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Updated Friday, May 16, 6:31 p.m.

Campaign finance news

CQ Today: Contentious FEC Nominee Withdraws His Name

A former Justice Department lawyer nominated by President Bush to the Federal Election Commission withdrew his name from consideration Friday, clearing the way toward a possible resolution of a months-old standoff that has crippled the agency’s enforcement ability. Full story

May 16, 2008 - 6:31 p.m.

Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and IRS in the last 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• Club For Growth PAC (Support Steve Pearce, N.M. Senate)
• SEIU (Support Barack Obama, Support Jeff Merkley Ore. Senate)
      Millionaires’ Amendment Notice
• AR-04: Mike Ross For Congress Committee
• KY-03: Northup For Congress | Thieneman For Congress
• OR-05: Mannix For Congress
      Pre-Primary
• ID-01: Sali For Congress | Salisbury For Congress | Grant For Congress

May 16, 2008 - 12:07 p.m.

The Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and the IRS in the past 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Oppose Steve Pearce, NM Senate)
• DRIVE PAC for International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Support Barack Obama)
• MoveOn.org Political Action | NARAL Pro-Choice America (Support Barack Obama, Oppose John McCain)
      May Monthly
• Sen. James M. Inhofe, R-Okla.: Fund for a Conservative Future
• Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif.: Future Leaders Political Action Committee
      Millionaires’ Amendment Notice
• NM-03: Don for New Mexico

May 15, 2008 - 12:34 p.m.

Obama and Clinton Join with DNC for Party Fundraising Effort

The Democratic party is pushing ahead with its general election efforts, even though it still lacks a nominee. But not to worry, both of the party’s top presidential contenders have agreed to help out. The Democratic National Committee announced today that Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton would join forces with the committee to form The Democratic White House Victory Fund to raise money for the Fall campaign. “In signing this agreement, Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama are demonstrating their commitment to unifying our party and ensuring that we have the resources needed to win the White House, no matter who the nominee is,” said DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Presumed GOP nominee John McCain and the Republican National Party have already formed a similar committee, McCain Victory 2008.

May 14, 2008 - 4:33 p.m.

Clinton Continues to Raise Money Despite Long Odds

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has raised more than $1 million for her presidential campaign since her resounding victory over Sen. Barack Obama in West Virginia’s Democratic primary last night, her campaign announced today. Clinton, however, still trails Obama in fundraising and delegates in her quest for the Democratic nomination. “There is no question Senator Obama will out-raise us this month,” campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said during a conference call with reporters. But, he added, “We’ve proven we can beat Sen. Obama despite being outspent.” Wolfson declined to reveal exactly how much the campaign has raised in the last 24 hours, saying only that it amounts to “seven figures.”
     Clinton, meanwhile, planned to meet with her top financial supporters this afternoon in Washington to appeal for more help. In an effort to convince donors she still has a shot at the nomination, Wolfson said she would point to her success in West Virginia, polls that show her winning upcoming primaries in Kentucky and other states, and her campaign to seat the delegates from Florida and Michigan’s disputed primaries. “If anybody had any questions if the money was being well spent, West Virginia was a good test of that, and they got a pretty good return on their money,” Wolfson said.

May 14, 2008 - 2:38 p.m.

The Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and the IRS in the past 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (Oppose John McCain)
• NRCC (Support Greg Davis, MS-01)
• Republican Majority Campaign (Oppose Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton)
      May Monthly
• Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., and former Reps. Bill Brewster, D-Okla., Greg Laughlin, R-Texas, Billy Tauzin, R-La.: Blue Dog PAC
      Pre-Special
• Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.: All America PAC

May 14, 2008 - 11:19 a.m.

Democrats Going for Knock-Out Blow in Mississippi

House Democrats are hoping a last minute fundraising push will give Travis Childers the edge in Mississippi’s 1st District special election today. In the past two days, 16 congressional Democrats have donated $34,000 to Childers’ campaign, an effort aimed at winning Sen. Roger Wicker’s former seat, which has been in Republican hands for the past 13 years. The race between Childers and Republican Geoff Davis has become a proxy war for the parties back in Washington, with the Democrats hoping to demoralize Republicans by notching their third special election win in a row of a House seat previously held by the GOP. Since the beginning of April, 55 House members and two senators have donated $151,000 to Childers. Davis collected $144,000 over the same period from 57 House members and one senator.

May 13, 2008 - 2:22 p.m.

The Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and the IRS in the past 24 hours.
      Independent Expenditures
• DCCC (Support Travis Childers, Oppose Greg Davis, MS-01)
• DRIVE PAC for International Brotherhood of Teamsters | MoveOn.org Political Action (Support Barack Obama)
• Life and Liberty PAC (Oppose Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton)
• NRCC (Support Greg Davis, MS-01)
      Electioneering Communication
• Club for Growth.Net (Mention Heather Wilson, NM Senate)
      May Monthly
• Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.: HillPAC
• Sen. Michael D. Crapo, R-Idaho: Freedom Fund
• Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala.: Defend America PAC
     Millionaires’ Amendment Notice
• IN-07: Myers for Congress 2008 Committee

May 13, 2008 - 11:20 a.m.

