Michigan Campaign Finance Network

Top 150 Michigan PACs
through 7/20/2007

Rank Name  01/07-7/07   01/05-7/05  Change (%) 2006 Cycle
1 MI House Democratic Fund $891,795 $545,201 63.6 $2,720,517
2 Senate Republican Campaign Committee      828,758      787,230     5.3 2,659,680
3 House Republican Campaign Committee      699,247 1,023,796      (31.7) 4,451,775
4 MI Health & Hospital Assn. / Health PAC      304,059      162,028 87.7      518,160
5 MI Assn. of Realtors / REALTORS PAC      271,076      294,918 (8.1) 1,194,562
6 Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MI / BCBSM PAC      268,701      225,495 19.2      870,435
7 (Jennifer) Granholm Leadership Fund      268,350      119,100     125.3      893,815
8 Senate Democratic Fund      264,965      373,531      (29.1) 2,036,358
9 Auto Dealers of Michigan PAC 1      220,608      122,118 80.7      608,800
10 MI Education Assn. / MEA PAC      194,049      262,629      (26.1) 1,429,730
11 MI Bankers Assn. PAC / MI BANK PAC      190,883      196,206 (2.7)      393,265
12 US Steel PAC MI      169,901   14,477 1,073.6      129,120
13 MI Trial Lawyers Assn. / Justice PAC      163,299      191,189      (14.6) 1,062,264
14 Diamond PAC (Jewel Ware)      152,925     9,300 1,544.4   55,025
15 MI Beer & Wine Wholesalers Assn. PAC      148,394      210,662      (29.6)      722,698
16 Comerica Inc. PAC      133,049      117,971 12.8      500,691
17 Coalition for Progress (Jon Stryker)      129,335  n/a   n/a  5,460,077
18 MI Manufactured Housing RV & Campground Assn. PAC      125,680      230,314      (45.4)      534,000
19 DTE Energy Co. PAC      123,764      138,754      (10.8)      507,361
20 MI Farm Bureau PAC      119,869   59,166     102.6      243,206
21 JDC Genesee Fund (John Cherry)      113,750      121,200 (6.1)      265,450
22 MI Regional Council of Carpenters PAC      109,700      109,778 (0.1)      461,963
23 MI Credit Union League Action Fund      105,646   69,178 52.7      201,253
24 Independent Voters PAC (Anthony Marrocco)   87,775 -    n/a    12,100
25 (Mike) Bishop Majority Fund   84,769  n/a   n/a       201,525
26 (Andy) Dillon Leadership Fund   83,001  n/a   n/a    79,750
27 MI Infrastructure & Transportaion PAC / MITA PAC 2   81,720      159,469      (48.8)      406,172
28 AT&T Michigan PAC 3   77,482   34,519     124.5      213,416
29 Miller Canfield PAC   75,000   90,000      (16.7)      265,000
30 Great Lakes Sugarbeet Growers PAC   74,596   52,473 42.2      112,221
31 MI Restaurant Assn. PAC   71,061   85,653      (17.0)      258,647
32 (Mike) Cox 5200 Club   67,875   55,287 22.8      161,692
33 MI Soc of Anesthesiologists PAC   64,514   45,130 43.0   99,494
34 MI Assn. of Insurance Agents / Agent PAC   59,681   67,352      (11.4)      185,743
35 AFSCME PAC   59,517   40,751 46.1      156,867
36 COMM-PAC   59,250   85,000      (30.3)      165,125
37 MI Assn. of CPAs / MACPA PAC   53,012   51,109     3.7      159,589
38 MHSA PAC   52,000   51,900     0.2      151,400
39 Detroit Regional Chamber PAC   51,246   52,362 (2.1)      160,055
40 Citizens for Michigan (Anthony Soave)   50,000   30,000 66.7      160,000
41 Comcast Corp. PAC / COMPAC   50,000     7,500     566.7      199,552
42 Troopers PAC   50,000   26,800 86.6      107,000
43 MI State Medical Society / MI Doctors PAC   49,480   56,570      (12.5)      167,777
44 CMS Energy Employees for Better Government   49,225   53,841 (8.6)      191,115
45 MI Petroleum Jobbers PAC   48,750   77,430      (37.0)      129,965
46 MI Chamber of Commerce PAC   47,112   60,711      (22.4)      286,609
47 21st Century Club   46,800   34,100 37.2   77,250
48 Automobile Club of MI PAC / ACPAC   46,776   57,630      (18.8)      191,606
49 Dykema Gossett PAC   46,725   40,022 16.7      147,079
