Sentences with phrase «super pac»

Mr. Bolton's political committee, known as The John Bolton Super PAC, first hired Cambridge in August 2014, months after the political data firm was founded and while it was still harvesting the Facebook data.

My colleague amiably congratulated me and then added, «But in the end our guys will have more super PAC money than your guys.»

A Singer - backed super PAC, New York 2014, chipped in $ 110,000 in that effort.

In the two years that followed, Mr. Bolton's super PAC spent nearly $ 1.2 million primarily for «survey research,» which is a term that campaigns use for polling, according to campaign finance records.

posed Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi about the super PAC's efforts, adding that New Yorkers have «overwhelmingly» supported Cuomo's agenda items such as affordable college and stopping the millionaire tax breaks.

The super PAC plans similar efforts against Democratic U.S. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who also are on the 2020 short list.

The poll of 400 likely voters in the newly drawn 24th District was paid for by House Majority PAC, a Super PAC supporting Democratic House candidates, and the SEIU, a national labor union.

But Pataki is expected to make an appearance at the convention tomorrow, and he's going to host an event (it doesn't appear to be a fundraiser, even though he certainly could use the dough for his new Super PAC) at Crabby Bill's, which is a seafood join not far from the New York delegation hotel in Clearwater.

The super PAC for the UFT may have violated campaign finance rules by not disclosing spending details for a robocall sent to voters during the 2013 primary elections

A filing at the state Board of Elections shows the labor group contributed $ 74,737 to its super PAC, which in turn began spending on TV and newspaper advertising opposing the convention.

Daniel Loeb has been a prolific donor not just to Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the years, but has backed a variety of Republican candidates running in battleground state Senate races as well as a GOP - aligned super PAC.

His re-election effort has been backed through a super PAC that was fueled by Robert Mercer, a Long Island investor and Trump supporter.

Critics of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — including his Republican gubernatorial opponents and a GOP - aligned super PAC — pounce on the news Tuesday of the guilty verdict in the corruption case of his close former aide.

As Jessica Alaimo at Capital notes, Shaun McCutcheon was the Alabama - based Republican activist who in 2013 challenged New York's cap on independent expenditure campaign committees, which ultimately paved the way for a super PAC fueled by David Koch to support Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota.

Teachout herself donated $ 500 to the super PAC Friends of Democracy, which was formed in an effort to elected candidates supportive of campaign finance law changes.

After the congressional campaign of Democrat Zephyr Teachout this week challenged the top - dollar donors to a super PAC backing Republican John Faso to a debate, Republicans are highlighting her ties to the mega rich, namely the Soros family.

House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC, has already pulled some of its buys in the same districts.

House Majority PAC, the Democratic super PAC that works to elect Democrats to the House, is going on the air Tuesday with an ad attacking 12 - term Florida Republican Rep. John L. Mica and introducing Democrat Stephanie Murphy as a «new approach to get the job done.»

Now she's calling on Sean Eldridge and Facebook to help her buy a seat here, just as New York City billionaires and Super PAC mega-donors tried to do two years ago against Congressman Chris Gibson.

The McCutcheon decision could usher in a new era of super PAC spending the state level, with one group already created to work on behalf of Senate Republicans as well as GOP attorney general candidate John Cahill.

has released its latest round of advertisements to help dispel the barrage of false information and political attacks led by Andrew Heaney's campaign and its related Super PAC.

Kinderhook, NY — May 9, 2016... The campaign for John Faso, the endorsed Conservative, Republican, Independent and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, has released its latest round of advertisements to help dispel the barrage of false information and political attacks led by Andrew Heaney's campaign and its related Super PAC.

This super PAC with Democratic affiliations and was founded to prevent Governor Chris Christie (R) from governing with Republican majorities and allowing him to advance a conservative agenda in the state.

Nearly $ 2.6 million from the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership and the sister organization of AAN, in Arizona's 2nd District, California's 52nd District, Texas» 23rd District and Virginia's 10th District.

