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Updated Friday, Oct. 10, 1:27 p.m.

Campaign finance news

The Daily Query

The Republican National Committee spent nearly $5 million on ads yesterday opposing Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. The large, one-day expenditure could be a sign of what’s to come between now and the Nov. 4 election. The RNC has only disclosed four independent expenditures this year, it has reported having $76.5 million in the bank — more than four times the amount of the Democratic National Committee.
     Other notable filings with the Federal Election Commission and IRS over the past 24 hours include:
      Independent Expenditures
• 1199 SEIU Federal Political Action Fund | Pasadena Area United Democratic Headquarters (Supports Barack Obama)
• American Medical Association Political Action Committee (Supports Rep. Steve Kagen, WI-08; Rep. Phil English, PA-03; Jeanne Shaheen, NH Senate; Sen. Gordon H. Smith, OR Senate)
• Club for Growth (Opposes Frank Kratovil, MD-01)
• Declaration Alliance Minutemen Defense Corps PAC Inc | Declaration Alliance PAC | National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund (Opposes Barack Obama)
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain; Supports Betsey Markey, Opposes Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO-04; Supports Martin Heinrich, NM-01; Mark Udall, CO Senate)
• DCCC (Supports Democratic and Opposes Republican House candidates in PA-10, OH-16, OH-15, NY-26, NM-01, NJ-07, NJ-03, NH-01, NC-08, MS-01, MO-09, MD-01, LA-06, IL-11, CA-04, AZ-08, AZ-05, AL-05, AL-02, AK-AL)
• Focus on the Family Action (Supports John McCain)
• Grigsby, Leonard Lane (Opposes Rep. Don Cazayoux, LA-06)
• Indiana Republican State Committee Inc. (Supports John McCain, Opposes Barack Obama)
• National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee (Supports Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, WV-02; Gerry Connolly, VA-11)
• NRCC (Supports William Cassidy, Opposes Rep. Don Cazayoux, LA-06; Opposes Rep. Steve Kagen, WI-08; Mary Jo Kilroy, OH-15; Kathy Dahlkemper, PA-03; Mark Schauer, MI-07; Bobby Bright, AL-02)
• Planned Parenthood of Minnesota South (Supports Al Franken, MN Senate)
• UAW Voluntary Community Action Program (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain)
      Electioneering Communication
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO-04)
• Americans For Job Security (Jeanne Shaheen, NH Senate, Al Franken, MN Senate)
• American Energy Alliance (Sen. Thad Cockran, MS Senate)
• Campaign Money Watch (Sen. Ted Stevens, AK Senate; Bob Schaefer, CO Senate)
      October Quarterly
• Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., D-Del.: Unite Our States

Oct. 10, 2008 - 1:27 p.m.

CQ Today: Still Raising Money on His Way Out

Sen. Larry E. Craig is retiring from politics this year, but he hasn’t stopped raising money. The Idaho Republican is still trying to have his guilty plea to a disorderly conduct charge in Minnesota overturned. So he’s continuing to hit up potential donors for his legal defense fund. Full Story

Oct. 10, 2008 - 11:49 a.m.