50 MI Assn. of Health Plans PAC / MAHP PAC   45,010   40,652 10.7      142,825
51 MI Auto Dealers Assn. / MAD PAC   42,300   87,225      (51.5)      202,236
52 ROYPAC   42,015  n/a   n/a   n/a 
53 Brooke PAC (Jackson Natl. Life)   39,656   29,834 32.9      118,753
54 (Mark) Schauer 21st Century Fund   39,525    500 7,805.0      201,590
55 MI Osteopathic PAC   38,388   38,700 (0.8)      100,202
56 Michigan List   37,429   31,288 19.6   87,186
57 Friends of Ferris   36,722   38,512 (4.6)   78,779
58 Progressive Women's Alliance of West MI   36,503   10,420     250.3   96,474
59 Generations PAC (Kwame Kilpatrick)   36,500 -    n/a       471,007
60 MI Optometric Assn. PAC   36,432   36,071     1.0      118,904
61 Command Officers Assn of MI PAC   36,363   32,171 13.0      108,554
62 Operating Engineers Local 324 PAC   33,873     8,203     312.9      235,037
63 DaimlerChrysler PAC   33,072   32,956     0.4      145,388
64 Tetra Tech MPS SSF   33,000     8,190     302.9   31,723
65 Waste Management PAC   31,811   26,936 18.1      100,650
66 Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 333 PAC   31,701   23,944 32.4      102,137
67 Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers / IBEW COPE 4   31,450   84,610      (62.8)      411,345
68 MI Funeral Directors Assn. PAC / MFDA PAC   31,284   34,225 (8.6)   91,381
69 Masco PAC   31,000   26,000 19.2   63,000
70 Registrars Local 58 IBEW   30,379   35,031      (13.3)      118,302
71 MI Assn. of Home Builders / Friends of Housing   29,306   47,456      (38.2)      121,407
72 Delta Dental PAC   26,021   20,866 24.7   84,497
73 General Motors Corp. PAC - MI   25,049   31,915      (21.5)      109,270
74 MI Action Comm for Rural Electrification/M ACRE PAC   24,887   10,435     138.5   37,901
75 Frankenmuth PAC   24,803   21,077 17.7   52,333
76 No. VI Leadership Fund (Craig DeRoche)   24,147   70,275      (65.6)      325,891
77 Health Alliance Plan PAC   23,902   34,215      (30.1)      105,764
78 Ironworkers Local 25 PAC   23,071   21,914     5.3   96,581
79 MI Licensed Beverage Assn. PAC   22,874   21,466     6.6      102,047
80 Ford Motor Civic Action Fund   22,681   22,428     1.1   93,460
81 ITC Holdings Corp. PAC-MI 5   22,678   11,207     102.4   47,363
82 MI Distributors & Vendors Assn. PAC / MDVA PAC   21,750   21,745     0.0   54,276
83 Huntington Natl Bank MI PAC   21,668   20,226     7.1   86,873
84 (Roger) Kahn Leadership Fund   21,500    410 5,143.9     1,510
85 SEMCO Energy PAC   21,365   13,929 53.4   61,916
86 MI Boilermakers PAC   20,817   16,442 26.6   69,161
87 New Solutions Fund (Steve Tobocman)   20,700  n/a   n/a    61,437
88 JP Morgan Chase & Co MI PAC   20,677   21,136 (2.2)   88,042
89 (Kathy) Angerer Leadership Fund   20,425  n/a   n/a    37,775
90 County Road Assn. of MI / CRAM-RUSH PAC   19,917     9,310     113.9      138,903
91 Kelly Services PAC   19,545   13,302 46.9   60,962
92 MI State Firefighters Union PAC   19,381   13,562 42.9   65,933
93 Meijer PAC   19,063   26,573      (28.3)      436,038
94 Ed Gaffney Leadership Fund   18,936   14,950 26.7      106,330
95 Detroit Police Officers Assn. PAC   18,921   22,688      (16.6)   78,200
96 Amerisure PAC   18,471   15,620 18.3   53,277
97 (Robert) Jones Advocating for MI PAC   18,325  n/a   n/a   n/a 
98 Sommers Schwartz  SSF   17,925  n/a   n/a    81,312
99 Karoub Associates PAC   17,386   31,172      (44.2)      140,230
100 Sheet Metal Workers Local 7 PAC   16,580   16,286     1.8   58,709
101 Mortgage Bankers Assn. of MI PAC   16,561   18,620      (11.1)   46,418
102 Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC   16,474   12,668 30.0   70,043
103 Friends of Central Michigan   16,050   15,391     4.3   36,959
