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untanglingwebs
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PDF]Top 150 Michigan State PACs 01/01/2015 - Michigan Campaign ...
www.mcfn.org/uploads/documents/MI_PAC150_Jul15.pdf
Jul 20, 2015 - Business Leaders for Michigan PAC II SuperPAC. 208,500 ... MI Values Leadership Fund (Tom Leonard). 59,700 .... Mitten Leadership Fund.

Ananich has a PAC in #44 & #78


Mitten leadership Pac is used by waste services companies to hide donations.


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Secretive funds allow Michigan lawmakers to accept...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/how_secretive_funds_all...

Oct 12, 2016 ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson; Kalamazoo ... Times · The Flint Journal · The Grand Rapids Press · Jackson Citizen Patriot ... A joint investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network ... But many lawmakers who benefit from smaller 527 accounts or nonprofits do ...
Michigan Republican, Democratic parties take in...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/michigan_republican_dem...

Oct 13, 2016 ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson .... 527 groups, MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network found that more ...
Lawmakers explain the purpose of their secretive...
www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2016/10/saginaw_county_...

Oct 18, 2016 ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson; Kalamazoo ... The Flint Journal · The Grand Rapids Press · Jackson Citizen Patriot · Kalamazoo ... A joint investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network found ... Known as 527s for the portion of the IRS Code that covers them, ...
Elimination of expense accounts led to rise of...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/how_a_move_to_make_gove...

Oct 12, 2016 ... Corporate dollars now can flow into nonprofit or 527 accounts. ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson ... Times · The Flint Journal · The Grand Rapids Press · Jackson Citizen Patriot ... Dan Gustafson describe it, the early 1990s were the wild west of Michigan's campaign finance law.
MLive, MCFN put spotlight on politically connected...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/mlive_mcfn_partnership_...

Oct 12, 2016 ... MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network teamed up to investigate 527 and nonprofit accounts. ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson ... The Flint Journal · The Grand Rapids Press · Jackson Citizen Patriot ... These funds, either nonprofits or 527 accounts, can help pay ...
15 ways Michigan officials use secretive accounts...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/15_ways_lawmakers_use_t...

Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson; Kalamazoo ... The Ann Arbor News · The Bay City Times · The Flint Journal · The Grand ... As MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance network revealed in an investigation this week, more than a third of Michigan's lawmakers are connected to nonprofit or 527 ...
Michigan's 'hush money' funds are exactly why...
www.mlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/11/michigans_hush_money...

2 days ago ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson; Kalamazoo ... Times · The Flint Journal · The Grand Rapids Press · Jackson Citizen Patriot ... More than a third of Michigan lawmakers are connected to nonprofits or 527 ... to an investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
See which Michigan lawmakers are connected to...
www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/see_which_lawmakers_are...

MLive partnered with the Michigan Campaign Finance Network to ... And 527 administrative accounts only have to report donors and ... Jim Ananich, D-Flint.
Michigan politicians use loophole to collect...
blog.mlive.com/kalamazoo_gazette_extra/2006/10/michigan_poli...

Oct 26, 2006 ... It is illegal under Michigan campaign finance law for political ... unlike contributions to other independent 527 groups, is not allowed to be used ...
Should Michigan lawmakers be forced to disclose...
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22 hours ago ... -should-michigan-lawmakers-forced-disclose-corporate. ... Ann Arbor; Bay City; Detroit; Flint; Grand Rapids; Jackson; Kalamazoo .... according to an investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. ... to our inquiries didn't have these types of 527 administrative or non-profit accounts.
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Secretive funds allow Michigan lawmakers to accept corporate cash
lawmaker collage
More than a third of Michigan lawmakers are connected to nonprofits or 527 administrative accounts that can accept corporate cash, according to an investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network. (Emily Rose Bennett | MLive.com)

Emily Lawler | elawler@mlive.com By Emily Lawler | elawler@mlive.com
on October 12, 2016 at 6:30 AM, updated October 13, 2016 at 12:17 PM

By Emily Lawler and Craig Mauger

LANSING, MI -- Exactly 100 days after the state Senate signed off on millions of dollars in tax breaks for data centers, the company seeking the change gave $10,000 to an account that helps pay Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof's expenses.

It is illegal for a corporation to give directly to a candidate's campaign account in Michigan. But the $10,000 contribution from Switch, a Nevada-based company planning to open a data center in West Michigan, falls into a difficult-to-trace and rarely discussed form of legal fundraising where many donations don't have to be disclosed.

A joint investigation by MLive and the Michigan Campaign Finance Network found at least 50 of Michigan's 144 House and Senate members, about one in three, are connected or have been connected to a nonprofit or administrative account. From 2013 to 2015, about $12.8 million flowed to more than 100 accounts connected to political parties, elected officeholders and their consultants in Michigan, the investigation found.

