Influencers in Michigan

Influencers in Michigan are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take on many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, nonprofits, to name a few. The activity of influencers, and their impact can be felt on the national, state or local level, and even in certain policy sectors. Below are lists of influencers in Michigan covered on Ballotpedia.

Individuals

Activists

The following is a list of activists in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. Rob Steele
2. Kathy Berden
3. Ronna Romney McDaniel
4. Amy Chapman
5. Jill Alper
6. Greg Schmid
7. Leon Drolet
8. Jennifer Gratz

Lobbyists

The following is a list of lobbyists in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. Michigan State Firemens Association
2. Michigan Police Chiefs
3. Michigan Nurses Association
4. Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
5. Michigan Health & Hospital Association
6. Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals
7. Michigan Education Association
8. Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
9. Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators
10. Michigan Association of School Boards
11. Michigan Association of School Administrators
12. Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
13. Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
14. Michigan Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
15. Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
16. Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
17. Michigan Association of Ambulance Services
18. Michigan Association For Local Public Health
19. Michigan Assessors Association
20. County Road Association of Michigan
21. Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
22. Michigan Association of Police Organizations

Media

The following is a list of media organizations in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. MLive Media Group
2. The Flint Journal
3. AnnArbor.com
4. The Detroit News
5. Grand Rapids Press
6. Detroit Free Press
7. Detroit News

Organizations

501(c)(3)

See Also: 501(c)(3)

The following is a list of 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation
2. Education Action Group Foundation
3. Michigan Association of School Boards
4. Michigan Association of School Administrators
5. Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
6. Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
7. Michigan Association for Local Public Health
8. Michigan Association For Local Public Health

501(c)(6)

See Also: 501(c)

The following is a list of 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. Michigan Nurses Association
2. Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
3. Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators
4. Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
5. Michigan Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
6. Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
7. Michigan Association of Ambulance Services
8. Michigan Assessors Association
9. County Road Association of Michigan

Local influencers

The following is a list of the influencers in Michigan on Ballotpedia with a local focus:

1. The Flint Journal
2. Suzanne Miller Allen
3. Mark Fisk
4. Joe DiSano
5. Terri Reid
6. Stu Sandler
7. John Truscott
8. Steve Linder
9. DeVos Family
10. Jim Curran
11. Amy Chapman
12. Jill Alper
13. AnnArbor.com
14. The Detroit News
15. Grand Rapids Press
16. Detroit Free Press
17. Detroit News
18. Greg Schmid

Michigan influencers full list

The following is a full list of the influencers in Michigan on Ballotpedia:

1. Presidential voting trends in Michigan
2. Walt Herzig
3. Scott Hagerstrom
4. Rob Steele
5. Judi Schwalbach
6. Matt Hall
7. Kathy Berden
8. Ronna Romney McDaniel
9. U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan
10. Natural Law Party of Michigan
11. MLive Media Group
12. The Flint Journal
13. Jon Stryker
14. Suzanne Miller Allen
15. Mark Fisk
16. Joe DiSano
17. Terri Reid
18. Stu Sandler
19. John Truscott
20. Steve Linder
21. The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation
22. DeVos Family
23. Richard DeVos Sr.
24. Helen DeVos
25. Betsy DeVos
26. Richard DeVos Jr.
27. Jim Curran
28. Amy Chapman
29. Jill Alper
30. Green Party of Michigan
31. Libertarian Party of Michigan
32. Republican Party of Michigan
33. Democratic Party of Michigan
34. John Yob
35. Michigan Campaign Finance Network
36. Education Action Group Foundation
37. Michigan State Firemens Association
38. Michigan Police Chiefs
39. Michigan Nurses Association
40. Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association
41. Michigan Health & Hospital Association
42. Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals
43. Michigan Education Association
44. Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
45. Michigan Association of School Personnel Administrators
46. Michigan Association of School Boards
47. Michigan Association of School Administrators
48. Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators
49. Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs
50. Michigan Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus
51. Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
52. Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards
53. Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police
54. Michigan Association of Ambulance Services
55. Michigan Association for Local Public Health
56. Michigan Association For Local Public Health
57. Michigan Assessors Association
58. County Road Association of Michigan
59. Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
60. Disability Party (United States)
61. Common Sense in Government (Michigan)
62. AnnArbor.com
63. Mark Brewer
64. Michigan Association of Police Organizations
65. The Detroit News
66. Grand Rapids Press
67. Detroit Free Press
68. Detroit News
69. Greg Schmid
70. Leon Drolet
71. Jennifer Gratz

Top influencers

The following is a list of influencers in Michigan identified as a top influencer by state on Ballotpedia:

• Amy Chapman
• Jill Alper
• Jim Curran
• Joe DiSano
• John Truscott
• Mark Fisk
• Richard DeVos Jr.
• Richard DeVos Sr.
• Steve Linder
• Stu Sandler
• Terri Reid

See also

• What is an influencer?

Recent news

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