Duty and Country PAC
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| Duty and Country PAC | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Year founded: | 2018 |
Duty and Country PAC is a super PAC that spent more than $1.2 million on the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia in 2018 and more than $6 million on the 2020 general election for U.S. Senate in Kansas.[1] [2]
Background
Duty and Country PAC was formed on January 18, 2018, and registered by Booth Goodwin, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia. It shared its address at registration with the Democratic organization Senate Majority PAC.[2][3]
Political activity
- See also: Super PAC
Duty and Country 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.[4][5]
2020 elections
U.S. Senate election in Kansas
Duty and Country PAC spent more than $6 million in ads against Roger Marshall (R) and in support of Barbara Bollier (D) in the 2020 general election for U.S. Senate in Kansas.[1]
2018 elections
U.S. Senate election in West Virginia
Duty and Country PAC spent more than $1.2 million on a negative ad campaign against Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. The super PAC also spent more than $40,000 attacking West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R).[2]
The group said it would not target former coal baron Don Blankenship (R). Spokesman Mike Plante said, “We made the strategic decision based on data that shows that either Patrick Morrisey or Evan Jenkins is more likely to be the nominee, so that’s where we’re focusing our attention."[6][7]
Jenkins said the PAC was targeting him to boost Blankenship's chances of winning. "Democrats are hoping I lose the primary because they know they cannot defeat me in November but they will be able to trample my Republican opponent at the poll," Jenkins said.[7]
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See also
- United States Senate election in West Virginia (May 8, 2018 Republican primary)
- Don Blankenship
- Evan Jenkins
- Patrick Morrisey
- Booth Goodwin
- Senate Majority PAC
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Open Secrets, "Duty & Country PAC Recipients, 2020," accessed December 15, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Out-of-state super PACs drop nearly $4 million on WV GOP Senate primary," May 1, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Statement of Organization," accessed May 2, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Politico, "Democrats meddle in West Virginia’s GOP Senate primary," April 19, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Charleston Gazette-Mail, "Former federal prosecutor part of PAC targeting Blankenship GOP opponents," April 20, 2018
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