Wells has also been helped by spending against Tenney from a super PAC funded by the Oneida Indian Nation.

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

«This is a tight race and a difficult seat, and we are committed to hanging onto it,» said Matt Thornton, a spokesman for House Majority PAC, a Democratic super PAC aiding Brownley's re-election.

ClearPath Action Fund, a super PAC that backs conservatives who support clean energy, announced its endorsement of two upstate New York Republicans on Thursday.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC tied to House GOP leadership, recently announced it is spending $ 500,000 in the district.

Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle is among the Republicans being targeted by a new liberal super PAC.

In a letter to the Federal Election Commission Friday, Warren fully disavowed herself of Ready for Warren, a super PAC with the explicit goal of encouraging the liberal Massachusetts senator to run for president in 2016.

Although Pataki was initially involved with the super PAC, like all presidential candidates he's prohibited from «coordinating» with the super PAC (s) supporting him after his legal declaration of candidacy in early June.

«The Board of Elections was just ensuring that everyone that spends money on our elections, whether it's a super PAC, a 501 (c) 4 or a wealthy individual, discloses information about its donors to public,» said David Earley of N.Y.U.'s Brennan Center for Justice.

In New York's 19th District, a super PAC launched an ad calling Republican candidate Andrew Heaney «Obama's kind of Republican, not ours,» because he gave $ 2,300 to then Sen. Barack Obama's presidential primary campaign.

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.

The Latino Victory Fund, a new super PAC co-chaired by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, endorsed four Democratic candidates for Congress today.

Businessman Steve Wells has outspent her in the pre-primary period and is benefiting from the support of Defending Main Street PAC, a super PAC backing moderate Republicans.

House Majority PAC, a super PAC that aims to elect House Democrats, announced Thursday it will unleash a major advertising campaign against nine House Republicans over the shutdown.

Update 4:10 pm A Republican Super PAC has spent over $ 500,000 opposing a New York tea party candidate in the June 24th Republican primary.

Earlier this year, he launched the super PAC, which plans to spend $ 5 million to boost Republican congressional candidates.

Another factor in this race: The Campaign for Primary Accountability, a nonpartisan super PAC that targets incumbents, is devoting some of its significant resources to supporting Espaillat.

This included financiers and education reform proponents Daniel Loeb, who gave SICC $ 50,000 the same day it gave SRCC $ 100,000, and Thomas McInerney, which gave the IDC $ 100,000 and donated $ 250,000 to a super PAC that aimed to oust several incumbent Assembly Democrats.

That advantage grows with the inclusion of House Majority PAC — a super PAC solely focused on helping House Democrats — that plans to spend $ 20 million by Election Day.

The poll was conducted Oct. 22 - 24 for the Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC tied to House GOP leadership.

Absent a marked increase in contributions to either or both of the super PAC and campaign committee Pataki's longshot bid may not survive the summer.

Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC that backs Senate Democrats, on Wednesday released its second ad attacking Sen. Kelly Ayotte, the New Hampshire Republican who is a top target in 2016.

Mercer donated $ 26,900 in 2011, and three years later gave $ 1.55 million to Rescue New York, a super PAC that promoted Astorino's 2014 failed bid to unseat Gov. Cuomo.

Karl Rove, founder of the GOP - aligned super PAC American Crossroads, which is spending on congressional races, said on the Hugh Hewitt radio show this month that the «outrageous things» Donnelly has said and done «will be used to tarnish» the state party and Republican candidates.

The Republican State Leadership Committee and its affiliated 501 (c)(4), the State Government Leadership Foundation, have made significant donations to New York political groups, including $ 10,000 to the Balance New York super PAC, most of whose funds in turn come from the Rent Stabilization Association PAC and the Neighborhood Preservation Political Action Fund.

A consultant who worked on the Demos campaign, Rob Cole, also has ties a super PAC that has leveled attacks against Faso.