"What it means is Michigan legislators potentially can be bought and sold," said Jane Briggs-Bunting, president of the Michigan Coalition for Open Government.

Finding who runs these lawmaker-connected organizations, who gives to them and what the donations are used for can be extremely difficult. MLive and MCFN examined hundreds of public filings with the IRS and self-disclosures on political giving made available by companies, as well as contacted fund administrators to determine their connections to state lawmakers.

Our investigation found that the majority of funds connected to sitting lawmakers have taken money from special interest groups or corporations — including groups who are advocating for specific legislation — while providing little information about where donations come from.

The money from Switch went to the Meekhof Administrative Account, known as a 527 account, which covers office-related expenses, such as travel or conference fees. Meekhof, R-West Olive, declined to comment on the donation.

Switch released a statement saying: "We proudly and enthusiastically support Republican and Democrat elected leaders who support our efforts to bring the significant investment, jobs and technology benefits of our world-class data center ecosystems to their states."

The Meekhof Administrative Account raised more than $25,000, a threshold that requires these types of accounts to report donors and expenditures to the Internal Revenue Service. But many lawmakers who benefit from smaller 527 accounts or nonprofits do not have to disclose donations.


These types of accounts have been available for use for decades, but prior to the 1990s, elected officials were able to use Officeholder Expense Accounts and could take in corporate money. The accounts paid for items varying from office remodels to football tickets. Dan Gustafson, a former Republican lawmaker who fought to eliminate the accounts, said they were eliminated because of a growing sense the accounts were getting out of control. His bill to eliminate them was signed in 1994, and he said a few years later nonprofits started cropping up to accept corporate cash.

Corporate dollars now can flow into nonprofit or 527 accounts.

Nonprofits and 527 accounts are legal because they don't directly fund campaign work, but without state or many federal regulations, they maintain an air of secrecy.

Search by lawmaker to find connected funds, then click "donors" to see traceable donations to that fund from 2013-2015. Or, search by donor to see which lawmaker-connected funds they have given to.

Account Type Of Account Total amount accepted
Sen. Jim Ananich DEM Reinvent Michigan Fund Nonprofit $73,200 Details
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Michigan Republican Party

Administrative fund $2,092,500

* Aetna | $1,000 | 2014
* Aetna | $1,500 | 2013
* AT&T | $60,000 | 2013
* Dow | $150,000 | 2013
* Dow | $700,000 | 2014
* Eli Lilly | $2,500 | 2013
* Exelon | $1,000 | 2013
* Exelon | $10,000 | 2013
* MDA Dental PAC | $1,000 | 2013
* MDA Dental PAC | $10,000 | 2014
* PhRMA | $500,000 | 2013
* PhRMA | $621,500 | 2014
* Reynolds American | $9,000 | 2013
* Reynolds American | $25,000 | 2014
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Michigan Democrats Administrative Fund
21st Century Fund
$501,250

* Aetna | $1,000 | 2013
* Altria | $5,000 | 2015
* AT&T | $25,000 | 2014
* AT&T | $25,000 | 2014
* AT&T | $30,000 | 2013
* AT&T 2015 | $1,000 | 2015
* CVS Health | $500 | 2015
* CVS Health | $1,000 | 2014
* CVS Health | $500 | 2015
* MAHP Super PAC | $2,000 | 2015
* MAHP Super PAC | $2,750 | 2015
* MAHP Super PAC | $3,000 | 2014
* MAHP Super PAC | $5,000 | 2015
* MAHP Super PAC | $8,500 | 2013
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $1,000 | 2015
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $1,500 | 2015
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $5,000 | 2013
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $10,000 | 2015
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $15,000 | 2015
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $15,000 | 2014
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $15,000 | 2013
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $25,000 | 2014
* Michigan Credit Union League Legislative Action Fund | $25,000 | 2014
* Michigan Deserves Better Super PAC | $110,000 | 2014
* MPAC IND EXP POL COMM | $10,000 | 2015
* MPAC IND EXP POL COMM | $125,000 | 2014
* Pipefitters Local 636 | $5,000 | 2014
* Pipefitters Local 636 | $5,000 | 2015
* Powering The Economy | $4,000 | 2014
* Powering The Economy | $12,000 | 2014
* Reynolds American | $2,000 | 2015
* Reynolds American | $5,500 | 2014
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Could this be why we have corporate welfare under a Republican administration?
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Attorney General Schuette has 2 accounts:
Administrative Account $429,822
On Duty for Michigan $312,100

