Michigan’s Top 150 PACs (Jan. 1, 2017-Oct. 20, 2018) RANK PAC NAME TYPE AMOUNT RAISED AMOUNT RAISED NOTES ON THE PACS JAN. 1, 2017 TO JAN. 1, 2015 TO OCT 20, 2018 OCT. 20, 2016

1 RGA 2018 SUPER PAC $4,744,000 ——— Is the Republican Governors Association’s Michigan super (REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION) PAC

2 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CAUCUS $4,726,391 $3,950,018 Is the caucus committee for the House Republicans

3 SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CAUCUS $4,099,871 $2,122,083 Is the caucus committee for the Senate Republicans

4 MICHIGAN HOUSE DEMOCRATIC FUND CAUCUS $3,477,234 $2,892,324 Is the caucus committee for the House Democrats 5 CONSERVATION VOTERS OF MICHIGAN SUPER PAC $2,959,400 $68,324 Has been funded by the League of Conservation Voters

6 BETTER JOBS STRONGER FAMILIES SUPER PAC $2,713,538 ——— Is a super PAC supporting for governor (SUPPORTING AG BILL SCHUETTE)

7 MICHIGAN SENATE DEMOCRATIC FUND CAUCUS $2,526,525 $1,111,247 Is the caucus committee for the Senate Democrats

8 MICHIGAN LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE PAC SUPER PAC $2,203,660 ——— Has been funded by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee 9 RGA MICHIGAN PAC PAC $2,005,417 ——— Has contributed $2 million to the Michigan Republican Party (REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION) this year

10 UNITED WE CAN MICHIGAN SUPER PAC $1,847,575 ——— Has been funded by the United We Can federal committee and has supported Gretchen Whitmer for governor

11 MICHIGAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS PAC $1,682,483 $707,025 Gave $170,000 to the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee during the month of October

12 MICHIGAN PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES SUPER PAC $1,354,100 $191,315 Reported spending $418,841 either in support of Gretchen Whitmer or in opposition to Bill Schuette since Aug. 1.

13 REALTORS PAC OF MICHIGAN PAC $1,231,387 $857,755 Gave $68,000 to Tom Leonard in October and September 14 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN PAC $1,201,920 $1,092,133 Gave $68,000 to Gretchen Whitmer’s campaign in October

15 DAGA MI PEOPLES LAWYER PROJECT SUPER PAC $1,035,000 ——— Has been funded primarily by the Democratic Attorneys General Association

16 MICHIGAN CHAMBER PAC III SUPER PAC $1,018,209 $850,487 Has received $410,000 from the Michigan Insurance Coalition since Aug. 1 17 NEA ADVOCACY FUND PAC $1,000,000 $18,274 Has given $1 million to the A Stronger Michigan since Aug. 1 (NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION)

18 TURNAROUND DETROIT SUPER PAC $987,550 $0 Promoted Mike Duggan for Detroit mayor in 2017 (SUPPORTING DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN)

19 CALLEY CONTINUES COMEBACK INC. SUPER PAC $964,537 ——— Supported Republican Brian Calley in the primary for (SUPPORTING LT. GOV. BRIAN CALLEY) governor

20 MICHIGAN REALTORS SUPER PAC $951,897 $471,515 Reported spending $673,875 on advertisements in October 21 MICHIGAN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION PAC $949,073 $648,270 ———

22 MICHIGAN BEER AND WINE WHOLESALERS PAC $886,870 $850,487 Gave to both Gretchen Whitmer and Bill Schuette in October

23 iVOTE MICHIGAN FUND SUPER PAC $876,351 ——— Has reported spending in support of secretary of state candidate Jocelyn Benson

24 PROGRESS MICHIGAN POLITICAL ACTION FUND SUPER PAC $853,120 $102,710 Received $250,000 from Everytown for Gun Safety in October

