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Kelli J. Van Ginhoven

Democratic · MI · Member, Delta County Board of Commissioners

Kelli J. Van Ginhoven is a Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate in District 38, an open Upper Peninsula seat. An Escanaba native and former business owner, she serves on the Delta County Board of Commissioners.

Campaign Finance Information — State Senator District 38

Campaign Finance Information · State Senator District 38 · August 4, 2026

Data last updated July 27, 2026

Raised
$31,070
Loans
$7,600

Loans are borrowed money the campaign reported receiving — often from the candidate themselves — and are not counted in Raised.

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

  • RETIRED$9,641
  • NOT EMPLOYED$5,396
  • N$2,640
  • BOILERMAKE$523
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  • SELF EMPLOYED$520
Direct contributions by size
  • $1,000-$4,999$7,500
  • $500-$999$3,100
  • $250-$499$1,471
  • $100-$249$10,689
  • $1-$99$8,310

Source: Michigan Campaign Finance · 2026 cycle · mi-boe.entellitrak.com

Track record

Environment and Public Health

· 1 record

  • Seconded and voted yes on the resolution adopting Delta County's 5-Year Recreation Plan as amended, which passed 5-0 and restored the county to compliance after operating without a current recreation plan since 2020.

    January 20, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Anti-Corruption

· 2 records

  • Signed on to the Michigan League of Conservation Voters' No Utility Money Challenge, refusing campaign contributions from monopoly utilities; the group named her among the Michigan Senate candidates who had taken the step in its June 2, 2026 report.

    June 2, 2026For

    Source: michiganlcv.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Moved to add Rule 6.2 to the Delta County Board of Commissioners' Rules of Procedure, requiring disclosure of the correspondence of all county elected officials and county employees; the motion carried and the amended Rules of Procedure were adopted the same night.

    January 6, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 1 record

  • Moved approval of Delta County's new Financial Policies, which the board adopted as presented.

    April 21, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Government Spending Reduction

· 1 record

  • Seconded the motion ending accrual of compensatory time for Delta County's non-union, non-elected salaried employees and directing staff to bring a replacement solution back by March 17; the motion carried.

    March 3, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 2 records

  • Voted yes on the 5-0 roll call adopting Delta County's declaration of a state of emergency for the March 2026 winter storm, and moved the companion motion requesting a Governor's state of emergency declaration, which also carried 5-0.

    March 17, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Moved to set a $72,000 base salary for Delta County Emergency Management Coordinator Paul Geyer and cast the only yes vote on the roll call; the motion failed 1-4.

    January 6, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

Public Infrastructure

· 1 record

  • Seconded and voted yes on the resolution placing the Delta Area Transit Authority millage proposal on the August 2026 county ballot; the roll call carried 4-1 with Commissioner Williams opposed.

    April 21, 2026For

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

General

· 3 records

  • Was endorsed by the Equality Michigan Action Fund in Michigan Senate District 38 on its 2026 endorsement slate, listed at the fund's full ENDORSED tier rather than its lower approved-candidate tier.

    June 1, 2026

    Source: equalitymiaction.org · researched July 24, 2026

  • Took the 2026 chair of Delta County's Administrative Services Department and the vice chair of its Public Safety and Judicial Services Department under the board assignments adopted at the reorganizational meeting; she also holds the county Personnel Committee chair.

    January 6, 2026

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

  • Moved adoption of the Michigan Association of Counties Workers' Compensation Committee Policy at the Delta County Board of Commissioners; she and Commissioner Williams voted yes but the motion failed 2-3.

    December 16, 2025

    Source: deltacountymi.gov · researched July 24, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.