* Allergan USA | $1,000 | 2013
* Alticor Inc | $15,000 | 2014
* Arbor Investments Group | $5,000 | 2015
* Boyer, Dawson and St. Pierre, PLLC | $500 | 2013
* Checksmart Financial | $1,000 | 2014
* Clean Tech Inc | $25,000 | 2015
* Commercial Real Estate Education Fund | $1,000 | 2013
* Community Choice Financial | $1,000 | 2014
* Diageo North America | $750 | 2014
* Diamond And Robinson PC | $250 | 2013
* Diamond and Robinson PC | $250 | 2013
* Dickstein Shaprio | $1,000 | 2013
* Dickstein Shaprio | $2,500 | 2013
* Disk Network | $1,000 | 2013
* Dow Chemical | $12,500 | 2015
* Dow Chemical | $25,000 | 2014
* Dow Chemical Company | $25,000 | 2013
* Dow Corning | $10,000 | 2015
* Dow Corning Corp. | $10,000 | 2014
* Environmental Quality | $1,000 | 2013
* Farm Bureau Life Insurance | $10,000 | 2013
* General Motors PAC | $1,000 | 2013
* Health Care Association Of Michigan PAC | $5,000 | 2015
* Health Care Association Of Michigan PAC | $5,000 | 2013
* Insurance Institute of Michigan | $3,500 | 2014
* Johnson Administration Account | $322 | 2013
* K. G. Rimmer | $2,500 | 2013
* Kojaian Properties, Inc. | $50,000 | 2015
* MacMurray Petersen and Shuster LLP | $1,000 | 2015
* Mad Dog Technology | $20,000 | 2015
* Mark Anthony Brands Inc. | $1,000 | 2015
* Mark Anthony-Mikes Hard Lmnd | $1,000 | 2013
* Matthew T. Moroun | $15,000 | 2015
* McDonalds Corporation | $1,000 | 2015
* McDonalds Corporation | $1,000 | 2014
* Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association | $5,000 | 2015
* Michigan Health and Hospital Association | $25,000 | 2015
* Michigan Health And Hospital Association | $25,000 | 2014
* Michigan Health And Hospital Association | $25,000 | 2013
* Michigan Restaurant Association | $1,000 | 2013
* Michigan Retailers Association | $1,000 | 2015
* Michigan Retailers Association | $10,000 | 2013
* Midwest Memorial Group | $1,000 | 2013
* PhRMA | $750 | 2013
* PhRMA | $1,000 | 2013
* Plum Creek Administration Corp. | $1,000 | 2013
* PVS Chemicals Inc | $10,000 | 2015
* RAI Services | $2,000 | 2014
* Riggs, Abney, Neal Turpen, Orbison and Lewis | $500 | 2015
* Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis | $1,000 | 2014
* Soave Enterprises LLC | $20,000 | 2015
* Walmart Stores | $10,000 | 2015
* Walmart Stores | $10,000 | 2014
* Walmart Stores | $10,000 | 2013
* Zausmer, Kaufman, August and Caldwell, PC | $14,500 | 2013

Record of 2 Next Last
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Advance America | $1,000 | 2015
* Alticor Inc | $2,500 | 2013
* Alticor Inc | $15,000 | 2015
* AOL INC. | $1,000 | 2015
* Blue Cross Blue Shield | $10,000 | 2015
* Boyer, Dawson and St. Pierre, PLLC | $1,000 | 2014
* Briner Services | $500 | 2015
* Caremark RX | $1,000 | 2014
* Centene Management Company | $1,000 | 2014
* Central Transport LLC | $20,000 | 2014
* Coca Cola Nonpartisan PAC For Good Government | $1,500 | 2015
* Comcast Corp | $5,000 | 2013
* Comcast Financial Agency Corp. | $10,000 | 2014
* Consumers Energy | $5,000 | 2015
* Consumers Energy | $10,000 | 2015
* DBA International | $500 | 2014
* Dentons US LLP | $1,000 | 2015
* Detroit International Bridge | $20,000 | 2014
* Dow Chemical | $25,000 | 2013
* Dow Chemical Company | $25,000 | 2014
* Dow Corning Corp. | $10,000 | 2015
* DTE Energy Corp | $10,000 | 2015
* Firekeepers Development Authority | $2,500 | 2015
* Fund For Michigan's Tomorrows | $38,000 | 2015
* Hospital Network Ventures | $100 | 2014
* Illinois Film PAC | $500 | 2013
* Involve America | $52,000 | 2015
* L & L Wine & Liquor Corporation | $500 | 2014
* Labaton Sucharow LLP | $2,500 | 2014
* MI Cable Telecommunications Association Inc | $5,000 | 2013
* Michigan Beer And Wine Wholesalers | $2,500 | 2015
* Michigan Liquor Vendors | $1,000 | 2014
* Michigan Soft Drink Association | $3,000 | 2015
* RAI Services | $5,000 | 2014
* Select Management Resources LLC | $2,500 | 2014
* Sprint | $1,000 | 2014
* The Dow Chemcial Company | $12,500 | 2015
* The Evironmental Quality Company | $2,500 | 2015
* The GCSI Fund For Michigan | $1,000 | 2015
* Verizon | $1,000 | 2013
* Verizon | $2,500 | 2014
* Wayne Industries | $250 | 2014
* Wayne Industries | $250 | 2015

