James Kemler

Individual 5 filed spellings · 2018–2026 · 22 transactions

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JAMES KEMLER · 49636 — $516,400 James Kemler · 49636 — $102,400 JAMES E KEMLER · 49636 — $28,150 James Kemler · 49636 — $2,500 JAMES KEMLER · 49636 — $1,000

$0money in

$102,400money out

22transactions

2018–2026active

Employer and occupation, as this contributor reported them

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RETIRED STRYKER CORP STRYKER Not Employed INTENT IP Self Employed

Occupation: Not Employed · RETIRED · EXECUTIVE · LICENSING · VICE PRESIDENT · FOUNDER & CEO

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Type	Direction	Transactions	Amount
contribution	paid	22	$102,400.00

Paid out to

Expenditures and independent expenditures, largest first.

Name	Type	Txns	Amount	Years
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	Committee	1	$25,000	2026–2026
A MORE PERFECT MICHIGAN PAC	Committee	1	$25,000	2023–2023
JOCELYN BENSON FOR GOVERNOR	Committee	3	$10,825	2025–2026
Barb Byrum for Secretary of State	Committee	1	$8,325	2026–2026
MICHIGAN SENATE DEMOCRATIC FUND	Committee	1	$5,000	2025–2025
BUILDING BRIDGES PAC	Committee	1	$5,000	2026–2026
STAND TALL PAC	Committee	1	$5,000	2024–2024
Eli Savit for Attorney General	Committee	1	$5,000	2026–2026
Garlin Gilchrist for Michigan	Committee	1	$5,000	2026–2026
COMMITTEE TO ELECT BETSY COFFIA	Committee	3	$3,450	2022–2026
FRIENDS OF DANA NESSEL	Committee	2	$2,000	2018–2021
LEELANAU COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	Committee	2	$1,500	2022–2026
FRIENDS OF DAN ONEIL	Committee	2	$600	2018–2018
FEMS FOR DEMS PAC	Committee	1	$500	2020–2020
VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS BALLOT COMMITTEE	Committee	1	$200	2018–2018

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Activity over time

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

Year	In	Out
2018	—	$1,800
2020	—	$500
2021	—	$1,000
2022	—	$2,000
2023	—	$25,000
2024	—	$6,225
2025	—	$13,325
2026	—	$52,550

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Transactions

Showing 1–22 of 22, most recent first. Every row carries the statement and row id it came from.

Date	From	To	Type	Amount	Source
2026-06-22	James Kemler	DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE	contribution	$25,000.00	contribution #26-760795/26-901685
2026-06-20	James Kemler	JOCELYN BENSON FOR GOVERNOR	contribution	$2,500.00	contribution #26-895256/26-1115573
2026-06-15	James Kemler	COMMITTEE TO ELECT BETSY COFFIA	contribution	$1,225.00	contribution #26-025419/26-777524
2026-06-10	James Kemler	BUILDING BRIDGES PAC	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #26-789639/26-790028
2026-06-04	James Kemler	Garlin Gilchrist for Michigan	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #26-1468093/26-1479243
2026-06-02	James Kemler	Eli Savit for Attorney General	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #26-787736/26-1435976
2025-12-10	James Kemler	Barb Byrum for Secretary of State	contribution	$8,325.00	contribution #26-192572/26-272657
2025-10-14	James Kemler	JOCELYN BENSON FOR GOVERNOR	contribution	$3,325.00	contribution #25-1333136/25-1389017
2025-08-14	James Kemler	MICHIGAN SENATE DEMOCRATIC FUND	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #25-1422990/25-1428041
2025-04-23	James Kemler	JOCELYN BENSON FOR GOVERNOR	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #25-712254/25-1057317
2025-01-30	James Kemler	LEELANAU COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	contribution	$500.00	contribution #26-136738/26-138337
2024-10-01	James Kemler	COMMITTEE TO ELECT BETSY COFFIA	contribution	$1,225.00	contribution #569304/20646
2024-04-19	James Kemler	STAND TALL PAC	contribution	$5,000.00	contribution #562385/4482
2023-05-12	James Kemler	A MORE PERFECT MICHIGAN PAC	contribution	$25,000.00	contribution #549528/27630681
2022-08-02	James Kemler	LEELANAU COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE	contribution	$1,000.00	contribution #530042/17224
2022-01-28	James Kemler	COMMITTEE TO ELECT BETSY COFFIA	contribution	$1,000.00	contribution #527130/4103
2021-01-14	James Kemler	FRIENDS OF DANA NESSEL	contribution	$1,000.00	contribution #513567/226861208
2020-08-17	James Kemler	FEMS FOR DEMS PAC	contribution	$500.00	contribution #499934/5542
2018-10-30	James Kemler	VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS BALLOT COMMITTEE	contribution	$200.00	contribution #472530/57026
2018-10-29	James Kemler	FRIENDS OF DAN ONEIL	contribution	$100.00	contribution #471932/23620410
2018-10-08	James Kemler	FRIENDS OF DAN ONEIL	contribution	$500.00	contribution #468419/23307051
2018-09-21	James Kemler	FRIENDS OF DANA NESSEL	contribution	$1,000.00	contribution #468750/23478