The Daily Query

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has upped its involvement in Congressional races, spending $1.9 million on radio and television ads in 20 districts around the country. Included in that spending is $950,000 for television ads bolstering vulnerable incumbent Republican Reps. Vern Buchanan, Tom Feeney, Mark Steven Kirk, Robin Hayes and Dave Reichert, as well as New Hampshire challenger Tom Bradley, who is looking to unseat Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter.
     Other notable filings with the Federal Election Commission and IRS in the past 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee (Supports Rep. Sam Graves, MO-06; Rep. Robin Hayes, NC-08; Rep. James Matheson, UT-02; Rep. Dave Reichert, WA-08)
• DCCC (Supports Anne Kirkpatrick, Opposes Sydney Hay, AZ-08)
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Supports Barack Obama; Mark Udall, CO Senate; Martin Heinrich, NM-01; Opposes Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO-04)
• EMILY’s List (Supports Betsy Markey, CO-04; Opposes Steve Stiver, OH-15)
• Laborers Political League-Laborers International Union of N.A. | MoveOn.org Political Action | NARAL Pro-Choice America (Supports Barack Obama)
• Legacy Committee Political Action Committee | National Campaign Fund (Supports John McCain)
• National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee (Supports Sen. Mary Landrieu, LA Senate; Roger Wicker, MS Senate, and 28 House candidates)
• National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund (Opposes Barack Obama; Supports Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Opposes Kay Hagan, NC Senate; Supports Sen. Mitch McConnell, KY Senate; Anne Northup, KY-03; Rep. Michele Bachmann, MN-06)
• National Right to Life Political Action Committee (Supports John McCain, Opposes Barack Obama; Supports 175 House and Senate candidates)
• NRCC (Opposes Mary Jo Kilroy, OH-15; John Adler, NJ-03; Steven Driehaus, OH-01)
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. (Opposes John McCain)
• RNC (Opposes Barack Obama)
• SEIU COPE (Opposes Rep. Steve Chabot, OH-01; Rep. Joe Knollenberg, MI-09)
      Electioneering Communication
• Freedom’s Watch (Linda Stender, NJ-07; Kay Hagan, NC Senate)

Oct. 9, 2008 - 2:29 p.m.

With a Month to Go, Presidential Ad Spending Soars

The presidential campaigns spent more than $28 million on television advertising last week, almost double what they spent the first week of September, the Wisconsin Advertising Project reported today. Leading the way was Democratic nominee Barack Obama, who spent $17.4 million on ads between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4. Republican nominee John McCain and the Republican National Committee spent a combined $10.9 million. The majority of the total ad buys by both campaigns was targeted at seven battleground states in the Midwest — Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Obama, however, continued his strategy of expanding the playing field by purchasing more than $2 million worth of ads in Florida and Virginia, and more than $1 million in North Carolina. Those three states were won by President Bush in 2000 and 2004.

Oct. 8, 2008 - 1:56 p.m.

FEC Does a Little, Puts Off a Little

After being stuck in a six-month Senate stalemate earlier this year, the Federal Election Commission is briskly ticking through its agenda, holding its second open meeting within a week. Today, the Commission unanimously ruled that the Independent Party of Oregon is a state party committee, allowing it to receive larger donations. The FEC also upheld a rule by a 6-0 vote that prohibits individual contractors for the federal government from making political donations. The agency, however, put off a decision for two weeks on whether to approve the practices of a new business that helps individuals create their own political ads online. The nonpartisan company called VoterVoter.com asked the agency in August to determine whether any election laws are being violated by allowing people to upload content for commercials about candidates and then place them on television or radio.

Oct. 8, 2008 - 2:02 p.m.

The Daily Query

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee continued its aggressive campaign by dumping $7.1 million into ad buys Tuesday in 40 House races. Twenty-seven of the 40 seats are currently in Republican hands — AK-AL, AL-02, AZ-03, CT-04, FL-24, IL-10, IL-11, KY-02, MD-01, MI-07, MI-09, MS-06, MS-09, NV-03, NJ-03, NJ-07, NM-01, NM-02, NY-26, NC-08, OH-01, OH-15, OH-16, PA-03, VA-02, VA-11, and WA-08. The other 13 are controlled by Democrats: AL-05, AZ-05, AZ-08, FL-16, IN-09, LA-06, MS-01, NH-01, PA-10, PA-11, TX-23, and WI-08.
     Other notable filings with the Federal Election Commission and IRS over the past 24 hours include:
      Independent Expenditures
• American Nurses Association PAC (Supports Barack Obama)
• EMILY’s List (Supports Betsy Markey, CO-04; Opposes Sen. John Sununu, NH Senate)
• Focus on the Family Action (Supports John McCain)
• Jewish Council for Education and Research | UAW Voluntary Community Action Program (Supports Barack Obama)
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain)
• NRCC (Opposes Mary Jo Kilroy, OH-15; Steven Driehaus, OH-01; Opposes Steve Kagen, WI-08; Opposes Mark Schauer, MI-07; Opposes Kathy Dahlkemper, PA-03; Opposes Bobby Bright, AL-02)
• National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund (Opposes Barack Obama; Supports Sen. Norm Coleman, MN Senate; Supports Sen. John Sununu, NH Senate; Supports Steve Pearce, NM Senate; Supports 11 House candidates)
• Republican Majority Campaign (Opposes Barack Obama)
• SEIU COPE (Opposes John McCain)
      Electioneering Communication
• Americans for Job Security (Kay Hagan, NC Senate)
• American Energy Alliance (Bruce Lunsford, KY Senate)
• Patriot Majority (Bob Schaffer, CO Senate; Rep. John R. “Randy” Kuhl, Jr., NY-29)
• Patriot Majority West (Darren White, NM-01)
• RightChange.com Inc. (Barack Obama, John McCain)
      October Quarterly
• Majority Action
      New Registration
• Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio: Renew Ohio PAC
• Chris Myers and New Jersey Republican State Committee: Myers-New Jersey Victory 08 Committee