First Prev Record of 2
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Attorney General Bill Schuette - Donor Tracking: ...
www.mcfn.org/donor-tracking.php?candidate=158

About: Bill Schuette is Michigan's attorney general. ... Michigan Association of Realtors, Realtors PAC, $78,000. 11. ... Fund for Michigan's Tomorrows, $38,000
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Donor Tracking: Who's Funding Your Representative

Following The Money: This page is designed to help the public find out who’s funding their elected officials. The information shows their top donors over time across a variety of giving methods. The data comes from the Secretary of State’s database and IRS filings. You can search for an official below at right.

The data was last updated Aug. 22, 2016.
Attorney General Bill Schuette

Donor Tracking Attorney General Bill Schuette

About: Bill Schuette is Michigan's attorney general. He is in his second and final term in the position. According to his official biography, Schuette, a Republican, previously served as a United States congressman, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, a Michigan state senator and a judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals. He also served as the 2015-2016 chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Attorney General Schuette raises money through a candidate committee, Bill Schuette for Michigan; an administrative account, the Bill Schuette Administrative Account; and a nonprofit organization, On Duty for Michigan. The nonprofit discloses its donors. The lists are posted here.

TALLY: Top Disclosed Donors To Attorney General Schuette From The 2010 Cycle To The Present

1. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, $197,050

2. Michigan Republican Party, $187,216

3. Dow Chemical, $175,000

4. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $107,500

5. Miller Canfield PAC, $99,684

6. DeVos family, $91,400

7. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, $90,500

8. Meijer PAC, $85,500

9. Nicholson family, $78,591

10. Michigan Association of Realtors, Realtors PAC, $78,000

11. DTE Energy, $72,000

12. Dow Corning, $70,000

13. Decider PAC, $68,000

14. Red and Blue PAC, $68,000

15. Warner Norcross & Judd PAC, $68,000

DETAILED LISTS

Top donors to Bill Schuette for Michigan for 2015-2016:

1. Nicholson family, $20,400
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $19,500
3. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, $18,000
4. Miller Canfield PAC, $15,200
5. Kojaian family, $13,600
6. Boji family, $13,600
7. Kennedy family, $13,600
8. Moroun family, Centra Inc., $13,600
9. Young, Plastipak Packaging, $13,600
10. Karmanos family, Carolina Hurricanes, $13,600
11. Shaya family, J & B Medical Supply, $10,000
12. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, $10,000
13. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $10,000
14. Meijer PAC, $10,000
15. DTE Energy PAC, $10,000

Top donors to the Bill Schuette Administrative Account for 2015-2016:

1. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, $60,000
2. Kojaian Properties, $50,000
3. Clean Tech Inc., $25,000
4. McKinley Associates, $25,000
5. Soave Enterprises, $20,000
6. Mad Dog Technology, $20,000
7. Dow Corning Company, $20,000
8. Walmart Stores, $20,000
9. Matthew Moroun, $15,000
10. Dow Chemical Company, $12,500
11. PVS Chemicals, $10,000

Top donors to On Duty for Michigan for 2015-2016:

1. Involve America, $52,000
2. David Fischer, $50,000
3. Fund for Michigan’s Tomorrows, $38,000
4. DTE Energy, $35,000
5. Alticor, $30,000
6. Dow Corning, $20,000
7. Consumers Energy, $15,000
8. Dow Chemical Company, $12,500
7. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $10,000
9. ANR Pipeline Company, $5,000
10. Michigan Soft Drink Association, $3,000

Top donors to Bill Schuette for Attorney General for the 2014 cycle:

1. Michigan Republican Party, $126,181
2. DeVos family, $71,400
3. Decider PAC, $68,000
4. Red and Blue PAC, $68,000
5. Warner Norcross & Judd PAC, $68,000
6. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $56,255
7. Miller Canfield PAC, $55,484
8. Michigan Chamber of Commerce PAC, $46,500
9. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $44,000
10. Michigan Association of Realtors, Realtors PAC, $44,000
11. Meijer PAC, $41,500
12. Nicholson family, $38,191
13. Cotton family, $34,000
14. Republican State Leadership Committee, $34,000
15. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $28,050
16. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $27,500
17. DTE Energy Co. PAC, $27,000
18. Michigan Bankers Association PAC, $26,000
19. Health Care Association of Michigan, HCAM PAC, $24,068
20. Michigan Association of CPAs, $20,500

