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Chip Cravaack

Party
Republican
Office Held:
US House, MN
Office Sought:
US House, MN
CRAVAACK, Chip, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 29, 1959; graduated from St. Xavier High School, Finneytown, Ohio, 1977; B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., 1981; M.Ed., University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla., 1989; United States Navy, 1981-1990; United States Navy Reserve, 1990-2005; pilot; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2013); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.

Source: Bioguide

Campaign Finance

$2,344,104 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

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Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's December 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $2,344,104 #87 of 728 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $2,385,666 #82 of 728 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $18,014 #413 of 728 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $1,934,771
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    		 $1,474,337
    American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
    Oppose
    		 $758,000
    Service Employees International Union
    Oppose
    		 $191,257
    Friends Of Democracy
    Oppose
    		 $129,236
    Service Employees International Union Pea-Federal
    Oppose
    		 $60,000
    Working Assets Long Distance
    Oppose
    		 $50,686
    Lunch Pail Republicans Independent Expenditure Only Committee
    Support
    		 $37,097
    Republican Party of Minnesota
    Support
    		 $20,067
    American Action Network
    Support
    		 $16,930
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    86% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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