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.

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GR Mayoral Candidates

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

GR 1st Ward Candidates

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • Amount Raised: $3,022.50

    • Amount Spent: $3,022.50

    • Total number of Contributors: 1

    • Top 5 Contributors:

      • Mike Fassbender - $3,022.50

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

GR 3rd Ward Candidates

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • 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

    • Amount Raised: $600.00

    • Amount Spent: $34.66

    • Total number of Contributors: 2

    • Top 5 Contributors:

      • Paul Peppin - $500.00

      • Richard Thrush - $100.00

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Sheriff

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Clerk

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Treasurer

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Drain Commissioner

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 1

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 2

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • Amount Raised: $10,000

    • Amount Spent: $4,304.70

    • Total number of Contributors: 1

    • Top 5 Contributors:

      • Joel Langlois - $10,000.00

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 3

    • Amount Raised: $500.00

    • Amount Spent: $1,673.85

    • Total number of Contributors: 1

    • Top 5 Contributors:

      • Grand Rapids Chamber PAC - $500.00

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 4

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 5

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 6

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 7

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 8

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 9

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 10

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

Kent County Commissioner District 11

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 12

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 13

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 14

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 15

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 16

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 17

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 18

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 19

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 20

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

  • No campaign finances have been filed.

Kent County Commissioner District 21

Kent County Ballot Initiatives

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents

    • 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

    • Campaign Finance Documents