Campaigns · 116th Congress
Senate Majority PAC announces new senior staff
The Democratic super PAC focused on Senate races is announcing a new round of senior staff hires, according to an announcement shared first with CQ Roll Call.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Republicans scramble to dispose of campaign cash from Giuliani associates
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
Congress · 116th Congress
State officials dissolved company long before $500K deal with Giuliani
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.
Congress · 116th Congress
‘We vape, we vote’: How vaping crackdowns are politicizing vapers
He also started a political action committee, Vape PAC, which raised over $3,000 and distributed some 400,000 postcards.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Oct. 14
And he’s been active on Twitter Monday morning… “End the witch hunt”: America First Policies, the nonprofit arm of a pro-Trump super PAC, announced Monday it was investing $1 million in ads on
Campaigns · 116th Congress
PAC would return contribution tied to Trump impeachment probe — if it only could
When a PAC that supported a failed West Virginia Senate candidate found out it may have received an illegal contribution tied to two men at the center of the Trump impeachment controversy, the first reaction
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Oct. 10
The two are accused of making $325,000 illegal straw donations to a super PAC that supports Trump and an additional $15,000 donation to a PAC that supported West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Beto O’Rourke’s White House run tests limits of early strategy
O’Rourke, who rails against the influence of money in politics, also had some help in 2012 from a deep-pocketed super PAC, and a lucky break that gave him more time to campaign.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Elizabeth Warren’s K Street overhaul
Kristin Brackemyre, director of PAC and government relations at the Public Affairs Council, which represents many companies and organizations that lobby, said she found some of the proposals troubling
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Iowa’s Joni Ernst preps for ‘full throttle’ Senate race
The super PAC Iowa Forward has reserved around $1 million in television airtime, and has already launched two television ads knocking Ernst for her health care votes.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
These 4 Democrats want a rematch in 2020 after narrow losses in 2018
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.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Why North Carolina candidates aren’t talking about the ‘bathroom bill’
Yet days earlier, a McCready campaign fundraising email featured Warren calling him a “fighter” and touting his rejection of corporate PAC money.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Hickenlooper still fundraising, despite reports he may drop presidential bid
The PAC will run digital ads, begin rounding up volunteers for a Hickenlooper Senate bid in the state, and accept donations of up to $2,800 — the FEC limit for individual contributions to a Senate
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Giffords group launches pro-background check ads focused on Gardner, McConnell
The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC that can take unlimited contributions, had $10.9 million on June 30, while a grassroots group committed to ousting McConnell, called Ditch Mitch, had $1 million
Campaigns · 116th Congress
The GOP senator who hasn’t raised any campaign money so far
I raise money for my PAC. I don’t need any money. I’ve got $10 million in my campaign.”
Campaigns · 116th Congress
How Elizabeth Warren learned to be a candidate
“There are lots of candidates that run in the right year and lose,” said Cecil, the former DSCC executive director, who’s now the chairman of the Democratic super PAC Priorities USA.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
End Citizens United names first 12 Republican targets for 2020
End Citizens United, a liberal PAC that was a major player in last year’s midterms, announced Wednesday its top targets for 2020.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
North Carolina gears up for competitive special election in 9th District
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC backed by House GOP leadership, also called the Democrat “Dan McChina,” alluding to allegations that McCready’s company invested in solar farms with ties
Congress · 116th Congress
Beltway ‘inundated’ with fundraisers as deadline nears
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
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Roy Moore running again for Senate in Alabama
The Senate Leadership Fund, a Super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, spent against Moore in the 2017 primary runoff.