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Michael L Kirkton R
Republican candidate for State Senator District 53
March 19, 2024 primary: lost with 2,587 votes (10.8%)
Campaign money
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsParties and legislative caucusesOther candidates and officeholders
Plus $19,871 of their own money and from their other committees. Compare with all state candidates →
How it was spent: $46,407
Largest payees: VICTORY ENTERPRISES $35,257 Print ads and billboards · VICTORY ENTERPRISES-CARLSON $6,000 Consultants and field · KLEIN STODDARD BUCK & LEWIS $4,650 Legal, accounting and fees · MOLLY MASHING $500 Travel and meals
Grouped by the purpose each payment lists (“direct mail”, “consulting”), so the groups are approximate; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Total |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL KIRKTON RETIRED · RETIRED · GRIDLEY | $19,871.49 |
| ROGER KIRKTON RETIRED · RETIRED · gridley | $10,000 |
| PHILLIP KIEFER FARMING · KIEBROS LLC · GRIDLEY | $5,000 |
| TOP VEIW FARMS INC GRIDLY | $5,000 |
| DENNIS FOOR GRIDLEY | $1,000 |
| TIMOTHY RUESTMAN MORTICIAN · RUESTMAN · EL PASO | $1,000 |
| LARRY BAUER CLIFTON | $700 |
| FREINDS OF SALLY TURNER ELKHART | $500 |
| STOLLER TRUCKING grudley | $500 |
| JAMES NOEL SAN ANTONIO | $468.45 |
| ROGER STOLLER GRIDLEY | $350 |
| MICHAEL HAERR EUREKA | $260.25 |
| DESI ANDERSON CARLOCK | $250 |
| RODNEY COPAS ONARGA | $250 |
| JACK HOOBLER GRIDLEY | $250 |
Committee: Citizens to Elect Mike Kirkton. (every report they filed is on the State Board of Elections' site). Data current as of October 12, 2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2024 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL KIRKTON RETIRED, RETIRED · Gridley | $19,871 | 2 | |
| Timothy Ruestman Coroner, Woodford County · Kappa | $1,000 | 2 | |
| MICHAEL HAERR Eureka | $260 | 2 |