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 |
|---|---|
| Gretchen Whitmer | $14,371,128.96 |
| Bill G. Schuette | $12,258,005.99 |
| Abdul El-Sayed | $5,600,936.75 |
| Brian Calley | $4,828,716.88 |
| Jim Hines | $2,709,991.36 |
| Tom Leonard | $2,423,997.09 |
| Dana Nessel | $2,030,869.22 |
| Jocelyn Benson | $1,602,626.90 |
| Laura Cox | $1,295,009.95 |
| Holly Hughes | $1,192,331.21 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Voters Not Politicians Ballot Committee | $16,667,534.38 |
| Michigan Republican Party | $11,495,551.46 |
| Senate Republican Campaign Committee | $5,485,406.71 |
| Promote the Vote | $5,361,785.40 |
| House Republican Campaign Committee | $4,899,961.76 |
| RGA Michigan 2018 (Superpac) | $4,759,000.00 |
| Clean Energy Healthy Michigan | $4,520,124.05 |
| Uaw Michigan Voluntary PAC | $4,306,473.34 |
| Michigan House Democratic Fund | $4,289,033.81 |
| Michigan Senate Democratic Fund | $4,175,787.01 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | $8,621,117.61 |
| Action Now Initiative | $5,177,080.59 |
| League of Conservation Voters Action Fund | $3,555,000.00 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Michigan ACLU | $2,976,363.88 |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Federal | $2,580,000.00 |
| Jim Hines | $2,559,536.04 |
| Comerica Bank PAC | $2,539,055.47 |
| United We Can Federal PAC | $2,494,777.44 |
| State Campaign Fund | $2,446,434.96 |
| United Auto Workers Michigan UAW | $1,808,924.54 |
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