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