Glen Nelson

Individual

Also gave $33K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$174K

Contributions

263

Recipients

Active Period

1999–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $125KD $29KIndependent $41

Top States

MN$71K

DC$11K

VA$9K

WI$4K

SD$4K

Giving Trend

↓ 46%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MEDTRONIC INC

Summary

NELSON, GLEN is an individual political donor based in MA. They have contributed $174K across 263 contributions to 88 recipients. Their average contribution is $661. Top recipients include REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL, FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN, INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC). Their political giving spans from the 2000 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $33K in 2020.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA - FEDERAL	Republican	MN	$25,000	3
2	FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN	Republican	MN	$12,100	6
3	INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)	—	DC	$9,000	9
4	KLOBUCHAR FOR MINNESOTA	DFL	MN	$7,300	3
5	MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN PAC	Republican	VA	$5,500	2
6	JIM RAMSTAD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE	Republican	MN	$5,000	5
7	MAUREEN REED FOR CONGRESS	Democratic	MN	$4,800	2
8	COLEMAN FOR SENATE 08	Republican	MN	$4,600	2
9	CIRESI FOR SENATE	DFL	MN	$4,600	2
10	MARK KENNEDY 06	—	WI	$4,200	2
11	JOHN THUNE FOR US SENATE	Republican	SD	$4,000	3
12	WYDEN FOR SENATE	Democratic	OR	$4,000	2
13	MARK KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	MN	$4,000	3
14	KLINE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	VA	$3,000	3
15	JOHN JAMES FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	MI	$2,800	6
16	ILLINOIS LINCOLN PAC	Republican	GA	$2,700	1
17	KASICH FOR AMERICA, INC.	—	OH	$2,700	1
18	BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE	Republican	LA	$2,600	1
19	JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.	Republican	DC	$2,300	1
20	MATT ROSENDALE FOR MONTANA	Republican	MT	$2,250	5
21	MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC-FARMER-LABOR PARTY	Democratic	MN	$2,050	3
22	NORM COLEMAN FOR U S SENATE	Republican	MN	$2,000	3
23	TALENT FOR SENATE COMMITTEE	Republican	MO	$2,000	2
24	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Republican	TX	$2,000	4
25	MCSALLY PAC	Republican	AZ	$2,000	3

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Source: FEC bulk data

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