Elections for all 38 seats in the Michigan State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 22-16 majority heading into the election.

Committee chair fundraising

State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount raised by delegates who did not serve as a committee chair was $382,445. The funds raised by each of the State Senate’s 20 committee chairs are shown below.

Advice and Consent Committee – Aric Nesbitt – $1,284,510
Communications and Technology Committee – Michele Hoitenga – $250,267
Economic and Small Business Development Committee – Ken Horn – $48,771
Education and Career Readiness Committee – Lana Theis – $392,102
Education Committee – Pamela Hornberger – $392,290
Elections Committee – Ruth Johnson – $191,115
Energy and Technology Committee – Dan Lauwers – $98,165
Energy Committee – Joseph Bellino – $257,158
Environmental Quality Committee – Rick Outman – $172,945
Families, Seniors, and Veterans Committee – John Bizon – $93,450
Finance Committee – Jim Runestad – $124,492
Health Policy and Human Services – Curt VanderWall – $458,414
House Regulatory Reform Committee – Roger Hauck – $468,830
Insurance and Banking Committee – Lana Theis – $392,102
Judiciary and Public Safety Committee – Roger Victory – $105,600
Local Government Committee – Dale Zorn – $96,175
Natural Resources Committee – Ed McBroom – $185,216
Senate Agriculture Committee – Kevin Daley – $226,590
Senate Appropriations Committee – Jim Stamas – $279,850
Senate Government Operations Committee – Mike Shirkey – $17,400
Senate Oversight Committee – Ed McBroom – $185,216
Senate Regulatory Reform Committee – Aric Nesbitt – $1,284,510
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee – Tom Barrett – $80,020

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Michigan PACs submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.