Jim Oberstar Democrat (Elected 1974), MN House district 8
No longer in office
Total Campaign Contributions Received by Jim Oberstar: $1,206,092
Top 10 Interests Funding
Top 10 Organizations Funding
| Organization | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Polsinelli Shughart | $11,800 |
| Amalgamated Transit Union | $11,000 |
| UNITE HERE | $10,000 |
| United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union | $10,000 |
| American Crystal Sugar | $10,000 |
| United States Steel | $10,000 |
| Transport Workers Union of America | $10,000 |
| Service Employees International Union | $10,000 |
| Lockheed Martin | $9,000 |
| UPS | $8,500 |
Geographic Sources of Contributions to Jim Oberstar
Jim Oberstar received 97% of campaign contributions ($2,217,254) from outside his district. (Rank: 17 out of 421.)
Jim Oberstar received 87% of campaign contributions ($1,991,674) from outside his state. (Rank: 15 out of 421.)
Total Campaign Contributions, 2005-2007: $2,286,757
Top 10 Contributing Zip Codes
| Washington, DC 20036 | $154,690 |
| Washington, DC 20001 | $128,838 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | $123,848 |
| Washington, DC 20005 | $118,295 |
| Washington, DC 20004 | $82,627 |
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | $71,000 |
| Washington, DC 20007 | $47,526 |
| Washington, DC 20003 | $34,750 |
| Arlington, VA 22202 | $30,750 |
| Arlington, VA 22209 | $27,500 |
Top 5 Contributing States
| District Of Columbia | $740,023 |
| Minnesota | $278,583 |
| Virginia | $266,124 |
| California | $102,105 |
| Texas | $96,355 |
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This map depicts the total amount of campaign contributions to U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar (Minnesota District 8), based on the House District in which each contribution originated. This map includes all contributions from January 2005 through December 2007, excluding individual contributions of less than $200 and contributions from political parties, other candidates, and leadership PACs. Contribution data supplied by MapLight from analysis of Center for Responsive Politics data. Map created 10/16/2008 by Azavea Inc. For more details, see full report at http://www.maplight.org/remotecontrol08. This map may be freely reproduced provide credit is given to “MapLight.”
