Charles Koch’s main super PAC has already spent over $8 million to support GOP congressional candidates in this year’s elections.
Koch Political Operation Spends Big on GOP Primaries
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Campaign Finance
Chicago Billionaire Ken Griffin Now the Largest GOP Political Donor
By Don Wiener | at
Griffin’s record-breaking $45M contribution to Illinois gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin bumps him into first place for GOP megadonors this election cycle.
RAGA Raises $4.8 Million in First Quarter of 2022
By David Armiak | at
RAGA’s haul of $4.8 million is the most it has raised in the first quarter of a major election year, up from $4.4 million in 2020.
Megadonor Uihlein’s PAC Spends $5 Million in First Quarter
By David Armiak | at
The quarterly filing released Friday for Restoration PAC, the political action committee almost exclusively funded by GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein, shows it brought in $2.6 million and disbursed close to $5 million in the first three months of 2022.
Dark Money Group Spends $100K to Back Sen. Ron Johnson’s Reelection Bid
By Don Wiener and David Armiak | at
The National Victory Action Fund, a little-known super PAC that has received most of its current election cycle contributions from a dark money group, has disclosed spending $100,000 for digital ads in support of Ron Johnson, the Republican senior senator from Wisconsin now seeking reelection.
Maine Ethics Commission Votes to Subpoena ALEC Over Its Campaign Software Scheme
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The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted 3-2 today to subpoena the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for information about its provision of sophisticated campaign software to its legislative members.
Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections
By Alex Kotch | at
Wealthy conservatives made last year’s top 10 list of super PAC donors, often taking sides in Republican primaries, but liberal George Soros was by far the biggest donor.