Michael Schmitz

Individual

Also gave $5K to joint fundraising committees. That isn't in the totals here, because those committees pass the money on to others.

Grouped by the exact name reported to the FEC, which has no ID for individual donors. Other people with this name may be included.

Total Contributed

$73K

Contributions

132

Recipients

Active Period

2003–2026

Donor Profile

Party Lean

R $44KD $3KIndependent $2K

Top States

AL$35K

MI$10K

WI$8K

IL$5K

AR$3K

Giving Trend

↑ 24%

2025–2026 vs 2023–2024

Employer

MIKE SCHMITZ AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Summary

SCHMITZ, MICHAEL is an individual political donor based in AR. They have contributed $73K across 132 contributions to 44 recipients. Their average contribution is $550.091. Top recipients include GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS, PATRIOTS FUND, JEFF COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS, INC.. Their political giving spans from the 2004 to the 2026 election cycle, with peak giving of $28K in 2020.

Giving Pattern by Cycle

Contribution amounts per election cycle, colored by recipient party

All Recipients

Committees and candidates receiving contributions, all cycles

#	Name	Party	State	Total	Contributions
1	GARY PALMER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AL	$10,500	4
2	PATRIOTS FUND	—	MI	$10,000	1
3	JEFF COLEMAN FOR CONGRESS, INC.	Republican	AL	$5,600	2
4	MARTHA ROBY FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AL	$5,500	3
5	BREWBAKER FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AL	$3,300	3
6	DUFFY FOR WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$3,200	2
7	AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)	—	IL	$3,070	49
8	VAN ORDEN FOR CONGRESS	Republican	WI	$3,000	2
9	PROVEN CONSERVATIVE PAC	—	AL	$3,000	1
10	TUBERVILLE FOR SENATE, INC.	Republican	AL	$2,800	1
11	HUCKABEE FOR PRESIDENT, INC.	Republican	AR	$2,500	2
12	OBAMA FOR AMERICA	Democratic	IL	$2,121	1
13	HAMPTON HARRIS FOR CONGRESS	—	—	$2,000	1
14	ALABAMA FIRST PAC	—	AL	$2,000	1
15	REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN	Republican	WI	$1,500	5
16	RHETT FOR ALABAMA	—	—	$1,041	1
17	FRIENDS OF SESSIONS SENATE COMMITTEE INC	Republican	AL	$1,000	1
18	AL GROSS NORTHERN LEADERSHIP	Independent	AK	$1,000	2
19	TERRY EVERETT FOR CONGRESS	Republican	AL	$1,000	1
20	FEDORCHAK FOR ND	Republican	ND	$750	2
21	VAN DREW FOR CONGRESS	Republican	NJ	$650	3
22	AL GROSS FOR CONGRESS	Independent	AK	$500	1
23	NANCY MACE FOR CONGRESS	Republican	SC	$500	1
24	OHIOANS FOR JD	—	OH	$500	2
25	RUSS DARROW FOR SENATE INC	Republican	WI	$500	2

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Source: FEC bulk data

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