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EAST LANSING, MI
Total Donations
$11,950,115
Contributions
53,511
Top Industry
RETIRED
Top Industries
RETIRED
$326K
HOMEMAKER
$262K
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$200K
N/A
$102K
ATTORNEY
$97K
STATE OF MICHIGAN
$89K
AUTHOR/HOMEMAKER
$84K
PHYSICIAN
$82K
South Shore Bank
$65K
SELF-EMPLOYED
$61K
Donation Trend by Cycle
1980
$20K
1982
$28K
1984
$34K
1986
$163K
1988
$128K
1990
$126K
1992
$137K
1994
$113K
1996
$227K
1998
$125K
2000
$311K
2002
$120K
2004
$409K
2006
$357K
2008
$528K
2010
$391K
2012
$769K
2014
$459K
2016
$955K
2018
$882K
Top Donors
| # | Name | Total | Contributions | Employer | Cycles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICHIGAN DOCTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $407,600 | 149 | — | 1986–1996 |
| 2 | DEMMER, LINDA MS. | $92,000 | 3 | HOMEMAKER | 2010–2012 |
| 3 | DEMMER, LINDA | $90,100 | 18 | HOMEMAKER | 2008–2014 |
| 4 | ALLEN, CATHERINE | $84,479 | 122 | AUTHOR/HOMEMAKER | 1992–2016 |
| 5 | SUITS, DANIEL B | $66,650 | 89 | RETIRED | 1996–2014 |
| 6 | Weiss, Stephen Mr. | $65,013 | 37 | South Shore Bank | 2000–2014 |
| 7 | SCHNEIDER, PAUL | $62,167 | 130 | — | 1990–2014 |
| 8 | DEMMER, LINDA MRS. | $61,400 | 8 | N/A | 2010–2014 |
| 9 | DEMMER, WILLIAM MR. | $59,000 | 7 | DEMMER CORPORATION | 2010–2014 |
| 10 | SUITS, DANIEL | $57,800 | 100 | SUITS INVESTMENT CO | 1996–2014 |
| 11 | DOCTORS PAC, MICHIGAN | $56,240 | 19 | — | 2004–2008 |
| 12 | CAVANAGH, MICHAEL | $54,192 | 81 | MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT | 1998–2014 |
| 13 | KRAUSE, DAVID | $49,706 | 59 | — | 1994–2014 |
| 14 | ALTMAN, JOEL L | $46,600 | 36 | ALTMAN DEVELOP. CO. | 1982–2016 |
| 15 | HARMON, CHARLES E | $40,450 | 22 | HEALTH CARE ASSN OF MICHIGAN | 1992–2014 |
| 16 | FITZGERALD, CAROL | $39,275 | 29 | KIRK AND FITZGERALD CPA | 1996–2014 |
| 17 | STABENOW FOR US SENATE | $38,300 | 37 | — | 2006–2012 |
| 18 | HESS, KAREN | $37,900 | 42 | — | 1980–2014 |
| 19 | MCCAGG, LOUISE H | $36,750 | 38 | — | 1986–2008 |
| 20 | ANDERSON, JAMES R | $34,763 | 72 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIV | 1980–2016 |
| 21 | OWEN, FAYLENE | $32,529 | 36 | LOBBYIST | 1988–2010 |
| 22 | CASH, JAMES | $28,336 | 35 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 1994–2014 |
| 23 | RUNQUIST, THOMAS R MR | $28,250 | 13 | FIRST CENTRUM CORPORATION | 1984–2008 |
| 24 | BOWMAN, ROBERT A | $27,165 | 21 | — | 1984–2014 |
| 25 | THOMAS, CHERYL | $25,314 | 57 | OCTAGON FINANCIAL | 1992–2014 |
| 26 | GREENBAUM, DAVID | $25,215 | 33 | — | 1994–2012 |
| 27 | KENT, JAMES J | $24,630 | 35 | — | 1994–2014 |
| 28 | APPEL, LAURA D | $24,450 | 48 | MICHIGAN HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOC | 2002–2016 |
| 29 | SUITS, ALAN P | $24,391 | 34 | — | 1982–2008 |
| 30 | SUTTON, LINDA | $24,310 | 24 | — | 1992–2014 |
| 31 | SIMON, ROGER | $24,276 | 78 | ALMA IRON & METAL | 1996–2014 |
| 32 | WRIGHT, LINDA | $23,298 | 47 | DUNN DEVELPMENT GROUP | 1986–2014 |
| 33 | JOSEPH, RAY | $22,600 | 10 | ATTORNEY | 1980–2008 |
| 34 | SCHNEIDER, KAREN | $22,420 | 25 | WHITE PRZYBYLOWICZ ET AL | 1996–2014 |
| 35 | ELLIOTT, KRISTOPHER MR. | $22,000 | 4 | TROPPO'S | 2008–2012 |
| 36 | MESSENGER, GREGORY G | $21,850 | 15 | PHYSICIAN | 1996–2014 |
| 37 | PAXTON, WILLIAM | $21,701 | 31 | RETIRED | 1996–2014 |
| 38 | KLOSWICK, JOHN | $21,500 | 24 | MI STATE UNIVERSITY | 1992–2014 |
| 39 | WRIGHT, PHILIP | $21,275 | 38 | SPARTANDRYWALL | 1986–2014 |
| 40 | MOODY, KEVIN | $20,553 | 24 | MILLER CANFIELD PADDOCK & STONE | 1996–2014 |
| 41 | DOWNS, TOM | $20,200 | 23 | ATTORNEY | 1980–2004 |
| 42 | ROSEN, JAY | $20,130 | 17 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT | 1994–2014 |
| 43 | CORNELL, GREGG | $18,851 | 26 | RETIRED | 2004–2014 |
| 44 | PENN, JONATHAN | $18,050 | 23 | RETIRED | 1996–2012 |
| 45 | FISHER, CHARLES E | $17,955 | 21 | RETIRED | 1994–2010 |
| 46 | MCRAY, GARY J | $17,600 | 33 | FOSTER SWIFT COLLINS & SMITH | 1998–2014 |
| 47 | IRWIN, MITCHELL | $17,400 | 25 | STATE OF MICHIGAN | 2006–2012 |
| 48 | SHEETS, MARY ELLEN MS. | $17,315 | 14 | TWO MEN AND A TRUCK | 2006–2014 |
| 49 | REID, JOSEPH D | $16,650 | 16 | BANCORP LTD ONE BUSINESS TRADE CTR | 1998–2008 |
| 50 | IRWIN, MITCH | $16,384 | 39 | CONSULTANT | 1992–2010 |
Top Recipients
| # | Committee | Total Received |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACTBLUEC00401224 | $1,474,163 |
| 2 | MICHIGAN DOCTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - MICHIGAN STATE MEDICAL SOCIETYC00001180 | $422,965 |
| 3 | STABENOW FOR US SENATEC00344473 | $380,250 |
| 4 | MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTYC00041160 | $345,820 |
| 5 | REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00003418 | $263,583 |
| 6 | DSCCC00042366 | $233,165 |
| 7 | OBAMA FOR AMERICAC00431445 | $217,109 |
| 8 | DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEEC00010603 | $214,303 |
| 9 | DCCCC00000935 | $187,746 |
| 10 | ELISSA SLOTKIN FOR CONGRESSC00650150 | $183,138 |
| 11 | PETERS FOR MICHIGANC00437889 | $179,032 |
| 12 | SMPC00484642 | $156,434 |
| 13 | WINREDC00694323 | $156,126 |
| 14 | FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE PACC00703975 | $140,847 |
| 15 | MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEEC00031054 | $132,207 |