Now or Never PAC
| Now or Never PAC | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Affiliation: | Conservative |
| Year founded: | 2012 |
The Now or Never PAC is a super PAC founded with an emphasis on "electing men and women to Congress who have demonstrated a desire to immediately work to Balance the Federal Budget."[1]
Work
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2016 elections
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Now or Never PAC did not make any independent expenditures during the 2016 election cycle.[2]
2014 elections
According to Open Secrets, the super PAC spent a total of $835,905 during the 2014 election cycle.[3]
Expenditures
According to Open Secrets, the grand total that the Now or Never PAC spent in independent expenditures during the 2014 election cycle was $714,809, broken down as follows: $0 for Democrats, $0 against Democrats, $52,920 for Republicans and $479,139 against Republicans.[4]
| Now or Never PAC expenditures in 2014[4] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | For | Against | ||
| Thad Cochran |  |
MS | Senate | $0 | $93,514 | ||
| Ralph Hall | |
TX | House | $0 | $101,680 | ||
| Tim Huelskamp | |
KS | House | $0 | $233,945 | ||
| James Lankford | |
OK | Senate | $0 | $50,000 | ||
| Greg Orman |  |
KS | Senate | $0 | $182,750 | ||
| T.W. Shannon | |
MS | Senate | $52,920 | $0 | ||
2012 elections
According to the Sunlight Foundation, Now or Never PAC spent $7,760,174 on the 2012 House and Senate elections. Of those funds, 10.74 percent achieved the desired result, based on Sunlight Foundation analysis.[5]
Expenditures
According to Open Secrets, the grand total that the Now or Never PAC spent in independent expenditures during the 2012 election cycle was $7,760,174, broken down as follows: $0 for Democrats, $5,361,639 against Democrats, $2,111,775 for Republicans, and $286,760 against Republicans.[6]
| Top 9 largest Now or Never PAC expenditures in 2012[6] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | |
| Tammy Duckworth |  |
IL | House | $2,089,969 | $0 | $2,089,969 | |
| Sherrod Brown | |
OH | Senate | $1,200,000 | $0 | $1,200,00 | |
| Richard Carmona | |
AZ | Senate | $1,010,000 | $0 | $$1,010,000 | |
| Todd Akin | |
MO | Senate | $1,005,050 | $1,005,050 | $0 | |
| Joe Walsh | |
IL | House | $917,320 | $917,320 | $0 | |
| Heidi Heitkamp | |
ND | Senate | $651,490 | $0 | $651,490 | |
| Jon Tester | |
MT | Senate | $410,180 | $0 | $410,180 | |
| John Brunner | |
MO | Senate | $286,760 | $0 | $286,760 | |
| Sarah Steelman | |
MO | Senate | $189,405 | $189,405 | $0 | |
Endorsed candidates
The Now or Never PAC endorsed the following candidates for the 2012 election:
Targeted candidates
- Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
- Sherrod Brown (OH-Sen)
- Richard Carmona (AZ-Sen)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND-Sen)
- Jon Tester (MT-Sen)
- John Brunner (MO-Sen)
Finances
The following table identifies total federal receipts and disbursements for Now or Never PAC, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission:
| Annual federal receipts and disbursements for Now or Never PAC, 2012-2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Total receipts | Total disbursements |
| 2016[7] | $11,629 | $6,616 |
| 2015[8] | $10,000 | $27,079 |
| 2014[9] | $540,000 | $802,874 |
| 2013[10] | $5,621 | $33,030 |
| 2012[11] | $8,250,500 | $7,942,660 |
Legal status
Now or Never PAC is a super PAC. A super PAC is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money. A super PAC cannot contribute directly to a politician or political party, but it can spend independently to campaign for or against political figures. These committees are also called independent expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political action committee (PAC) and as such is regulated under separate rules.[12][13]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Now or Never PAC "Home page," accessed July 5, 2013
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "Now or Never PAC Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses," accessed July 5, 2017
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Now or Never PAC 2014 summary," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Open Secrets, "Now or Never PAC 2014 independent expenditures," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ Sunlight Foundation, "Outside spenders' return on investment," November 14, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Open Secrets, "Now or Never PAC, 2012," accessed July 5, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Now or Never PAC Year-End Report, 2016," January 17, 2017
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Now or Never PAC Year-End Report, 2015," January 13, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Now or Never PAC Year-End Report, 2014," January 26, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Now or Never PAC Year-End Report, 2013," January 27, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Now or Never PAC Year-End Report, 2012," January 25, 2013
- ↑ The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs?" May 7, 2012
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