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Meet the top donors who helped get the marriage amendment on the 2012 ballot

By Andy Birkey | 07.05.11 | 9:13 am

Minnesota’s strong disclosure laws already reveal many prominent movers and shakers behind the seven-year battle the Minnesota Family Council has waged to get the amendment on the ballot in 2012.

The Crunch: Local media moguls top list of Minnesota’s biggest political givers

By Paul Demko | 10.16.08 | 10:48 am

Stanley and Karen Hubbard are in a league of their own when it comes to political contributions. In the first 18 months of this election cycle the couple doled out $163,500 to federal political candidates and causes — $40,000 more than the next most generous Minnesota household. Republicans have largely been the beneficiaries of their largesse, with more than 80 percent of that money ending up in GOP coffers.

Who occupies the other nine slots in Minnesota’s Top 10 political donors? Click inside to see.