2014 Outside Spending, by Single-Candidate Super PAC

2014 financial activity for single-candidate super PACs

94number of single-candidate super PACs
$55,003,719total raised by single-candidate super PACs
$51,447,615total spent by single-candidate super PACs

Single-candidate super PACs focus almost exclusively on one candidate, either by advertising in support of that candidate or attacking his or her opponents. Like other super PACs, they can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, so they provide a convenient way for wealthy supporters to contribute large sums to bolster their favored candidate. Though super PACs are supposed to operate independently and refrain from coordinating their strategy with someone running for office, these groups are often created and run by individuals with very close ties to the candidates they support.

Spending by viewpoint
for Single-candidate Super PACs

by Group Viewpoint
by Recipient Party
by Disclosure of Group
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Group Independent
Expenditures
View*Supports/OpposesTotal Raised
Put Alaska First PAC $10,162,987 L supports Begich $8,785,839
Kentuckians for Strong Leadership $6,409,617 C supports McConnell $7,512,736
Committee to Elect an Independent Senate $3,880,563 L supports Orman $726,767
Alaska SalmonPAC $1,924,592 L supports Begich $1,835,156
Mississippi Conservatives $1,837,592 C supports Cochran $3,357,903
Virginia Progress PAC $1,827,248 L supports Warner $2,302,505
Arkansas Horizon $1,805,900 C supports Cotton $858,000
Alliance for A Better Minnesota $1,637,157 L supports Franken $70,575
Values Are Vital $1,416,772 C supports Kreegel $2,688,604
Americans For Common Sense $1,342,574 C supports Demos $1,378,720
Americans for Progressive Action $1,326,826 C supports Gomez $1,701,311
Priorities for Iowa $1,201,276 C supports Ernst $1,220,500
Government Integrity Fund Action Network $1,047,880 C supports Cotton $1,055,000
Alaska's Energy / America's Values $900,349 C supports Sullivan $1,005,100
Independent Leadership For New Hampshire $838,440 C supports Brown $981,000
Southern Conservatives Fund $823,725 C supports Kingston $868,000
Californians For Innovation $762,891 L supports Khanna $480,000
American Heartland PAC $701,502 C supports Ernst $903,000
Liberty & Leadership Fund $692,196 C supports Benacquisto $734,569
Kansans Support Problem Solvers $687,420 L supports Orman $700,000
Grow NC Strong $662,933 C supports Tillis $829,135
Georgians Together $559,856 L supports Nunn $513,500
Mobilization Project $532,445 L supports Booker $652,564
New Republican PAC $507,076 C supports Wehby $1,354,629
American Alliance $506,413 C supports Carr $69,100
We Are Kentucky $440,666 L supports Grimes $877,672
New Hampshire Priorities $424,664 C supports Innis $627,025
West Main Street Values $409,881 C supports Graham $732,583
Character Counts PAC $389,484 C supports Wamp $445,000
Campaign for Jobs & Accountability $369,685 C supports Moolenaar $714,000
Building a Better PA $353,568 L supports Boyle $354,536
Freedom Pioneers Action Network $345,289 C supports Osborn $443,216
Our America Fund $286,879 C supports Oberweis $515,025
Kansans for Responsible Government $266,154 C supports Tiahrt $295,130
Bold Agenda PAC $256,485 C supports Carr $255,000
Florida Conservatives United $218,743 C supports Rush $250,000
Georgia One PAC $216,238 C supports Perdue $125,000
US Jobs Council $215,500 C supports Zeldin $220,000
A Bright Future $213,500 C supports Kreegel $109,980
Freedom Frontier Action Network $201,989 C supports Mooney $133,665
Space PAC $198,410 L supports Rothblatt $425,582
Victory California $163,337 C supports Gorell $150,000
Protecting Choice in California $158,890 L supports Brownley $302,186
Pure PAC $151,503 C supports Land $155,003
Ninety Nine Percent $149,855 L supports Lynch $255,250
New Hampshire PAC to Save America $127,529 C supports Rubens $140,000
Visionary Leaders Fund $126,000 C supports Roberts $81,107
If He Votes Like That in Salem $124,915 C opposes Conger $114,033
Democracy Values Fund $121,834 C supports Turner $136,754
Forward Massachusetts $121,320 L supports Moulton $153,255
We Can Do Better PAC $120,550 C supports Gillespie $140,000
Many True Conservatives $115,916 C supports Howie $0
Responsible Leadership For America $106,634 C supports Jorgensen $223,575
Our Voices Matter $104,500 L supports McClelland $100,000
Committee for a Better Massachusetts $83,326 C supports Gomez $95,700
Big Sky Freedom Fund $83,089 C supports Stapleton $90,000
Prescription for America's Future $77,779 C supports Carter $87,892
Conservative Action Cmte $75,000 C supports Curbelo $61,470
Iowa Values $71,161 C supports Ernst $86,000
Ensuring a Conservative Nebraska $70,900 C supports Sasse $100,000
Preserve America's Future $70,000 C supports Tobin $83,283
Committee to Elect a Progressive Congress $58,246 L supports Sciortino $71,633
Southern California Progressives $55,380 L supports Strickland $40,000
Morning in America PAC $55,000 C supports Strickland $57,500
Heartland Campaign Fund $52,500 C supports McFadden $116,602
Principled Conservatives of Colorado $48,508 C supports Kirkmeyer $0
All Citizens for Mississippi $44,678 C supports Cochran $164,340
Alabama Liberty Fund $40,000 supports Demarco $59,000
Strong Economy for Massachusetts $17,065 C supports Tisei $24
Carolina Patriot Alliance $11,500 C supports Voncannon $29,972
Gem State Prosperity Fund $8,700 C supports Simpson $108,000
Women Supporting Cory Gardner $8,475 C supports Gardner $85,500
Human Action Super PAC $8,388 C supports Paul $15,488
Citizens for Responsible Leadership $8,182 C supports Matheny $2,100
Cowboy PAC $3,590 C supports Cheney $38,500
Alaska Priorities $0 C supports Sullivan $0
Georgia Women Vote! $0 L supports Nunn $0
Leadership Oregon Can Trust $0 C supports Wehby $0
Blue Pelican PAC $0 L supports Landrieu $20,010
Cal Voters for Honest Government $0 L supports Baca $5,100
Colorado Priorities $0 C supports Gardner $0
Delta Diamond PAC $0 L supports Pryor $3,000
Freedom's Frontier $0 C supports Treadwell $800
Fund for Louisiana's Future $0 C supports Vitter $2,391,042
Independents for Williamson $0 supports Williamson $0
Iowa Priorities $0 C supports Ernst $0
Louisiana Priorities $0 C supports Cassidy $0
North Carolina Priorities $0 C supports Tillis $0
North Carolina Women Vote! $0 L supports Hagan $10,000
Ready for Warren $0 L supports Warren $57,961
Trivedi Victory Fund 2014 $0 L supports Trivedi $0
Virginia Vision Action PAC $0 C supports Brat $0
Wolfheel PAC $0 L supports Hagan $5,000
Wyoming's Own $0 C supports Enzi $59,000

Based on data released daily by the FEC. Last update on Thursday, November 13, 2014

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