About the Michigan Campaign Finance Network
The Michigan Campaign Finance Network is a nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition of organizations and individuals concerned about the influence of money in politics and the need for campaign finance reform in Michigan. MCFN conducts research on campaign contributions and their relationship to election outcomes and issues of public policy, supports access to campaign finance information and develops educational initiatives for the public on the subject of campaign finance reform.
Staff
- became MCFN's Executive Director on February 1, 2001. Robinson is a graduate of the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment and Institute for Public Policy Studies (now the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy). Prior to coming to MCFN, Rich was with Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network for seven years, and on the staff of the Michigan House of Representatives for two years. He is a native of Sault Ste. Marie.
- —Senior Analyst—assumed this role in August 2000. Her overall task is to conduct research on money in Michigan politics. Barbara has been active with the League of Women Voers for more than 20 years, serving on the state board from 1989-1995. More recently she has been active in several political campaigns, serving as treasurer or similar position for a state representative, a judicial candidate, a ballot proposal committee and a PAC. She has been working on campaign finance reform since 1996.
Board Of Directors
- John Chamberlain - chairman, Common Cause in Michigan; professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan
- Jan Dolan - former Michigan state representative
- Patricia Donath - past president, League of Women Voters of Michigan
- Andy Draheim - Michigan Environmental Council
- Susan Grimes Munsell - judge of the Michigan Tax Tribunal; former Michigan state representative
- Lynn Jondahl - chairman, Michigan Board of Ethics; executive director, Michigan Prospect for Renewed Citizenship; former Michigan state representative
- John M. Koval - retired state economist; senior activist
- John Mayer - former state and federal court administrator
Supporting Organizations
The work of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network is supported by: