Michigan House District 11 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them

Jeremy Moss won · 60.9% to 36.8% · Called by AP on Nov 3

Ethan Baker (Republican) and Jeremy Moss (Democrat) are the nominees for Michigan's 11th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Ethan Baker's campaign had raised $205,000 (through October 14, 2026) and Jeremy Moss's campaign $1.9 million (through October 14, 2026). Outside groups have reported $400,000 for Jeremy Moss and $20,000 against.

Ethan Baker (REP), Jeremy Moss (DEM). 7 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 0 ads analyzed, 0 with at least one technique in the copy. Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing.

Also on every Michigan ballot: 2 statewide ballot measures → The ballot wording and the official arguments, read for rhetorical techniques.

How to vote in Michigan

From Michigan's official election office. Each line links to the official page it came from.

Registration Register by Mon, Oct 19 (online/mail: received or postmarked 15 days before (Oct 19); after that, in person at local clerk with proof of residency through 8 p.m. Election Day). Same-day registration: in person at local clerk's office (not polling place) with proof of residency, in line by 8 p.m. (passed)Source: michigan.gov ↗
Early voting in person Sat, Oct 24 to Sun, Nov 1 (mandatory period begins second Saturday before Election Day; communities may start as early as the 29th day before (Oct 5)) (passed)Source: michigan.gov ↗
By mail Anyone can vote by mail; request a ballot by Fri, Oct 30 (online/mail: received by 5 p.m. Friday before (Oct 30); in person at clerk: 4 p.m. Monday Nov 2); return it by Tue, Nov 3 (received by clerk by 8 p.m. Election Day; military/overseas postmarked by Election Day and received within 6 days) (passed)Source: michigan.gov ↗
Election Day Tue, Nov 3. Polls: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time (passed)Source: michigan.gov ↗
ID at the polls Photo ID requested; voters without one sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballotSource: michigan.gov ↗

Checked October 6, 2026. Rules can change; confirm with the official site before you go.

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Money in this race

From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.

Ethan Baker (REP)

Raised
$205K through 2026-10-14 individuals $204K · PACs $1,000 · cash on hand $57K
Outside spending
none reported
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
1 PAC gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • MI 11TH CD REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

Jeremy Moss (DEM)

Raised
$1.9M through 2026-10-14 individuals $1.5M · PACs $255K · candidate's own money, incl. loans $7,000 · from the candidate's other committees $56K · cash on hand $70K
Outside spending
$20K opposing Moss · $400K supporting Moss · latest reported 2026-09-30
Largest outside spenders
THINK BIG — $295K supporting Moss Largest donors: LEADING THE FUTURE $22.5M (98%); Ronald Conway $500K (2%), SV Angel, Founder EQUALITY PAC — $105K supporting Moss Largest donors: TORRES VICTORY FUND $2.3M (26%) (its largest donors: ABORN, KARA $5.9M); PETROFF, TIMOTHY $2.2M (25%); EQUALITY PROJECT $1.2M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); EQUALITY COALITION $365K (4%) (its largest donors: PHIFER, BEVERLY $154K); EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $202K (2%) INTEGRITY PAC — $20K opposing Moss DMFI PAC — $382 supporting Moss Largest donors: Deborah Simon $3.5M (44%), Self Employed, Philanthropist; DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FOR ISRAEL $1.4M (18%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Lynn Schusterman $750K (9%), NOT Employed, NOT Employed; WOMEN VOTE $500K (6%); UNITED FOR PROGRESS $200K (3%) CONCERNED CITIZEN — $104 supporting Moss
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
59 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
  • A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC $2,000
  • AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) $2,000
  • ANTHONY PAC $1,000
  • BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • BAYER FOR MICHIGAN $250
  • BLUE LINE PAC $1,000
  • BLUE MOMENTUM PAC $2,000
  • BRINKS MAJORITY FUND $1,000
  • BRINKS VICTORY FUND $1,000
  • BRIXIE BLUE WAVE FUND 2 $1,000
  • BUTZEL LONG FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $500
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS $5,000
  • COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS $5,000
  • COURIER PLUS, INC. D/B/A DUTCHIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $3,500
  • DAYNA FOR MICHIGAN $1,000
  • DEMOCRACY & FREEDOM PAC $2,000
  • DEMOCRACY FOR ALL NOW PAC $4,000
  • DMFI PAC $2,000
  • DYKEMA GOSSETT FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • ENDURING MAJORITY FUND $500
  • EQUALITY PAC $10K
  • EQUALITY PROJECT PAC $4,000
  • FIGHT FOR FAIR LINES PAC $1,000
  • FIGHT LIKE HELL PAC $10K
  • FRIENDS OF STEPHEN WOODEN $100
  • FUND FOR DEMOCRATIC WOMEN $250
  • HERTEL FOR MICHIGAN $1,000
  • INLAND EMPIRE STRIKES PAC; THE $1,500
  • INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $5,000
  • JASON HOSKINS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE $100
  • JEFF IRWIN FOR STATE SENATE $100
  • JUSTICE LEAGUE PAC $1,000
  • LA BAMBA PAC $10K
  • LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC $5,000
  • LGBTQ VICTORY FUND FEDERAL PAC $1,000
  • MARK TAKANO FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • MICHIGAN BEER AND WINE WHOLESALERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE $1,500
  • MICHIGAN HARNESS HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION $1,000
  • MICHIGAN LEGACY PAC $1,000
  • MITTEN PAC $10K
  • MORGAN MAJORITY FUND $100
  • MOSS PAC $2,000
  • NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION $4,000
  • NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND $5,000
  • NO VOTE LEFT BEHIND PAC $4,000
  • PAUL WOJNO FOR STATE SENATE $100
  • REBUILD AMERICA PAC $1,000
  • RESISTANCE PAC $2,500
  • ROCKET PAC $2,500
  • SCHOR LEADERSHIP FUND $1,000
  • SINGH MAJORITY FUND $1,400
  • TAKE BACK THE HOUSE PAC $3,000
  • TED LIEU FOR CONGRESS $2,000
  • UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE PAC (UWM PAC) $5,000
  • UNITY FUND PAC $500
  • VERONICA KLINEFELT FOR STATE SENATE $100
  • WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD FEDERAL PAC $200
  • WEISS FOR MICHIGAN $250
  • WITWER FOR MICHIGAN $1,000

All filings at the FEC ↗

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