oberstarSecond quarter political fundraising reports are due to the Federal Elections Commission by Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar appears to be the first member of the Minnesota delegation to file, reporting revenue of $238,807 in the period from April through June.

So far this year the chairman of the House’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has take in $435,000. He had nearly $1 million in the bank at the end of the second quarter. The 18-term congressman is unlikely to face serious opposition in 2010. He won re-election last year with 68 percent of the vote.