Top donors to the Bill Schuette Administrative Account for 2011-2014:

1. Dow Chemical Company, $100,000
2. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, $75,000
3. Dow Corning Corporation, $30,000
4. David Nicholson, $20,000
5. Trott & Trott PC, $20,000
6. PVS Chemicals, $20,000
7. William Young, Plastipak Packaging, $20,000
8. AT&T, $20,000
9. Walmart Stores, $20,000
10. Michigan Retailers Association, $20,000
11. DeVos family, $20,000
12. Alticor, $15,000
13. Zausmer, Kaufman, August and Caldwell, $14,500

Top donors to On Duty for Michigan for 2011-2014:

1. Dow Chemical Company, $50,000
2. Detroit International Bridge, $20,000
3. Central Transport LLC, $20,000
4. Comcast Financial Agency Corporation, $10,000
5. Reynolds American Inc., $5,000
6. Comcast Corporation $5,000
7. Michigan Cable Telecommunications Association, $5,000
8. Verizon, $3,500
9. Labaton Sucharow, $2,500
10. Select Management Resources LLC, $2,500
11. Alticor, $2,500

Top donors to Bill Schuette for Attorney General for the 2010 cycle:

1. Michigan Republican Party, $61,035
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $34,000
3. Great Lakes Education Project, $34,000
4. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $34,000
5. Meijer PAC, $34,000
6. Michigan Chamber of Commerce PAC, $34,000
7. Michigan Association of Realtors, Realtors PAC, $34,000
8. Republican State Leadership Committee, $34,000
9. Miller Canfield PAC, $29,000
10. Michigan Farm Bureau PAC, $20,100

Campaign finance reports can be found in the Michigan Secretary of State's campaign finance database. If you see an error in the above data, please contact us at mcfn@mcfn.org.
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an Campaign Finance Network
Following the money in Michigan politics



Donor Tracking: Who's Funding Your Representative

Following The Money: This page is designed to help the public find out who’s funding their elected officials. The information shows their top donors over time across a variety of giving methods. The data comes from the Secretary of State’s database and IRS filings. You can search for an official below at right.

The data was last updated Aug. 22, 2016.
27th Senate District, Sen. Jim Ananich

Donor Tracking 27th Senate District, Sen. Jim Ananich

27TH SENATE DISTRICT (A portion of Genesee County)

Current senator: The current senator for the 27th District is Sen. Jim Ananich (D-Flint). The district includes Burton, Clio, Flint, Flint Twp., Mount Morris Twp., Richfield Twp. and Swartz Creek City. Ananich, who previously served in the Michigan House, is the minority leader of the Michigan Senate.

A map of the 27th Senate District is available here.

Sen. Jim Ananich raises money through a candidate committee, Friends of Jim Ananich, and multiple leadership PACs, including the Ananich Future Fund and Ananich Senate Majority Fund. He also had a nonprofit named The Reinvent Michigan Fund, which doesn't have to disclose its donors.

TALLY: Top Disclosed Donors To Sen. Ananich From 2011 Until The Present:

1. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $70,000

2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $28,750

3. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $26,275

4. Jim and Linda Shea, $25,000

5. DTE Energy PAC, $22,050

6. CMS Energy Employees for Better Government, $20,825

7. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $14,975

8. Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC, $14,250

9. Comcast Corp. PAC, $13,000

10. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters PAC, $11,750

DETAILED LISTS:

Top donors to Friends of Jim Ananich for 2015-2016:

1. Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund, $7,500
2. Axcess Financial Services PAC, $4,000
3. Michigan Chamber PAC, $3,500
4. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, $2,500
5. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $2,500
6. Realtors PAC of Michigan, $2,500
7. Lee Schear, NCP Financial, $2,000
8. Michigan Association of Health Plans, MAHP PAC, $2,000
9. Dykema Gossett, $2,000
10. Michigan Manufactured Housing RV PAC, $2,000
11. Evan Weiner, Edward Levy Co., $2,000
12. Marc Lund, State EMS Inc., $2,000

Top donors to Ananich Future Fund for 2015-2016:

1. United Auto Workers, UAW Voluntary Michigan PAC, $10,000
2. Comcast Corp. PAC, $6,000
3. CMS Energy Employees for Better Government, $5,000
4. Michigan Association of Health Plans, MAHP PAC, $3,500
5. Michigan Association for Justice, Justice PAC, $2,500
6. Michigan Credit Union League Fund, $2,500
7. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $2,500
8. Axcess Financial Services PAC, $2,500
9. Damion Frasier, $1,500
10. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $1,000
11. DTE Energy PAC, $1,000
12. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $1,000
13. Larry Rosenthal, Ietan Consulting, $1,000