25 COMPETE MICHIGAN LEADERSHIP $837,216 $174,752 Received $50,000 from William Young, CEO of Plastipak, in (SEN. MIKE SHIRKEY) September

26 HEALTH PAC PAC $823,728 $789,517 ——— (MICHIGAN HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION)

27 MICHIGAN LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE PAC $793,825 $496,651 ———

28 CHATFIELD MAJORITY FUND LEADERSHIP $768,975 $85,200 Has received $60,000 from the Republican State Leadership (REP. LEE CHATFIELD) Committee since Sept. 1

29 FOR OUR FUTURE MICHIGAN SUPER PAC $750,050 ——— Has been supporting statewide Democratic candidates in Michigan

30 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE, JUSTICE PAC $749,333 $566,895 Reported giving $59,681 Supreme Court candidate Megan PAC Cavanagh since July 21

31 MICHIGAN FREEDOM FUND SUPER PAC $699,598 ——— Spent $699,596 in opposition to Democratic attorney general candidate Dana Nessel during the month of October

32 MIPAC PAC $674,956 $9,500 Spent $91,600 in support Brian Calley in the gubernatorial (SUPPORTING LT. GOV. BRIAN CALLEY) primary.

33 OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 324 PAC $629,538 $317,703 Gave $68,000 to Gretchen Whitmer’s campaign in September

34 DTE ENERGY COMPANY PAC $606,797 $660,971 ———

35 UAW MICHIGAN VOLUNTARY PAC* PAC $585,216 $1,614,186 Hadn’t turned in its required disclosure covering from July 21 through Oct. 20 as of Oct. 30

36 RELENTLESS POSITIVE ACTION PAC LEADERSHIP $575,228 $240,760 Gave $58,000 to Brian Calley’s campaign for governor on (GOV. ) July 24

37 AUTO DEALERS OF MICHIGAN PAC $567,155 $484,124 Gave $15,000 each to secretary of state candidates Jocelyn Benson and Mary Treder Lang

38 WORKING MICHIGAN SUPER PAC $554,625 $338,218 Has received $274,024 from the UAW Education Fund since Aug. 1

39 MICHIGAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, MIBANKPAC PAC $550,000 $398,654 ———

40 NEW APPROACH PAC SUPER PAC $508,500 ——— Has given $508,500 to the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana (SUPPORTING MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION) Like Alcohol

41 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND PAC $500,956 $130,646 Gave $250,000 to the Michigan Democratic State Central MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE Committee in September 42 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS SUPER PAC $500,000 $678,019 Gave $500,000 to A Stronger Michigan, a 527 promoting SOLIDARITY Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer 43 BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN PAC II SUPER PAC $485,000 $522,000 Gave $40,000 to the Fund for Michigan’s Tomorrows, a nonprofit that promoted gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette before the Republican primary

44 MOVING MICHIGAN FORWARD FUND I LEADERSHIP $465,158 ——— Gave $150,000 to Moving Michigan Forward Fund II in (SEN. ARLAN MEEKHOF) September

45 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND SUPER PAC $460,897 $0 Gave $250,000 to the Democratic Attorneys General MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FOR MICHIGAN Association MI People’s Lawyer Project

46 CMS ENERGY CORP EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER PAC $444,981 $345,964 ——— GOVERNMENT 47 MICHIGAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAC $434,816 $599,483 Received $25,000 from J.C. Huizenga of the Huizenga Group on Sept. 25

48 CHATFIELD MAJORITY FUND 2 LEADERSHIP $420,630 ——— Received $50,000 from Anthony Soave of Soave Enterprise (REP. LEE CHATFIELD) in October

49 DETROIT AUTO DEALERS PAC $413,624 $325,126 ——— 50 COMCAST CORPORATION AND NBCUNIVERSAL PAC $412,850 $289,350 ———

51 MILLER CANFIELD PAC $411,705 $320,003 ———

52 WORKING AMERICA-MI SUPER PAC $404,344 ——— Received $404,344 from the progressive group For Our Future Action in September

