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Recent Examples of political action committee
His mechanic versus the well-monied career politician narrative inspired his new Working Class Heroes Fund, a political action committee that has raised about $500,000 in donations since November to train unions to recruit and support local and national candidates.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Osborn has since launched a political action committee to elect working-class candidates with a message of top vs. bottom, instead of Left vs. Right.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2024, Democrats for Life’s political action committee endorsed 39 candidates; 37 of them won.
—Frank Barry, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year’s referendum effort to change Idaho’s election laws, known as Proposition 1, raised more than $5.5 million, most of which came from out-of-state political action committees, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Osborn has since launched a political action committee to elect working-class candidates with a message of top vs. bottom, instead of Left vs. Right.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
In 2024, Democrats for Life’s political action committee endorsed 39 candidates; 37 of them won.
—Frank Barry, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
Last year’s referendum effort to change Idaho’s election laws, known as Proposition 1, raised more than $5.5 million, most of which came from out-of-state political action committees, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.—
Mike McShane,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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Wisconsin's last court race, in 2023, cost candidates and interest groups $56 million -- a record for any court race in the country.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tort-reform advocates were backed by powerful interest groups, such as the Texas Association of Business and Texans for Lawsuit Reform, which was made up of large insurers, doctors, construction companies, and retailers.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Where lobbying was done by special interest groups, were any efforts made to seek out counter-balancing sources or views and were those also taken into consideration?—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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The benefit to New Yorkers are candidates who are not betrothed to special interests and the players have a level playing field (again, with that one exception).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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