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
By Don Wiener | at
Elections
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.
MAGA Still Holds Sway in AG Primary Races
By David Armiak | at
Results from Tuesday’s primaries and runoffs make clear that MAGA candidates for state attorney general are still popular among Republican voters—even if not every Trump-backed candidate came out on top.
Right-Wing Families Bankroll Most Extreme GOP Candidates Nationwide
By Alex Kotch | at
Billionaires such as the Uihleins, the Hillmans, and the Toppers are funding the most far-right politicians in the country, including several affiliated with white nationalists.
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.
Christian Right to Redeploy Astroturf Strategy Used in Virginia to Win Midterms
By David Armiak | at
At the February meeting of the Council for National Policy, Christian Right activists and donors got a gloating tutorial in astroturfing from rightwing operatives in Virginia who helped Republicans make big political gains there in the 2021 election.
How Far Right Will the AG Race in Wisconsin Go?
By Don Wiener | at
Despite having no prosecutorial experience, a former rightwing state legislator has raised more campaign cash than both a county district attorney and a private practice lawyer competing in the Wisconsin Republican primary for attorney general.
Revealed: The Biggest Voter Suppressor You’ve Never Heard Of
By David Armiak | at
The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, a major funder of rightwing groups promoting the Big Lie about the 2020 presidential election, is also pushing voter suppression policies in states across the country
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.