Campaign Fund
Continued engagement with and support for key legislators is critical to maintain and extend ACEC Minnesota's influence at the Capitol. The Campaign Fund supports candidates and holds fundraisers for key candidates running for the State Legislature and Governor's Office. Identifying and supporting new candidates is a continuous effort to support our industry. Our Campaign Fund runs on Member Support, and we need you annual contribution!
Through the generous support of individual ACEC Minnesota members, the Campaign Fund generated over $30,000 this last election cycle, which was used to support pro-business, pro-industry candidates. Your continued support maintains the momentum for the consulting engineering industry.
The Campaign Fund of ACEC Minnesota is bipartisan / nonpartisan – issues determine financial support, not political party. Contributions made by the Fund are essential to legislative success.
What if you're ready to step up your support for the Fund and go beyond your individual contribution? You can help us by reaching out to other members of our firm or colleagues in the industry, and we've got the resources to support you:
- 2026 Kickoff Postcard - this quick reference gives an overview of the Campaign Fund efforts and goals as well as a giving link.
- Example Ask Letter - this letter has more details on giving, goals and levels and is a great template for making asks within your firm.
- Fundraising Rules & Guidelines - this document runs through how you can and can't ask for contributions and answers questions you may have about the Campaign Fund.
The ACEC/PAC is the engineering industry's primary tool for political engagement at the national level.
Supported by engineering professionals from across the country who work for member firms, the sole purpose of ACEC/PAC is to elect candidates to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate who support policies and legislation favorable to the engineering industry.
ACEC/PAC is overseen by a committee of PAC Champions comprising engineering firm executives from all ACEC member organizations and is regulated by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). ACEC/PAC is currently the largest federal PAC in the design industry. It supports candidates on a bipartisan basis and may give up to $5,000 to a federal candidate per election, and up to $10,000 per candidate for their federal election cycle. In the last election cycle, ACEC/PAC’s winning percentage was 97%.
- 2026 ACEC National PAC Spring Sweepstakes - your $200 ticket gets you a shot at the Grand Prize of $10,000 (click here entry form / more information)
- ACEC National PAC website
- ACEC National PAC Accomplishments (2026)
- 2026 Prior Approval Form for ACEC National PAC
- 2026 Contribution Form
- After filling out the Contribution Form, please email it to pac@acec.org.
- 2026 Recurring Contribution Form
If you encounter issues when making your contribution, please contact Jennifer Pugh (jpugh@acec.org) or Forest Putnam (fputnam@acec.org). Jennifer can be reached by phone at (202) 682-4322.
Contributions to the ACEC National PAC can be mailed to the ACEC Minnesota Office at 30 7th Street East, Suite 2725, St. Paul, MN 55101. ACEC/MN staff will forward your contribution to ACEC National.
Reminder - If your firm does not have a Prior Approval form on file ACEC National, please use the link above. ACEC/MN staff can determine if your firm has a Prior Approval form on file.