Top donors to Ananich Senate Majority Fund for 2015-2016:

1. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $12,500
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $8,500
3. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $5,600
4. DTE Energy PAC, $5,500
5. Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC, $5,000
6. Cotton family, Meridian Health Plan, $5,000
7. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $5,000
8. CMS Energy Employees for Better Government, $3,500
9. Axcess Financial Services PAC, $2,500
10. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, $2,500
11. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $2,000

Top donors to Friends of Jim Ananich Senate for 2013-2014:

1. Friends of Jim Ananich (State House campaign), $131,273
2. CMS Energy Employees for Better Government, $8,500
3. Michigan Farm Bureau PAC, AGRI PAC, $8,100
4. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $7,675
5. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $7,000
6. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters PAC, $6,750
7. (Jim) Ananich Future Fund, $5,000
8. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $5,000
9. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $4,750
10. DTE Energy Co. PAC, $4,500

Top donors to Ananich Future Fund for 2013-2014:

1. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $32,500
2. Jim and Linda Shea, $25,000
3. Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC, $9,250
4. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $8,000
5. (Jim) Ananich Senate Majority Fund, $6,500
6. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $6,000
7. Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation PAC, $5,250
8. DTE Energy Co. PAC, $5,050
9. Comcast Corp. PAC, $5,000
10. Phil Hagerman, $5,000
11. Michigan Chiropractic Society, Chiro PAC, $5,000
12. Michigan Bankers Association PAC, Bank PAC, $5,000
13. Michigan Association of CPAs, $5,000
14. Matthew Moroun, $5,000
15. Dave Finkbeiner, $5,000
16. Daniel Oginsky, $5,000
17. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $4,950

Top donors to Ananich Senate Majority Fund for 2013-2014:

1. (Jim) Ananich Future Fund, $57,105
2. Jeff Wright 2000, $5,000
3. SEIU Healthcare Local 79, $5,000
4. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $5,000
5. Bernstein Family PAC, $2,500
6. Comerica Inc. PAC, $2,500
7. Eric Stajos, $2,500
8. Comcast Corp. PAC, $2,000
9. Michigan Association of Community Bankers PAC, $2,000
10. Michigan Radiology PAC, $2,000
11. Teamsters Local 332 PAC, $2,000
12. Michigan State Police Troopers PAC, $2,000

Top donors to Friends of Jim Ananich House campaign for 2011-2012:

1. (Jim) Ananich Future Fund, $10,000
2. DTE Energy Co. PAC, 5,000
3. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $5,000
4. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association PAC, $5,000
5. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $5,000
6. CMS Energy Employees for Better Government, $3,825
7. Jim Ananich, $2,500
8. Michigan Association of Health Plans PAC, MAHP PAC, $2,425
9. Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC, $2,275
10. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $2,250

Campaign finance reports can be found in the Michigan Secretary of State's campaign finance database. If you see an error in the above data, please contact us at mcfn@mcfn.org.
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Donor Tracking: Who's Funding Your Representative

Following The Money: This page is designed to help the public find out who’s funding their elected officials. The information shows their top donors over time across a variety of giving methods. The data comes from the Secretary of State’s database and IRS filings. You can search for an official below at right.

The data was last updated Aug. 22, 2016.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

Donor Tracking Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

About: Rick Snyder, a Republican, was first elected to be Michigan's governor in 2010. He was re-elected in 2014. According to his official biography, Snyder previously worked for Gateway as president and chief operating officer.

Gov. Snyder and those connected to him raise money through numerous methods. He has a candidate committee, Rick Snyder for Michigan, which doesn't accept contributions from political action committees (PACs). From 2011-2015, he had a PAC, the One Tough Nerd PAC. In 2015, he launched a new state PAC, the Relentless Positive Action PAC, and a federal PAC by the same name, the Relentless Positive Action PAC. He is also connected to an administrative account, the Governor's Club, which can accept corporate contributions. Plus, he has a nonprofit organization that voluntarily discloses its donors, Moving Michigan Forward, which started in 2013.

Outside of those methods, Gov. Snyder was previously connected to another nonprofit, New Energy to Reinvest and Diversify Fund, also known as the NERD Fund. It didn't disclose its donors before the administration announced it would be shut down in 2013. Snyder is also connected to the nonprofit Celebrating the Power of Michigan, which releases its donor list but not the amounts or dates of donations. In addition, supporters of Snyder started another nonprofit in 2015 to benefit him. That nonprofit is Making Government Accountable, which also doesn't disclose donors.

