Federal candidate · 2019–2020 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 3, 2020 (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 |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, 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$2,843,817.5393%
- PACs and other committees$137,762.785%
- Party committees$5,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$60,748.452%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,470.940%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
46 committees reported giving $159,882.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- WINREDHybrid PAC$12,682.00
- FREEDOM CLUB FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FREEDOM AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANSLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- CITIZENS UNITED POLITICAL VICTORY FUND Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ATE PAC)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- SPIRIT OF '76 PACLeadership PAC$4,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPURTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC (COLE PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$3,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST INC. CANDIDATE FUNDConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENERGY TRANSFER EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY PAC (ENERGY TRANSFER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- BUILDING LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRING NEW ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPS-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
Show all 46 committees
- NEW PACPAC$2,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF GLENN THOMPSONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTAParty committee$2,000.00
- BLAINE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- STAR PACPAC$2,000.00
- GO PAC GOLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- LACY JOHNSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIESConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MICHAEL BURGESS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- FREEDOM'S DEFENSE FUNDPAC$1,000.00
- CMR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$1,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE PROMISES PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- KEEPING AMERICA GREAT PACPAC$1,000.00
- U.S. ISRAEL PAC (USI PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- FRIENDS OF SNOWMOBILING PACConnected PAC$200.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Tyler Kistner$82,760.97
- Independent expenditures opposing Tyler Kistner$416,507.01
FEC totals for the 2020 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$403,123.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACSupporting$25,000.00
- SEND IN THE MARINE PACSupporting$25,000.00
- INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S VOICESupporting$18,791.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MINNESOTA POLITICAL ACTION FUNDOpposing$8,444.00
- THE GUARDIAN FUNDSupporting$6,941.00
- WORKING AMERICAOpposing$4,875.00
- AMERICAN MAJORITY ACTION INC.Supporting$4,232.00
- MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE, INC. FEDERAL PACSupporting$2,467.00
- STUDENTS FOR LIFE ACTIONSupporting$319.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
Minnesota U.S. House, District 2, 2020 · 5 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Kistner (R) | $3,053,799.70 | $34,011.67 | 2020-12-31 |
| Angela Dawn Craig (D) | $5,676,522.49 | $1,031,999.87 | 2020-12-31 |
| Richard Thomas Olson (W) | $108,041.13 | −$1,753.37 | 2020-09-30 |
| Erika Marie Cashin (R) | $66,290.90 | $0.00 | 2020-05-22 |
| Regina Barr (R) | $59,697.54 | $0.00 | 2020-05-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
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Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 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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