Formed in 2006,"Ad attacks GOP for blocking trash bill", Detroit Free Press, September 7, 2006 the Coalition for Progress was an independent statewide American non-profit, progressive or liberal 527 political action committee in Michigan with more than 40,000 members, focused on electing progressives to the Michigan state legislature."Michigan Coalition for Progress Launches Petition to Pass 'Hire Michigan First' Legislation", PR Newswire, March 23, 2009 Primarily funded by Jon Stryker, the Coalition for Progress was the largest PAC in Michigan's history."Coalition is biggest PAC in state history" , Traverse City Record-Eagle, August 12, 2007 After 2010, the Coalition for Progress had disappeared."Top 150 state PACs have raised $34.7M", Michigan Campaign Finance Network, October 26, 2012
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