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MPC
Michigan Peoples Choice
Workers & economic justiceGroups that state a purpose of raising workers’ pay and economic fairness that are not a union or a union’s PAC.CausesPlaced by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.
Notices dated after Oct 14, 2026 are added; earlier ones are already in the regular reports.
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$194.7K to 3 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $194,746
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
No contributions itemized
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Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
$455.1K from 3 committees, counting every itemized receipt this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
No disbursements to other committees were itemized this cycle.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from $378,394 reported receipts
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PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$378,38899.9%
Movement Voter PAC1 receipt, latest Oct 6, 2026 · Hybrid pac (nonqualified)$30,000
The 3 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings and this committee's lines for them, whichever is larger, which can run above the total this committee reports. Here they come to $455.1K, more than the $378.4K this committee's own reports show on the line.
Other receiptsWhere a super PAC files what corporations, unions and other organizations give it, since they have no line of their own. Hybrid PACs, and some super PACs, file individuals' unlimited gifts here too, along with any interest or dividends.$6<0.1%
Total reported receipts $378,394
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $378.4K followed back through up to 3 committees
46% to named individuals, 17% to organizations, 1% to tax-exempt organizations that need not name their donors, 36% not itemized.
Through Everyday People$272.4K 72%
Through Everyday People
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Everyday People20%
$74,664
Rising Voices Action FundOrganization · 7.2%
$27,324
James SandlerPerson · Investor, Unemployed · San Francisco, CA · 5.7%
$21,534
Rebecca J. LiebmanPerson · Retired, Unemployed · Olympia, WA · 5.6%
$21,268
Scott ShenkerPerson · Scientist, Icsi · Berkeley, CA · also behind 4 other groups · 4.5%
$17,015
Jeff DeanPerson · Chief Scientist, Google · Palo Alto, CA · 4.2%
$15,951
Heidi Hopper
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $435,519 reported
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Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$308,04571%
Paid to
Holiday INN EXP & Suite2 payments · latest Oct 13, 2026 · LODGING$74,098
Resilient Strategies3 payments · latest Oct 2, 2026 · SALARIES$63,240
Delta Air Lines17 payments · latest Oct 8, 2026 · IN-KIND - AIRFARE$25,067
Enterprise Rent-a-Car3 payments · latest Oct 1, 2026 · IN-KIND - CAR RENTAL$20,699
Holiday INN Express2 payments · latest Oct 13, 2026 · LODGING$9,797
United Airlines11 payments · latest Oct 14, 2026 · IN-KIND - AIRFARE$9,776
American Airlines7 payments · latest Oct 14, 2026 · IN-KIND - AIRFARE$9,522
Back Office for Organizing in Michigan3 payments · latest Sep 11, 2026 · ACCOUNTING AND BACK END OFFICE SERVICES$7,111
Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$127,25529%
Spent for or against
Donavan McKinneySupport · 3 records · latest Sep 11, 2026$124,047
Abdul El-SayedSupport · 1 record · latest Jul 31, 2026$3,208
Other disbursementsEverything the committee reports outside the lines above.$220<0.1%
Total reported disbursements $435,519
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $435,084 itemized
These are the payments the committee itemized, including its independent expenditures, which are filed against the candidate each was for or against rather than as payments to a vendor. Open a category to see which candidates its independent spending went to, and in support or opposition.
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TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$182,09342%
Filed as
LODGING$92,337
AIRFARE$44,436
IN-KIND - LODGING$17,374
IN-KIND - AIRFARE$13,563
TRAVEL$10,915
MILEAGE$2,051
TRAVEL BOOKINGS$905
IN-KIND - TRAVEL AND SUPPLIES$658
GAS
Spending over time
$435.5K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $342K, Jul 16 – Sep 30, 2026.
$435.5K1
Jan 2025Oct 2026
1Aug 4, 2026 primary, MI-13$124K of its independent spending was aimed at it
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period. Numbered lines mark the elections that drew the most independent spending. Each expenditure counts toward the next election on its seat after the day it was made, and a seat is named when it drew at least a tenth of that spending.
