07/20/2022
Michigan Republican candidates and officeholders have raised $16.7 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state House candidates and officeholders, Jason Wentworth has raised more than any other Republican.
Wentworth represents District 97 and is term-limited from running for re-election in 2022. Wentworth raised $831,900 and spent $526,954 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Apr. 20, 2022. According to Michigan Secretary of State reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Wentworth.
Top 10 Donors to Wentworth, (1/1/2021 – 4/20/2022)
Of the $831,900 in reported donations, $360,500 came from these 10 donors.
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $75,000.00 | John Kennedy III | INDIVIDUAL |
| $70,000.00 | Republican State Leadership Committee – Federal | ENTITY |
| $50,000.00 | Main Street PAC | ENTITY |
| $36,500.00 | Michigan Realtors (Superpac) | ENTITY |
| $26,500.00 | Michigan Beer and Wine Wholesalers State PAC | ENTITY |
| $25,000.00 | Meijer PAC | ENTITY |
| $22,500.00 | Michigan Association of Health Plans PAC | ENTITY |
| $20,000.00 | Michigan Laborers Political League | ENTITY |
| $17,500.00 | Comcast Corporation and Nbcuniversal PAC USA | ENTITY |
| $17,500.00 | Dte Energy Company PAC | ENTITY |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Michigan candidate PACs submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Wentworth’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Michigan Reports | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Annual/January | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 April (PACs) | 4/25/2022 |
| 2022 July (PACs) | 7/25/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary | 9/1/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General | 10/28/2023 |
This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.