civicAPI and appear here once a contest naming this candidate is matched to their filing. Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot; the state election office decides who is on it. The general election for this seat is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Official FEC filing record for the current cycle. The priorities they publish are quoted from their own site, in their order.
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No campaign pages quoted
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Illinois5 contributions · 4.1%
$11,250
Florida10 contributions · 2.4%
$6,500
District of Columbia8 contributions · 1.9%
$5,250
New Jersey2 contributions · 1.6%
$4,500
By the state each donor wrote on the filing, across 18 states and territories. Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized, so they cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
State Of Minnesota3 contributions · 38% of ranked
$100,300
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 29 contributions · 9.2% of ranked
$24,420
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 23 contributions · 6.6% of ranked
$17,550
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP4 contributions · 5.3% of ranked
$14,000
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP3 contributions · 2.8% of ranked
$7,500
National Grid Renewables7 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$7,200
Tawani Enterprises INC2 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$7,000
Newpublica LLC2 contributions · 1.7% of ranked
$4,500
A further $9,504 came from donors whose answer names no employer (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($26,345) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
State Senator1 contribution · 38% of ranked
$100,000
Attorney40 contributions · 15% of ranked
$38,390
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 27 contributions · 8.7% of ranked
$22,920
Partner7 contributions · 4.7% of ranked
$12,500
CEO8 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$7,000
Chair & Founder2 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$7,000
President4 contributions · 2.2% of ranked
$5,800
Self-employedWritten instead of an occupation · 3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked
$4,000
A further $10,004 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized gifts over $200, grouped by the words donors filed: not an industry classification, and a gift from an employee is not a gift from the employer. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($26,345) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Support and oppose are each group’s own labels, not a judgment made here.
$22,926,324 of the race total was filed about other candidates, so it would not show on Franzen’s own record.
Independent expenditures (Schedule E) only. Electioneering communications and corporate or union member communications file separately; they are counted for Franzenunder “Other outside spending” in the full finance detail, but not for the rest of the field, so every other row is a floor.
Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC
$57,985
Tall Order Strategies LLC$10,265
Hill Public Affairs Consulting LLC$9,500
Torres Desantiago, Edwin$6,161
Elias Law Group$2,713
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$52,34418%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTING$46,250
EVENT ENTERTAINMENT$3,450
CATERING$2,644
Paid to
Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC$46,250
Maldonado, Angel$3,450
Hepcat Coffee$687
OG Zaza$620
Rosetree$518
Lake Monster Brewing$500
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$46,53016%
Filed as
MEDIA PRODUCTION$46,530
Paid to
David Browne Media$27,636
Conexion Political LLC$16,728
Brooks Brothers$995
Jennifer Shapiro Events$731
Mindful Styling$440
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$23,1848%
Filed as
SALARY$23,184
Paid to
Torres Desantiago, Edwin$15,971
Deantoni, Deangelo$7,213
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$16,6655.8%
Filed as
PRINTING$16,300
POSTAGE$365
Paid to
Four Lions Media$16,300
United State Postal Service$365
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$16,4885.7%
Filed as
SOFTWARE RENTAL$16,211
WEB HOSTING$277
Paid to
NGP VAN, Inc.$10,831
Blue Wave Political Partners, LLC$5,000
Google$379
Godaddy$277
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$11,8774.1%
Filed as
AIR TRAVEL$6,528
LODGING$4,075
AUTO TRAVEL$1,274
Paid to
Delta Airlines$3,574
Sun Country Airlines$1,917
Hertz$729
Hilton Miami$720
Amex Travel$656
JW Marriott$622
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$10,0003.5%
Filed as
RESEARCH CONSULTING$10,000
Paid to
Tunlaw Strategies$10,000
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$7,8292.7%
Filed as
PAYROLL TAXES$7,430
PAYROLL FEE$399
Paid to
Gusto$7,829
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$7,0912.5%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD FEES$7,091
Paid to
ActBlue Technical Services$7,091
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$5,0001.7%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO COMMITTEE$5,000
Paid to
Women Winning Federal PAC$5,000
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$3,1101.1%
Filed as
TELEPHONE$1,273
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE DETAIL$1,228
SITE RENTAL$609
Paid to
Apple$1,009
Torres Desantiago, Edwin$991
Aloft$609
Verizon Wireless$264
Lopez Franzen, Melisa$237
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$1,8940.7%
Filed as
OFFICE SUPPLIES$633
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE$511
PHOTOGRAPHY$500
SECURITY SERVICES$250
Paid to
Amtrust$511
Patagonia Visual Solutions LLC$500
Harland Clarke$425
Sequeerity$250
Micro Center$208
Total itemized disbursements $288,634
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Jul 15, 2025.
All 111 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
8 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $41,334 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.