08/10/2022
Wisconsin Republican statewide candidates and officeholders have raised $23.3 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among statewide officials and candidates, Tim Michels has raised more than any other Republican.
Michels is running for Governor of Wisconsin in 2022. Michels raised $12.0 million and spent $10.6 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and July 25, 2022. According to Wisconsin Ethics Commission reports, the following individual donors and PACs gave the most money to Michels.
Tim Michels’s Top 10 Donors, (1/1/2021 – 7/25/2022)
Of the $12.0 million in reported donations, $11.9 million came from these 10 donors:
| Total Donations | Name | Type |
| $11,940,882 | Tim Michels | ENTITY |
| $1,500 | Michael J Eagan | INDIVIDUAL |
| $1,108 | Adp | ENTITY |
| $604 | Alan Ames | INDIVIDUAL |
| $534 | Michael Klumb | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500 | Aaryn Swanson | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500 | Albert Fleischman | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500 | Anthony Crivello | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500 | Barbra Farnham | INDIVIDUAL |
| $500 | Ben Nelson | INDIVIDUAL |
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Wisconsin PACs submitted to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Tim Michels’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Semiannual | 1/18/2022 |
| 2022 Spring Pre-Primary | 2/7/2022 |
| 2022 Spring Pre-Election | 3/28/2022 |
| 2022 Jul Semiannual | 7/15/2022 |
| 2022 Fall Pre-Primary | 8/1/2022 |
| 2022 Sept Data | 9/27/2022 |
| 2022 Fall Pre-General | 10/31/2022 |
| 2023 Jan Semiannual | 1/7/2023 |
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.