53 MOVING MICHIGAN FORWARD FUND II LEADERSHIP $400,495 $505,211 Received $150,000 from Sen. Arlan Meekhof’s Moving (SEN. ARLAN MEEKHOF) Michigan Forward I PAC on Sept. 28

54 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REDISTRICTING PAC $398,600 ——— Has given $385,000 to the Michigan Democratic State COMMITTEE Central Committee 55 POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN PAC $396,138 $330,957 ——— LEGISLATIVE FUND

56 MICHIGAN CREDIT UNION LEAGUE ACTION FUND PAC $386,905 $300,845 ———

57 SENATE MAJORITY 2018 PAC $370,750 $55,650 Has received $279,950 from Sen. Mike Shirkey’s Compete Michigan PAC in 2018

58 DGA VICTORY FUND PAC $330,492 ——— Received $100,000 from Marsha Laufer of Florida on Sept. (DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION) 19

59 FARM PAC SUPER PAC $322,289 $22,825 Has received $226,500 from Farm Bureau Life Insurance (MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU) Company in 2018

60 WIN JUSTICE SUPER PAC $317,584 ——— Received $200,000 from State Victory Action, a North Carolina-based 527 political organization

61 POWERING THE ECONOMY SUPER PAC $303,600 $467,814 Has received $282,800 from the Detroit Regional Chamber (DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER) since the start of 2017 62 GREAT LAKES EDUCATION PROJECT PAC $300,250 $590,050 Received $300,000 from members of the DeVos family in April

63 DUGGAN LEADERSHIP FUND LEADERSHIP $288,582 ——— Received $15,000 from the JP Morgan Chase & Co. PAC in (DETROIT MAYOR MIKE DUGGAN) September

64 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS PAC $282,741 $8,223 ——— ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB

65 FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND PAC $280,150 $226,786 ——— 66 MICHIGAN DESERVES BETTER SUPER PAC $278,750 $121,450 Received $50,000 from the Association for Justice on July 27 (SUPPORTS RIGHTS TO NO-FAULT BENEFITS) and $30,000 from Quality Home Medical on Sept. 21

67 AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF MICHIGAN PAC $276,837 $148,925 ———

68 DELTA DENTAL PAC $276,536 $171,781 ———

69 STAMAS LEADERSHIP PAC LEADERSHIP $275,637 $139,850 ——— (SEN. JIM STAMAS)

70 DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN PAC $272,955 $206,278 ——— COMMITTEE

71 BUSINESS LEADERS FOR MICHIGAN PAC $270,500 $245,250 ———

72 MICHIGAN VALUES LEADERSHIP FUND LEADERSHIP $267,410 $411,075 ——— (REP. TOM LEONARD)

73 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL PAC $262,890 $386,567 ——— WORKERS

74 MICHIGAN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC $255,124 $140,596 ———

75 MICHIGAN PIPE TRADES ASSOCIATION SUPER PAC $253,821 $705,814 ——— INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE

76 MICHIGAN FREEDOM NETWORK PAC $250,200 $295,504 Received $250,000 from members of the DeVos family in April

77 NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC REDISTRICTING SUPER PAC $250,000 ——— Contributed $250,000 to For Our Future Michigan on Sept. 10 COMMITTEE - MICHIGAN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE

78 POLICY OVER PARTY SUPER PAC $250,000 $250,000 Received $250,000 from the Washington, D.C.-based Engineers Political Education Committee

79 THE ELDER FUND FOR MICHIGAN LEADERSHIP $247,275 ——— Has received $200,000 from the UAW’s Michigan PAC in (REP. BRIAN ELDER) 2018

80 EMILYS LIST MICHIGAN PAC $235,350 $176,294 ———

81 MICHIGAN FARM BUREAU PAC $229,579 $304,826 ———

82 MICHIGAN VALUES LEADERSHIP FUND II LEADERSHIP $221,990 ——— Received $25,000 from Sharif Hussein, chief strategy officer (REP. TOM LEONARD) for CNSI, on Oct. 4

