Category Archives: campaign finance
“Adelson drops tens of millions more to save the GOP Congress”
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”
“Federal election officials question Rep. Duncan Hunter campaign’s identification of donors”
Trump Advancing Adelson’s Financial Interests
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”
New report from the Campaign Finance Institute.
“Wall Street Is Booming Under Trump. But Many of Its Donors Are Embracing Democrats.”
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”
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”
“Despite Strong Headwinds, 2018 CPA-Zicklin Index Finds Company Political Disclosure Holds Steady”
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
“How a Supreme Court ruling is giving mega-donors even more power”
“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