BIG DISCLOSURE NEWS: Americans for Job Security, the "dark money" group that spent millions to influence elections in the wake of the Citizens United decision, is revealing its donors in the wake of a court case by @CREWcrew: docquery.fec.gov/pdf/335/201910…
Donors to AJS on this list include big GOP donors Geoff Palmer, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson, Richard & Helen DeVos, Peter Thiel, Charles Schwab, Barbara McNair, Wayne Hughes, Andy Pudzer, Vincent & Linda McMahon, Steven Mnuchin.
Companies on the list: Devon Energy, Cheniere, DC Group.
Interestingly, the Center to Protect Patient Rights on the list. Money appears to have passed back and forth between those groups: opensecrets.org/news/2013/10/a…
Some background on AJS here: publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
And this, from the archives: publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
And this, from the archives: publicintegrity.org/federal-politi…
Still reading the very fine print.
Per @OpenSecretsDC (it's been a while since I totaled this up myself), the group spent $15.8 million to influence elections in 2012 and $9.5 million in 2010.
Per @OpenSecretsDC (it's been a while since I totaled this up myself), the group spent $15.8 million to influence elections in 2012 and $9.5 million in 2010.
@OpenSecretsDC This Americans for Job Security donor list really shows how money passes from one nonprofit group working to influence elections to another.
This list gives us some donors, but we still don't know where the money that came from, say, the Wellspring Committee originated.
This list gives us some donors, but we still don't know where the money that came from, say, the Wellspring Committee originated.
