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Apr 25, 2024 · OpenSecrets. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, OpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our mission is to track the flow of money in American politics and provide the data and analysis to strengthen democracy. Get Started.
All the numbers on this page are for the 2022 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on April 18, 2023. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets. For permission to reprint for commercial uses, such as textbooks, contact OpenSecrets: info@opensecrets.org.
Jan 23, 2024 · Published on June 02, 2022. OpenSecrets' first broad examination of federal and state lobbying illustrates how big organizations are spending millions of dollars to impact similar issues crossing state and federal policy-making using consistent messaging, and that they are generally spending more as the years pass.
Feb 22, 2024 · Conservative ‘guardian angel’ donor Ken Griffin speaks at an investor conference in Hong Kong, Nov. 7, 2023. (Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) “Guardian angel” donors poured more than $124 million into funding outside groups like super PACs in 2023, a new OpenSecrets analysis of Federal Election Commission filings found.
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Pro-Biden. SuperPAC. $5,921. Stand for Better. Pro-Biden. SuperPAC. $1,647. NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2020 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on 03/22/21. Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit OpenSecrets.
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