83 REPUBLICAN STATE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE PAC $215,000 $40,000 ———

84 MICHIGAN AUTOMOBILE DEALERS PAC $210,805 $236,135 ———

85 MICHIGAN LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS PAC $210,710 $32,655 Received $48,000 from Michigan Caterpillar President Jerry Jung on Aug. 29

86 FUTURE NOW FUND PAC $210,000 ——— ———

87 HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM GOVERNMENT PAC $203,125 $71,294 ——— AFFAIRS SERVICES

88 MAC PAC LEADERSHIP $201,502 $53,558 ——— (SEN. PETER MACGREGOR)

89 RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN VICTORY FUND SUPER PAC $199,025 $63,090 Has used some of its funding for mailers supporting Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette

90 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY PAC $192,541 $173,808 ———

91 HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN PAC $184,120 $151,482 ——— 92 MICHIGAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAC $181,994 $213,955 ——— TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION

93 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PAC $180,458 $164,838 ——— ANESTHETISTS

94 CLARK HILL PAC $177,905 $147,950 ———

95 HARDWORKING AMERICANS COMMITTEE SUPER PAC $175,000 $0 Received $175,000 from the Michigan Republican Party’s administrative account 96 MICHIGAN PROSPERITY SUPER PAC $175,000 ——— Received $175,000 from Hardworking American Committee but hadn’t reported any expenditures as of Oct. 20, 2018

97 CLEAN WAVE SUPER PAC $172,000 ——— Has paid about $48,170 to Clean Water Action for member (CLEAN WATER ACTION) communication and campaign management

98 HERTEL TAKE BACK THE SENATE FUND LEADERSHIP $171,571 $57,250 Received $20,000 from the Operating Engineers Local 324 (SEN. CURTIS HERTEL) PAC on Oct. 19

99 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC PAC $169,857 $184,214 ——— ACCOUNTANTS

100 PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 636 PAC $168,193 $102,639 ——— 101 ANANICH FUTURE FUND LEADERSHIP $166,548 $134,243 Received $25,000 from the Justice PAC on Oct. 17 (SEN. JIM ANANICH)

102 AT&T MICHIGAN PAC $161,307 $152,856 ———

103 MICHIGAN PETROLEUM JOBBERS PAC $157,483 $122,077 ——— 104 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS SUPER PAC $153,432 $109,911 ——— ADVOCACY PAC

105 SINGH FOR MICHIGAN LEADERSHIP $151,485 $164,491 Received $20,000 from the Future Now Fund in September (REP. SAM SINGH) and $20,000 from the Operating Engineers in October

106 COMM-PAC PAC $146,200 $167,224 Supported by Kalamazoo-area business leaders, including John Brown, Stryker CEO, who gave $5,000 in September

107 MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PAC $144,213 $156,247 ———

108 DYKEMA GOSSETT PAC $142,250 $138,653 ———

109 MAKE MICHIGAN GREAT SUPER PAC $140,269 ——— Has been financially backed by the Michigan Laborers (MICHIGAN LABORERS) Vacation Fund

110 TGIF VICTORY FUND PAC $139,900 $34,420 Received $94,000 from former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and her husband, Dan Hibma, in October

111 COLOR OF CHANGE PAC SUPER PAC $136,000 ——— Received $136,000 from Win Justice on Oct. 11

112 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS PAC $135,261 $175,038 ———

113 CNG HOLDINGS INC PAC $133,325 $293,625 ———

114 FLIPPABLE STATE VICTORY FUND PAC $133,000 ——— Gave $10,000 to three Democratic candidates for the Senate: Rosemary Bayer; Poppy Sias-Hernandez; and Julia Pulver

115 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 333 PAC $128,422 $115,108 ———

