Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Tyler Kistner
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Minnesota District 2
- Filing address
- Apple Valley, MN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- KISTNER, TYLER
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Minnesota, District 2
FEC candidate ID H0MN02134 · Principal campaign committee: KISTNER FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 2 | $3,409,854.76 | Lost the general election (45.6%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Minnesota District 2 | $3,053,799.70 | General-election nominee |
Total raised$3,409,854.76
Total spent$3,338,988.09
Cash on hand$104,878.34
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$2,834,806.7883%
- PACs and other committees$315,350.009%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$195,441.896%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$59,256.092%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
105 committees reported giving $317,600.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- FREEDOM CLUB FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACPAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACPAC$10,000.00
- FREEDOM AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$7,500.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$7,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BEXAR COUNTYParty committee$5,000.00
- MAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- VOTE TO ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW PAC (VERN PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- BUILDING AND RESTORING THE AMERICAN DREAM FUNDLeadership PAC$4,000.00
Show all 105 committees
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- KENDALL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- FISCHBACH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- AMERICA RELOADEDLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- CHAMPION AMERICAN VALUESHybrid PAC$3,500.00
- ANN PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- DELIVERS PACPAC$3,000.00
- HELLFIRE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- MINNESOTA YOUNG REPUBLICANS VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$2,900.00
- JOY PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- TKJ PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- VOICE OF IMMIGRANTS PACHybrid PAC$2,900.00
- THE GREAT LAKES LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- FROGMAN PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- BOG-PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- FIELD OF DREAMS PACLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- B BRIGADE MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$2,900.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- MADISON PROJECT INC.Hybrid PAC$2,500.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION-POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- INNOVATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,500.00
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- JAM PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- FRONTLINE PATRIOTSPAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VERN BUCHANAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ADRIAN SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CONCERNED AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM & OPPORTUNITY PAC (CAFO PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- BRETTPAC-THE LEADERSHIP PAC OF U.S.REPRESENATIVE BRETT GUTHRIELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ELISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- RON ESTES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STAR PACPAC$2,000.00
- DAN CRENSHAW FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- BULLDOG PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ROUGHRIDER PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- UPSTATE SC PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- SIX POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- OLD BREED PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL, INC. FEDERAL PACPAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- THE LOOSE GROUPPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ROBERT ADERHOLT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- WALBERG FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- UPPER HAND FUNDLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- HEARTDOCPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACPAC$1,000.00
- GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- BUDDY PACPAC$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$1,000.00
- BOLD ACTIVE CONSERVATIVES OF NEBRASKA PAC-BACON PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GUY FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEFEND & UPHOLD OUR NATION NOWLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CUT THE BULL PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- JERRY CARL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- YOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAMLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- JASON LEWIS FOR SENATECandidate committee$1,000.00
- BYRON DONALDS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DAM MAN PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NO NONSENSE PACPAC$1,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- FAVIR PAC (FRANCE ADVOCATES FOR VETS AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PAC)Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- BOOTSTRAP PRIORITIES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- INVEST IN A STRONG AND SECURE AMERICALeadership PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL WATERMELON ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Tyler Kistner$910,608.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Tyler Kistner$8,255,156.39
- Company and union communications to members about Tyler Kistner$3,231.12
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$4,291,968.00
- DCCCOpposing$2,652,722.00
- LCV VICTORY FUNDOpposing$405,800.00
- CENTER FORWARD COMMITTEEOpposing$387,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EOpposing$333,976.00
- CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNDSupporting$230,141.00
- WOMEN VOTE!Opposing$93,287.00
- SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICASupporting$48,000.00
- RIGHT NOW USASupporting$22,600.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACSupporting$20,000.00
- AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION INC.Supporting$13,867.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$12,109.00
The race
Minnesota U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kistner (R) | $3,409,854.76 | $104,878.34 | 2022-12-31 |
| Angela Dawn Craig (D) | $7,801,458.27 | $30,926.49 | 2022-12-31 |
| Richard Thomas Olson (W) | $37,656.01 | $4,174.01 | 2022-12-31 |
| Paula Mirare Overby (OTH) | $243.00 | $599.84 | 2022-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 13–16, 2022 | 586 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Angie Craig 46% · Tyler Kistner 45% · Paula Overby 5% |
| RMG Research | July 19–26, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Angie Craig 47% · Tyler Kistner 46% |
| Cygnal (R) | May 14–15, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Angie Craig 43% · Tyler Kistner 38% · Paula Overby 4% |
| Cygnal (R) | May 14–15, 2022 | 450 (LV) | ± 4.6% | Generic Democrat 44% · Generic Republican 46% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KISTNER FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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