Super PAC Spending Surges in Midterms

"Super PAC spending passes $200M, with some groups hiding their cause" #ELB

WaPo: The political arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee funneled over $5 million to othergroupsas part of its work to defeat Illinois Democrats critical of Israelin House primaries held Tuesday, filings made public late Friday show. The secretive… Continue reading The post “Super PAC spending passes $200M, with some groups hiding their cause” appeared first on Election Law Blog.

Filings confirm AIPAC funded millions in outside spending on congressional primary

Millions of dollars of dark money spent on Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primary have now been brought to light, as new disclosure filings submitted Friday confirm that a key super PAC supporting state Sen. Laura Fine (9th District) and attacking her opponents was funded by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and a handful of high-dollar individual donors. The super PAC, named “Elect Chicago Women,” was registered with the …

Super PAC Spending Surges in Midterms

Washington Post: “The political arm of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee funneled over $5 million to other groups as part of its work to defeat Illinois Democrats critical of Israel in House primaries held Tuesday, filings made public late Friday show. The secretive giving is the latest example of how outside groups are obscuring their spending in competitive campaigns.” “The contributions, which didn’t have to be disclosed until afte…