Michigan U.S. House District 2

The count.

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Side by side.

Raised excludes transfers between a candidate's own committees. Shares are of that total. Filings appear in order of money raised; this includes primary candidates who are no longer running.

Who spent from outside.

The largest independent spenders in this race, summed from each candidate's five largest spenders on each side.

• RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN VICTORY FUNDSuper PAC$749 for John Moolenaar

Each campaign.

• John MoolenaarFEC filing: John Moolenaar · H4MI04126 ↗

  Sitting member of Congress · John R. Moolenaar

  In the U.S. House (MI-2) since 2015 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 24 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 2 committees: Appropriations, Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Chairman) · 3 subcommittees
  • 176 committees reported contributions to them this cycle · 1 committee reported outside spending for or against them

  Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H4MI04126) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

  Raised

  $2.1M

  Spent

  $2.1M

  Cash on hand

  $1.2M

  Debts

  $16K

  • Individuals 61% $1.3M
  • PACs & other committees 36% $736K
  • Party committees <0.1% $490
  • Other receipts 3% $63K

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026. Excludes $1,598 moved between the candidate's own committees.

  Outside groups: $749 supporting · $0 opposing ($406 of it designated for the general election)

  Biggest spenders supporting

  1. RIGHT TO LIFE OF MICHIGAN VICTORY FUNDSuper PAC $749

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACCorporate PAC · Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $15K
  2. CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)Corporate PAC · Corning Incorporated $10K
  3. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERALCorporate PAC · Cms Energy Corporation $10K

  Where the money went $922K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $922K of the $2.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 15, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 14% $125K
  • Consultants & strategy 3% $25K
  • Staff & payroll 12% $106K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 13% $122K
  • Polling, research & data 2% $17K
  • Travel, meals & events 40% $367K
  • Office, technology & overhead 5% $44K
  • Legal & compliance 12% $108K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.9% $7,848
  • Other or unclassified <0.1% $243

  Largest payees

  1. CARDMEMBER SERVICE $287K
  2. PAYCHEX $108K
  3. ARENA, LLC $73K
  4. STRATEGIC NATIONAL LLC $64K
  5. HOOKS SOLUTIONS LLC $61K

  Paid to individuals: $58K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jan 3, 2025 to Jul 15, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (865 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Benjamin AmbroseFEC filing: Benjamin Ambrose · H6MI02216 ↗

  Raised

  $187K

  Spent

  $153K

  Cash on hand

  $33K

  Debts

  $1,100

  • Individuals 86% $161K
  • PACs & other committees 3% $5,250
  • Party committees 0.5% $1,000
  • Candidate's own money & loans 10% $18K
  • Other receipts 0.3% $500

  Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. THE CENTER FOR FREETHOUGHT EQUALITY PACMembership group PAC · The Center For Freethought Equality $250

  Where the money went $53K in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $53K of the $153K the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 9, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 11% $5,933
  • Staff & payroll 31% $17K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 3% $1,320
  • Polling, research & data 4% $1,874
  • Travel, meals & events 14% $7,236
  • Office, technology & overhead 9% $4,585
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 4% $2,000
  • Other or unclassified 26% $14K

  Largest payees

  1. EVERYACTION $5,621
  2. THE PIVOT GROUP $4,655
  3. MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS $2,000
  4. ACTBLUE $1,139
  5. BROWN FINANCIAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES GROUP LLC $750

  Paid to individuals: $35K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Jun 24, 2025 to Jul 9, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (52 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Kofinsia Clyde Anthony WelfordFEC filing: Kofinsia Clyde Anthony Welford · H6MI02240 ↗

  Raised

  $29K

  Spent

  $9,010

  Cash on hand

  $20K

  Debts

  $17K

  • Individuals 2% $523
  • Candidate's own money & loans 98% $29K

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

• Jamie HillFEC filing: Jamie Hill · H6MI02208 ↗

  Raised

  $18K

  Spent

  $15K

  Cash on hand

  $3,075

  Debts

  $7,032

  • Individuals 62% $11K
  • Candidate's own money & loans 38% $7,032
  • Other receipts <0.1% $1

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $6,878 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $6,878 of the $15K the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jul 10, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 29% $2,012
  • Travel, meals & events 3% $218
  • Office, technology & overhead 68% $4,648

  Largest payees

  1. NATION BUILDER $4,388
  2. BONFIRE $1,615
  3. COLORPOINT $374
  4. SQUARESPACE $260
  5. LOWELL PRIDE $75

  Payments dated May 22, 2025 to Jul 10, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (16 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Michael LynchFEC filing: Michael Lynch · H4MI02138 ↗

  Raised

  $300

  Spent

  $4,629

  Cash on hand

  $0

  • Individuals 100% $300

  Campaign totals through Sep 30, 2025.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  Where the money went $760 in itemized spending

  These itemized payments cover $760 of the $4,629 the campaign reported spending through Sep 30, 2025. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2025.

  • Travel, meals & events 99% $750
  • Other or unclassified 1% $10

  Paid to individuals: $760, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

  Payments dated Apr 25, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (2 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

  Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

• Richard Carl Carrizales Jr.FEC filing: Richard Carl Carrizales Jr. · H6MI02232 ↗

  Raised

  $263

  Spent

  $179

  Cash on hand

  $84

  • Individuals 100% $263

  Campaign totals through Jan 5, 2026.

  No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

  No itemized operating expenditures from this candidate's principal campaign committee are in the FEC bulk file yet.

Also registered for this seat, with no campaign summary or outside spending in the bulk file: Andrew Michael Ault, Charlotte Irene Magoon, Richard Sills.