Here Are The Major Donors For Ilhan Omar, Cicely Davis: LIST

MINNEAPOLIS — Money from corporations and nonprofits has played an increasingly large role in U.S. elections ever since the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United.

In Citizens United, the court ruled that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting companies from donating money to political campaigns. Money can now pour in from wealthy corporations across the country.

The 2022 House election cycle is no different, as data from OpenSecrets.com — a website dedicated to following the money in politics — shows.

Money tends to flow especially fast into competitive races, including Minnesota's Second District race between Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and her Republican challenger, Cicely Davis.

OpenSecrets has data on where the money is coming from in the Second District race.

"The organizations themselves did not donate," the website notes. "Rather the money came from the organizations' PACs, their individual members or employees or owners, and those individuals' immediate families. Organization totals include subsidiaries and affiliates."

With Election Day less than a month away, here's a look at the groups with a stake in the Second District:

Rep. Ilhan Omar

Total raised: $2,364,802

• Council for a Livable World — $13,704
• El Rancho — $12,600
• National Education Assn — $10,030
• American Federation of Teachers — $10,020
• American Federation of State/Cnty/Munic Employees — $10,000
• Medicare for All PAC — $10,000
• National Iranian American Council — $9,200
• Alphabet Inc (Google parent company) — $7,971
• Famvans — $7,500
• University of California — $6,898
• Evercore — $6,800

Cicely Davis

Total raised: $2,061,730

• Hubbard Broadcasting — $15,006
• Uline Inc — $11,600
• Lra Family LLC — $5,800
• Rockwood Capital Management — $5,800
• Stiles-Nicholson Foundation — $5,700
• Pencor Services — $4,740
• Relibale — $3,500
• Qualcomm Inc — $2,900
• Indeck Energy Service — $2,900
• Indeck Energy Services — $2,900

Check out the entire list at OpenSecrets.org.