Outside groups contributing funds to Mass. races
Money spent by out-of-state groups on congressional races in Massachusetts, through Oct. 26. These figures do not include direct donations to individual campaigns.
Group name | Headquartered | Description | 3rd district | 4th district | 9th district | 10th district | Total |
1199 SEIU Federal Political Action Fund | D.C. | Service Employees International Union representing 2.2 million members. | 249,898 | 249,898 | |||
America's Families First Action Fund | D.C. | A group co-founded by Democratic operatives, including former political and campaign directors of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and Democratic National Committee, according to The New York Times | 140,847 | 140,847 | |||
American Action Network Inc. | D.C. | Conservative 501(c)4 group run by former Republican senator from Minnesota, Norm Coleman. | 849,909 | 849,909 | |||
American Future Fund | Iowa | Conservative 501(c)4 founded with seed money from ethanol businessman Bruce Rastetter, according to The New York Times. | 21,550 | 21,550 | |||
Americans for Limited Government | Virginia | Libertarian group founded by New York real estate mogul Howard Rich. | 20,545 | 20,545 | |||
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee | D.C. | Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, party organization | 516,981 | 516,981 | |||
Freedomworks Inc. PAC | D.C. | A political action committee chaired by former US House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Republican of Texas. | 15,986 | 15,986 | |||
GOProud Inc. | D.C. | Launched by Jimmy LaSalvia, the former policy director of Log Cabin Republicans, to represent gay conservatives and their political allies | 7,386 | 7,386 | |||
NARAL Pro-Choice America | D.C. | Advocacy group seeking to protect women's legal access to abortion | 41 | 41 | |||
National Nurses United for Patient Protection | Calif. | Affiliated with nurses unions | 14,990 | 14,990 | |||
National Right to Life Political Action Committee | D.C. | Advocacy group seeking to eliminate abortions | 4,706 | 4,706 | |||
NRA of America Political Victory Fund | Virginia | Advocacy group seeking to protect right to bear arms | 27,053 | 27,053 | |||
NRCC | D.C. | National Republican Campaign Committee, party organization | 696,789 | 696,789 | |||
Our Community Votes | D.C. | Labor-oriented group supporting Democratic stances | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||
Our Country Deserves Better PAC - TeaPartyExpress.org | Calif. | A PAC formed in 2008 to oppose Barack Obama, chaired by Howard Kaloogian, a former Republican state representative from California | 1,750 | 1,750 | |||
SEIU COPE (Committee on Political Education) | D.C. | Service Employees International Union representing 2.2 million members. | 132,000 | 132,000 | |||
Susan B. Anthony List Inc. | D.C. | A conservative 501(c)4 seeking to help elect anti-abortion candidates. Helped lead fight to keep abortion out of health care reform | 5,237 | 5,237 | |||
The 60 Plus Association Inc. | Virginia | Conservative group chaired by James L. Martin, former leader of the National Conservative Political Action Committee | 4,797 | 7,396 | 12,193 | ||
Western Representation PAC | Nevada | Conservative PAC founded by fireman and sporting goods store manager | 10,695 | 73,788 | 84,483 | ||
zGrand total | 10,695 | 114,508 | 259,939 | 2,427,202 | 2,812,344 |
501(c)4s are nonprofit groups that can take in unlimited, anonymous donations and use them in advertising against or for a candidate or in advertising on an issue. The primary purpose, however, of these groups cannon be political. SuperPACS are a new kind of group that can take in and use unlimited donations, but must disclose their source.
Sources: Federal Election Commission data, news reports, and group websites.