15 of 24 Michigan House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle
12/31/2022
Elections for all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 56-53 majority heading into the election.
Committee chair fundraising
State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $209,365. The funds raised by each of the House’s 24 committee chairs are shown below.
- Commerce and Tourism Committee – Steve Marino – $0
- Communications and Technology Committee – Michele Hoitenga – $250,267
- Education Committee – Pamela Hornberger – $392,290
- Elections and Ethics Committee – Ann Bollin – $142,280
- Energy Committee – Joseph Bellino – $257,158
- Families, Children, and Seniors Committee – Rodney Wakeman – $142,420
- Financial Services Committee – Diana Farrington – $17,800
- Health Policy and Human Services – Curt VanderWall – $458,414
- Health Policy Committee – Bronna Kahle – $194,960
- House Agriculture Committee – Julie Alexander – $61,740
- House Appropriations Committee – Mary Whiteford – $146,910
- House Government Operations Committee – Mike Mueller – $193,090
- House Oversight Committee – Steven Johnson – $8,750
- House Regulatory Reform Committee – Roger Hauck – $468,830
- Insurance Committee – Daire Rendon – $8,650
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules – Luke Meerman – $212,893
- Judiciary Committee – Graham Filler – $150,460
- Local Government and Municipal Finance Committee – Julie Calley – $65,250
- Local Government Committee – Dale Zorn – $96,175
- Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee – Beau LaFave – $47,324
- Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Committee – Gary Howell – $66,950
- Tax Policy Committee – Matt Hall – $1,556,502
- Transportation Committee – Jack O’Malley – $279,289
- Workforce, Trades, and Talent Committee – Beth Griffin – $51,190
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Michigan PACs submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.
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