Campaign Ends 2025 with Strong Fundraising and Endorsements, Including Michigan Education Association and Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. – Karen McDonald, the Oakland County Prosecutor who has defined her career by fighting for families and kids, reported raising a record $1.1 million for her 2025 year end campaign finance report, a total that does not include any corporate PAC contributions. The total marks most ever raised by a non-incumbent candidate of either party running for Attorney General in the off year.
“Everywhere I go in Michigan, it’s clear to me that voters are fired up and understand what is at stake in this election with so many attacks on our fundamental rights coming from Washington,” said McDonald. “I am grateful and humbled to have record fundraising support as we put together a campaign to protect our freedoms, uphold the law and keep our communities safe.”
2025 Key Year-End Fundraising Stats:
2025 Raised: $1,138,632.14
$100,040.57 transferred from a prior campaign account
Percentage of Donors from Michigan: 87 percent
McDonald ended the year with strong labor endorsements including from the Michigan Education Association and Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union, following an early endorsement from EMILY’s List, UFCW Local 876, Detroit Plumbers Local Union 98 and UA Local 85.
With strong fundraising support, McDonald was able to travel around on a listening tour in the Upper Peninsula to talk to Michiganders about the issues they care the most about and how the Attorney General can strengthen UP Communities. She also issued a pledge to other candidates to stand independent of the Trump administration in the face of threats to the rule of law.
About Karen McDonald: Karen was elected Oakland County Prosecutor in 2020 and is committed to protecting victims of crime, improving outcomes for juveniles and families, and increasing fairness across the criminal justice system. Karen’s early initiatives have included reviewing the files of every pending juvenile lifer case in Oakland County, and establishing a Trafficking Unit, a Hate Crimes Unit, and a Conviction Integrity Unit. Prior to her election as Oakland County Prosecutor, Karen was an Oakland County Circuit Court judge from 2012 to 2019. As a judge, Karen specialized in family matters – including divorce and custody, child abuse and neglect, and adoption.
Karen began her career as a high school English teacher in Midland where she was a proud union member. Her experience teaching sparked her lifelong commitment to kids. Karen was raised in Portland, Michigan, alongside her two sisters. She now lives in Birmingham with her husband. Together they raised five children.
Contact: press@mcdonaldforag.com
Jan. 21, 2026
