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  2. Campaign finance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The financing of electoral campaigns in the United States happens at the federal, state, and local levels by contributions from individuals, corporations, political action committees, and sometimes the government. Campaign spending has risen steadily at least since 1990.

  3. Federal Election Commission - Wikipedia

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    It enforces limitations and prohibitions on contributions and expenditures, administers the reporting system for campaign finance disclosure, investigates and prosecutes violations (investigations are typically initiated by complaints from other candidates, parties, watchdog groups, and the public), audits a limited number of campaigns and ...

  4. ActBlue - Wikipedia

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    Under federal law, these contributions are made by individuals and are not considered PAC donations. Separate from political fundraising, ActBlue affiliate organization ActBlue Charities serves as a fundraising platform for U.S. non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, while ActBlue Civics does the same for 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations.

  5. The Rules for Using Campaign Funds on Legal Fees, Explained - AOL

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    According to FEC filings, Menendez’s campaign paid more than $2.3 million to five different law firms in the last quarter of 2023 in the wake of his September indictment (campaign expenditure ...

  6. Can family be paid with campaign funds? Recent remarks spark ...

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    There were three payments to his brother, Alan Morgan, who is currently a representative in the House, one for $87 listed as “Website plug-ins,” another for $500 as campaign consulting, and ...

  7. Political action committee - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a tax-exempt 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. [1] [2] The legal term PAC was created in pursuit of campaign finance reform in the United States.

  8. City offers refund incentive to residents making campaign ...

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    The Campaign Contribution Refund Program is a testament to the value the city places on its residents' voices. Similar to a program in Seattle, Washington, it is administered by the Ethics Board ...

  9. List of congressional candidates who received campaign money ...

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    This list shows only the direct contributions to each campaign but does not include more substantive contributions for lobbying and outside spending. 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.