Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Kaela Jo Berg
- Party
- Democratic-Farmer-Labor
- Running for
- U.S. House · Minnesota District 2
- Filing address
- Burnsville, MN (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BERG, KAELA JO
- Next election
- Primary August 11, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Minnesota, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6MN02271 · Principal campaign committee: KAELA FOR CONGRESS
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$293,251.5168%
- PACs and other committees$130,066.8130%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,000.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$9,000.002%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$460.820%
Self-funding: $1,000.00 (0% of money raised): $1,000.00 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$107,227.5139%
- Contributions over $200$170,503.0061%
- Itemized from inside Minnesota$83,355.0042%
- Itemized from other states$113,573.0058%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: New York $14,940.00 · California $14,870.00 · Maryland $11,060.00 · Washington $8,900.00 · Texas $8,250.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
26 committees reported giving $104,761.00 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.
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITED STEELWORKERS POLITICAL ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WOMEN WINNING FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRACYLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 49 PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOMS FED UPConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MCKENZIE RIVER PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- COWEN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$3,066.00
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TTD/PAC)Connected PAC$3,000.00
- SILICORN VALLEY PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- SMART TD PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PATRIOT PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERSHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND, INC. PAC (EVERYTOWN PAC) Company pagePAC$1,500.00
- EMILYS LISTConnected PAC$1,195.00
- LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY INNOVATION SERVICE PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Show all 26 committees
- END CITIZENS UNITEDConnected PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Kaela Jo Berg$1,151,734.18
- Independent expenditures opposing Kaela Jo Berg$0.00
FEC totals for the 2026 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.
- WOMEN VOTESupporting$639,448.00
- PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTIONSupporting$295,000.00
- ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENSupporting$99,999.00
- IN UNION USASupporting$58,187.00
- SURJ PACSupporting$2,316.00
The race
Minnesota U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaela Jo Berg (D) | $433,779.14 | $0.00 | 2026-10-14 |
| Matt Little (D) | $1,494,553.80 | $205,276.43 | 2026-10-14 |
| Matthew David Klein (D) | $1,484,433.48 | −$1,570.93 | 2026-09-30 |
| Angela Dawn Craig (D) | $1,402,823.75 | $0.00 | 2026-03-31 |
| Eric Pratt (R) | $768,790.87 | $173,429.73 | 2026-10-14 |
| Tyler Kistner (R) | $431,826.84 | −$150.37 | 2026-09-30 |
| Hugh McTavish (D) | $189,078.84 | $5,112.97 | 2026-09-30 |
| Jeremy Westby (R) | $38,563.34 | $0.00 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael Stefanko (D) | $935.91 | $0.00 | 2025-05-16 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Research (D) | September 9–13, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Matt Little 52% · Eric Pratt 40% |
| Harper Polling (R) | June 18–21, 2026 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Matt Little 45% · Eric Pratt 40% |
| Harper Polling (R) | June 18–21, 2026 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Kaela Berg 43% · Eric Pratt 43% |
| Harper Polling (R) | June 18–21, 2026 | 415 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Matt Klein 43% · Eric Pratt 42% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota (retrieved October 22, 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: KAELA FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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