Michigan Campaign Finance Network

Election 2004: Top 150 State PACs as of October 20th, 2004

Rank Name 01/03-10/04 01/01-10/02 Change (%)
1 House Republican Campaign Committee $ 2,502,958 $ 1,930,372 29.7
2 MI House Democratic Fund 1,678,829 797,226 110.6
3 Senate Republican Campaign Committee 1,383,236 1,429,544 (3.2)
4 MI Education Assn. / MEA PAC 1,319,473 1,070,612 23.2
5 United Auto Workers / UAW MI Voluntary PAC 1,125,000 832,915 35.1
6 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MI / BCBSM PAC 834,120 563,990 47.9
7 Great Lakes Education Project (DeVos) 829,801 1,087,769 (23.7)
8 MI Assn. of Realtors / REALTORS PAC 811,513 586,883 38.3
9 MI Trial Lawyers Assn. / Justice PAC 773,153 696,264 11.0
10 MI Beer & Wine Wholesalers Assn. PAC 632,233 559,576 13.0
11 Senate Democratic Fund 557,860 668,090 (16.5)
12 MI Manufactured Housing RV & Campground Assn. PAC 524,537 160,306 227.2
13 Cox 5200 Club 491,964 n/a n/a
14 DTE Energy Co. PAC 437,311 348,995 25.3
15 Granholm Leadership Fund 434,996 n/a n/a
16 Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC 1 404,125 380,992 6.1
17 MI Regional Council of Carpenters PAC 391,912 539,567 (27.4)
18 Detroit Auto Dealers / DAD PAC 357,000 352,800 1.2
19 MI Health & Hospital Assn. / Health PAC 347,086 301,479 15.1
20 MI Bankers Assn. PAC / MI BANK PAC 324,373 227,842 42.4
21 Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers / IBEW COPE 2 303,485 443,025 (31.5)
22 JDC Genesee Fund 3 261,780 139,771 87.3
23 MI Auto Dealers Assn. / MAD PAC 238,731 188,197 26.9
24 MI Nurses Assn. PAC 236,780 111,690 112.0
25 Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC 233,198 119,612 95.0
26 Ken Sikkema Leadership Fund 228,815 223,250 2.5
27 AFSCME PAC 226,100 229,192 (1.3)
28 MI Restaurant Assn. PAC 225,471 222,615 1.3
29 Associated Underground Contractors / AUC PAC 215,626 249,905 (13.7)
30 Miller Canfield PAC 210,000 280,034 (25.0)
31 MI Chamber of Commerce PAC 208,883 175,393 19.1
32 Political Action for Voter Education / PAVE 203,698 n/a n/a
33 COMM-PAC 196,876 124,270 58.4
34 SBC Communications MI PAC 4 185,446 100,382 84.7
35 No. VI Leadership Fund (DeRoche) 183,925 20,000 819.6
36 MI State Medical Society / MI Doctors PAC 181,060 301,937 (40.0)
37 Independent Voters PAC 176,730 n/a n/a
38 Citizens for Michigan (Anthony Soave) 171,400 224,633 (23.7)
39 MI Petroleum Jobbers PAC 168,260 157,038 7.1
40 Anthony Marrocco Victory PAC 168,074 n/a n/a
41 MI Farm Bureau PAC 167,558 148,135 13.1
42 Comerica Bank PAC 159,190 292,584 (45.6)
43 MI Assn. of Insurance Agents / Agent PAC 156,130 100,553 55.3
44 MHSA PAC 153,065 66,025 131.8
45 Automobile Club of MI PAC / ACPAC 151,336 130,474 16.0
46 Generations PAC (Kilpatrick) 150,000 333,600 (55.0)
47 MI Harness Horsemen's Assn. PAC 149,501 105,965 41.1
48 CMS Energy Employees for Better Government 146,616 241,015 (39.2)
