City
Please Note: Our criteria for identifying the top five monetary contributors for each candidate was based on the highest dollar amount. In instances where there is more than one contributor who made the same contribution amount, we listed them in alphabetical order by first name.🗳️ = Candidate will appear on the November Ballot
GR Mayoral Candidates
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Amount Raised: $141,826.41
Amount Spent: $88,446.58
Total number of Contributors: 483
Top 5 Contributors:
MI Laborers Political League PAC - $10,000
MI Regional Council of Carpenters PAC - $10,000
Grand Rapids Firefighters Union PAC - $7,500
Michigan LCV PAC - $2,585.25
Kent County Democratic Party - $2,500
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Amount Raised: $26,775.80
Amount Spent: $22,772.10
Total number of Contributors: 181
Top 5 Contributors:
Christopher Sain - $2,500
Nina Thompson - $1,500
Nicole Thompson - $1,030
Brian Ellis - $1,000
Will Blackmon - $1,000
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $3,840.90
Amount Spent: $854.75
Total number of Contributors: 3
Top 5 Contributors:
Stephen Owens - $2,740.90
Dan Hibma - $1,000.00
Kenneth Nysson - $100
GR 1st Ward Candidates
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Amount Raised: $4,756.00
Amount Spent: $1,832.64
Total number of Contributors: 57
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $550
Arti Patel - $500
Tami Vandenberg - $500
Robert Burkhart - $450
Matthew Flannigan - $250
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Amount Raised: $2,800.00
Amount Spent: $1,989.87
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Melanie Droski - $2,500
Don Omdersma - $300
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Amount Raised: $3,022.50
Amount Spent: $3,022.50
Total number of Contributors: 1
Top 5 Contributors:
Mike Fassbender - $3,022.50
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Amount Raised: $63,809.20
Amount Spent: $28,979.62
Total number of Contributors: 108
Top 5 Contributors:
GR Police Officer’s Association PAC - $12,500
GR Chamber of Commerce PAC - $5000
Grand Rapids Firefighters Union PAC - $2,500
John Brann - $1225
Johnny Brann - $1225
GR 3rd Ward Candidates
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $26,300.00
Amount Spent: $21,896.35
Total number of Contributors: 9
Top 5 Contributors:
Bing Goei - $25,000
Aileen Antonio - $250
Senita Lenear - $250
Charissa Huang - $200
Bruce Neckers - $200
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $13,135.00
Amount Spent: $11,772.99
Total number of Contributors: 106
Top 5 Contributors:
Climate Cabinet PAC - $2000
Tina Kilgore - $1225
Anthony Welch - $1000
Kent County DemocraticParty - $550
Bob Johnson - $500
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Amount Raised: $70,982.99
Amount Spent: 42,340.35
Total number of Contributors: 123
Top 5 Contributors:
GR Chamber of Commerce PAC - $12,500
GR Police Officer’s Association PAC - $12,500
Grand Rapids Firefighters Union PAC - $2500
Mark Bissell - $1225
John Brann - $1225
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No campaign finances have been filed.
County
Please Note: Our criteria for identifying the top five monetary contributors for each candidate was based on the highest dollar amount. In instances where there is more than one contributor who made the same contribution amount, we listed them in alphabetical order by first name.🗳️ = Candidate will appear on the November Ballot
Kent County Prosecuting Attorney
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Amount Raised: $600.00
Amount Spent: $34.66
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Paul Peppin - $500.00
Richard Thrush - $100.00
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Amount Raised: $112,656.39
Amount Spent: $17,390.13
Total number of Contributors: 135
Top 5 Contributors:
TGIF Victory Fund - $20,000
Betsy DeVos - $8,325
Cheri DeVos - $8,325
Daniel DeVos - $8,325
Dick DeVos - $8,325
Kent County Sheriff
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Amount Raised: $121,531.39
Amount Spent: $20,969.46
Total number of Contributors: 125
Top 5 Contributors:
TGIF Victory Fund - $20,000
Betsy DeVos - $8,325
Cheri DeVos - $8,325
Daniel DeVos - $8,325
Dick DeVos - $8,325
Kent County Clerk
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Amount Raised: $7,910.70
Amount Spent: $1,096.27
Total number of Contributors: 52
Top 5 Contributors:
Scott Urbanowski - $3,000.00
Kent County Democratic Committee - $750.00
Committee to Elect Scott Urbanowski - $661.76
FEMS for Dems - $500.00
Erica Peresman - $250.00
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Amount Raised: $133,682.37
Amount Spent: $29,943.93
Total number of Contributors: 137
Top 5 Contributors:
TGIF Victory Fund - $20,000
Betsy DeVos - $8,325
Cheri DeVos - $8,325
Daniel DeVos - $8,325
Dick DeVos - $8,325
Kent County Treasurer
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $176,136.32
