Category Archives: campaign finance

“Donors to dark-money groups mostly hidden despite court ruling”

October 16, 2018, 11:12 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: A series of court orders in September appeared poised to force so-called dark-money groups — which raise and spend unlimited sums from anonymous donors — to reveal some of their funders for the first time. But a month later,… Continue reading

“Trump tops $100 million in fundraising for his own reelection”

October 15, 2018, 8:06 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

WaPo: President Trump has topped $100 million in fundraising for his 2020 reelection bid — an enormous haul for a president barely two years into his first term, according to new Federal Election Commission filings. Trump pulled in $18.1 million… Continue reading

Speaking Oct. 22 at USC at ACS Event with Ann Ravel, Abby Wood, and Derek Muller on Money in Politics [Corrected Date]

October 15, 2018, 6:38 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

Looking forward to this: The USC Student Chapter of ACS will be hosting a panel to discuss the current state of money in politics, campaign finance law, and their implications on the 2018 midterm elections. We will explore how SuperPACS… Continue reading

“Bill to reform government, elections should be the top item on the agenda in 2019”

October 15, 2018, 12:08 pmcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Tiffany Muller oped in The Hill.

“Hawley vs. McCaskill: A sideshow battle of billionaire donors”

October 13, 2018, 1:29 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

The St. Louis-Post Dispatch reports.

“Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress”

October 12, 2018, 6:54 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

Politico: Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is pumping tens of millions of dollars more into Republican Party coffers in an 11th-hour push to save their congressional majorities, according to two senior Republicans familiar with the donation. The contributions were… Continue reading

“As even long-shot Democrats harvest huge numbers of campaign contributions, Republicans brace for an onslaught”

October 11, 2018, 7:28 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

LA Times report.

“Federal election officials question Rep. Duncan Hunter campaign’s identification of donors”

October 10, 2018, 10:03 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Trump Advancing Adelson’s Financial Interests

October 10, 2018, 7:21 amcampaign finance, campaigns, Plutocrats UnitedRick Hasen

Justin Elliott for ProPublica: After decades as a major Republican donor, Adelson is known as an ideological figure, motivated by his desire to influence U.S. policy to help Israel. “I’m a one-issue person. That issue is Israel,” he said last… Continue reading

“Independent Spending in the 2018 Congressional General Elections Up From Same Time in 2016”

October 9, 2018, 3:08 pmcampaign financeRick Hasen

New report from the Campaign Finance Institute.

“Wall Street Is Booming Under Trump. But Many of Its Donors Are Embracing Democrats.”

October 8, 2018, 6:56 amcampaign finance, campaignsRick Hasen

NYT: The stock market may be booming. Unemployment is hitting record lows. Republicans pushed through $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. But despite all that, for the first time in a decade, the broader financial community is on pace to give… Continue reading

“Outside Money Fuels Court Fight Amid Calls for Kyl Not to Vote”

October 3, 2018, 10:04 pmcampaign finance, Supreme CourtRick Hasen

Roll Call: Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh denounced the “millions of dollars in money from outside left-wing opposition groups” during his testimony Thursday about sexual assault allegations, but he didn’t mention the millions spent by groups backing him. The… Continue reading

“Pennsylvania Ruling Affirms that Campaign Finance Prohibitions Must be Justified”

October 3, 2018, 6:06 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Steve Klein blogs.

“Despite Strong Headwinds, 2018 CPA-Zicklin Index Finds Company Political Disclosure Holds Steady”

October 2, 2018, 7:39 amcampaign financeRick Hasen

Release: Public corporations embracing disclosure and accountability of their political spending are holding fast despite countervailing pressures from Washington. That’s the chief finding to emerge from a non-partisan study released today by the Center for Political Accountability (CPA) and the… Continue reading

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