Perry Johnson Bankrolls All But $125 Of His $30M Campaign

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/24/2026) Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson has personally donated all but $125 to his $30 million campaign, according to a state filing released this afternoon.

Johnson, who made a personal fortune directing companies on how they could improve their operations, received two contributions during his campaign up to this point – $100 from retired Romeo man Douglas Iseler and $25 from Parker Maddock, daughter of Rep. Matt Maddock (R-Milford) and former Michigan Republican Party Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock.

Johnson's campaign reported spending $29 million on the campaign as of July 19, but AdImpact has Johnson spending $32.5 million on paid media as of Friday. When combined with his short-circuited 2022 gubernatorial campaign, the reports have Johnson spending a combined $38 million in vying to become governor.

Strategic National, the political consulting company owned by John Yob, is listed as having collected $1.85 million in mostly consulting fees during the campaign.

In other highlights from the campaign finance reports uploaded by this point, Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Jocelyn Benson reported raising $4.97 million so far this year and $10.7 million total. She has $6.4 million in cash on hand, according to Bureau of Elections filings collected by Simon Schuster of Bridge Michigan.

Her only competitor, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, raised $722,411 this year and $1.984 million for the campaign. He has $187,000 in cash on hand. His report is here.

Mike Cox, who suspended his Republican gubernatorial campaign about a week ago, reported raising $2.5 million this year and $5.8 million overall, of which $5.2 million came from his own pocket. His report is here.

Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Lawton), who dropped out of the race June 22 shortly after President Donald Trump backed James, had raised $571,150 from Jan. 1 to June 22. For the entire campaign, he raised $3.6 million. He's spent all but $237,224 of it. His report is here.