Corporate PAC · ND

Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00163253.

Which side

Mostly helps Republicans

80% of the $18K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 20%Helps Republicans 80%

Backs

  1. Julie FedorchakRepublican$6,000
  2. Rick LarsenDemocrat$3,500
  3. Cliff BentzRepublican$2,500
  4. Steve DainesRepublican$2,500
  5. John HoevenRepublican$1,200

Run by Justin Dever (treasurer) · MDU Resources (connected company) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Bismarck, ND1
Registered
October 22, 19822

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Justin Dever2
Connected to
MDU Resources1

Who runs the company behind it

PACs report a treasurer to the FEC, not a board. This PAC is connected to MDU Resources; these are the company's board members and top officers.8

Who funds it

It reported raising $171K: $168K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $123K from 170 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • 50% came in gifts of $2,000 or more7
  • Top states: North Dakota $74K, Idaho $16K, Minnesota $15K, Washington $11K, Oklahoma $3,6007

Where its donors work7

Mdu Resources52 gifts$45,025
Mdu Resources Group16 gifts$41,200
Montana-dakota Utilities68 gifts$23,375
Wbi Energy22 gifts$9,680
Cascade Natural Gas9 gifts$2,810
Intermountain Gas3 gifts$1,150

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$171K
Spent$156K
Cash on hand$115K
Given to candidates and committees$76K
  • From individuals $168K
  • Other $2,372

Who it gives to

8 candidates, $19K in direct gifts.4

Julie Fedorchak RepublicanU.S. House, North Dakota at large (2026)$6,000
Rick Larsen DemocratU.S. House, Washington 2nd District (2026)$3,500
Cliff Bentz RepublicanU.S. House, Oregon 2nd District (2026)$2,500
Steve Daines RepublicanU.S. Senate, Montana (2026)$2,500
John Hoeven RepublicanU.S. Senate, North Dakota (2028)$1,200
James E. Risch UnknownU.S. Senate, Idaho (2026)$1,000
Dusty Johnson RepublicanU.S. House, South Dakota at large (2026)$1,000
Michael K. Simpson RepublicanU.S. House, Idaho 2nd District (2026)$1,000

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund (C00163253)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00163253/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fundhttps://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00163253/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00163253/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00163253&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00163253&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Mdu Resources Group Good Government Fund, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00163253&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  8. 8
    On the record: MDU Resources (board and officers from SEC filings and Wikidata)/company/mdu/