Unintimidated PAC
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| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Year founded: | 2015 |
Unintimidated PAC was a super PAC founded to support Gov. Scott Walker's (R-Wis.) 2016 presidential campaign. The super PAC was created by Keith Gilkes, Walker's former campaign manager and chief of staff.[1]
In January 2016, the super PAC filed termination paperwork with the FEC.[2]
Background
Unintimidated PAC was formed in April 2015 to support the then-unannounced 2016 presidential campaign of Scott Walker (R). The group's name was a reference to Walker's 2013 memoir, Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge. According to Business Insider, the super PAC was run by former Walker campaign manager and chief of staff Keith Gilkes. Stephan Thompson, Walker's 2014 re-election campaign manager, and James McCray, a GOP fundraiser and former staffer for John McCain (R-Ariz.), were also in intial leadership roles at the organization.[3]
In June 2015, Brad Dayspring—former top official at the National Republican Senatorial Committee— joined the group as a senior advisor, as did former Republican National Committee social media manager Brittany Cohan.[4]
Work
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In August 2015, Unintimidated PAC purchased $7 million worth of advertising time—for both television and radio—in Iowa, a state Walker advisors called "a must-win," according to CNN. At that time, the network also reported that the advertising purchases were "part of a push to boost Walker's fortunes in early nominating states before the airwaves [grew] even more crowded."[5]
Finances
2015
According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Unintimidated PAC reported $24,092,039 in total receipts and $24,064,756 in total disbursements during calendar year 2015.[6]
Legal status
Unintimidated PAC was 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]
Media
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Super PAC formed to help Scott Walker in 2016 campaign," April 16, 2015
- ↑ FEC, "Termination," accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Business Insider, "'Unintimidated' super PAC formed to help Scott Walker's expected campaign," April 16, 2015
- ↑ The Daily Caller, "Scott Walker Super PAC Staffs Up," June 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "First on CNN: Walker super PAC announces $7 million Iowa ad buy," August 5, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Unintimidated PAC Year-End Report, 2015," January 29, 2016
- ↑ 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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