104 MI Insurance Coalition PAC   15,854   15,616     1.5   60,192
105 Friends of Spectrum Health   15,750   17,585      (10.4)   41,960
106 MI Manufacturers Assn. PAC   15,700     8,700 80.5   42,285
107 Amer Elec Power/MI Comm for Responsible Govt   15,696   15,897 (1.3)   58,210
108 (Jack) Hoogendyk's Turf Builders   15,600      25     62,300.0     3,725
109 West MI Plumbers, Fitters & Serv. Trades PAC   15,521     6,286     146.9   40,751
110 Wayne 11th Repub Congressional Comm   15,291   18,789      (18.6)   77,068
111 MI Chiropractic Soc. / Chiro PAC   15,235   14,745     3.3   51,715
112 Grand Rapids Chamber / Friends of West Michigan   15,200   14,700     3.4   70,780
113 Citizens for a Better Tomorrow   15,000  n/a   n/a   n/a 
114 Marty Knollenberg Leadership Fund   14,750  n/a   n/a   n/a 
115 (Mark) Meadows Majority Fund   14,534  n/a   n/a   n/a 
116 Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 85 PAC   14,442     9,549 51.2   40,901
117 Assoc. Builders and Contractors of MI / ABC PAC   13,642     8,341 63.5   54,525
118 MI Dental Assn. / Dent PAC   13,620   29,953      (54.5)      111,520
119 MI Retailers Assn. PAC / Retail PAC   13,545   18,605      (27.2)   49,266
120 MI Petroleum PAC   13,150   37,050      (64.5)   78,120
121 Forward Michigan (Kevin Elsenheimer)   12,700 -    n/a    55,869
122 Telecommunications Assn. of MI/Tele PAC   12,682     9,803 29.4   57,263
123 Pfizer MI PAC   12,094   16,776      (27.9)   65,673
124 Teamsters DRIVE PAC   11,298     6,036 87.2   38,225
125 (Bill) Huizenga House Fund   11,000     5,925 85.7   62,185
126 Pharmacy PAC   10,868   11,790 (7.8)   92,885
127 (Barb) Byrum Majority Fund   10,867  n/a   n/a   n/a 
128 Building Industry Assn. PAC   10,842   18,771      (42.2)   78,491
129 MI Laborers Political League   10,783     9,392 14.8      204,231
130 Planned Parenthood Advocates of MI   10,470     9,259 13.1   76,833
131 Wiener Associates PAC   10,000   25,000      (60.0)   55,650
132 MI Cable Telecomm Assn. PAC     9,805   15,920      (38.4)   52,328
133 Friends of Western MI     9,660   11,535      (16.3)   39,228
134 Black Slate Inc.     9,165   11,350      (19.3)   64,965
135 Majority Matters (Judy Emmons)     9,093 -    n/a      3,300
136 MI Paving & Materials/Oldcastle Materials PAC (MPMOM)     9,000  n/a   n/a    34,202
137 Amer. Fed. of Teachers - MI / AFT Michigan     8,886     7,412 19.9   68,968
138 Fannie Lou Hamer PAC     8,765   17,733      (50.6)      199,418
139 Dow Corning Corp Legislative Action Team     8,615     7,103 21.3   31,666
140 Governmental Consultant Services 21st Century PAC     8,450   10,250      (17.6)   33,575
141 MI Aggregates Assn     8,250 -    n/a    49,482
142 United Food & Commercial Workers PAC     7,929   10,190      (22.2)      225,088
143 (Kevin) Green Team Majority Fund     7,795 -    n/a    65,510
144 School Administrators PAC     7,549     2,962     154.9   73,242
145 Michigan Works Leadership PAC (Glenn Steil, Jr.)     6,925 -    n/a      3,500
146 (Michael) Switalski Leadership Fund     6,724 -    n/a    13,550
147 Rebekah Warren Envision Michigan Fund     6,490  n/a   n/a      2,743
148 Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn PAC     6,350   16,850      (62.3)   66,495
149 Advance America Cash Advance Centers PAC     6,000  n/a   n/a   n/a 
150 United Parcel Service / UPS PAC     5,665   26,182      (78.4)   64,165
Totals $9,558,690 $8,408,678 13.7 $41,062,986

1 All contributions were from DADPAC and MADPAC

2 AUC & MI Road Builders merged on 2/15/05 to form MITA PAC

3 Changed name from SBC Communications MI PAC on 11/21/05

4 Used MI expend because contributions to natl COPE from all over the country

5 Changed name from Intl. Transmission Co. PAC on 3/30/07