Michigan Campaign Finance Network

Election 2004: Top 150 PACs

Rank Name 2004 Cycle 2002 Cycle Change (%)
1 House Republican Campaign Committee $ 3,019,668 $ 2,115,762 42.7
2 MI House Democratic Fund 1,927,791 946,430 103.7
3 MI Education Assn. / MEA PAC 1,579,535 1,426,278 10.7
4 Senate Republican Campaign Committee 1,448,961 1,676,683 (13.6)
5 United Auto Workers / UAW MI Voluntary PAC 1,125,000 832,915 35.1
6 MI Assn. of Realtors / REALTORS PAC 945,332 676,726 39.7
7 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MI / BCBSM PAC 920,421 653,829 40.8
8 Great Lakes Education Project 881,385 1,258,269 (30.0)
9 MI Trial Lawyers Assn. / Justice PAC 861,039 822,235 4.7
10 MI Beer & Wine Wholesalers Assn. PAC 683,316 576,986 18.4
11 Cox 5200 Club 675,959 19,000 3,457.7
12 Senate Democratic Fund 568,086 791,300 (28.2)
13 MI Manufactured Housing RV & Campground Assn. PAC 525,037 166,461 215.4
14 DTE Energy Co. PAC 485,881 386,246 25.8
15 Granholm Leadership Fund 464,191 n/a
16 MI Regional Council of Carpenters PAC 426,185 595,344 (28.4)
17 Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC 1 404,125 380,992 6.1
18 Detroit Auto Dealers / DAD PAC 380,250 364,300 4.4
19 Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC 379,186 250,402 51.4
20 Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers / IBEW COPE 2 351,585 452,525 (22.3)
21 MI Health & Hospital Assn. / Health PAC 351,510 301,704 16.5
22 MI Bankers Assn. PAC / MI BANK PAC 324,573 227,842 42.5
23 JDC Genesee Fund 3 267,930 139,771 91.7
24 Miller Canfield PAC 260,000 285,265 (8.9)
25 MI Nurses Assn. PAC 259,919 128,058 103.0
26 MI Auto Dealers Assn. / MAD PAC 249,588 189,897 31.4
27 AFSCME PAC 243,242 258,322 (5.8)
28 Ken Sikkema Leadership Fund 242,315 255,050 (5.0)
29 MI Restaurant Assn. PAC 232,581 225,246 3.3
30 No. VI Leadership Fund (DeRoche) 229,125 20,000 1,045.6
31 Associated Underground Contractors / AUC PAC 222,626 253,955 (12.3)
32 MI Chamber of Commerce PAC 222,433 186,815 19.1
33 SBC Communications MI PAC 4 211,051 114,400 84.5
34 Political Action for Voter Education / PAVE 205,198 64,750 216.9
35 COMM-PAC 199,876 125,270 59.6
36 Local 58 IBEW 191,511 103,060 85.8
37 MI State Medical Society / MI Doctors PAC 189,685 314,952 (39.8)
38 MI Farm Bureau PAC 181,392 159,689 13.6
39 MI Laborers Political League 181,342 273,269 (33.6)
40 Independent Voters PAC 176,730 n/a
41 Citizens for Michigan (Anthony Soave) 171,400 234,633 (26.9)
42 Automobile Club of MI PAC / ACPAC 168,082 139,183 20.8
43 Anthony Marrocco Victory PAC 168,074 n/a
44 MI Petroleum Jobbers PAC 166,335 157,688 5.5
45 CMS Energy Employees for Better Government 165,635 264,903 (37.5)
46 MI Assn. of Insurance Agents / Agent PAC 164,496 106,098 55.0
47 MHSA PAC 163,565 74,075 120.8
48 Byrum Leadership Fund 162,100 81,720 98.4
49 Comerica Bank PAC 159,190 336,905 (52.7)
50 MI Harness Horsemen's Assn. PAC 153,544 108,815 41.1
51 Common Cents North (Rick Johnson) 153,091 317,965 (51.9)
52 Generations PAC (Kwame Kilpatrick) 150,000 449,790 (66.7)
53 Singh PAC 147,600 94,765 55.8
54 23 is Enough PAC 5 146,765 n/a
55 Meijer PAC 145,913 121,218 20.4
56 MI Dental Assn. / Dent PAC 141,708 126,707 11.8
57 County Road Assn. of MI / CRAM-RUSH PAC 140,396 121,820 15.2
58 MI Assn. of CPAs / MACPA PAC 138,919 135,843 2.3
59 General Motors Corp. PAC - MI 137,881 121,137 13.8
60 Governmental Consultant Services 21st Century PAC 134,125 143,225 (6.4)
61 Right to Life of MI PAC 133,970 347,200 (61.4)
62 MI Assn. of Home Builders / Builders PAC 133,931 128,711 4.1
63 MI Credit Union League Action Fund 131,209 91,169 43.9
64 DaimlerChrysler PAC 130,381 142,003 (8.2)
65 Fannie Lou Hamer PAC 129,488 200,695 (35.5)
66 Fifth Third Bancorp PAC 127,414 36,085 253.1
67 MI Osteopathic PAC 127,184 79,005 61.0
68 Detroit Regional Chamber PAC 127,103 154,438 (17.7)
69 MI Road Builders Assn. PAC 123,700 158,200 (21.8)
70 MI Equality PAC 123,520 61,340 101.4
71 MI Chiropractic Council PAC * 123,053 79,382 55.0
72 Common Cents North II (Rick Johnson) 120,841 n/a
73 MI Concrete Paving Assn. PAC 117,125 128,057 (8.5)
