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America Rising
| America Rising | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Year founded: | 2013 |
| Website: | Official website |
America Rising is an opposition research organization founded to track and record statements by Democratic candidates for public office.[1] The group had two separate arms: a super PAC for making independent expenditures and a limited liability corporation, also called America Rising, which provides opposition research to paying clients.[2] America Rising PAC filed a termination report with the Federal Elections Commission on July 21, 2023.[3] The LLC remained active as of August 2025.[4]
Background
Matt Rhoades, then-treasurer of America Rising, filed organizational papers with the Federal Election Commission on March 21, 2013, in order to officially form the America Rising organization.[5] The group included former RNC spokesperson Tim Miller.[6] In 2013, Politico reported that the LCC would "aim to combine research and tracking on Democratic candidates, as well as communications and digital ads, taking on campaigns and other outside groups as clients."[6] The group was started to focus on digital ad campaigns, social media, and rapid response, rather than airing television ads.[6] The Wall Street Journal described the group as the "unofficial research arm of the Republican Party."[7]
Work and activities
America Rising LLC
In 2014, then-Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin wrote that the limited liability corporation provided opposition research to paying clients—including outside groups, individual campaigns, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee—who were then free to use the research in "debates, ads, and a myriad of ways."[2] As of August 2025, America Rising LLC's website said it specialized in "oppositions research, video tracking and media monitoring" and that its services "equip conservative causes and candidates with the information necessary to execute winning campaigns."Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many
America Rising PAC
America Rising PAC was modeled after the Democratic super PAC American Bridge 21st Century.[6] The super PAC recorded opposition speeches and media appearances and compared these to previous public statements, then posted videos and infographics to its website and Twitter account. According to a 2014 Bloomberg article on the group, America Rising PAC began focusing on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2014, before she had officially announced her candidacy.[8] In addition to its super PAC website, the group established another site called StopHillary2016.org.[9]
Targeted candidates (2013-2018)
Below are the candidates featured on the America Rising PAC website for the 2013 to 2018 election cycles.[10]
Finances
The following table outlines the total receipts and disbursements for America Rising PAC from 2020 to 2022. Data is based on year-end reports from the Federal Election Commission. The committee was registered with the FEC as AmericaRisingPAC.org. America Rising PAC filed a termination notice with the FEC at the end of 2023.[3] As a limited liability corporation, America Rising LLC would not have to publicly disclose its finances.
| Annual receipts and disbursements for America Rising PAC, 2020-2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Total receipts | Total disbursements |
| 2022[11] | $575,598.60 | $529,032.12 |
| 2021[12] | $139,888.68 | $244,216.62 |
| 2020[13] | $328,177.68 | $267,681.59 |
Recent news
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- Tim Miller
- American Bridge 21st Century
- Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2016
External links
- America Rising official website
- America Rising on Twitter
- America Rising on Facebook
- America Rising on YouTube
Footnotes
- ↑ America Rising PAC , "About," accessed July 31, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Washington Post, "Inside the Republican ‘oppo’ research operation," November 11, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FEC , "FEC Form 3X," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ Virginia SCC , "America Rising Limited LLC," accessed August 5, 2025
- ↑ FEC, "America Rising PAC Statement of Organization," March 21, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Politico , "RNC, Romney operatives launch firm," March 21, 2013
- ↑ Wall Street Journal , "Political Operatives Find Demand for Their Skills in Business World," accessed July 31, 2025
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Hate-Watching Hillary," October 17, 2014
- ↑ Mother Jones, "Meet the GOPers Trolling Hillary From the Left," August 4, 2014
- ↑ America Rising, "Featured Candidates," archived June 14, 2017
- ↑ FEC, "America Rising PAC FEC Form 3X (2022)," accessed July 31, 2025
- ↑ FEC, "America Rising PAC FEC Form 3X (2021)," accessed July 31, 2025
- ↑ FEC, "America Rising PAC FEC Form 3X (2013)," accessed February 3, 2016
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