FreedomWorks PAC Endorses 10 Candidates
Conservative organization FreedomWorks PAC today released its “first slate” of House endorsements.
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Conservative organization FreedomWorks PAC today released its “first slate” of House endorsements.
A few months later, another Young Guns PAC terminated, according to Federal Election Commission reports.
Last week, a super PAC run by a former Cantor aide also spent $52,000 on a radio ad to boost the freshman lawmaker.
-Member race, according to one of the Speaker’s aides, who said the PAC gave to Kinzinger before it was clear he’d challenge another GOP Member.
The Club for Growth PAC strongly endorses Scott Keadle for Congress.” Keadle, a dentist, faces a crowded and contentious primary in the redrawn 8th district, which strongly favors Republicans.
Crossroads GPS collected an estimated $32.6 million in 2011 — far more than the $18.4 million raised by the group’s affiliated super PAC, American Crossroads.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) endorsed Kinzinger, and a super PAC run by his former aides spent $50,000 to boost the freshman last week.
His health care reform law was the basis for the national health care law,” said Bill Burton, a senior strategist at Priorities USA, a super PAC that supports Obama.
House GOP leaders are backing Kinzinger and weighed in heavily last week with a sizable radio ad buy funded by Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (Va.) super PAC.
Previous Maverick PAC guests have included Donald Rumsfeld, George W.
Holding, who has lots of personal wealth and a super PAC supporting him, is seen as leading the fight for the nomination.
Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) headlined a Bilbray fundraiser in October and cut him a $5,000 check from his leadership PAC.
The super PAC thing has gotten so out of hand that influence peddlers are now viciously attacking other species.
But Beason was aided by the Campaign for Primary Accountability, an outside super PAC that aired anti-Bachus TV ads. The organization helped support a primary challenger to Rep.
But an outside super PAC, the Campaign for Primary Accountability, has aired anti-Bachus TV ads. The organization helped support a primary challenger to Rep.
Boehner’s Freedom Project PAC gave $5,000 to Kinzinger at the end of last year.
The other super PAC, Restart Congress, is technically supposed to be in the term-limits game.
Direct corporate contributions accounted for only 17 percent of super PAC contributions in 2010 and 2011, according to a recent study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
A pro-Santorum super PAC, the Red White and Blue Fund, has called on Gingrich to drop out.
Super PAC organizers argue just as loudly that they are meticulously following the rules. Strangely, both are correct.