116 MICHIGAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, DENTAL PAC PAC $128,014 $131,347 ———

117 LOCAL 357 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS PAC $125,949 ——— ———

118 DETROIT REGIONAL CHAMBER PAC $124,042 $87,644 ———

119 MICHIGAN SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION SUPER PAC $124,000 ——— Has spent $124,311 in support of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer this fall

120 ANANICH SENATE MAJORITY FUND LEADERSHIP $123,351 $108,581 ——— (SEN. JIM ANANICH)

121 TROOPERS PAC PAC $117,500 $157,583 ———

122 COUNTY ROAD ASSOCIATION ROADS PLUS PAC $116,435 $101,631 ——— 123 UPPER PENINSULA PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS PAC $116,411 $100,400 ——— LOCAL 111

124 GREIG WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP FUND LEADERSHIP $115,551 $8,580 ——— (REP. CHRIS GREIG)

125 PROGRESSIVE WOMENS ALLIANCE OF WEST PAC $114,613 ——— MICHIGAN

126 LAUNCH PROGRESS PAC $113,397 $6,311 Has contributed directly to four Democratic state House candidates since July 21

127 JACKSON HOLDINGS LLC AND JACKSON PAC $113,209 $92,679 ——— NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

128 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AGENTS, PAC $111,520 $129,281 ——— AGENT PAC

129 MICHIGAN LIST PAC $110,931 $86,828 ———

130 COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA PAC $109,859 $52,750 ——— 131 STRENGTHENING MICHIGAN FUND LEADERSHIP $108,553 ——— ——— (REP. CHRIS GREIG)

132 MICHIGAN CHIROPRACTIC SOCIETY PAC $108,335 $101,820 ———

133 THE 1837 FUND LEADERSHIP $107,880 ——— Received $10,000 from one of Rep. Lee Chatfield’s PACs in (REP. ERIC LEUTHEUSER) October

134 BLUE WATER LIBERTY FUND LEADERSHIP $107,875 ——— Received $13,000 from PACs connected to Rep. Lee (REP. SHANE HERNANDEZ) Chatfield during the month of October

135 MUCHMORE HARRINGTON SMALLEY ASSOCIATES PAC $107,500 $120,225 ———

136 MEIJER PAC PAC $107,203 $313,505 Received $30,000 from Mark Meijer of Meijer in August 137 SF PROPERTIES PAC $106,800 ——— ——— (SCHOSTAK FAMILY)

138 SINGH MAJORITY FUND LEADERSHIP $106,381 ——— ——— (REP. SAM SINGH)

139 MICHIGAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION PAC $102,433 $72,425 ———

140 LOCAL UNION NO 58 INTERNATIONAL PAC $102,324 $120,678 ——— BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS 141 BERNSTEIN FAMILY PAC PAC $100,000 $100,000 ———

142 MICHIGAN PEOPLES CAMPAIGN* SUPER PAC $100,000 ——— Supported gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the primary

143 PEOPLE FIRST SUPER PAC $100,000 ——— Involved in 2017 Detroit City Council races and was funded by Central Transport

144 LABORERS LOCAL 1191 CONSTRUCTION SUPER PAC $100,000 $90,000 ——— WORKERS

145 END CITIZENS UNITED PAC $99,998 ——— Spent $99,998 in support of Democratic attorney general candidate Dana Nessel

146 BLACK SLATE INC PAC $99,250 $44,850 Received $20,000 from the Michigan Democratic State Central Committee in October

147 ITC HOLDINGS CORP PAC $99,050 $71,532 ——— 148 MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY PAC $98,561 $64,539 ——— BANKERS OF MICHIGAN

149 MICHIGAN MCDONALDS GOVERNMENT PAC $94,525 $72,900 ——— ASSOCIATION

150 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS PAC $93,779 $77,427 ———

TOTAL $80,462,368

* As of Oct. 31, 2018, these PACs hadn’t turned in their fundraising disclosures covering from July 21, 2018, through Oct. 20, 2018. They were due on Oct. 25. Their numbers cover only through July 20, 2018.