Category Archives: campaign finance
“Leadership PACs are a campaign-finance scandal”
“Tom Steyer to Spend Millions Backing Andrew Gillum in Florida”
NYT:
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and Democratic activist, has directed his political operation to spend more than $5 million aiding Andrew Gillum’s campaign for governor of Florida, an enormous investment that will test whether fired-up Democratic voters can flip… Continue reading
“Helping citizens unite in post-Citizens United America”
Adam Bonica and Gisel Kordestani oped in The Hill:
We at Crowdpac are among the 78 percent of Americans who want to see Citizens United overturned. We are well aware that if Crowdpac’s conditional fundraising platform is challenged in… Continue reading
“Independent Spending in the 2018 Congressional Primaries Went Up (Again)”
CFI:
Independent expenditures (IEs) spending for congressional primaries went up once again. This unsurprising conclusion was based on a Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) analysis of data supplied by the Federal Election Commission for all federal primaries from 2006 through… Continue reading
“Sheldon Adelson Sees a Lot to Like in Trump’s Washington”
NYT:
The return on investment for many of the Republican Party’s biggest political patrons has been less than impressive this year. But not for Sheldon Adelson.
Mr. Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate, and his wife, Miriam, a physician, have emerged… Continue reading
“Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky Strikes Down a Vague Ban on Speech in Polling Places, But Future Bans May Be Upheld”
Interesting Mike Dimino for the Federalist Society Review.
“Political nonprofits seek answers after court decision targeting ‘dark money’”
WaPo:
As politically active nonprofits scramble to figure out the implications of a recent court decision requiring them to disclose some of their donors, experts said one thing is clear: There will be ways around the new rules.
Groups could… Continue reading
“Senate E-filing Launches New Era in Campaign Disclosures”
Kate Ackley for Roll Call:
It’s been a good week for advocates of faster, and more, political money disclosure.
With President Donald Trump’s signature Friday, it’s official: Senate candidates now must file their campaign finance reports electronically with the Federal… Continue reading
“Shareholders Push Nike for Greater Disclosure on Political Spending”
WSJ:
Investors are seeking greater transparency from Nike related to its political spending and putting a proposal demanding regular reporting on political contributions to a vote on Thursday.
The vote, at the company’s annual general meeting in Beaverton, Ore., comes… Continue reading
Just How Much Will the Crossroads Ruling Change Disclosure Rules for 2018? Probably Not as Much as You Think
In my post about the Supreme Court’s denial of a stay in the Crossroads campaign disclosure case, I wrote that it “does not solve all of the current disclosure problems, but this is a victory for transparency.”
I stand by… Continue reading
Sen. McCaskill Cites Judge Kavanaugh’s Campaign Finance Views as Her Reason for Voting No on His Supreme Court Nomination
Gannett:
Sen. Claire McCaskill said Wednesday she will vote against federal appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Citing “dark money” in politics as the main reason for her opposition, McCaskill released a… Continue reading
“The Hottest Tool in Campaign Finance Law Enforcement Today Is More Than 100 Years Old”
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on the Tillman Act.
Breaking: Supreme Court Rejects Stay in Crossroads Campaign Disclosure Case
With no noted dissents, the Supreme Court has turned down Crossroad GPS’s request for emergency relief from an order that will require disclosure of more of its donors who are contributing money to influence federal elections.
As I wrote… Continue reading