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Koch Network Forms a New Super PAC
Americans for Prosperity, one of the conservative policy-focused arms of the network of organizations backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, is getting into the super PAC business.
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Americans for Prosperity, one of the conservative policy-focused arms of the network of organizations backed by the billionaire Koch brothers, is getting into the super PAC business.
Ted Cruz’s leadership PAC. The National Rifle Association has backed him too. He’s loaned his campaign over $500,000, giving him an advantage on the TV airwaves.
Gerry Connolly of Virginia, sent a letter to the IG last month requesting it initiate an investigation into how America Rising and the House GOP leadership-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund super PAC
Stivers also weighed in on the controversy in Virginia’s 7th District, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger has accused a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership of using her security clearance for political
Leah Vukmir, whose own billionaire supporter’s super PAC spent nearly $3 million on the race.
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership, used that audio in a television ad.
Schrader heads the Blue Dog PAC, the coalition’s political arm that has endorsed 20 Democratic candidates so far this cycle, all of whom have committed to join the group if elected.
In a sign of what could be coming, the Pelosi-aligned House Majority PAC on Aug. 20 started airing an online ad that questioned Republicans’ choices for speaker.
Capuano also had the backing of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, and Massachusetts’s first African-American governor, Deval Patrick.
A longtime Democratic fundraiser, he’s been endorsed by the LGBT Equality PAC and the LGBTQ Victory Fund. He raised $2.2 million through Aug. 15, and banked almost $520,000.
As of the end of the second fundraising quarter on June 30, O’Rourke, who does not accept PAC money, had $14 million on hand compared to Cruz’s $9 million according to Federal Election Commission documents
“It’s frustrating because you have a super PAC that’s funded by billionaires that don’t live here,” Davis said.
America Rising, the conservative opposition group that filed the FOIA request, passed along the package with Spanberger’s SF-86 security clearance form to the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC
Guess which race the super PAC has committed the most money to? (Hint: think northern and ferrous.)
The super PAC affiliated with Speaker Paul D.
Defend Arizona, a super PAC backing McSally, has already reserved $4.9 million in television time for general election ads.
But Soto had endorsements from the AFL-CIO, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Organization of Women and the League of Conservation Voters PAC.
Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC allied with House GOP leadership, spent more than $3.3 million on the 12th District special election.
He referred to last-minute spending from McSally and Defend Arizona, a Super PAC backing McSally that has aimed recent television ads at Ward.
On the website for her advocacy group and super PAC, Giffords describes Lance as a “problem-solving representative” who supports expanding background checks and was “one of the first members of Congress