Amount Spent: $42,747.13
Total number of Contributors: 214
Top 5 Contributors
TGIF Victory Fund - $20,000
Betsy DeVos - $8,325
Cheri DeVos - $8,325
Daniel DeVos - $8,325
Dick DeVos - $8,325
Kent County Drain Commissioner
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $142,636.35
Amount Spent: $61,449.57
Total number of Contributors: 130
Top 5 Contributors:
TGIF Victory Fund - $16,750
Betsy DeVos - $8,325
Cheri DeVos - $8,325
Daniel DeVos - $8,325
Dick DeVos - $8,325
Kent County Commissioner District 1
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $4,925
Amount Spent: $8,628.14
Total number of Contributors: 4
Top 5 Contributors:
Dab Burrill - $1250.00
Dan DeVos - $1225.00
Dick DeVos - $1,225.00
Doug DeVos - $1225.00
Kent County Commissioner District 2
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $10,000
Amount Spent: $4,304.70
Total number of Contributors: 1
Top 5 Contributors:
Joel Langlois - $10,000.00
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Amount Raised: $6,050.00
Amount Spent: $3,605.04
Total number of Contributors: 6
Top 5 Contributors:
Maintain Our Majority - $4,000.00
Richard and Melinda Gorski Trust - $1,000.00
Friends of West Michigan Business PAC - $500.00
Jeffrey Vanderwerff - $250.00
Melinda Gorski - $200.00
Kent County Commissioner District 3
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Amount Raised: $500.00
Amount Spent: $1,673.85
Total number of Contributors: 1
Top 5 Contributors:
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $500.00
Kent County Commissioner District 4
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Amount Raised: $1,500.00
Amount Spent: $312.47
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Judy Wood - $1,000.00
Kent County Democratic Party - $500
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Amount Raised: $5,180.00
Amount Spent: $4,983.77
Total number of Contributors: 40
Top 5 Contributors:
Margaret Potter - $1000.00
Norma Vankuiken - $1000.00
Yvonne Curtis - $500.00
Joan Mitchell - $300.00
Duane Ritter - $250.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 5
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $4,200.00
Amount Spent: $6,625.94
Total number of Contributors: 4
Top 5 Contributors:
Dan DeVos - $1225.00
Doug DeVos - $1225.00
Richard DeVos - $1225.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $500.00
Kent County Commissioner District 6
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Amount Raised: $5,369.00
Amount Spent: $1,619.62
Total number of Contributors: 8
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $3000.00
Nicholas Vander Veen - $1,692.00
Patrick Miles - $500.00
Brennen Gorman - $250.00,
Jai Maw - $100.00
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Amount Raised: $26,075.00
Amount Spent: $18,891.75
Total number of Contributors: 18
Top 5 Contributors:
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $7000.00
Betsy DeVos - $1225.00
Daniel DeVos - $1225.00
Doug DeVos - $1225.00
Maria DeVos - $1225.00
Kent County Commissioner District 7
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $1,000.00
Amount Spent: $225.00
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Commercial Alliance of Realtors PAC - $500.00
Stan Ponstein - $500.00
Kent County Commissioner District 8
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Amount Raised: $19,103.80
Amount Spent: $2,516.02
Total number of Contributors: 177
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $3000.00
Climate Cabinet PAC - $2000.00
Michigan LCV PAC - $1500.00
Joshua Ferguson - $1225.00
Tracy Dobson - $800.00
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Amount Raised: $30,500.00
Amount Spent: $30,974.54
Total number of Contributors: 20
Top 5 Contributors:
The Friends of West Michigan Business PAC - $7000.00
Mark Bissell - $1225.00
Betsy DeVos - $1225.00
Dan DeVos - $1225.00
Doug DeVos - $1225.00
Kent County Commissioner District 9
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 10
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Amount Raised: $1,080.00
Amount Spent: 0
Total number of Contributors: 9
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Paul Kearny - $200.00
Johnny Know - $100.00
Christopher Polzin - $100.00
Angela Bunn - $50.00
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Amount Raised: $6,806.31
Amount Spent: $4,614.75
Total number of Contributors: 41
Top 5 Contributors:
Christine Guitierrez - $1000.00
Dennis Heffron - $1000.00
Anna Timmer - $1000.00
Eric Fouch - $500.00
Tim Zanderberg - $500.00
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Amount Raised: $42,476.91
Amount Spent: $27,559.18
Total number of Contributors: 50
Top 5 Contributors:
Maintain Our Majority - $10,000.00
John/Nancy Kennedy - $2450.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $2000.00
Mark/Mary Bissell - $1225.00
Betsy DeVos - $1225.00
Kent County Commissioner District 11
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No campaign finances have been filed.
