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MICHAEL ESTES

Individual 3 filed spellings · 2000–2026 · 53 transactions

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MICHAEL ESTES · 49686 — $65,885 MICHAEL ESTES · 49686 — $47,485 MICHAEL ESTES ^ · 49686 — $7,750
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$65,885money out
53transactions
2000–2026active

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NOT APPLICABLE - RETIRED NORTHWESTERN MI COLLEGE Retired MICHAEL ESTES SELF EMPLOYED N/A

Occupation: MAYOR · PRESIDENT · Retired · OWNER · TRAVERSE CITY MAYOR · BUSINESS CONSULTANT

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TypeDirectionTransactionsAmount
contribution paid 48 $54,485.00
private funds paid 5 $11,400.00

Paid out to

Expenditures and independent expenditures, largest first.

NameTypeTxns AmountYears
MIKE COX 2026 Committee 1 $8,325 2026–2026
MARY KELLY FOR JUSTICE Committee 1 $7,000 2020–2020
GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR Committee 1 $5,000 2020–2020
Doug Lloyd for MI Attorney General Committee 1 $5,000 2026–2026
JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR Committee 2 $3,400 2004–2005
JOCELYN BENSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE Committee 2 $3,000 2010–2010
RICK SNYDER FOR MICHIGAN Committee 2 $3,000 2010–2014
CURT VANDERWALL FOR STATE SENATE Committee 2 $3,000 2018–2020
JACK OMALLEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Committee 3 $2,550 2018–2022
BRIAN ZAHRA FOR JUSTICE Committee 1 $2,500 2022–2022
LARRY INMAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Committee 2 $2,000 2016–2018
GREG MACMASTER FOR SENATE Committee 1 $2,000 2014–2014
JOHN ROTH FOR STATE REP COMMITTEE Committee 2 $2,000 2020–2022
TRISTON COLE FOR STATE SENATE Committee 1 $2,000 2022–2022
COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA TROMBLEY Committee 2 $1,225 2024–2024
MCDOWELL LEADERSHIP FUND Committee 1 $1,000 2009–2009
FRIENDS TO ELECT MICHELE HOITENGA FOR STATE REP Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAIRE RENDON Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
COMMITTEE TO ELECT SUE ALLOR Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
BRUCE RENDON FOR STATE SENATE Committee 1 $1,000 2018–2018
TOM LEONARD FOR MICHIGAN Committee 1 $1,000 2018–2018
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARTHA PTASHNIK Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
FRIENDS OF TIMOTHY H BESON Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN DAMOOSE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Committee 1 $1,000 2020–2020
MIKE HUCKLEBERRY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Committee 2 $600 2008–2010
SUPPORTERS OF GARY MCDOWELL Committee 1 $500 2006–2006
HOWARD WALKER FOR STATE SENATE Committee 1 $500 2010–2010
SUPPORTERS OF GARY MCDOWELL FOR STATE SENATOR Committee 1 $500 2010–2010
COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIRSTEN L KEILITZ PROBATE JUDGE Committee 1 $500 2012–2012
COMMITTEE TO ELECT MELANIE D STANTON PROBATE JUDGE Committee 1 $500 2012–2012
COMMITTEE TO ELECT BOB COONEY Committee 1 $500 2018–2018
COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN SCRIPPS Committee 3 $425 2008–2010
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Committee 2 $200 2018–2019
COMMITTEE TO RETAIN JUSTICE KURTIS T WILDER Committee 1 $150 2018–2018
ANTRIM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Committee 2 $110 2006–2008
CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY Committee 1 $100 2004–2004
THOMAS J PHILLIPS FOR DISTRICT JUDGE COMMITTEE Committee 1 $100 2000–2000
BRIAN CALLEY FOR MICHIGAN Committee 1 $100 2017–2017
WAYNE SCHMIDT FOR STATE SENATE Committee 1 $100 2018–2018

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Activity over time

By filing year. Gaps are gaps in the filed record, not proof of inactivity.

YearInOutScale
2000 — $100
2004 — $2,100
2005 — $1,400
2006 — $600
2008 — $685
2009 — $1,000
2010 — $6,350
2012 — $1,000
2014 — $3,000
2016 — $1,000
2017 — $100
2018 — $5,350
2019 — $100
2020 — $22,050
2022 — $6,500
2024 — $1,225
2026 — $13,325