TALLY: Top Disclosed Donors To Gov. Snyder From The 2010 Cycle To The Present

1. Rick and Sue Snyder, $5,941,027

2. Making Government Accountable (a nonprofit tied to Snyder giving to other Snyder funds), $575,000

3. Celebrating the Power of Michigan (a nonprofit tied to Snyder giving to other Snyder funds), $350,000

4. Nicholson family and PVS Chemicals, $242,600

5. Michigan Republican Party, $193,233

6. William Parfet, MPI Research, $175,000

7. Consumers Energy, $165,000

8. DeVos family, $142,830

9. Michigan Health and Hospital Association, $140,000

10. Taubman family, $129,400

11. DTE Energy, $117,500

11. Jackson National Life, $108,604

12. Terence Adderley and Jennifer Adderley, Kelly Services, $100,00

13. CURE Defense Fund, $75,000

14. Blue Cross Blue Shield, $75,000

15. Meijer Inc. and the Meijer family, $71,600

DETAILED LISTS

Top donors to Rick Snyder for Michigan for 2015-2016:

1. Thomas Dickinson, $350
2. Timothy Voss, $320
3. Russ Gibb, $100
4. Jane Barrett, $100

Top donors to Moving Michigan Forward for 2015-2016:

1. Celebrating the Power of Michigan, $350,000
2. Making Government Accountable, $325,000
3. AmeriFirst Financial Corporation, $27,191
4. Michael and Susan Jandernoa, $25,000
5. Robert Taubman $25,000
6. James Nicholson, $25,000
7. Consumers Energy, $25,000
8. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, $15,000
9. Arlo Steel, $10,000
10. Schupan & Sons Inc., $10,000
11. CURE Defense Fund, $10,000

Top donors to the Governor's Club for 2015-2016:

1. Making Government Accountable, $250,000
2. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $25,000
3. Consumers Energy, $25,000
4. Jim Nicholson, PVS Chemicals, $25,000
5. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, $25,000
6. Michigan Legislative Consultants, $10,000
7. Hewlett Packard Company, $5,000
8. Anheuser Busch Corporation, $5,000

Top donors to the Relentless Positive Action State PAC for 2015-2016:

1. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, $50,000
2. Martha F. Ford, Detroit Lions, $5,000
3. Delta PAC, $5,000
4. DTE Energy, $2,500
5. Joseph Aristeo, Aristeo Construction, $2,500
6. Eileen Weiser, homemaker, $2,500
7. Auto Dealers of Michigan, $2,000
8. Michigan Grocers Association PAC, $1,000
9. Ford Motor Company Action Fund, $1,000
10. Automobile Club PAC, $1,000

Top donors to the Relentless Positive Action Federal PAC for 2015-2016:

1. William Parfet, $100,000
2. Terence Adderley and Jennifer Adderley, Kelly Services, $100,000
3. CURE Defense Fund, $65,000
4. Taubman family Taubman Co., $50,000
5. Meijer, $25,000
6. Whirlpool, $20,000
7. Nextera Energy, $10,000
8. Steven Hamp, retired, $10,000
9. Michigan Soft Drink Association, $5,000
10. DTE Energy, $5,000
11. Mark Jones, AmeriFirst Home Mortgage, $5,000
12. Ronald Wiser, financial planner, $5,000
13. David V. Johnson, Victor International Corp., $5,000

Top donors to the One Tough Nerd PAC for 2015-2016:

No contributions reported.

Top donors to Rick Snyder for Michigan for the 2014 cycle:

1. Michigan Republican Party, $131,184
2. DeVos family, $122,430
3. Nicholson family, $69,000
4. Taubman family, $54,400
5. Cotton family, $47,600
6. Meijer family, $33,000
7. Van Andel family, $23,800
8. Young family, $20,400
9. Dozens of couples gave $13,600

Top donors to Moving Michigan Forward for 2013-2014:

1. Jackson National Life, $75,000
2. HTC Global Services, $50,000
3. Consumers Energy, $50,000
4. Health Care Association of Michigan, $30,000
5. Michigan Health and Hospital Association, $25,000
6. HNTB Corporation, $25,000
7. PVS Chemicals Inc., $25,000
8. William Parfet, MPI Research, $25,000
9. Edifecs Inc., $25,000
10. Delta Dental, $25,000
11. Alticor, $20,000
12. Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish-Band, $20,000
13. Firekeepers Development Authority, $15,000
14. Haworth Inc., $15,000
15. CNSI, $15,000
16. United Health Group Inc., $15,000
17. Verizon, $10,000
18. DTE Energy, $10,000
19. ITC Holdings Corp. $10,000
20. United States Steel Corporation, $10,000
21. Leading Age Michigan, $10,000
22. L & L Wine & Liquor Corporation, $10,000

Top donors to the Governor's Club for 2011-2014:

