In Michigan politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $438.1 million in total contributions between Jan. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2022. The 10 largest contributors gave more than $28.8 million, or 7 percent of all contributions. These are the top 10 individual contributors to Michigan state-level candidates and committees in the 2022 …
Political Profile
Michigan Government:
Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Garlin Gilchrist II (D)
Attorney General: Dana Nessel (D)
Secretary of State: Jocelyn Benson (D)
State Board of Education Members: Ellen Lipton (D), Pamela Pugh (D), Tom McMillin (R), Judith Pritchett (D), Nikki Snyder (R), Tiffany Tilley (D), and Mitchell Robinson (D), Marshall Bullock (D)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Shri Thanedar | $12,682,228.72 |
| Gretchen Whitmer | $12,291,659.10 |
| Bill G. Schuette | $10,454,528.87 |
| Brian Calley | $4,718,384.27 |
| Abdul El-Sayed | $4,542,839.68 |
| Jim Hines | $2,617,754.62 |
| Tom Leonard | $2,405,383.79 |
| Jocelyn Benson | $2,132,211.27 |
| Dana Nessel | $1,937,879.84 |
| Laura Cox | $1,207,697.91 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee | $16,264,157.06 |
| Michigan Republican Party | $9,679,132.77 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $4,890,264.48 |
| RGA Michigan 2018 (Superpac) | $4,759,000.00 |
| Promote the Vote | $4,715,545.34 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $4,539,925.86 |
| Uaw Michigan Voluntary PAC | $4,291,500.00 |
| Clean Energy Healthy Michigan | $4,200,100.00 |
| Democratic State Central Committee | $3,650,057.37 |
| Michigan House Democratic Fund | $3,590,934.16 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | $8,490,000.00 |
| Action Now Initiative | $5,002,580.59 |
| League of Conservation Voters Action Fund | $3,555,000.00 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Federal | $2,580,000.00 |
| Jim Hines | $2,556,998.62 |
| United We Can Federal PAC | $2,494,777.44 |
| Sam Action | $1,466,000.00 |
| Daniel Devos | $1,311,800.00 |
| Daniel Lewis | $1,212,650.00 |
| America Votes Action Fund | $1,179,785.62 |
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