Congressional Leadership Fund
The Congressional Leadership Fund is a Super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives.[1] The Super PAC, which is closely linked to House Speaker John Boehner and House GOP leadership, was founded in 2011 and spent nearly $10 million in the 2012 cycle electing Republican candidates.[2]
Leadership
- Former Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman, Chairman
- Fred Malek, Board Member
- Former Representative Thomas M. Reynolds, Board Member
- Former Representative Vin Weber, Board Member
- Charlie Spies, Senior Adviser[3]
- Brian O. Walsh, President
- Dan Conston, Communications Director[4]
- Trent Edwards, Development Director[5]
The board members are all members of the board of the American Action Network.[6]
2012 Election Cycle
According to records from the Federal Elections Commission, during the 2012 election cycle, CLF raised $11.3 million and spent $10.8 million.[7] Of the 19 congressional races where CLF and the affiliated American Action Network paid for television ads, Republicans won 12 of the contests.[8] The non-partisan Sunlight Foundation reported that CLF had a 58.05% return on investment in 2012.[9]
Their largest donor was Sheldon Adelson, who gave $5 million in 2012. Other major donors included the late Texas home builder Bob J. Perry and Chevron.[10]
References
- ↑ Paul Blumenthal, "House Republican Super PAC Ready To Raise Unlimited Funds To Retain GOP Majority", The Huffington Post, 13 October 2011.
- ↑ Alexander Burns, "Bob Perry gives $1 million to Congressional Leadership Fund", Politico, 15 July 2012.
- ↑ Aaron Blake, "Top strategist Charlie Spies joins House GOP super PAC", Washington Post, 7 March 2013.
- ↑ Andrew Joseph, "Conston Leaves House for Congressional Leadership Fund, Other Orgs", National Journal, 2 April 2012.
- ↑ Anthony J. Bazzo, "Congressional Leadership Fund Lands Top hill Talent for Fundraising", 17 July 2012.
- ↑ "PAC profile: Congressional Leadership Fund", Center for Public Integrity, Accessed 22 May 2013.
- ↑ "Congressional Leadership Fund Summary", OpenSecrets.org, Accessed 22 May 2013.
- ↑ Alexander Burns, "House GOP outside spenders did better", Politico, 8 November 2012.
- ↑ Lindsay Young, "Outside spenders' return on investment", Sunlight Foundation, 17 December 2012.
- ↑ Dan Eggen, "Chevron donates $2.5 million to GOP Super PAC", The Washington Post, 26 October 2012.