The
House Majority PAC is a Super-PAC with the goal to "help win back the House Majority for Democrats.".
[1] The organization is a successor to a parent group, the America's Families First Action Fund. "
[1]
The mission of the organization listed on its official Facebook page reads:[2]
"House Majority PAC's mission is to help Democrats regain and hold U.S. House seats by competing with the outside groups on the Right and working with progressive allies."[2]
2012 elections
Targeted incumbents
According to Open Secrets.org, the House Majority PAC has spent a grand total of $1,798,141 as of April 10, 2012 on the U.S. House elections. All of the spending has been against Republican candidates.[3]
Details of that spending can be seen in the chart below.
| Name
|
State
|
Status
|
Total Spent
|
| Charles Bass |
New Hampshire |
Incumbent |
$68,831
|
| Ann Marie Buerkle |
New York |
Incumbent |
$6,694
|
| Francisco Canseco |
Texas |
Incumbent |
$7,775
|
| Robert Cornilles |
Oregon |
Challenger |
$297,662
|
| Jane Corwin |
New York |
Challenger |
$373,566
|
| Chip Cravaack |
Minnesota |
Incumbent |
$92,472
|
| Rick Crawford |
Arkansas |
Incumbent |
$14,941
|
| Sean Duffy |
Wisconsin |
Incumbent |
$83,187
|
| Blake Farenthold |
Texas |
Incumbent |
$7,022
|
| Paul Gosar |
Arizona |
Incumbent |
$8,936
|
| Tim Griffin |
Arkansas |
Incumbent |
$61,861
|
| Joe Heck |
Nevada |
Incumbent |
$43,848
|
| Bill Johnson |
Ohio |
Incumbent |
$24,980
|
| Steven King |
Iowa |
Incumbent |
$9,234
|
| Tom Latham |
Iowa |
Incumbent |
$394,744
|
| Dan Lungren |
California |
Incumbent |
$77,577
|
| Bobby Schilling |
Illinois |
Incumbent |
$10,135
|
| Scott Tipton |
Colorado |
Incumbent |
$30,459
|
| Bob Turner |
New York |
Incumbent |
$163,412
|
| Allen West |
Florida |
Incumbent |
$20,805
|
Donors
The top 5 donors to the House Majority PAC as of April 10, 2012 are as follows.[4]
| Name
|
Total
|
| Teamsters Union |
$420,000
|
| Laborers Union |
$350,000
|
| International Assn of Fire Fighters |
$250,000
|
| Newsweb Corp |
$250,000
|
| Service Employees International Union |
$235,000
|
Billionaire investor George Soros donated $75,000 to the PAC in 2010.[5]
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External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Website "Accessed April 10, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Majority PAC "Facebook Page," Accessed April 10, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets, "House Majority PAC Independent Expenditures," Accessed April 10, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets "Top donors to House Majority PAC," Accessed April 10, 2012
- ↑ The Fiscal Times "Key Democratic Donors Turned Off by PAC Tactics," April 8, 2012
