Super PAC · MI
West Michigan for Common Sense
Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00943332.
Which side
Mostly helps Republicans
100% of the $806K it gave candidates or spent on races helped Republicans. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.4
Backs
- Terri DeboerRepublican$251K
Spends against
- Hillary J. ScholtenDemocrat$554K
Run by Johnny Jr. Brann (treasurer) More
On the record
Who runs it
The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.
- Treasurer
- Johnny Jr. Brann1
Who funds it
It reported raising $640K: $640K from individuals and $0 from other committees.4
Individuals
We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.
- $25K from 23 itemized gifts by individuals6
- 61% came in gifts of $2,000 or more6
- Top states: Michigan $24K, District of Columbia $521, Florida $5006
Where its donors work6
| Huizenga Group | 1 gifts | $5,000 |
| National Heritage Academies | 4 gifts | $1,750 |
| Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture | 1 gifts | $1,000 |
| Augusto | 1 gifts | $521 |
| Huizenga Bros Greenhouses | 1 gifts | $521 |
| Michael Best Strategies | 1 gifts | $521 |
| Michigan Software Labs | 1 gifts | $500 |
| City of Kentwood | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Michigan State Senate | 1 gifts | $250 |
| Schuitmaker Moraitis Law Office P C | 1 gifts | $250 |
Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.
Money, 2025–26
As reported to the FEC through July 15, 2026.2
- From individuals $640K
Outside spending in races
Ads, mail and other spending about candidates, made without the campaigns, from notices it must file within 24 or 48 hours. These run to October 8, 2026, later than the summary above.3
Spent to help: $251K
| Terri Deboer RepublicanU.S. House, Michigan 3rd District (2026) | $251,362 |
Spent to oppose: $554K
| Hillary J. Scholten DemocratU.S. House, Michigan 3rd District (2026) | $554,386 |
Sources
Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.
- 1FEC committee record: West Michigan for Common Sense (C00943332)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00943332/Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 2FEC: West Michigan for Common Sense financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00943332/?cycle=2026#financial-summaryThrough July 15, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 3FEC: independent expenditures by West Michigan for Common Sense, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?committee_id=C00943332&cycle=202624- and 48-hour notices · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- 4Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-dataRetrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
- 5FEC: receipts of West Michigan for Common Sense, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00943332&two_year_transaction_period=2026Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
- 6FEC: itemized individual contributions to West Michigan for Common Sense, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00943332&two_year_transaction_period=2026Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026