Federal lobbyists raked in $3 billion through the third quarter of 2022, putting the year on track to set a new record year for lobbying spending.
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October 27, 2022
Federal lobbying topped $3 billion through third quarter for the first time ever
Federal lobbyists raked in $3 billion through the third quarter of 2022, putting the year on track to set a new record year for lobbying spending.
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Republican Attorneys General Association pouring millions into state super PACs targeting Democratic incumbents
The Republican Attorneys General Association poured at least $8.9 million into 2022 midterm elections, largely through state-level super PACs.
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Outside groups have spent $130.9 million in contentious U.S. Senate general race in Pennsylvania
The general election for the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is the first to cross the $100 million outside spending mark in 2022 cycle.
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The Republican National Committee’s battle over Gmail spam filters escalates with lawsuit
The Republican National Committee sued Google, alleging discrimination by Gmail’s spam filters weeks before 2022 midterm elections.
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Progressives place their hope – and money – in Maxwell Frost
Frost continues to ride the wave of fundraising from progressive groups and members of Congress.
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“He’s spent more than $3 million already this cycle versus just $471,000 in the prior cycle,” explained Sheila Krumholz, executive director of OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks money in politics.
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Anna Massoglia told “Banfield” that “So far, during the 2022 election cycles, Bloomberg has not been a top donor in the same way he has in prior cycles.”
** Here’s how outside spending is boosting candidates in tough Senate races with midterm elections just two weeks away (MarketWatch) ([link removed])
“Democrats have sort of evened out the spending in the past few weeks,” Brendan Glavin, a senior data analyst at OpenSecrets, said at a panel last week.
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