GOP candidates who participated in the Jan. 6 rally are raising millions
Nine Republican candidates who attended the Jan. 6 rally ahead of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol raised more than $8.9 million in their runs for federal office.
Congressional leadership raise millions ahead of this year’s midterms
Congressional leaders consistently pulled in millions of dollars from donors in 2021, campaign finance disclosures show. Their campaigns and leadership PACs took in over $90 million during 2021.
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“It’s both the fact that we might have policy which doesn’t serve us but also that people lose faith in their democracy, in the democratic system,” she said.
How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company (Politico) FirstEnergy was the top contributor in the 2020 cycle to Manchin’s affiliated political action committee, contributing some $50,000, according to campaign finance reports compiled by OpenSecrets.org. So far in the current election cycle, it has donated $36,000 to Manchin’s leadership PAC and his campaign.
How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash to win police contracts (NBC News) Dan Auble, a senior researcher at OpenSecrets, which tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy, said ShotSpotter’s use of federal money as part of its sales strategy reminded him of commercials for mobility scooters that say they can be covered by Medicare. In ShotSpotter’s case, the company has “created a market for themselves via federal money” by pitching the grants as a way for police departments to afford the technology, he said.
