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General Motors – Announced suspension to political donations in January 2021, along with statement that "[c]haracter and public integrity aligning with GM's core values" would factor into future donations; resumed political donations in June 2021 [3] [4] Gilead Sciences – Halted all political donations for further review [2]
The Center for Responsive Politics was founded in 1983 by retired U.S. Senators Frank Church of Idaho, of the Democratic Party, and Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, of the Republican Party. [1] In the 1980s, Church and Scott launched a "money-in-politics" project, whose outcome consisted of large, printed books.
In 2016, direct contributions (in this list) totaled $1,085,100; lobbying efforts (not in this list) totaled $3,188,000; and outside spending (not in this list) totaled $54,398,558. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The issue of gun control has become increasingly important in American politics.
These groups are more active in American politics than ever before, as in 2016, more than $2.3 billion was raised between the Democratic and Republican National Committees. [73] For the amounts of soft money contributed in recent years and the legislation that enabled this, see the section on the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
The following list is made up of prominent American conservatives from the public and private sectors. The list also includes political parties, organizations and media outlets which have made a notable impact on conservatism in the United States. Entries on the list must have achieved notability after 1932, the beginning of the Fifth Party ...
2017–2021 $7.5 billion (2024) [1] Inheritance, business, real estate, reality TV personality George Washington: Independent: 1789–1797 $525 million (2010) [2] Inheritance, business, marriage Thomas Jefferson: Democratic-Republican: 1801–1809 $212 million (2010) [2] Inheritance, business Theodore Roosevelt: Republican: 1901–1909 $125 ...
The group started out with few major donors; [15] as of October 2020, about 39% of contributions to the group came from small donors ($200 or less). [78] This is an unusually high proportion of small-dollar donors for a super PAC; most super PACs are almost exclusively funded by wealthy contributors. [78]
The funding of political parties is an aspect of campaign finance. Political parties are funded by contributions from multiple sources. One of the largest sources of funding comes from party members and individual supporters through membership fees, subscriptions and small donations.