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Gretchen Whitmer for Governor
$31,893,182Total Contributions
$34,766,477Total Expenditures
Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
|---|---|
| $250,000.00 | Jay Pritzker |
| $250,000.00 | Mark Bernstein |
| $250,000.00 | Patricia Stryker |
| $250,000.00 | Ronda Stryker |
| $250,000.00 | Stacy Schusterman |
| $100,000.00 | Heidi and Christopher Stolte |
| $100,000.00 | James Offield |
| $100,000.00 | Karla T Jurvetson |
| $100,000.00 | Richard Whitmer |
| $100,000.00 | Sharif Hussein |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
|---|---|
| $19,076,734.15 | Gmmb Inc |
| $3,753,365.61 | Democratic State Central Committee |
| $3,699,558.32 | Run the World Digital |
| $3,080,836.37 | Paychex Inc |
| $1,017,551.55 | Impact Research |
| $333,399.08 | Clark Hill Political Action Comm |
| $297,547.34 | Capital Strategies Group |
| $256,096.24 | Act Blue |
| $250,000.00 | Mark Bernstein |
| $243,266.25 | Change Media Group |
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the number one fundraiser in Michigan state politics in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports made to the Michigan Secretary of State, the governor received $26,046,921 in total contributions and spent $20,109,935 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 1, 2022. Whitmer is running for re-election in 2022.