Sentences with phrase «candidate for federal office»

A super PAC is a committee that can raise and spend unlimited money — including from corporations and unions — to support candidates for federal office.

The fund, which accepted contributions prohibited under state election law, was used, ostensibly, in the 2014 election cycle to support Connecticut candidates for federal office.

While the No Child Left Behind Act has faced a lot of criticism from Democratic candidates for federal office this election season, a Republican running in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Colorado isn't exactly a big fan of the law either.

Federal Elections Commission rules prohibit candidates for federal office from using leftover money from old local campaigns — such as Rice's DA campaign account — for their federal office campaigns.

The remaining 3 percent was split almost evenly between independent Senate candidate Charlie Crist of Florida and Republican candidates for federal office.

The move means potential candidates for federal office can file fewer petition signatures in order to achieve ballot status, giving non-incumbents a leg up in a compressed political calendar.

«During my time as party chairman, we ran a number of legit, well - funded candidates for federal office who worked hard,» Labriola added.

In the weeks leading up to the 2014 election, the state Democratic Party paid for pro-Malloy mass mailings with about $ 250,000 from its «federal account» — which is intended to pay for campaign efforts on behalf of candidates for federal office such as Congress.

Candidates for Federal office promise «calling in the National Guard» to haul water and the Army Corps of Engineers to «do something.»

The fund, which accepted contributions prohibited by contractors under state election law, was used, ostensibly, in the 2014 election cycle to support Connecticut candidates for federal office.

The heart of the complaint was that a fund full of dough limited to supporting candidates for federal office was used to promote Malloy's endangered re-election effort.

Under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (the Act), an individual becomes a candidate for federal office when:

Each individual who is a candidate for federal office must file an FEC Form 2 within 15 days of becoming a candidate.

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5 - 4 decision struck down a cap on overall contributions limits of $ 48,600 by individuals to candidates for federal office.

[43] In addition to the aforementioned United States Senate candidates, FreedomWorks endorsed 114 candidates for federal office, of whom seventy won election, [44] an independent study performed by Brigham Young University showed that only FreedomWorks's endorsement had a statistically significant impact on the success of a candidate in the General Election (U.S.).

One Pyramid executive, Bruce Kenan of Skaneateles, has donated at least $ 122,100 to candidates for federal office or party committees dating back to 1997, the records show.

It's committed to supporting candidates for federal office, Congress, and the White House who are steadfast in their support for women's health, health care access, and reproductive rights.

The law also created standards for «electioneering communications», which are communications made within certain timeframes close to an election that referred to a candidate for federal office and were transmitted in way that they could be received by 50,000 or more persons.