Michigan Republican House candidates and officeholders have spent $12.5 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Jason Wentworth has spent more than any other Republican.
Wentworth is the representative for Michigan House District 97 and is not up for re-election in 2022. Wentworth raised $1.4 million and spent $977,797 between Jan. 1, 2021, and Aug. 22, 2022. According to Michigan Secretary of State reports, Wentworth spent the most money with the following individual payees and PACs.
Jason Wentworth’s Top 10 Payees, (1/1/2021 – 8/22/2022)
Of the $977,797 in reported expenditures, $568,350 went to these 10 payees:
| Total Expenditures | Name | Type |
| $251,850 | House Republican Campaign Committee | ENTITY |
| $83,950 | Senate Republican Campaign Committee | ENTITY |
| $38,500 | Ann Bollin Campaign | ENTITY |
| $32,550 | Bryan Posthumus Campaign | ENTITY |
| $30,000 | Building Experience Now PAC | ENTITY |
| $30,000 | Tom Leonard Campaign | ENTITY |
| $27,500 | Grow Michigan PAC | ENTITY |
| $26,000 | Andrew Fink Campaign | ENTITY |
| $25,500 | Ken Borton Campaign | ENTITY |
| $22,500 | Pamela Hornberger Campaign | ENTITY |
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. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
See updates to Jason Wentworth’s campaign finance data after the next reports are available.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Annual/January | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 April (PACs) | 4/25/2022 |
| 2022 July (PACs) | 7/25/2022 |
| 2022 Post-Primary | 9/1/2022 |
| 2022 Pre-General | 10/28/2023 |
| 2022 Post-General | 12/8/2022 |
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