3M Company PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2012 · Treasurer: Chad Klostermann · St. Paul, MN

Raised
$61,584
incl. $13,343 unitemized small gifts
excl. $18,061 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$2,500
To TN candidates
$1,500
60% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
40% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,500 (60%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $2,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee First $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Livio Desimone St Paul, MN Retired $5,000.00
Ronald Baukol Nahtomedi, MN None Listed $5,000.00
Ian Francis Charles Eagan, MN 3M $4,166.68
Christopher David Holmes Eagan, MN 3M $1,249.98
David Walter Meline Minneapolis, MN 3M $1,249.98
Hakcheol Shin Stillwater, MN 3M $1,249.98
Inge G Thulin Minneapolis, MN 3M $1,249.98
Jeffrey Kenneth Rageth Woodbury, MN 3M $1,249.98
John Karl Woodworth Woodbury, MN 3M $1,249.98
Julie Lee Bushman Stillwater, MN 3M $1,249.98

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2012 Amended Historical $1,982.20 $56,424.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Late Historical $0.00 $1,982.20 Source ↗