A Progressive California
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| A Progressive California | |
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| Type: | Super PAC |
| Founder(s): | Dave Jacobson and Maclen Zilber |
| Year founded: | 2017 |
| Website: | Official website |
A Progressive California is a super PAC that aims to support progressive candidates to represent California in federal office. The organization was founded in 2017 to support Kevin de Leon (D-Calif.) in his 2018 campaign for U.S. Senate.[1]
Mission
As of October 2017, the website for A Progressive California listed the following mission statement:[2]
| “ | A Progressive California is dedicated to helping elect Democrats who support a pro-working families, pro-tough environmental protections, pro-healthcare for all, pro criminal justice reform, pro-women’s rights, pro-immigrant rights, pro-gun safety laws, pro-equal rights agenda and who will prioritize social and economic justice causes in Washington.[3] | ” |
Background
A Progressive California was founded in October 2017 as a super PAC supporting Kevin de Leon (D-Calif.) in his campaign for U.S. Senate. De Leon announced he would run to replace incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on October 15, 2017.[4] On October 16, 2017, California Democratic political operatives Dave Jacobson and Maclen Zilber founded A Progressive California.
According to CNN, the super PAC was founded to help de Leon but had also committed to supporting similar candidates. In a joint statement announcing A Progressive California's launch, Jacobson and Zilber wrote, "Today's California represents the heartbeat of the resistance against Donald Trump's racist, xenophobic and divisive Washington. ... In many ways, Kevin de León has been a warrior on the forefront of the resistance's battle, standing up for working people, the environment, immigrants, equality and health care for all. His progressive, inclusive and compassionate California-driven agenda is desperately needed in Washington."[5]
Work
2018 elections
On October 16, 2017, A Progressive California announced its support for de Leon and released an ad, titled "We Need Kevin." The ad stated, "Kevin de Leon has led the resistance against Donald Trump in California, showing we can lead the nation on climate change, better jobs, universal healthcare, and immigrant rights."[6]
Legal status
A Progressive California is a super PAC. A super PAC is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money. A super PAC cannot contribute directly to a politician or political party, but it can spend independently to campaign for or against political figures. These committees are also called independent expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political action committee (PAC) and as such is regulated under separate rules.[7][8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Super PAC forms to back Kevin De León over Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Senate race," October 16, 2017
- ↑ A Progressive California, "About Us," archived October 27, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "Kevin de León announces he'll run against Feinstein for California Senate," October 15, 2017
- ↑ CNN, "First on CNN: Super PAC forms to help de León challenge Feinstein," October 16, 2017
- ↑ YouTube, "A Progressive California: 'We Need Kevin,'" October 16, 2017
- ↑ The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs?" May 7, 2012
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