North Iowa Reporter

Kurt and Paula Meyer from St. Ansgar donated a total of $500 to Democratic Party candidate Deborah Scharper, according to IECDB State/Local Campaign Disclosure Reports.

There were $4,886 in total contributions made to political candidates by St. Ansgar citizens during 2019 and 2020, 74.9 percent of which went to Republican Party causes and candidates.

The candidate that received the most money in contributions from individuals and organizations in Iowa was the Republican candidate Kim Reynolds.

Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections. While Congress created the Federal Election Commission to oversee federal elections in 1974, each state is left to regulate its local elections. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, eleven states have no limits on how much can be contributed to a candidate by individual donors, while the other 39 states often limit the amount someone can contribute based on the office the candidate is running for.

Donor	Candidate	Party	Amount
Audrey McKinley	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Bryan McKinley	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
Carol Anderson	Deborah Scharper	Democratic	$25
Charlotte Meitner	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Chris Edgington	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
D. A. And Joan Koenigs	Deborah Scharper	Democratic	$250
David Falk	Waylon Brown	Republican	$300
Diane Gasteiger	Waylon Brown	Republican	$25
Don Preston	Jo Oldson	Democratic	$25
Eric Sparrow	Stanley Walk	Republican	$100
Galen Schulz	Stanley Walk	Republican	$60
Gary Levinson M. Jackie Armstrong	Deborah Scharper	Democratic	$100
Greg and Kaye Goplerud	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	$250
Greg Goplerud	Waylon Brown	Republican	$250
James Kleinwort	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
Janet Sparrow	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
Joe Rosenberg	Stanley Walk	Republican	$450
Judy Goplerud	Waylon Brown	Republican	$25
Kathleen Johnson	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	$200
Kathleen Johnson	Waylon Brown	Republican	$200
Kathy Falk	Stanley Walk	Republican	$200
Kurt and Paula Meyer	Deborah Scharper	Democratic	$500
Kurt Meyer	Andrea Phillips	Democratic	$150
Larry Brown	Jane Bloomingdale	Republican	$51
Larry Brown	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Lester Madsen	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Marvyl Oakland	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Mike Borcherding	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Mike Juhl	Stanley Walk	Republican	$100
Owen Milton	Todd Prichard	Democratic	$25
Reed Kuper	Stanley Walk	Republican	$200
Rodney Patterson	Waylon Brown	Republican	$100
Roger Frank	Waylon Brown	Republican	$50
Shirley Brodersen	Jane Podgorniak	Democratic	$50
Thomas and Elta Knudson	Deborah Scharper	Democratic	$100
Thomas Edgington	Waylon Brown	Republican	$300
Tim Schulz	Stanley Walk	Republican	$100