74 School Administrators PAC 116,231 93,651 24.1
75 Wayne 11th Repub Congressional Comm 114,650 20,867 449.4
76 Dykema Gossett PAC 114,201 143,747 (20.6)
77 MI Optometric Assn. PAC 113,502 111,151 2.1
78 Hoogendyk's Turf Builders 113,045 n/a
79 Delta Dental PAC 112,395 94,407 19.1
80 Knights of the Round Table Leadership PAC (Bishop) 106,126 22,255 376.9
81 MI Soc of Anesthesiologists PAC 104,447 66,800 56.4
82 Lear Corp. PAC 101,336 83,551 21.3
83 MI Funeral Directors Assn. PAC / MFDA PAC 98,915 76,514 29.3
84 Committee for Responsible Government 98,320 n/a
85 Friends of Ferris 96,595 60,960 58.5
86 Greater Detroit Leadership PAC 96,125 125,717 (23.5)
87 Huizenga House Fund 6 95,412 48,938 95.0
88 Gorcyca for Justice Fund 91,860 67,460 36.2
89 Detroit Police Officers Assn. PAC 89,809 97,174 (7.6)
90 Mortgage Bankers Assn. of MI PAC 89,467 72,094 24.1
91 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333 PAC 88,729 132,645 (33.1)
92 Kooiman Leadership Fund 87,455 4,100 2,033.0
93 The Commonwealth PAC 87,080 n/a
94 Troopers PAC 86,852 176,082 (50.7)
95 Ford Motor Civic Action Fund 86,802 123,739 (29.9)
96 Allen Brothers PAC * 85,675 34,550 148.0
97 Health Care Assn. of MI / HCAM-PAC 85,451 79,219 7.9
98 JP Morgan Chase & Co MI PAC 7 83,480 126,677 (34.1)
99 Chris Ward Leadership Fund 83,352 1,600 5,109.5
100 MI Licensed Beverage Assn. PAC 82,994 88,774 (6.5)
101 Friends of Grand Valley 82,477 79,009 4.4
102 MI Boilermakers PAC 78,946 83,246 (5.2)
103 Ficano PAC 78,240 65,770 19.0
104 Assoc. Builders and Contractors of MI / ABC PAC 77,346 76,037 1.7
105 Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 PAC 76,798 65,520 17.2
106 Waste Management PAC 74,013 55,443 33.5
107 Masco PAC 73,500 111,100 (33.8)
108 Michigan List * 73,116 n/a
109 Karoub Associates PAC 71,447 102,516 (30.3)
110 Majority 2004 (Julian) 8 70,647 50,693 39.4
111 Citizens for a Better Michigan (Shulman) 70,503 52,634 34.0
112 MI State Firefighters Union PAC 69,977 49,877 40.3
113 Grand Rapids Chamber / Friends of West Michigan 69,495 84,275 (17.5)
114 21st Century Club 67,870 70,720 (4.0)
115 Grassroots Democrats 67,500 n/a
116 National City Corp. PAC * 65,575 125,185 (47.6)
117 MI Petroleum PAC 64,580 59,346 8.8
118 Diamond PAC 63,700 43,455 46.6
119 Pharmacy PAC 63,662 58,726 8.4
120 SEIU State Council PAC 63,100 34,000 85.6
121 Kelly Services PAC 60,725 33,673 80.3
122 Great Lakes Sugarbeet Growers PAC 60,463 n/a
123 Black Slate Inc. 59,600 99,229 (39.9)
124 Increase the Majority in 2002 (Newell) 59,134 16,135 266.5
125 Huntington Natl Bank MI PAC 58,942 14,269 313.1
126 New Leaders Victory Fund (Farrah) 58,700 n/a
127 MI Chiropractic Soc. / Chiro PAC 58,425 57,625 1.4
128 Detroit Fed. of Teachers COPE 57,483 56,107 2.5
129 Tetra Tech MPS SSF 9 55,282 76,179 (27.4)
130 21st Leader's PAC (Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick) 55,147 n/a
131 MI District Judges Education Fund 54,610 54,941 (0.6)
132 MI Retailers Assn. PAC / Retail PAC 54,162 62,438 (13.3)
133 SEMCO Energy PAC 53,738 94,337 (43.0)
134 Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC 53,397 42,375 26.0
135 Frankenmuth PAC 53,317 30,967 72.2
136 MI Leadership Fund (Terri Lynn Land) 53,050 n/a
137 MI Manufacturers Assn. PAC 51,845 58,810 (11.8)
138 Planned Parenthood Advocates of MI 51,678 44,963 14.9
139 MI Distributors & Vendors Assn. PAC / MDVA PAC 51,574 44,061 17.1
140 Amer Elec Power/MI Comm for Responsible Govt 51,188 35,377 44.7
141 Ironworkers Local 25 PAC 50,786 113,256 (55.2)
142 MI Insurance Coalition PAC 49,310 20,064 145.8
143 MI Altria Group PAC 10 48,900 42,000 16.4
144 GLM PAC 48,500 17,100 183.6
145 MI Cable Telecomm Assn. PAC 48,340 90,766 (46.7)
146 Richardville Leadership Fund * 47,150 8,850 432.8
147 United Food & Commercial Workers PAC 47,078 171,855 (72.6)
148 MI Assisted Living Assn. PAC 46,280 48,761 (5.1)
149 MI Racing Assn. PAC 46,000 10,840 324.4
150 Waters Progressive Leadership Fund 45,210 -
$ 33,046,102 $ 27,327,976 20.9
* January report unavailable as of 2/3/05
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