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The list is derived from information found on Follow the Money, is a work in progress, and depicts the top contributors of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. I was shocked to see the University of Michigan at the top of the list.
- University of Michigan contributed $65,851 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan contributed $46,376 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Dow Chemical contributed $41,062 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers contributed $35,600 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- DTE Energy contributed $32,448 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone contributed $31,850 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Dykema Gossett PLLC contributed $28,786 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Deloitte & Touche contributed $24,350 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Walbridge Aldinger Co contributed $24,150 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Meijer, Inc contributed $24,080 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Amway/Alticor contributed $21,220 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Masco Corp contributed $18,140 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Foley & Lardner contributed $17,450 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Ford Motor Co contributed $15,059 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- CMS Energy contributed $14,250 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Dow Corning contributed $12,904 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Northwestern Mutual Life Ins contributed $12,343 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Dickinson Wright contributed $12,110 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Delta Dental contributed $12,025 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Ernst & Young contributed $10,953 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Quicken Loans contributed $10,900 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Arbor Investments Group contributed $10,200 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- General Motors contributed $8,730 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Merrill Lynch contributed $8,600 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- Sterling Equities contributed $8,400 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
- JP Morgan Chase & Co contributed $8,275 to Michigan Dictator Governor, Rick Snyder
UPDATE - MARCH 15 Although followthemoney.org has listed the University of Michigan itself as the second largest contributor, after seeing a reader comment, and then checking out additional records, I found that the University actually only contributed $2,250, and the employees of UMICH, contributed $63,601, probably through a PAC. It is a distinction, however in my opinion, it is not much of one, since the school itself and its employees are intertwined. In other words, the school is still responsible to the extent that they sure hired a lot of Conservative employees. As long as Follow the Money has it listed as I originally posted it, I am going to leave it as is, however I did want to add this explanatory note.
