A look back at money-in-politics in 2021

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December 23, 2021
This week in money-in-politics — and a look back at 2021


Throughout 2021, OpenSecrets reported on tightly-webbed dark money schemes, elections that cost billions of dollars and key court cases that included top political spenders and advisers.

Here are OpenSecrets’ top stories of 2021 and a look back on the year that was.
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Liberal ‘dark money’ groups’ revenue soared ahead of 2020 elections

Liberal “dark money” groups got a fundraising boost in 2020 as they funneled millions of dollars into political contributions and spending.

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House Democrats see more retirements ahead of 2022 midterms

Ahead of the 2022 midterms, 21 House Democrats have already announced they would not seek reelection.

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** Trump’s intentions aside, Sen. Ted Cruz says he’s next in line to secure the 2024 GOP presidential nomination (The Washington Post) ([link removed])

OpenSecrets, which tracks fundraising, showed that Cruz raised the most of the also-rans (those who didn’t get the nomination) in the GOP primary.

** America's largest coal miners union asks Manchin to reconsider opposition to Build Back Better (CBS News) ([link removed])

Much of Manchin's personal wealth is linked to coal. According to OpenSecrets, which tracks money in politics, he made about $5 million from coal companies over the past decade. In 2020, he made between $591,950 and $1.5 million from Energystems, a coal brokerage company Manchin founded and ran, and had holdings of between $1.4 million and $5.8 million in coal companies, OpenSecrets found.

** Why the US is paying more for the military after the Afghanistan war is over (Vox) ([link removed])

The role of lobbying can’t be overstated. The defense industry spent $98.9 million lobbying so far in 2021, according to OpenSecrets. Lockheed Martin, one of the largest five military companies in the country, has a presence in every state, a strategy that defangs critics.
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