49 County Road Assn. of MI / CRAM-RUSH PAC 140,191 121,550 15.3
50 MI Assn. of CPAs / MACPA PAC 136,624 131,453 3.9
51 Meijer PAC 133,730 106,098 26.0
52 Right to Life of MI PAC 132,020 270,795 (51.2)
53 Local 58 IBEW 131,259 82,335 59.4
54 MI Assn. of Home Builders / Builders PAC 130,385 124,005 5.1
55 Governmental Consultant Services 21st Century PAC 130,225 143,225 (9.1)
56 Common Cents North (Rick Johnson) 127,170 285,915 (55.5)
57 Fifth Third Bancorp PAC 125,414 36,085 247.6
58 General Motors Corp. PAC - MI 124,331 108,427 14.7
59 MI Osteopathic PAC 124,243 73,685 68.6
60 MI Chiropractic Council PAC 123,053 71,037 73.2
61 MI Equality PAC 122,396 11,240 988.9
62 23 is Enough PAC 5 117,065 n/a n/a
63 Byrum Leadership Fund 116,700 48,250 141.9
64 DaimlerChrysler PAC 113,713 123,270 (7.8)
65 MI Credit Union League Action Fund 113,169 84,230 34.4
66 MI Laborers Political League 113,150 179,558 (37.0)
67 School Administrators PAC 111,105 74,865 48.4
68 MI Dental Assn. / Dent PAC 109,702 94,790 15.7
69 MI Concrete Paving Assn. PAC 109,625 128,057 (14.4)
70 Delta Dental PAC 107,289 91,419 17.4
71 Detroit Regional Chamber PAC 107,080 145,238 (26.3)
72 MI Optometric Assn. PAC 106,921 104,191 2.6
73 Dykema Gossett PAC 103,851 138,147 (24.8)
74 MI Road Builders Assn. PAC 99,400 142,150 (30.1)
75 Committee for Responsible Government 98,320 n/a n/a
76 Friends of Ferris 96,243 60,960 57.9
77 Knights of the Round Table Leadership PAC (Bishop) 95,651 14,305 568.7
78 Greater Detroit Leadership PAC 95,286 49,117 94.0
79 MI Soc of Anesthesiologists PAC 95,087 60,530 57.1
80 MI Funeral Directors Assn. PAC / MFDA PAC 94,615 74,784 26.5
81 Huizenga House Fund 6 94,237 48,938 92.6
82 Common Cents North II (Rick Johnson) 89,753 14,253 529.7
83 Gorcyca for Justice Fund 87,660 61,910 41.6
84 Allen Brothers PAC 85,675 34,550 148.0
85 Lear Corp. PAC 84,871 68,915 23.2
86 Health Care Assn. of MI / HCAM-PAC 84,651 78,719 7.5
87 Mortgage Bankers Assn. of MI PAC 83,810 68,295 22.7
88 Troopers PAC 83,052 171,657 (51.6)
89 Kooiman Leadership Fund 81,635 1,600 5,002.2
90 Detroit Police Officers Assn. PAC 81,597 88,052 (7.3)
91 MI Licensed Beverage Assn. PAC 81,069 88,424 (8.3)
92 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333 PAC 80,700 122,472 (34.1)
93 Assoc. Builders and Contractors of MI / ABC PAC 76,533 67,787 12.9
94 Ford Motor Civic Action Fund 75,738 113,395 (33.2)
95 Ficano PAC 75,165 33,170 126.6
96 Masco PAC 73,500 111,100 (33.8)
97 MI Boilermakers PAC 72,466 73,048 (0.8)
98 Michigan List 72,216 n/a n/a
99 JP Morgan Chase & Co MI PAC 7 71,254 112,961 (36.9)
100 Friends of Grand Valley 70,873 77,372 (8.4)
101 Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 PAC 70,346 60,194 16.9
102 Citizens for a Better Michigan (Shulman) 70,003 48,240 45.1
103 MI State Firefighters Union PAC 68,617 46,122 48.8
104 The Commonwealth PAC 68,080 n/a n/a
105 Waste Management PAC 67,169 48,839 37.5