CQ Weekly: SEIU Spreads Its Wings, Ruffles Some Feathers

Two thousand members of the Service Employees International Union are preparing to convene in Puerto Rico next month to set the group’s next four years of strategy and policy. But senior SEIU officials are applying most of their effort these days trying to press their influence on another big convention this summer, the Democratic gathering in Denver. Anna Burger, the hard-charging head of the union’s political operations, is managing a $75 million fund to help Barack Obama win the presidency and the Democrats expand their majorities in Congress. Full Story

May 13, 2008 - 10:03 a.m.

Shays Is Busy Raising Big Money for November

After two close shaves in 2004 and 2006, Rep. Christopher Shays isn’t taking any chances in his re-election bid this year. With six months still to go until the general election, the ten-term Connecticut Republican is already mounting an aggressive fundraising effort to help his campaign stay ahead of well-financed Democratic challenger Jim Himes. Shays has netted $236,000 over the past two weeks alone and more than $360,000 since the beginning of April, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Himes, meanwhile, has raised $86,000 since April 1. Both men are pulling in contributions from financiers and investment bankers who live in the New York City suburban areas that make up much of Connecticut’s 4th District. In their quarterly FEC reports ending March 31, Shays had $1.25 million cash on hand and Himes had just over $1 million.

May 12, 2008 - 2:49 p.m.

The Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and IRS over the weekend:
      Independent Expenditures
• Associated Builders and Contractors PAC (Support John McCain)
• Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Oppose Heather Wilson, NM Senate)
• DCCC (Support Travis Childers, Oppose Greg Davis, MS-01)
• NARAL Pro-Choice America (Support Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, Oppose John McCain)
• NRCC (Support Greg Davis, Oppose Travis Childers, MS-01)
      Millionaires’ Amendment Notice
• OR-05: Erickson for Congress
      48-Hour Notice of Contributions/Loans Received
• CT-04: Christopher Shays for Congress Committee

May 12, 2008 - 11:54 a.m.

Candidates Add Six Joint Fundraising PACs

More federal campaigns are teaming up to raise money as they make the transition from primary to general election mode, with six joint campaign committees formed in the last two weeks. On the Senate side, Sen. John E. Sununu, R-N.H., has joined up with Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., to make the Senate Majority Committee 2008. National party committees also joined the mix — Minnesota Senatorial candidate Al Franken and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee created A New Voice for Minnesota and the National Republican Senatorial Committee and President George W. Bush launched the 2008 President’s Dinner Committee.
     Others coming together to form joint fundraisers are:
• The Victory Darren White Fund, formed by New Mexico Republican House candidate Darren White and the Republican Campaign Committee of New Mexico.
• Americans for a Conservative Course formed by Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, and For America’s Republican Majority PAC (FARM PAC).
• McCain Victory Kentucky formed by presumed Republican nominee John McCain and the Republican Party of Kentucky -- McCain’s fifth joint fundraising committee created in the past month.

May 9, 2008 - 5:40 p.m.

The Daily Query

Some notable filings with the FEC and the IRS in the past 24 hours:
      Independent Expenditures
• DCCC (Support Travis Childers, Oppose Greg Davis, MS-01)
• National Association of Realtors PAC (Support Monty Newman, NM-02)
• NRCC (Support Greg Davis, Oppose Travis Childers, MS-01)
• SEIU COPE (Support Barack Obama)
      Electioneering Communications
• Freedom’s Watch
      May Monthly
• ActBlue Non-Federal
• Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo.: Rocky Mountain PAC
• Rep. David L. Hobson, R-Ohio: Pioneer PAC
      Pre-Primary
• KY-03: Northup for Congress | Yarmuth for Congress
• OR-05: Erickson for Congress | Kurt Schrader for Congress
      Millionaires’ Amendment Notice
• CA-04: Ose for Congress

May 9, 2008 - 11:47 a.m.

CQ Politics: Conservative Group’s “Missing Reports” Turn Up at the FEC

Democrats have mounted a public relations offensive against a conservative non-profit called Freedom’s Watch in recent weeks, but their latest criticism turns out to be unfounded. Full Story

May 9, 2008 - 10:58 a.m.

CQ Politics: GOP’s FEC Nomination Swap Leads to Charges of Political Reprisal

After months of pressure from the Democrats to pull the plug on a Republican nominee to the Federal Election Commission, the White House finally did so this week. Trouble is, President Bush decided to dump the one nominee the Democrats haven’t raised any concerns about. Full story

May 8, 2008 - 6:34 p.m.

CQ MoneyLine Top 10: Biggest Recipients of Politician PAC Giving

In an attempt to bolster some of their more vulnerable colleagues, members of Congress have doled out more than $18 million among themselves through their political action committees this election cycle. The top beneficiaries so far are all senators facing challenges to their re-election bids this fall.
     Top 10 recipients of lawmaker-affiliated PAC money include: Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, $351,500 | Sen. Norm Coleman , R-Minn., $317,000 | Sen. John E. Sununu , R-N.H., $297,000 | Sen. Gordon H. Smith , R-Ore., $287,000 | Sen. Elizabeth Dole , R-N.C., $275,500 | Sen. James M. Inhofe , D-Okla., $249,566 | Sen. Tim Johnson , D-SD, $258,500 | Sen. Pat Roberts , R-Kan., $249,914 | Sen. Saxby Chambliss , R-Ga., $248,500 | Sen. Ted Stevens , R-Alaska, $227,500

May 8, 2008 - 4:50 p.m.

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