Google NetPAC
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| Google NetPAC | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Mountain View, California |
| Type: | PAC |
| Affiliation: | Google Inc. |
| Top official: | Susan Molinari |
| Year founded: | 2006 |
| Website: | Official website |
Google NetPAC (GNP) is political action committee formed by Google Inc. in 2006 as a way for Google employees to make political contributions. GNP supports a free and open Internet. The PAC also lobbies the federal government on legislation that concerns Google employees, including issues of cybersecurity, privacy, employment policies, and immigration policies.[1]
Mission
According to Google, the PAC's mission is as follows:[2]
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We base our giving decisions on a number of factors, most importantly, the policy stances of individual candidates. Other factors we consider include:
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Background
Google NetPAC (GNP) was founded in 2006 as a response to the prohibition, by U.S. law, on corporations making political contributions. The PAC enables Google to make direct contributions to federal political candidates. GNP is overseen by Google's public policy and government affairs department.[2] Funded through voluntary donations by Google employees, the PAC has an advisory committee composed of senior Google employees who decide what issues should be considered for lobbying.[4][2]
GNP money cannot be spent in federal campaigns, but can be used in individual states where no such prohibition exists. While GNP contributions to campaigns and candidates are overseen by the Public Policy and Government Affairs Department, it is also monitored by Google’s director of state public policy, and are also reviewed by Google’s Ethics & Compliance team and outside ethics counsel.[2]
Work
Candidate contributions
2018
As of May 2017, the website for GNP listed the following candidate contributions from GNP to federal candidates in the 2018 election cycle.[5]
| GNP federal contributions, 2018 | |||
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| Candidate | Party | Campaign | Amount |
| Tom Carper |  |
Carper for Senate | $2,000 |
| Ted Cruz |  |
Ted Cruz for Senate | $2,500 |
| Amy Klobuchar | |
Klobuchar for Minnesota 2018 | $1,000 |
2016
As of May 2017, the website for GNP listed the following candidate contributions from GNP to federal candidates in the 2016 election cycle.[5]
| GNP federal contributions, 2016 | |||
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| Candidate | Party | Campaign | Amount |
| Michael Bennet | |
Bennet for Colorado | $8,000 |
| Dan Coats | |
Dan Coats for Indiana | $1,000 |
| Jim DeMint | |
Team DeMint | $2,000 |
| Donna Edwards | |
Donna Edwards for Congress | $2,000 |
| Charles Grassley | |
Grassley Committee Inc. | $2,500 |
| Mark Kirk | |
Kirk for Senate | $1,000 |
| Mike Lee | |
Friends of Mike Lee Inc. | $1,000 |
| Jerry Moran | |
Moran for Kansas | $5,000 |
| Rand Paul | |
Rand Paul for US Senate 2016 | $2,500 |
| Rob Portman | |
Portman for Senate Committee | $5,000 |
| Jack Reed | |
Reed Committee | $2,500 |
| Harry Reid | |
Friends for Harry Reid | $4,000 |
| Marco Rubio | |
Marco Rubio for US Senate | $1,000 |
| Charles Schumer | |
Friends of Schumer | $6,000 |
| Richard Shelby | |
Shelby for US Senate | $1,000 |
| John Thune | |
Friends of John Thune | $4,000 |
| Pat Toomey | |
Friends of Pat Toomey | $5,500 |
| Ron Wyden | |
Wyden for Senate | $8,500 |
2014
As of May 2017, the website for GNP listed the following candidate contributions from GNP to federal candidates in the 2014 election cycle.[5]
| GNP federal contributions, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Party | Campaign | Amount |
| Lamar Alexander | |
Alexander for Senate 2014, Inc. | $1,000 |
| Max Baucus | |
Friends of Max Baucus | $2,000 |
| Spencer Bachus | |
Bachus For Congress Committee | $5,000 |
| Karen Bass | |
Karen Bass for Congress | $1,000 |
| Xavier Becerra | |
Becerra for Congress | $1,000 |
| Mark Begich | |
Alaskans for Begich 2014 | $4,000 |
| Suzanne Bonamici | |
Bonamici for Congress | $1,000 |
| Kevin Brady | |
Brady for Congress | $2,000 |
| George Kenneth Butterfield | |
Butterfield for Congress | $1,000 |
| Kathy Castor | |
Castor for Congress | $1,000 |
| Joaquin Castro | |
Castro for Congress | $1,000 |
| Jason Chaffetz | |
Friends of Jason Chaffetz | $5,000 |
| Saxby Chambliss | |
Chambliss for Senate | $2,500 |
| Susan Collins | |
Collins for Senator | $6,500 |
| Gerry Connolly | |
Connolly for Congress | $1,000 |
| John Conyers | |
Conyers for Congress | $1,000 |
| Chris Coons | |
Chris Coons for Delaware | $8,000 |
| John Cornyn | |
Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc | $10,000 |
| Tom Cotton | |
Cotton For Congress | $1,000 |
| Steve Daines | |
Steve Daines for Montana | $1,000 |
| Rosa DeLauro | |
Friends of Rosa De Lauro | $1,000 |
| Michael Doyle | |
Doyle for Congress Committee | $1,000 |
| Tammy Duckworth | |
Duckworth For Congress | $1,000 |
| Dick Durbin | |
Friends of Dick Durbin Committee | $4,500 |
| Al Franken | |
Al Franken for Senate 2014 | $3,000 |
| Bob Goodlatte | |
Bob Goodlatte for Congress Committee | $4,000 |
| Lindsey Graham | |
Team Graham Inc. | $10,000 |
| Kay Hagan | |
Hagan for US Senate Inc. | $3,500 |
| Michael M. Honda | |
Mike Honda for Congress | $1,000 |
| Robert Hurt | |
Robert Hurt for Congress | $1,000 |
| Steve Israel | |
Steve Israel for Congress Committee | $1,500 |
| Darrell Issa | |
Issa for Congress | $10,000 |
| Mike Johanns | |
Johanns for Senate Incorporated | $1,000 |
| Tim Johnson | |
Tim Johnson For South Dakota, Inc. | $1,000 |
| John Kerry | |
John Kerry for Senate | $10,000 |
| John Larson | |
Larson for Congress | $1,500 |
| Tom Latham | |
Iowans for Latham | $2,000 |
| Zoe Lofgren | |
Lofgren for Congress | $2,500 |
| Ed Markey | |
The Markey Committee | $2,500 |
| Betty McCollum | |
McCollum For Congress | $1,000 |
| Mitch McConnell | |
McConnell Senate Committee '14 | $10,000 |
| Gregory Meeks | |
Friends for Gregory Meeks | $1,000 |
| Jeff Merkley | |
Jeff Merkley for Oregon | $1,000 |
| Candice Miller | |
Candice Miller for Congress | $1,000 |
| Richard Neal | |
Richard E. Neal for Congress Committee | $1,500 |
| Devin Nunes | |
Devin Nunes Campaign Committee | $3,000 |
| Frank Pallone Jr. | |
Pallone for Congress | $1,000 |
| Erik Paulsen | |
Friends of Erik Paulsen | $2,000 |
| Gary Peters | |
Peters for Congress | $3,000 |
| Ted Poe | |
Poe For Congress | $2,000 |
| Mark Pryor | |
Mark Pryor for US Senate | $9,000 |
| Jay Rockefeller | |
Friends of Jay Rockefeller | $7,500 |
| Bobby Rush | |
Citizens for Rush | $1,000 |
| Linda Sanchez | |
Committee to ReElect Linda Sanchez | $1,000 |
| Janice Schakowsky | |
Schakowsky for Congress | $1,000 |
| Brian Schatz | |
Schatz for Senate | $1,000 |
| Tim Scott | |
Tim Scott for Senate | $3,500 |
| Jim Sensenbrenner | |
Sensenbrenner Committee | $1,000 |
| Jeff Sessions | |
Friends of Sessions Senate Committee Inc. | $3,000 |
| Eric Swalwell | |
Swalwell for Congress | $1,000 |
| Lee Terry | |
Lee Terry for Congress | $4,500 |
| Bennie Thompson | |
Friends of Bennie Thompson | $1,000 |
| Mike Thompson | |
Mike Thompson For Congress | $1,000 |
| Mac Thornberry | |
Thornberry for Congress Committee | $1,000 |
| Mark Udall | |
Udall for Colorado | $10,000 |
| Greg Walden | |
Walden for Congress | $10,000 |
| Mark R. Warner | |
Friends of Mark Warner | $10,000 |
Lobbying
According to lobbying reports filed in 2015, GNP has also lobbied the federal government since 2006. As of the lobbying disclosure forms available in May 2017, GNP listed the following issues as part of their lobbying activity:[6]
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Leadership
As of May 2017, the website for Google listed the following individual as NetPAC's leadership:[2]
- Susan Molinari, Vice president of public policy and government affairs
Legal status
Google NetPAC is a political action committee (PAC). PACs are political committees established and administered by corporations, labor unions, membership organizations or trade associations. The general definition is a group that spends money on elections, but is not run by a party or individual candidate. However, PACs can donate money to parties or candidates they support. These committees raise funds either from individuals associated with the corporation (Separate Segregated Funds) or from any individuals who wish to contribute to the committee (Nonconnected PACs).[7] Nonconnected PACs are financially independent and pay for themselves via the contributions they raise. Separate segregated funds are funded by the organization they are associated with.[8]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Congress, "Google NetPAC Lobbying Disclosure, Q. 3, 2015," December 30, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Google, "U.S. Public Policy," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "Google steps into political arena," October 26, 2006
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Google NetPAC, "Contributions to U.S. federal candidates and committees," accessed December 30, 2015
- ↑ 'U.S. Congress, "Google NetPAC Lobbying Disclosure, Q2, 2016," June 30, 2016
- ↑ FEC "Quick Answers," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ FEC "SSFs vs Nonconnected," accessed August 9, 2013
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