The Americans for Prosperity Action super PAC, bankrolled by billionaire Charles Koch, has spent more than $157 million to influence voters in federal elections in 2024.
Koch Super PAC Shatters Its Election Spending Record
By David Moore | at
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Super PAC Spending on Montana Senate Race Breaks Records
By Colleen Scerpella and Don Wiener | at
Montana is a must-win state for both parties in the 2024 general election for the U.S Senate, and it is shaping up to be the most expensive in U.S. history in terms of the cost per vote.
Koch Invests in Massive Land Grab From West African Herders
By Don Wiener | at
An investment arm of the largest private company in the U.S. — Koch, Inc. — is investing in an agricultural business venture that will provide corporations with carbon offsets while pulling local natural resources from almost 7.2 million acres of land in three West African countries.
Groups Behind State Anti-ESG Legislation Received $85 Million From Corporate Billionaires and Dark Money Funds
By Connor Gibson | at
A review of IRS tax filings reveals that six of the groups leading the legislative attack against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing principles have received more than $85 million in recent years from several large foundations.
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion
By Connor Gibson | at
The Koch fleet’s combined net revenue skyrocketed in 2022, up to $4.8 billion.
Leonard Leo’s Concord Fund Top Funder of Republican AGs Group in 2024
By David Armiak | at
The Republican Attorneys General Association brought in $5.3 million in contributions in the first three months of 2024, as its latest Federal Elections Commission disclosure examined by the Center for Media and Democracy shows.
Koch Network Bets Big on Candidates with Military Experience
By Don Wiener | at
After spending more than $31 million on Nikki Haley’s unsuccessful bid for the GOP presidential nomination, billionaire industrialist Charles Koch’s super PAC is now backing 26 Republican candidates running for the U.S. House and Senate this year.
Koch Still Funding Last Stand Against Medicaid Expansion
By Don Wiener | at
The state of Kansas remains one of only 10 states that have refused to expand access to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, due in large part to resistance from state Senate President Ty Masterson (R). Now the senator is using his new position as national chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council to continue the fight across the country.
Koch Injected Nearly $500 Million into Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Between 2018 and 2022
By Colleen Scerpella | at
Nonprofits controlled by Charles Koch funneled $458.7 million to 338 higher education beneficiaries between 2018 and 2022, according to a Center for Media and Democracy analysis of IRS filings by the donor conduits.
Koch’s Purchase of Fertilizer Plant Prompts Antitrust Concerns
By Don Wiener | at
In December, the Dutch chemical company OCI Global announced plans to sell its nitrogen fertilizer operation in Wever, Iowa to Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, for $3.6 billion.