Sentences with phrase «pac raised»

The PAC raised $ 3.5 million in 2010 and judiciously spent about $ 600,000 in support of state lawmakers running for office who would help forge the bipartisan consensus that led to the passage of the legislation.

The pro-charter school New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany brought in $ 2 million, while the New York State United Teacher's super PAC raised a million dollars less than it did in the comparable period in 2011.

The super PAC raised $ 15 million in the first quarter of this year and has more than $ 25 million in the bank.

Members of the PAC raised serious concerns about the continuous mismanagement of resources disbursed to state institutions particularly the Regional Coordinating Councils, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies.

The anti-establishment types at the Massachusetts Republican Assembly PAC raised 3948 times what Bruce Tarr raised in his PAC this year.

A spokesman said the PAC raised «six figures» in July and August and that the average donation was under $ 25.

During the period April 1 through June 4th, the PAC raised $ 412,545 and sent $ 835,497, with $ 2,353,444 in cash on hand as of June 4th.

House Majority PAC raised almost $ 3 million in May and began this month with just under $ 12 million in the bank.

His super PAC raised slightly more than $ 14 million in the second half of 2015, according to the latest campaign - finance reports.

That's largely because Donald Trump, who has seen one Wall Street super PAC raise $ 16 million against him through the end of March, has neither been campaigning heavily for Wall Street money, nor has he been hugely popular among business people.

In total, the three Democratic Party committees and two main Democratic congressional super PACs raised about $ 258 million in 2017, filings show.

MHI - PAC raises money to help elect and re-elect candidates to Congress who support the manufactured housing industry.

Not exact matches

The day after the election in November, a «Draft Franken» super PAC filed its first notice to the Federal Election Commission, though it hasn't raised any money for the Minnesota senator.

Three years after her speech, her campaign and pro-Clinton super PACs have raised nearly $ 59 million from financial investors, according to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics.

Together with its affiliated super PAC, American Crossroads, Crossroads GPS hopes to raise $ 300 million, primarily to help defeat President Barack Obama and to elect Republicans to Congress.

Pence raised eyebrows in May when he launched the Great America Committee PAC, a move some observers suspected could be aimed at promoting a future presidential bid while President Donald Trump is mired in controversy.

Conservative Solutions, the pro-Rubio super PAC, raised more than $ 14 million in the second half of 2015, about as much as Rubio's campaign committee did in the fourth quarter.

There's now even a Super PAC, «Disrupt For America,» actively raising money for a campaign — not for Zuckerberg's presidential campaign, mind you, but a campaign to persuade him to run.

Disclose Company's Own Political Spending If a company chooses to use its own funds for direct campaign spending, the issue raised in many shareholder proposals is whether such corporations should — in addition to the governance procedures noted above — issue a comprehensive report which lists in one place all the recipients both of such direct spending and of contributions made from the company's employee PAC.

«Overwhelmingly, corporations are spending their tax cuts to benefit investors — not raise workers» pay, as Trump and Republicans promised,» Andrew Bates, a spokesperson for the Democratic Super PAC American Bridge, said in an email.

Bell Potter and PAC Partners were in the market with the equity raising, seeking bids at 60 cents a share according to terms sent to fund managers.

So far, Dog PAC has raised $ 24,000.

«Maybe the incumbent simply chose not to help raise money because President Obama doesn't take special interest corporate PAC contributions at his events.

(MENY PAC and ESPA are backing Ramos, while Fight Back NY is raising money to fund an opposition research effort against the incumbent senator).

«This PAC did not file anything until 3 o'clock today (Wednesday) with any details, but they started raising money and spending money in early August,» said Zellner.

The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), passed by Congress in the early 1970s, had made it a federal offense for PACs to accept money from corporations, and Viacom — the corporate owner of Colbert's network — feared that it would face accusations of making illegal in - kind contributions should ColbertPAC become a fully functioning money - raising PAC.

The PAC spent more than it raised over the past six months, but still has $ 78,942 on hand.

