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Democratic groups have taken the race seriously, spending $1.4 million on DeFazio’s behalf via the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Majority PAC and the Principles Project, among
the 2016 elections, labor-affiliated political action committees spent $331.5 million — about 14 percent less than the $385.7 million spent by corporate PACs and a fraction of the $4 billion in total PAC
donations from corporate PACs last year, both raised huge piles of cash, and the race attracted more than $6.5 million from outside sources, including super PACs such as the Kennedy-supporting New Leadership PAC
Outside groups have poured more than $6.5 million into the Senate primary, according to federal disclosures, including a Kennedy-supporting super PAC dubbed the New Leadership PAC and a pro-Markey effort
EDF Action Votes, a super PAC promoting the Environmental Defense Fund, spent $100,000 on TV ads during the primary to promote his work to protect the Florida coast.
A super PAC called US Future Fund spent almost half a million dollars on McClain’s behalf.
She also benefited from $210,000 in outside spending from a group called the General Majority PAC, which only supported her campaign.
Protect Freedom PAC spent $530,000 on behalf of Cawthorn, while House Freedom Action spent $309,000 against him.
Protect Freedom PAC spent $530,000 on behalf of Cawthorn, airing an ad saying Bennett was a “Never Trumper” in 2016.
very deep emotional connection to casting a ballot in person, to really be able to see and hold that receipt that your ballot was cast,” said Sabrina Stevens, a campaign director for Color of Change PAC
Women Vote, a super PAC connected with Emily’s List, has put about $1 million into the race. “Emily’s List did get involved very early on this cycle,” group spokesman Benjamin Ray said.
“Help Elise Stefanik,” read a subject line from a fundraising email for Genevieve Collins, a GOP candidate in Texas’ 32nd District who Stefanik has endorsed through her leadership PAC.
Anthony List and its super PAC as well as the liberal Planned Parenthood’s PAC have already committed to spending over $40 million each in the 2019-2020 campaign cycle, which they say would set records
But Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, donors to a pro-Trump super PAC called America First Action and associates of Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, were arrested in October for allegedly disguising foreign
Those include $1,000 from an almond growers PAC, $1,000 from the Friant Water PAC and $5,000 from the South Valley Water PAC.
Republicans have hammered Londrigan for accepting help from the DCCC, which they said went against her pledge to refuse corporate PAC money because the committee accepts money from PACs.
Hoyer’s office said he fundraises both through his campaign committee and Ameripac, a leadership PAC that raises money to support other Democratic candidates.
Priorities USA, a prominent Democratic super PAC, isn’t including Ohio in its early engagement program for 2020, while once solidly red Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina made the cut.
With Democrats up and down the ballot eschewing corporate PAC money, and the Democratic National Committee setting a grassroots fundraising threshold to get onto the presidential debate stage, connecting
While outside spending mattered in a limited number of 2018 Senate races like Florida, for the most part, Republican super PAC moneybags such as the Koch Brothers and Sheldon Adelson were matched by Democratic