In the race for the DFL nomination for Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat, Congresswoman Angie Craig is outpacing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan when it comes to fundraising.
In the last quarter of 2025, Craig’s campaign raised nearly $2.1 million. Since she launched her campaign last April, she has brought in more than $6.7 million. Craig has transferred money from her previous congressional campaign and loaned money to her campaign.
She currently has over $3.7 million in cash on hand.
Meanwhile, Flanagan raised just over $1 million in the last three months of 2025. To date, she has raised more than $3.28 million since launching her campaign in March of 2025. The lieutenant governor has just $810,000 in cash on hand.
At present, the pair are locked in a brutal fight for the DFL nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Tina Smith. Seeking the support of the far-left, Flanagan has repeatedly attacked Craig for voting in favor of the Laken Riley Act.
In response, Craig has tried to appeal to the DFL’s left-wing voters by calling on ICE to leave Minnesota, attacking President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and supporting efforts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
On the Republican side of the race, former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya is considered the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. However, her campaign was launched in January of this year which means that fundraising totals for her are not available.
Other GOP candidates include Adam Schwarze, Royce White, and David Hann.
In Q4 of 2025, Schwarze brought in $341,000. He has raised over $822,000 since he launched his campaign last year and currently has $293,000 in cash on hand. White brought in nearly $92,000 in Q4. He has raised over $702,000 since announcing and has $86,000 in cash on hand.
Fundraising totals for Hann are not yet available.
Minnesota’s Second Congressional District
With Craig seeking higher office, a slew of candidates have announced their campaigns for her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. That seat, Minnesota’s Second Congressional District, encompasses much of Twin Cities’ south metro area.
For years, the district was considered a swing-seat; Craig herself lost her first campaign for the office before winning several close elections thereafter. However, the seat has become more favorable to the DFL in recent years with Craig winning in 2024 by double digits.
At present, State Sen. Matt Klein, State Rep. Kaela Berg, and former State Sen. Matt Little are seeking the DFL nomination for the seat.
Klein has raised over $565,000 since he announced his campaign in May of last year. In Q4 of 2025, Klein brought in $181,000. He currently has over $328,000 in cash on hand.
Meanwhile, Little has raised $583,000 since launching his candidacy in April. However, $155,000 of that sum was from a loan he gave his campaign. Little raised nearly $126,000 in Q4 of 2025 and has roughly $390,000 in cash on hand.
Berg, who joined the race in October, has raised $132,000 and has $53,000 in cash on hand.
On the Republican side, State Sen. Eric Pratt and U.S. Marine Tyler Kistner are running for the seat. Kistner was the Republican nominee for the office twice before in 2020 and 2022; he lost to Craig both times by less than 3 points and less than 6 points, respectively.
Since launching his campaign in May of 2025, Kistner has raised over $327,000; roughly $92,000 of that came in Q4 of 2025. However, Kistner only has $10,000 in cash on hand after spending large amounts of money on campaign consultancy services and direct mail.
Conversely, Pratt has brought in $208,000 since announcing his candidacy in July. However, $105,000 of that sum is from a loan Pratt made to his campaign. A longtime state legislator, Pratt raised $46,000 in the last quarter of 2025. He has over $142,000 in cash on hand.
Luke Sprinkel
Luke Sprinkel previously worked as a Legislative Assistant at the Minnesota House of Representatives. He grew up as a Missionary Kid (MK) living in England, Thailand, Tanzania, and the Middle East. Luke graduated from Regent University in 2018.
