GOP election objectors have received more than $22.2 million in corporate PAC contributions since the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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August 25, 2022
Corporate PACs have given more than $22.2 million to election objectors since Jan. 6 Capitol attack
GOP election objectors have received more than $22.2 million in corporate PAC contributions since the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Two “dark money” groups bankrolled a “pop-up” super PAC spending millions on GOP primaries
Conservative Americans PAC, a “pop-up” super PAC spending millions of dollars to influence GOP primaries, was funded by two “dark money” groups.
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High-ranking House Democrats compete against each other in New York’s redrawn 12th District
Longtime U.S. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney are competing in the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District. One of their biggest differences is fundraising.
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Planned Parenthood Votes on track for record fundraising after Roe v. Wade overturn
Planned Parenthood Votes has raised more than $17.7 million ahead of 2022 midterms, outpacing its fundraising in previous election cycles.
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** Massive dark money windfall: New conservative group got $1.6 billion from single donor (CNN) ([link removed])
"This is such a significant amount that it would be a game-changer if they do decide to devote even a portion of that to election-related spending," said Anna Massoglia, the Editorial and Investigations Manager at OpenSecrets, a group that researches campaign finance.
** It’s raining dark money this election season (Marketplace) ([link removed])
“It’s a huge sum of money that will have a great impact. I expect it to have an immediate and ongoing impact for people, organizations, concerned about the concentration of money, and therefore power in the hands of a very few that will influence the shape of our democracy,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of Open Secrets, a nonpartisan group that tracks money in politics.
** Outside Money Floods New York Congressional Races (The New York Times) ([link removed])
As of Thursday, with the Aug. 23 primary date looming, outside entities have spent about $9 million in state congressional primaries, according to data maintained by OpenSecrets, a government transparency group. In 2018, outside entities spent roughly $2.6 million.
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