PACs Give Quickly to New Legislator
Smith won the June 4 special election in Missouri’s 8th district. He was sworn into office on June 5.
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House Committee to Consider Bills Ending Public Financing of Presidential Elections
Campaigns and Party Conventions”; and H.R. 1994, “Election Assistance Commission Termination Act.”
Lautenberg’s Legislative Legacy Was Consumer Friendly
He was instrumental as well in the congressional moves to stop ocean dumping, to increase the legal age for drinking age to 21 and to tighten the standards of what constitutes drunken driving.
Freshman Members Get PAC Cash
Duckworth, Tammy DEM IL H 08 $603,883 $83,104 4. Barr, Andy REP KY H 06 $416,840 $70,074 5. Wagner, Ann L REP MO H 02 $656,884 $62,500 6.
Deep Pockets Back Organizer of CPAC
The event’s 21 “sponsors” — who shelled out $19,000 apiece for a total of $399,000 — include the Washington Examiner and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, which according to tax records spent
Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition
Like Organizing for Action, President Barack Obama’s controversial nonprofit advocacy arm, the Committee to Save New York is organized as a (501)(c)(4) social welfare group, and it has drawn fire
Rules of the Game: Obama’s Nonprofit Carries on Dubious Tradition
Like Organizing for Action, President Barack Obama’s controversial nonprofit advocacy arm, the Committee to Save New York is organized as a (501)(c)(4) social welfare group, and it has drawn fire
Massachusetts: New Poll Finds Markey Senate Special Election Frontrunner
Markey remains the strong favorite to win the special election for Senate in Massachusetts, according to a new poll of registered voters released late Wednesday. Markey led Rep. Stephen F.
Watchdog Group Sues IRS Over Policing Nonprofits
Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center have also filed complaints and a rule-making petition demanding that the IRS curb tax-exempt groups, which do not disclose donors but spent record sums in the
New Jersey: Democrats Prefer Booker Over Lautenberg in New Poll
The Democrat who wins the party’s nomination is the safe bet to win the general election.
Political Spending Sets New Records During Tumultuous Year
Political spending set new records in 2012, which saw the first presidential election since the Supreme Court’s landmark Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.
Indiana: Internal Poll Shows Joe Donnelly Holds 2-Point Lead
Two weeks before Election Day, the Indiana Senate race remains highly competitive. Roll Call rates it as a Tossup.
12 Questions in 2012
Below, we examine 12 of the many questions surrounding Election Day 2012. After a long and at times unpredictable election cycle, there is only a month left until everything is decided.
West Region Roundup
The district lean has not stopped Republicans from spending money here – the National Republican Congressional Committee dropped a $460,000 independent expenditure Sept. 21, and more outside money
CQ Roll Call Daily Briefing: No Introduction Needed
In the most recent poll asking that question, 36 percent said they were worse off now than at the last election, 28 percent said they were better off and the rest said their standing was about the same
Hawaii: Mazie Hirono Leads Linda Lingle by Double Digits in DSCC Poll
Linda Lingle (R) in a test of Hawaii’s likely general election Senate matchup.
Behind the Scenes, Norm Coleman Raises Cash
In the 2010 elections, the group spent $21 million on campaign ads and election-time candidate messages, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, making it one of the top three nonparty outside
Supreme Court Rejects Montana Case Challenging Campaign Finance Ruling
In a 5-4 ruling that reaffirms the Supreme Court’s position that unrestricted political spending is constitutional, the high court today summarily reversed a lower court ruling upholding a Montana ban
Campaign Finance: The Nonprofit World’s New Weapon
Federal Election Commission has centered on unrestricted super PACs, which engage in campaigns and politics, not lobbying.
Pennsylvania: New Poll Gives Bob Casey Double Digit Lead
The poll, which surveyed 412 registered voters from May 29 to June 4, showed Casey leading Smith 42 percent to 21 percent. More than a third of voters said they still remain undecided.