Campaigns · 116th Congress
Rep. Steve King toxic to K Street
King decried super PAC spending against him, saying he didn’t know how powerful they are and worrying about who they would come after next.
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King decried super PAC spending against him, saying he didn’t know how powerful they are and worrying about who they would come after next.
partisan super PACs placed nearly $100 million combined in initial ad reservations — $43 million by the GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund and $51 million by the Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC
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
Of that total, his leadership PAC, Making America Prosperous PAC, doled out $157,000 for stays at Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, “one of the country’s most iconic ski destinations,” according to the posh resort
Asian American residents are one of the dominant immigrant groups in the region, and a target for national Democrats like Meng and the ASPIRE PAC, which promotes Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
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.
Potential climate changer: Environmental advocates are preparing to launch a Super PAC to support incumbent Sen. Edward J. Markey in his primary fight against Rep.
One key state to watch: Maine, where a majority of likely voters thought President Donald Trump “abused” the power of his office, according to a poll conducted last week for Senate Majority PAC, a
Jay Inslee also had super PAC support.
Hey Big Spender: In 2018, Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super PAC coordinated with other outside groups and spent more than $100 million.
In various partnerships with each other, the DCCC, the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, a handful of state Democratic parties, the super PAC Priorities
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
Priorities USA, the major super PAC playing in the presidential race on the Democratic side, considers Georgia a “Lean Republican” state, but it’s included as one of its five “expansion” territories
While donations from Fruman and Parnas to the Trump campaign and an affiliated super PAC have grabbed headlines, Republican members of Congress were also drawn into the scandal, though they do not
Parnas was indicted last week on charges that included making an illegal campaign contribution through a shell corporation to a PAC that supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Grace Meng worked in Olson’s district with the Democratic National Committee and ASPIRE PAC to help elect more Asian Americans.
In 2018 Democrats connected that message, frequently conveyed through a pledge to reject corporate PAC money, to other issues, such as opioid addiction, rising prescription drug costs, and climate change
End Citizens United, a liberal PAC that was a major player in last year’s midterms, announced Wednesday its top targets for 2020.
The New Republican PAC, a Super PAC supporting Scott’s campaign, returned the $50,000 contribution in August, shortly after the Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group, filed an FEC complaint.
money groups are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money in campaigns,” said Patrick Burgwinkle, spokesman for End Citizens United, a group that tracks which lawmakers and candidates refuse PAC