Oct. 8, 2008 - 1:24 p.m.

Merkley Fundraising Sizzled Over the Summer

Oregon Senate candidate Jeff Merkley’s surge in the polls has been accompanied by a surge in cash, the campaign revealed today. The Democrat, who is trying to unseat Republican Sen. Gordon H. Smith, raised more than $2 million in the third quarter of this year — $850,000 of it from online donations. That figure was nearly double the $2.8 million raised by the Merkley campaign in total through June. Smith has yet to report his fundraising totals for the July to September period, but he had a commanding financial lead over Merkley at the end of June. At that point, Smith still had $4.5 million in cash on hand to Merkley’s $569,000.

Oct. 7, 2008 - 6:09 p.m.

CQ Today: For Sen. Kyl, All Politic$ Is Local

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl kept his political giving close to home last month. The Arizona Republican handed out $28,000 through his political action committee (PAC), the Senate Majority Fund, all of which went to five home state GOP candidates. Full Story

Oct. 7, 2008 - 5:20 p.m.

The Daily Query

New Mexico Democratic House candidate Harry Teague’s contributions doubled in the third quarter of this year, according to new financial filings. Teague reported $596,000 in contributions from July through September, compared to $297,000 raised between April and June. Teague netted a total of $1.1 million in receipts for the quarter, which includes a $500,000 loan the candidate made to himself. Ed Tinsley, Teague’s Republican rival for the contested open seat, has not yet filed his quarterly report. Teague had a small cash edge over Tinsley at the end of June, however his cash on hand dropped slightly to $147,000 as of the end of September.
     Other notable filings with the Federal Election Commission and the IRS in the past 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• Associate General Contractors of America Political Action Committee (Supports Rep. Jon Porter, NV-03; Sen. Susan Collins, ME Senate; Sen. Gordon H. Smith, OR Senate; Sen. Norm Coleman, MN Senate)
• Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee (Supports John McCain)
• DCCC (Supports Democratic and Opposes Republican House candidates in AL-02, AZ-01, AZ-05, CO-04, FL-24, LA-06, MD-01, MI-07, MI-09, MS-01, NC-08, NJ-07, NV-03, NY-26, OH-01, MO-06, PA-03, PA-11, TX-23)
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Supports Barack Obama; Mark Udall, CO Senate; Martin Heinrich, NM-01; Opposes Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO-04)
• Life and Liberty PAC | The National Republican Trust PAC (Opposes Barack Obama)
• MoveOn.org Political Action | Replacements Ltd. PAC (Supports Barack Obama)
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain)
• National Federation of Independent Business/Save Americas Free Enterprise Trust (Opposes Al Franken, MN Senate; Tom Allen, ME Senate)
• NRCC (Supports Rep. Steve Chabot, Opposes Steven Driehaus, OH-01; Opposes Rep. Steve Kagen, WI-08; Mark Schauer, MI-07; John Adler, NJ-07)
• Sierra Club Political Committee (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain; Supports Jeanne Shaheen, Opposes Sen. John Sununu, NH Senate)
      October Monthly
• Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.: Big Tent PAC
• Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.: Nebraska Leadership PAC
• Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz: Senate Majority Fund
• Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis.: Committee for a Progressive Congress

Oct. 7, 2008 - 1:29 p.m.