A name search for “MICHIGAN PEOPLES CHOICE” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Michigan Peoples Choice is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a Super PAC (independent expenditure-only). Its FEC record names Michigan Peoples Campaign IE as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
Person · Palo Alto, CA · 4.2%
$15,951
Elspeth GilmorePerson · Development Director, Bend the ARC · Millerton, NY · 2.8%
$10,634
Paul And Annie MahonPerson · General Counsel, United Therapeutics · Washington, DC · 2.8%
Justice ProjectOrganization · tax-exempt organization that need not name its donors · 1%
$3,722
Katrina SchafferPerson · Unemployed · Oakland, CA · 0.8%
$3,190
Asian Pacific Islander Political AllianceOrganization · 0.7%
$2,659
Elizabeth ErlichPerson · Legal Assistant, Shook, Hardy & Bacon · Oakland, CA · 0.7%
$2,659
Ellen BrotskyPerson · Berkeley, CA · 0.6%
$2,355
Christopher TomPerson · Lawyer, SAN Francisco City Attorney's Office · San Francisco, CA · 0.6%
$2,233
Marlilyn R. SternPerson · Retired · Jamaica Plain, MA · 0.6%
$2,127
Then Movement Voter PAC$3.7K 1%
Then Movement Voter PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Movement Voter PAC1%
$3,675
Through Rashida Tlaib for CongressOther candidates' campaigns$38K 10%
Through Rashida Tlaib for Congress
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Rashida Tlaib for Congress10%
$37,995
Through Movement Voter PAC$17.3K 4.6%
Through Movement Voter PAC
Name
Amount
Not itemized by Movement Voter PAC4.6%
$17,277
498 smaller sources, $49.9K in all (13%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
$430
OFFICE SNACKS, GAS, CAR RENTAL$370
IN-KIND - TRAVEL AND OFFICE EXPENSES$295
IN-KIND - VENDOR CREDIT FOR LODGING ADJUSTMENT-$1,240
Paid to
Holiday INN EXP & Suite$74,098
Delta Air Lines$25,067
Holiday INN Express$9,797
United Airlines$9,776
American Airlines$9,522
Southwest Airlines$8,918
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$6.4K of it was independent spending for Donavan McKinney and for Abdul El-Sayed$85,32120%
Filed as
SALARIES$53,370
SALARY$10,644
STAFF SALARIES$9,870
Staff Time - Canvassing - ActualIndependent spending in support of Donavan McKinney$3,208
Staff Time - Canvassing - EstimatedIndependent spending in support of Abdul El-Sayed$3,208
IN - KIND - MATERIALS AND STAFF TIME$2,859
IN-KIND -STAFF AND VOLUNTEER EXPENSES$1,326
IN-KIND - STAFF TIME, CANVASS SUPPLIES, TRAVEL AND LODGING$506
IN - KIND - OPERATING EXPENSES AND SALARIES$331
Paid to
Resilient Strategies$63,240
Back Office for Organizing in MichiganIndependent spending: $3.2K in support of Donavan McKinney · $3.2K in support of Abdul El-Sayed$6,416
Everyday People$5,021
Ames, Jared Earl$2,050
Alvarado Flores, Jesus Ernesto$1,708
Chan, Michelle MUN-YEE$1,708
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$72K of it was independent spending for Donavan McKinney$71,97417%
Filed as
Digital Advertising - ActualIndependent spending in support of Donavan McKinney$71,974
Paid to
Hopkins + SachsIndependent spending in support of Donavan McKinney$71,974
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$48.9K of it was independent spending for Donavan McKinney$48,86511%
Filed as
Direct Mail - Actual (partial Reimb. to Back Office For Organizing in Michigan ($5,665)Independent spending in support of Donavan McKinney$48,865
Paid to
Avima Design LLCIndependent spending in support of Donavan McKinney$48,865
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$29,6206.8%
Filed as
CAR RENTAL$25,491
IN-KIND - CAR RENTAL$3,058
LODGINGG$883
IN-KIND - PER DIEM$187
Paid to
Enterprise Rent-a-Car$20,699
Budget Car Rental$3,048
Alamo$1,648
Hertz$1,042
Hampton INN Detroit$883
National$798
Field and canvassingDoor-to-door canvassing, phone banks and calls to voters, petition and signature gathering, and get-out-the-vote work.$5,9801.4%
Filed as
VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND CANVASS LEAD SERVICES$5,729
OFFICE AND CANVASS SUPPLIES$251
Paid to
Harris, Emily$5,729
Five Below$251
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$4,8041.1%
Filed as
MILEAGE AND ADMIN EXPENSES REIMB- SEE BELOW IF ITEMIZED$4,804
Paid to
Back Office for Organizing in Michigan$4,804
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$3,2640.7%
Filed as
BANK FEES$2,106
IN-KIND - TRAVEL ACCOMMODATIONS BOOKING FEE$888
TRAVEL BOOKING FEES$270
Paid to
PNC Bank$2,106
Amtrav$1,158
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$2,3070.5%
Filed as
ACCOUNTING AND BACKEND OFFICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES$1,711
ACCOUNTING AND BACK END OFFICE SERVICES$596
Paid to
Back Office for Organizing in Michigan$2,307
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$9520.2%
Filed as
OFFICE SET-UP SERVICES$510
FOOD AND BEVERAGE$442
Paid to
Grant, Zanolee$510
Busby, Ron$442
Total itemized disbursements $435,084
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 214 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
10 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $294,945 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Everyday People9 payments · 69% of all spending
$298,388
Hopkins + Sachs1 payment · 17% of all spending
$71,974
Avima Design LLC1 payment · 11% of all spending
$48,865
Back Office for Organizing in Michigan3 payments · 3.2% of all spending
$13,752
PNC Bank38 payments · 0.5% of all spending
$2,106
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.