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Transactions

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DateFromToType AmountPurpose / targetSource
2026-06-24 MICHAEL ESTES MIKE COX 2026 contribution $8,325.00 contribution #26-959697/26-961240
2026-06-24 MICHAEL ESTES Doug Lloyd for MI Attorney General contribution $5,000.00 contribution #26-1438106/26-1438191
2024-09-16 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA TROMBLEY contribution $975.00 contribution #569756/4869
2024-06-29 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT LISA TROMBLEY contribution $250.00 contribution #565803/4390
2022-08-25 MICHAEL ESTES JOHN ROTH FOR STATE REP COMMITTEE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #535905/5713
2022-07-25 MICHAEL ESTES JACK OMALLEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #530766/6674
2022-06-24 MICHAEL ESTES TRISTON COLE FOR STATE SENATE contribution $2,000.00 contribution #527398/4260
2022-05-24 MICHAEL ESTES BRIAN ZAHRA FOR JUSTICE contribution $2,500.00 contribution #529589/12799
2020-11-02 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT MARTHA PTASHNIK contribution $1,000.00 contribution #503420/4947
2020-10-27 MICHAEL ESTES FRIENDS OF TIMOTHY H BESON contribution $1,000.00 contribution #503599/5050
2020-09-21 MICHAEL ESTES CURT VANDERWALL FOR STATE SENATE contribution $2,000.00 contribution #501080/5786
2020-09-14 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAIRE RENDON contribution $1,000.00 contribution #499781/6718
2020-09-13 MICHAEL ESTES JACK OMALLEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $1,050.00 contribution #500131/5876
2020-09-12 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT SUE ALLOR contribution $1,000.00 contribution #499759/5873
2020-09-10 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT JOHN DAMOOSE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #500141/4796
2020-09-10 MICHAEL ESTES MARY KELLY FOR JUSTICE contribution $7,000.00 contribution #498950/4417
2020-09-08 MICHAEL ESTES FRIENDS TO ELECT MICHELE HOITENGA FOR STATE REP contribution $1,000.00 contribution #500047/5376
2020-08-20 MICHAEL ESTES JOHN ROTH FOR STATE REP COMMITTEE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #497676/4563
2020-03-20 MICHAEL ESTES GRETCHEN WHITMER FOR GOVERNOR private funds $5,000.00 contribution #496761/37979
2018-10-15 MICHAEL ESTES TOM LEONARD FOR MICHIGAN contribution $1,000.00 contribution #468818/13163
2018-10-11 MICHAEL ESTES CURT VANDERWALL FOR STATE SENATE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #468671/4721
2018-10-09 MICHAEL ESTES JACK OMALLEY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $500.00 contribution #468517/4944
2018-08-03 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO RETAIN JUSTICE KURTIS T WILDER contribution $150.00 contribution #463698/5039
2018-07-11 MICHAEL ESTES WAYNE SCHMIDT FOR STATE SENATE contribution $100.00 contribution #462250/8481
2018-07-08 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT BOB COONEY contribution $500.00 contribution #462622/4283
2018-06-30 MICHAEL ESTES LARRY INMAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #462089/5755
2018-04-30 MICHAEL ESTES GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY contribution $100.00 contribution #474984/12213
2018-04-30 MICHAEL ESTES GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY contribution $100.00 contribution #461893/12213
2018-01-30 MICHAEL ESTES BRUCE RENDON FOR STATE SENATE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #462172/5591
2016-11-04 MICHAEL ESTES BRIAN CALLEY FOR MICHIGAN contribution $100.00 contribution #438121/8099
2016-05-03 MICHAEL ESTES LARRY INMAN FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #424285/4849
2014-06-23 MICHAEL ESTES GREG MACMASTER FOR SENATE contribution $2,000.00 contribution #389576/4559
2013-05-14 MICHAEL ESTES RICK SNYDER FOR MICHIGAN private funds $1,000.00 contribution #379425/27363000
2012-09-29 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT KIRSTEN L KEILITZ PROBATE JUDGE contribution $500.00 contribution #368620/4474
2012-09-23 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT MELANIE D STANTON PROBATE JUDGE contribution $500.00 contribution #364940/4250
2010-08-26 MICHAEL ESTES RICK SNYDER FOR MICHIGAN private funds $2,000.00 contribution #338226/17378000
2010-08-19 MICHAEL ESTES JOCELYN BENSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE contribution $1,000.00 contribution #333508/105610440
2010-07-10 MICHAEL ESTES MIKE HUCKLEBERRY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $100.00 contribution #329938/6091
2010-05-27 MICHAEL ESTES HOWARD WALKER FOR STATE SENATE contribution $500.00 contribution #329433/4921
2010-05-15 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN SCRIPPS contribution $250.00 contribution #329768/105150483
2009-10-07 MICHAEL ESTES JOCELYN BENSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE contribution $2,000.00 contribution #322311/5942
2009-10-05 MICHAEL ESTES SUPPORTERS OF GARY MCDOWELL FOR STATE SENATOR contribution $500.00 contribution #322146/4115
2009-09-01 MICHAEL ESTES MCDOWELL LEADERSHIP FUND contribution $1,000.00 contribution #320653/4106
2008-07-21 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN SCRIPPS contribution $125.00 contribution #304144/7675
2008-06-05 MICHAEL ESTES MIKE HUCKLEBERRY FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE contribution $500.00 contribution #300918/4386
2008-03-15 MICHAEL ESTES COMMITTEE TO ELECT DAN SCRIPPS contribution $50.00 contribution #301707/4268
2007-02-14 MICHAEL ESTES ANTRIM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY contribution $10.00 contribution #293808/4821
2006-10-16 MICHAEL ESTES SUPPORTERS OF GARY MCDOWELL contribution $500.00 contribution #278621/6194
2006-07-01 MICHAEL ESTES ANTRIM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY contribution $100.00 contribution #271932/4138
2004-03-05 MICHAEL ESTES JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR private funds $1,400.00 contribution #253713/1028507
2003-06-16 MICHAEL ESTES JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR private funds $2,000.00 contribution #234671/7345
2003-04-05 MICHAEL ESTES CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY contribution $100.00 contribution #233426/4188
2000-09-07 MICHAEL ESTES THOMAS J PHILLIPS FOR DISTRICT JUDGE COMMITTEE contribution $100.00 contribution #184671/4730