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.

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.