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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.
The probe is the latest of the PAC’s troubles, with a major shakeup happening in late July. Elon Musk’s troubled pro-Trump PAC is now being investigated by two swing states after appearing to ...
The no corporate PAC pledge is a pledge taken by some politicians in the United States to not accept political donations from corporate political action committees (PACs). The rejection of corporate PAC money can increase grassroots support for a candidate.
Independent expenditure-only political action committees, better known as super PACs, are a type of political action committee (PAC) in the United States.Unlike traditional PACs, super PACs are legally allowed to fundraise unlimited amounts of money from individuals or organisations for the purpose of campaign advertising; however, they are not permitted to either coordinate with or contribute ...
The America PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee funded by Musk, shared a petition asking signatories to "pledge support" for the First and Second Amendments.
GlaxoSmithKline PAC – Residential Triangle Park, NC; Johnson & Johnson PAC (JJPAC) – New Brunswick, NJ; MerckPAC – Washington, D.C. Pfizer Inc. PAC (PfizerPAC) – New York, NY; Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Better Government Committee (PhRMA) – Washington, D.C.
During the current 2021-2022 electoral cycle, foreign-connected PACs have raised a total of $15,010,168 — $7,345,670 for pro-Democrat super PACs and $7,659,998 favoring Republican committees.
Red-boxing is a tactic used by American political candidates to coordinate with their political action committees (PACs) in a way that circumvents campaign finance laws. Political campaigns place statements or requests on public campaign websites which are then used by PACs to support the candidate.