1. DTE Energy, $100,000
2. Michigan Health and Hospital Association, $75,000
3. Michigan Credit Union League, $75,000
4. ITC Holdings Corp., $70,000
5. Consumers Energy, $65,000
6. William Parfet, MPI Research, $50,000
7. Delta Dental, $37,650
8. Haworth Inc., $35,000
9. HNTB Corporation, $35,000
10. Jackson National Life, $33,604
11. PVS Chemicals, $25,000
12. Health Care Association of Michigan, $25,000
13. William Martin, First Martin Corporation, $25,000
14. AT&T of Michigan, $25,000
15. Peter Fletcher, Credit Bureau of Ypsilanti, $25,000
16. Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates, $20,000
17. Hewlett Packard Company, $19,500
18. Compuware Corp., $16,000
19. Universal Health Management LLC, $10,000
20. J.C. Huizenga, $10,000
21. United States Steel Corporation, $10,000
22. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, $10,000
23. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, $10,000

Top donors to the One Tough Nerd PAC for 2011-2014:

1. James Nicholson, PVS Chemicals, $60,000
2. Kenneth Eisenberg, Kenwal Steel, $25,000
3. Mohammad Qazi, Ciena Healthcare Management, $25,000
4. Michael Jandernoa, 42 North Partners, $25,000
5. William Parfet, MPI Research, $25,000
6. David Frey, retired, $25,000
7. Edward Levy Jr., $20,000
8. Haworth family, $15,000
9. Eric Fritz, Fritz Enterprises, $10,000

Top donors to Rick Snyder for Michigan for the 2010 cycle:

1. Rick and Sue Snyder, $5,941,027
2. Michigan Republican Party, $62,049
3. Shea family, $27,200
4. Cotton family $20,400
5. DeVos family, $20,400
6. Ford family, $13,600
7. Meijer family, $13,600
8. Nicholson family, $13,600
9. Dozens of couples gave $6,800 each

Campaign finance reports can be found in the Michigan Secretary of State's campaign finance database. If you see an error in the above data, please contact us at mcfn@mcfn.org.
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Rizzo Environmental $1,500*

Donor Tracking: Who's Funding Your Representative

Following The Money: This page is designed to help the public find out who’s funding their elected officials. The information shows their top donors over time across a variety of giving methods. The data comes from the Secretary of State’s database and IRS filings. You can search for an official below at right.

The data was last updated Aug. 22, 2016.
34th House District, Rep. Sheldon Neeley

Donor Tracking 34th House District, Rep. Sheldon Neeley

34TH DISTRICT (A portion of Genesee County)

Current representative: The current representative for the 34th District is Rep. Sheldon Neeley (D-Flint). The district features much of the city of Flint. Neeley serves on the House Health Policy, Local Government and Transportation and Infrastructure committees. Neeley was first elected to the House in 2014.

A map of the 34th District is available here.

Rep. Neeley raises money through a candidate committee, Committee to Elect Sheldon Neeley.

TALLY: Top Disclosed Donors To Rep. Neeley From 2011 To The Present

1. Sheldon Neeley, $7,000

2. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $6,120

3. AFSCME P.E.O.P.L.E. $5,000

4. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, $3,000

5. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $2,250

6. Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC, $2,000

7. Shaltz family, $2,000

8. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, $1,650

9. Scott Miedema, retired, $1,500

10. CMS Energy Employees For Better Government, $1,350

DETAILED LISTS

Top donors to Committee to Elect Sheldon Neeley for 2015-2016:

1. Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, $3,000
2. Shaltz family, $2,000
3. Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters, $1,650
4. CMS Energy Employees For Better Government, $1,350
5. Michigan Education Association PAC, MEA, $1,150
6.. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $1,120
7. General Motors PAC, $1,000
8. Sheldon Neeley, broadcast engineer ABC 12, $1,000
9. Rizzo Environmental Services, $1,500
10. Scott Miedema, retired, $1,000
11. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $1,000

Top donors to Committee to Elect Sheldon Neeley for 2013-2014:

1. Sheldon Neeley, $6,000
2. AFSCME P.E.O.P.L.E. $5,000
3. United Auto Workers, UAW Michigan Voluntary PAC, $5,000
4. Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC, $2,000
5. Frank Preketes, $850
6. Genesee Landlords Association PAC, $790
7. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan PAC, $500
8. Clyde Edwards Jr., $500
9. Michael Harris, $500
10. Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Health PAC, $500
11. Michigan Education Association, MEA PAC, $500
12. Scott Miedema, $500
13. Christine Monk, $500
14. Marva Neeley, $500
15. Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 PAC, $500

Campaign finance reports can be found in the Michigan Secretary of State's campaign finance database. If you see an error in the above data, please contact us at mcfn@mcfn.org.
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