CQ Today: Who’s Contributing from Abroad?

Is it a baseless claim, or is there some truth to the Republican National Committee’s complaint that Barack Obama ’s campaign has been illegally accepting donations from foreign nationals? Full story

Oct. 6, 2008 - 4:36 p.m.

The Daily Query

The National Federation of Independent Business has only made a few independent expenditures this election, but the organization is making up for lost time by spending nearly $1 million in opposition to two Democratic Senate candidates. According to its latest financial disclosure reports, the NFIB spent $570,000 on TV ads running against Al Franken in Minnesota and another $387,000 on ads against Tom Allen in Maine.
     Other notable filings with the Federal Election Commission and IRS over the weekend:
      Independent Expenditures
• National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund (Opposes Barack Obama; Supports Rep. Tom Feeney, Opposes Suzanne Kosmas FL-24; Opposes Gary Peters, Supports Rep. Joe Knollenberg, MI-09)
• DCCC (Supports Travis W. Childers, Opposes Charles Gregory Davis MS-01; Supports Larry Kissell, Opposes Robin Hayes NC-08)
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Opposes Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, CO-04)
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (Supports Barack Obama, Opposes John McCain)
• PLR PAC (Supports John McCain)
• SEIU COPE (Opposes Joe Knollenberg MI-09; Opposes Bob Schaeffer CO Senate; Opposes John Sununu NH Senate; Opposes John McCain President; Opposes Steve Chabot OH-01)
• TRUTHANDHOPE.ORG (Opposes John McCain)
      October Monthly
• Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.: Big Tent PAC
• former Gov. Mark R. Warner, D-Va.: Forward Together PAC

Oct. 6, 2008 - 4:44 p.m.

CQ Weekly: Incumbents Feed the Party Coffers

There is no surer way to earn the devotion of one’s party than to give it a vast sum of money, as Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts did this week, transferring $1 million from his Senate campaign account to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Some of Kerry’s colleagues may be less enamored of his generosity, as it raises the pressure on them to do likewise. Full Story

Oct. 6, 2008 - 9:44 a.m.

CQ Politics: GOP to File Fundraising Complaint Against Obama

The Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign today, alleging it has accepted donations that exceed federal limits as well as illegal contributions from foreigners. Full Story

Oct. 6, 2008 - 9:41 a.m.

CQ Today: Millionaire’s Amendment to Be Erased

The Federal Election Commission took steps today to erase all memory of the so-called Millionaire’s Amendment, by issuing proposed changes to the federal code that would strip out any reference to the provision. The amendment, designed to make it easier for candidates facing self-funded opponents to raise money, was enacted five years ago as part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. But the Supreme Court struck down the provision in June, ruling that it imposed extra reporting requirements on wealthy candidates that are unconstitutional.
The language changes, to be implemented after a brief public comment period, will be the last step in erasing all references to the regulation in campaign finance law. The FEC announced in July that it would no longer enforce the Millionaire’s Amendment in House and Senate races. In September, the agency also officially dropped all investigations related to the amendment.

Oct. 2, 2008 - 2:48 p.m.

CQ Weekly: Labor’s High Hopes Matched by Money

Every four years a chorus of interest groups rises to declare the coming campaign Earth-shakingly important. But for organized labor, this time, that is probably not an exaggeration. With a reeling economy, which normally makes for peak recruitment conditions for American unions, the labor movement is spending campaign money and enlisting volunteers as never before. And its efforts are aimed principally at improving the prospects next year for a single piece of legislation, the Employee Free Choice Act. Full Story

Oct. 2, 2008 - 12:17 p.m.

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