This is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the country. John Moolenaar, a Republican, has taken $57,653 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 3 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Ben Ambrose, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 4 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican, one independent and one Green.
Key issues in Michigan
Major issues facing Michigan, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Voters rank the economy and cost of living as their top concern heading into November.
Auto tariffs and jobs — Tariffs coincide with Michigan shedding thousands of auto parts manufacturing jobs, federal data show.
Utility rate hikes — DTE Energy and Consumers Energy seek hundreds of millions in rate increases amid rising bills.
Education and reading — University experts list education and reading proficiency among voters' top 2026 concerns.
Data center expansion — Proposed AI data centers draw scrutiny over power demand and potential rate increases.
Candidates & funding
John Moolenaar RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $57,653FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,652,235 raised · $1,028,618 spent · $1,905,561 cash on hand through Jul 15, 2026
FEC campaign finance data through Jul 15, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
John Moolenaar R
Ben Ambrose D
Charlotta Magoon G
Richard Sills I
Raised
$1.7M
$85K
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Individuals
$1M64%
$85K100%
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PACs & parties
$549K33%
$2500%
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Self-funded
$0
$0
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Other
$53K3%
$0
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AIPAC-linked*
$58K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
John Moolenaar632 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.7M
Campaign spent$1.0M
Cash on hand$1.9M
FEC 2026 through 07/15/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals64%
PACs / committees33%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$20K
Individual$15K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$14K
Individual$13K
Individual$11K
Corporate PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$10K
Membership PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$10K
Trade association PAC$9K
Individual$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Trade association PAC$8K
Organization$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Showing the 50 biggest of 632 donors. The other 582 gave $1.1M combined.
Plus $70K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.