Like a Super PAC, a 501 (c)(4) can raise unlimited money, but it does not have to disclose its donors, which, unsurprisingly, has resulted in much greater amounts of corporate funds being funneled to these groups first, then to Super PACs.

These problems have been exacerbated recently by the confluence of statewide and national fundraising into individual PACs which can raise and spend more money more easily than an actual campaign.

Mr Anokwafo and the other directors of the ECG were answering queries raised in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Auditor General's reports at the PAC sitting in Accra.

Krueger used to have a hand in fundraising for the DSCC, but now is focused on raising money for her own PAC — No Bad Apples — which supports reform - minded Democrats.

Last month in Massachusetts, when Sanders was introduced at a rally by Karen Higgins, co-president of National Nurses United, the campaign said it is not coordinating with or raising money on behalf of the super PAC and highlighted the difference between that PAC and others.

According to Open Secrets, however, Ms. Stefanik has raised $ 805,283 from PAC donations compared to $ 471,208.68 in individual donations.

Jon Cooper, the former Suffolk County legislator and major fundraiser for President Barack Obama, said Wednesday that he will be chairman of a new super PAC that will raise money to defeat Donald Trump — but not to support Hillary Clinton.

The report, «By the People: The New York City Campaign Finance Program in the 2013 Elections,» shows, among other things, that: the number of candidates participating in the public - funding system in 2013 remained high; more than two - thirds of all New York City contributors gave $ 175 or less; and more than 90 percent of the total raised came from individual contributors, rather than from PACs or unions.

However, Jeb Bush even raising, you know, the $ 100 million that he did for his Super PAC and raising the, you know, the incredible amount of campaign cash that he did, thanks to generations of the Bush - family network, never caught on with the Republican base.

During the third quarter Faso also raised $ 87,300 from PACS representing unions, retail, manufacturing and agricultural interests.

And the responses suggest a growing divide between the nation and its highest court on constitutional questions that have moved to the heart of the American system, as the advent of super PACs and the abandonment of public financing by both parties in presidential elections have enabled wealthy donors, corporations and unions to play a greater role in political fund - raising.

The CBC PAC endorsement of Clinton was hosted at the Capitol Hill headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, which raises questions about the DNC's supposed impartiality in the Clinton - Sanders race.

Timothy Persico, Maloney's campaign manager, alleged Hayworth was raising her money through special interests - «PACS and corporate lobbyists have sent over a million dollars to Congresswoman Hayworth because she's worth every penny.»

In May, Pence formed a leadership PAC to raise money for Trump's re-election and for other Republican candidates, aiming to capitalize on his deep ties to party activists and donors.

John Faso, a former Assembly minory leader and the 2006 GOP gubernatorial nominee, has launched a new 527 committee for this campaign cycle — also known as a Super PAC — that will focus on raising cash to assist Republican congressional candidates around the state.

But even Karl Rove — the GOP's preeminent mega-donor schmoozer who helped raise $ 325 million in massive super PAC checks for 2012 by projecting a poll - defying optimism that was laid bare on election night — has altered his approach this time around.

Pataki declared in an interview that he hopes the super PAC will raise an amount «in the high seven figures.

Leonard Blavatnik, chairman, Access Industries Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: $ 26,700 HillPac: $ 5,000 As of late August, Hillary Clinton's PAC had raised $ 2.3 million this election cycle.

Solutions America PAC: $ 5,000 Rudy Giuliani's Republican PAC had raised $ 2.3 million as of the end of August.

«He's going to win,» Ken Langone said of Bill de Blasio, though he is raising money for a pro-Joe Lhota PAC.

In the 2016 presidential election, close to half the money raised by super PACs through the end of February came from only 50 mega-donors and their relatives.

A Democratic Super PAC has reported raising $ 5.3 in the first quarter of 2014, including a million - dollar contribution.

Sens. John Kerry (Mass.) and Russ Feingold (Wisc.) each raised $ 271,000 in May for their PACs, and each ended the month with more than $ 500,000 in the bank.