Dark side of U.S. campaign finance

Super PACs – independent political action committees – can raise and spend unlimited sums of money, including secret donations from individuals, obscure corporations and unions to elect or defeat presidential candidates

Individual donor: Limit of $2,700 to candidate, up to $5,000 to PAC, $33,400 to any national party committee

PAC: Can give $5,000 to candidate committee per primary election and $5,000 for general election. Can also give $15,000 annually to any national party committee, and $5,000 annually to any other PAC. All finances regulated by Federal Election Commission

Super PAC: Cannot contribute directly to candidate. Affiliated non-profit fundraisers do not have to name donors

Campaign funds raised

(to Jan 31, 2016)

$163.5

Democrat

Total:

Hillary Clinton

$115.6m

$47.9m

Raised by candidate

PAC, super PAC, affiliates

$155.6m

Republican

Jeb Bush

$31.9m

$123.7m

$89.9m

Republican

Ted Cruz

$47.1m

$42.8m

$77.2m

Republican

Marco Rubio

$29.7m

$47.5m

$75.0m

Democrat

Bernie Sanders

$75.0m

$64.1m

Republican

Ben Carson

$54.0m

$10.1m

$26.7m

Republican

Chris Christie

$19.5m

$7.2m

$24.3m

Republican

Carly Fiorina

$13.0m

$11.3m

$22.9m

Republican

John Kasich

$15.3m

$7.6m

$19.4m

Republican

Donald Trump

$19.4m

$0.2m

Republican

Jim Gilmore

$200,000

$399.0m

$319.8m

Total raised: (remaining 11 presidential candidates)

$718.8m*

*Eleven candidates have dropped
out having raised $121.5m, of which
$81.1m was from PACs, Super PACs or non-profit affiliates

Sources: Federal Election Commission, Opensecrets.org, Realclearpolitics.com. Pictures: Associated Press, Newscom

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Dark side of U.S. campaign finance

Super PACs – independent political action committees – can raise and spend unlimited sums of money, including secret donations from individuals, obscure corporations and unions to elect or defeat presidential candidates

Individual donor: Limit of $2,700 to candidate, up to $5,000 to PAC, $33,400 to any national party committee

PAC: Can give $5,000 to candidate committee per primary election and $5,000 for general election. Can also give $15,000 annually to any national party committee, and $5,000 annually to any other PAC. All finances regulated by Federal Election Commission

Super PAC: Cannot contribute directly to candidate. Affiliated non-profit fundraisers do not have to name donors

Campaign funds raised

(to Jan 31, 2016)

Total:

$163.5

Democrat

Hillary Clinton

Raised by candidate

$115.6m

$47.9m

PAC, super PAC, affiliates

$155.6m

Republican

Jeb Bush

$31.9m

$123.7m

$89.9m

Republican

Ted Cruz

$47.1m

$42.8m

$77.2m

Republican

Marco Rubio

$29.7m

$47.5m

$75.0m

Democrat

Bernie Sanders

$75.0m

$64.1m

Republican

Ben Carson

$54.0m

$10.1m

$26.7m

Republican

Chris Christie

$19.5m

$7.2m

$24.3m

Republican

Carly Fiorina

$13.0m

$11.3m

$22.9m

Republican

John Kasich

$15.3m

$7.6m

$19.4m

Republican

Donald Trump

$19.4m

$0.2m

Republican

Jim Gilmore

$200,000

Total raised:
(remaining 11 presidential candidates)

$718.8m*

$399.0m

$319.8m

*Eleven candidates have dropped out having raised $121.5m, of which $81.1m was from PACs, Super PACs or non-profit affiliates

Sources: Federal Election Commission, Opensecrets.org, Realclearpolitics.com. Pictures: Associated Press, Newscom

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Dark side of U.S. campaign finance

Super PACs – independent political action committees – can raise and spend unlimited sums of money, including secret donations from individuals, obscure corporations and unions to elect or defeat presidential candidates

Individual donor: Limit of $2,700 to candidate, up to $5,000 to PAC, $33,400 to any national party committee

PAC: Can give $5,000 to candidate committee per primary election and $5,000 for general election.

Can also give $15,000 annually to any national party committee, and $5,000 annually to any other PAC. All finances regulated by Federal Election Commission

Super PAC: Cannot contribute directly to candidate. Affiliated non-profit fundraisers do not have to name donors

Campaign funds raised

(to Jan 31, 2016)

Hillary Clinton

Democrat

Total:

$163.5

Raised by candidate

$115.6m

$47.9m

PAC, super PAC, affiliates

Jeb Bush

Republican

$155.6m

$31.9m

$123.7m

Ted Cruz

Republican

$89.9m

$47.1m

$42.8m

Marco Rubio

Republican

$77.2m

$29.7m

$47.5m

Bernie Sanders

Democrat

$75.0m

$75.0m

Ben Carson

Republican

$64.1m

$54.0m

$10.1m

Chris Christie

Republican

$26.7m

$19.5m

$7.2m

Carly Fiorina

Republican

$24.3m

$13.0m

$11.3m

John Kasich

Republican

$22.93m

$15.3m

$7.6m

Donald Trump

Republican

$19.4m

$19.4m

Jim Gilmore

Republican

$0.2m

$200,000

Total raised:
(remaining 11 presidential candidates)

$718.8m*

$399.0m

$319.8m

*Eleven candidates have dropped out having raised $121.5m, of which $81.1m was from PACs, Super PACs or non-profit affiliates

Sources: Federal Election Commission, Opensecrets.org, Realclearpolitics.com. Pictures: Associated Press, Newscom

© GRAPHIC NEWS