(Source: MIRS.news, Published 01/31/2024) U.S. Senate candidate and former Detroit Police Chief James Craig raised $60,546 in donations since announcing his campaign compared to his Republican counterparts former U.S. Reps. Mike Rogers and Peter Meijer who raised $1M and $415,362 this period, respectively, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Elections Commission compiled by MIRS.
Rogers has $945,000 in the bank. Meijer has $389,000. Craig has $28,000. Craig's Statement of Organization was filed today while MIRS waited for his year-end summary to land, even though he announced his candidacy on Oct. 3.
This period covers Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023, but this deadline also summarized the entire year.
Dr. Sherry O’Donnell and State Board of Education Member Nikki Snyder trailed Craig with $40,898 and $29,955 in donations since October. O'Donnell loaned her campaign $92,000, which is about what Meijer has put into his race at this point.
Republican candidates raised $1.5 million this period altogether, while Democrats raised $4.5M.
Southeast Michigan business executive Sandy Pensler dropped $1.05 million into his race to start. He also has the most cash on hand of Republicans at $1M with Rogers trailing closely with $945,554 in the bank.
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) dominated the crowded race by bringing in $2.7M this period alone. That puts her at $10.4M in donations this cycle, the only candidate to have reached eight figures. She spent $1.9M and sits at $6M in cash on hand. Her committee is not in debt.
Southeast Michigan business owner Nasser Beydoun and actor Hill Harper raked in $457,423 and $303,184 in donations, respectively.
Beydoun spent $211,500 and Harper spent $566,709.
Maybe more concerning for Harper, Slotkin's perceived biggest challenger, is that he spent $263,525 more than he took in for the fourth quarter, which is never a good sign. Harper did earn the endorsement of Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton Wednesday, however.
At around 6 p.m., a Team Hill Harper email let supporters know that the campaign was still $4,419 short of its $10,000 goal for January. His campaign committee also owes the most of the Democrats at $250,000.
Ann Arbor attorney Zack Burns, who had announced on the Democratic side, has dissolved his campaign.
Former state Rep. Leslie Love reported raising $9,270 this period, though she announced earlier this month that she would not continue her campaign.
Republican candidates Glenn Wilson, James Frizzell SR., Sharon Savage and Benson Samuel did not file their year end summaries by the midnight deadline. Glenn Wilson launched his campaign this month, however, and would not need to file. Frizzell, also, is a new name in the mix.