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Amount Raised: $44,520.00
Amount Spent: $15,635.51
Total number of Contributors: 57
Top 5 Contributors:
TGIF Victory Fund - $12,250.00
Sidney Jansma Jr - $2450.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $1500.00
Mark Bissell - $1225.00
Betsy DeVos - $1225.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 12
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Amount Raised: $1,750.00
Amount Spent: $7,516.00
Total number of Contributors: 3
Top 5 Contributors:
Realtors Political Action Committee of Michigan - $500.00
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $250.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 13
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Amount Raised: $4,255.00
Amount Spent: $1,785.22
Total number of Contributors: 3
Top 5 Contributors:
Michelle McCloud - $3000.00
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $250.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 14
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Amount Raised: $750.00
Amount Spent: $942.02
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $250.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 15
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Amount Raised: $2,185.00
Amount Spent: 8,652.83
Total number of Contributors: 2
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $250.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 16
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Amount Raised: $2,395.00
Amount Spent: $368.15
Total number of Contributors: 18
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Robert VanStright - $500.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $250.00
Isabelle Selles - $250.00
Judy Freeman - $100.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 17
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Amount Raised: $12,270.00
Amount Spent: $9,070.09
Total number of Contributors: 63
Top 5 Contributors:
Jim Williams - $1000.00
Robert Wolford - $1000.00
Tony Baker - $800.00
Paul Boyer - $500.00
McCalvery Merchant PAC - $500.00
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Amount Raised: $3,750.00
Amount Spent: $3,797.47
Total number of Contributors: 11
Top 5 Contributors:
Ven Johnson - $1200.00
Robert Womack - $1000.00
Wayman Britt - $300.00
Richard Thrush - $300.00
Johnathan Veldt - $300.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 18
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Amount Raised: $25,740.00
Amount Spent: $20,122.54
Total number of Contributors: 83
Top 5 Contributors:
Steve Faber - $10,124.34
Taggert Town - $1225.00
Lisa Town - $1225.00
James Williams - $1225.00
Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $1000.00
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Amount Raised: $10,059.02
Amount Spent: $9,291.97
Total number of Contributors: 143
Top 5 Contributors:
Kathryn Smith - $1225.00
Angelyn Royce - $500.00
Dan Hesse - $485.00
Richard Maycroft - $450.00
Duncan McCleod - $420.00
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Amount Raised: $22,620.64
Amount Spent: $18,612.26
Total number of Contributors: 4
Top 5 Contributors:
James Rinck - $22,500.00
Mike Koelzer - $97.07
Tom Trzybinski - $23.84
Ryan Wieland - $0.73
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Amount Raised: $2,788.59
Amount Spent: $15.05
Total number of Contributors: 35
Top 5 Contributors:
Anna Timmer - $500.00
Michael Dubiel - $300.00
Duane Gritter - $260.59
Martha Schaut - $200.00
Barbara & Dave Agema - $100.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 19
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Amount Raised: $1,850.00
Amount Spent: $830.79
Total number of Contributors: 6
Top 5 Contributors:
Friends of West Michigan Business PAC - $500.00
Kent County Democratic Party - $500.00
Johnathan Vandenberg - $250.00
Mark Pachla - $200.00
Kathleen Underwood - $150.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 20
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Amount Raised: $2,015.00
Amount Spent: $1,829.32
Total number of Contributors: 16
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Democratic Party - $1000.00
Nancy Morales - $300.00
Mark McClain - $100.00
Dale Hurst - $100.00
Ericka Lozano-Buhl - $100.00
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Amount Raised: $2,820.00
Amount Spent: $1,645.91
Total number of Contributors: 15
Top 5 Contributors:
Norma Vankuiken - $1000.00
Derek Anderson - $500.00
Marty Shaut - $220.00
Bonnie Burke - $240.00
Adlai Brown - $200.00
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No campaign finances have been filed.
Kent County Commissioner District 21
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Amount Raised: $1,225.00
Amount Spent: 1,318.36
Total number of Contributors: 0
Top 5 Contributors:
Kent County Ballot Initiatives
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Amount Raised: $468,450.00
Amount Spent: $125,732.38
Total number of Contributors: 23
Top 5 Contributors:
Grand Action 2.0 - $300,000.00
GR Area Chamber Ballot Committee - $50,000.00
Acrisure LLC - $25,000.00
Amway Corporation - $25,000.00
Amway Grand Plaza - $25,000.00
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Amount Raised: $103,211.01
Amount Spent: $36,425.00
Total number of Contributors: 18
Top 5 Contributors:
First Steps Kent - $89,115.62
Children's Funding Accelerator - $25,000.00
Kate Pew Wolters - $10,000.00
Hendrik Meijer - $10,000.00
Mike Jondernoa - $6,000.00