Key results from primaries in Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon and Idaho
The Protect Freedom PAC, which was founded by people who had worked with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spent $549,000 on ads and direct mail supporting Massie.
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The Protect Freedom PAC, which was founded by people who had worked with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., spent $549,000 on ads and direct mail supporting Massie.
Meanwhile, Voters for Responsive Government, a super PAC based in Los Angeles, has spent more than $2.4 million targeting Jayapal.
Mike Garcia, whose constituents voted for Joe Biden by 13 points in 2020, has not faced any outside spending from Democrats’ House campaign arm or the party’s biggest House super PAC.
Both Blue Dog PAC Chairman Kurt Schrader of Oregon and Carolyn Bourdeaux of Georgia lost primaries this year.
A super PAC affiliated with Tillis, Results for NC, has spent $1.4 million on ads against Cawthorn and $114,000 on promoting Edwards.
House Majority PAC, the biggest outside group supporting House Democratic candidates, logged its largest tab so far this year in support of Carrick Flynn, an Oregon native and political newcomer
The American Gas Association’s PAC reduced its contributions in 2021, a spokesman said.
Schrader is a member of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition and runs the group’s PAC.
Oregon Right to Life and Right to Life/Oregon PAC have spent a combined $207,000 against him.
Kurt Schrader will continue serving as chair of the coalition’s political arm, the Blue Dog PAC.
I had a Republican super PAC running against me, trying to paint me as too liberal for the district.”
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.
Hoyer has donated to his campaign, as has the moderate Blue Dog PAC. He’s backed by Louisiana Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, former Georgia Sen.
Lipinski has a super PAC spending on his behalf too, although mailers from United for Progress triggered a strong response from allies of former President Barack Obama on Thursday.
The PAC can cut each candidate another $5,000 check if they clear the primary and run in the general election.
(Dold was the biggest 2014 beneficiary of independent spending by the Independence USA PAC , one of the groups Michael Bloomberg created to boost support for gun control.)
Worth Noting: Personal tragedy aside, Walz has been very resistant to gun control legislation in his congressional career, and the NRA has rewarded him with $11,950 in PAC donations since 2010.