106 Grand Rapids Chamber / Friends of West Michigan 67,005 82,050 (18.3)
107 Majority 2004 (Julian) 8 66,387 37,593 76.6
108 21st Century Club 66,245 68,720 (3.6)
109 Karoub Associates PAC 66,025 94,237 (29.9)
110 Fannie Lou Hamer PAC * 65,738 153,095 (57.1)
111 National City Corp. PAC 65,575 112,403 (41.7)
112 Chris Ward Leadership Fund 65,052 n/a n/a
113 MI Petroleum PAC 64,080 59,346 8.0
114 Diamond PAC 63,700 26,680 138.8
115 Great Lakes Sugarbeet Growers PAC 60,378 n/a n/a
116 Pharmacy PAC 56,585 47,264 19.7
117 Huntington Natl Bank MI PAC 55,983 10,459 435.3
118 21st Leader's PAC (C K Kilpatrick) 55,147 n/a n/a
119 Kelly Services PAC 54,955 25,164 118.4
120 MI Leadership Fund (Terri Lynn Land) 53,050 n/a n/a
121 MI Retailers Assn. PAC / Retail PAC 52,591 55,027 (4.4)
122 MI Chiropractic Soc. / Chiro PAC 51,975 53,000 (1.9)
123 Detroit Fed. of Teachers COPE 51,705 47,175 9.6
124 Tetra Tech MPS SSF 9 51,357 67,553 (24.0)
125 MI Distributors & Vendors Assn. PAC / MDVA PAC 51,074 43,661 17.0
126 SEMCO Energy PAC 51,000 86,342 (40.9)
127 Ironworkers Local 25 PAC 50,770 113,256 (55.2)
128 MI Manufacturers Assn. PAC 50,670 53,710 (5.7)
129 New Leaders Victory Fund (Farrah) 50,500 n/a n/a
130 MI District Judges Education Fund 50,105 49,091 2.1
131 Increase the Majority in 2002 (Newell) 50,034 5,700 777.8
132 Frankenmuth PAC 50,008 26,055 91.9
133 Planned Parenthood Advocates of MI 49,773 44,041 13.0
134 MI Altria Group PAC 10 48,900 42,000 16.4
135 GLM PAC 48,500 17,100 183.6
136 Richardville Leadership Fund 47,150 7,450 532.9
137 Amer Elec Power/MI Comm for Responsible Govt 46,680 31,903 46.3
138 Wayne 11th Repub Congressional Comm 46,150 20,867 121.2
139 MI Racing Assn. PAC 46,000 10,840 324.4
140 SEIU State Council PAC 45,100 34,000 32.6
141 MI Insurance Coalition PAC 44,167 14,915 196.1
142 MI Assisted Living Assn. PAC 43,615 40,913 6.6
143 Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 43,165 35,103 23.0
144 Save Our Shoreline PAC 42,864 n/a n/a
145 United Food & Commercial Workers PAC 41,982 161,630 (74.0)
146 Environmental Quality Co. / Wayne Disposal PAC 41,500 55,523 (25.3)
147 Impact Community Action Fund (Kuipers) 41,188 n/a n/a
148 Fund for a Republican Majority (Nofs) 41,125 n/a n/a
149 Wiener Associates PAC 40,950 n/a n/a
150 Dow Chemical Employees PAC/PACE MI 40,950 29,816 37.3
$ 29,592,343 $ 23,947,922 23.6
* October 2004 report unavailable as of 10/28/04
1 All contributions were from DADPAC and MADPAC 6 Renamed 2/12/04; was Victory 2002 Fund
2 Used MI expenditures from national COPE 7 Renamed 7/1/04; was Bank One Good Citizenship Committee
3 Renamed 3/25/03; was Sen. John Cherry's Genesee Fund 8 Renamed 7/14/03; was Majority 2002
4 Renamed 1/8/03; was SBC Ameritech Plus PAC 9 Renamed 2/19/03; was McNamee Porter Seeley PAC
5 Renamed 4/20/04; was Huizenga Heritage PAC 10 Renamed 1/27/03; was Philip Morris MI PAC