Gov. Mark Dayton Friday voluntarily filed a campaign finance report, sticking to his pledge to file reports as often as he think the law should require, rather than when the law does require.
The interim report shows the governor, who tends to self-finance his campaigns, hasn't raised much money. Since the beginning of the year, he has said $28,075 and spent $12,884. It also lists a great big outstanding loan -- from Dayton. According to the report, Dayton, department store heir, loaned himself $3.9 million for his 2010 campaign.
Among his few of his contributors are some familiar names. The list includes people who became his appointees soon after they contributed. Among those giving a few hundred dollars on Jan. 2, Cindy Jesson, now Dayton's Human Services commissioner, Lee Sheehy, Dayton's Chair of the Commission on Judicial Selection, and Susan Haigh, Dayton's Metropolitan Council chair.
The list also includes well-known lobbyists, who contributed just before the legislative session started. The report says Dayton received almost $8,000 from lobbyists and another $4,000 from political committees or funds.
Dayton has said lawmakers and constitutional officers should report campaign finance information on a quarterly basis, more frequently than current law requires.
You can see the full report below:
