Thread by @ShaneGoldmacher

Starting a #campaignfinance thread for the 1/31 filings today...

The Alabama Patriots PAC, which is spending for Mike Durant, received $1 million in December from America's Promise, which in turn got: $500k from Jeffrey Chambers (TA Associates), $250k John Chambers (Cisco), $500k Kevin Taweel (Asirion) and others

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), who is running for mayor of Los Angeles, stopped raising into her House account but still has $1.17 million cash on hand..,

A pro-Rand Paul super PAC, Kentucky Freedom PAC, received $1 million from Maurice Kanbar, a Californian who created Skyy vodka, among other things.

Bernie Marcus, the Republican billionaire, gave $750,000 to a super PAC "34N22"

That is a pro-Herschel Walker super PAC (34 was his jersey number at Georgia).

The group's biggest expense was an $89k poll with OnMessage.

Sen. John Thune (R) decided to seek reelection in SD.

He is sitting atop $15.1 million, which is just a gargantuan sum for a state with ~885k people.

Also: Follow my colleague @rachel_shorey for extra #campaignfinance insights today, and in general

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, facing a challenge from the right, has $4.2 million cash-on-hand.

Among her donors, first flagged by @JacobRubashkin: Former President George W. Bush, who gave $2,900 and lists "former president" as occupation.

https://twitter.com/JacobRubashkin/status/1488213734493503488

Sen. Tim Scott has emerged as one of the GOP's top fundraisers, raising nearly $7 million in Q4.

But, note that his net shrank Q2->Q3->Q4:

Q4 Raise $6.96 mm Spend $4.23 mm
Q3: Raise: $8.39 mm Spend $3.99 mm
Q2: Raise: $9.62 mm Spend: $4.16 mm

A few notable donors to Mike Pompeo's PAC, which raised $2.6 million in last six months of 2021:

John Catsimatidis, Harlan Crow, Patricia Duggan

PAC spent $1.6 million, including $750 at Jethro's BBQ 'N Jambalaya in West Des Moines,Iowa

Jim Lamon, the self-funding Republican Senate candidate in Arizona, is up to $8 million contributed to his own campaign.

Adding to the thread —>

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1488252493616324609

The new Trump super PAC — "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AGAIN! INC." — reported $10 million raised in 2nd half of 2021.

BUT $5.725 million was transferred from predecessor super PAC.

500k each from "TRANQUIL PATH INVESTMENTS, LTD" and "ML ORGANIZATION LLC"

Other top Trump super PAC donors:

250k
Kenny Troutt of TX
Don Ahern of NV
Diane Hendricks of WI
Holloway Frost of TX
Saul Fox of CA
Jose Fanjul of FL

Reported w/ @kenvogel Trump 250k/couple private dinner December
nytimes.com/2022/01/04/us/…

Matt Dolan isn't just financing his own Senate bid.

His family is underwriting a super PAC.

https://twitter.com/rachel_shorey/status/1488262297919410182

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1488269270693949451

NEW: Patrick G. Ryan, the insurance magnate, gave $10 million to the House GOP super PAC, matching the $10 million that Ken Griffin, the hedge fund manager gave, which was first reported by @PunchbowlNews

CLF was transferred $8 million from its dark-money nonprofit arm, AAN.

Griffin is the biggest disclosed donor to the Senate Leadership Fund in second half of year, giving $5 million.

There were $14.4 million in dark money transfers from affiliated nonprofit, One Nation.

I have to be better about keeping in the thread!

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1488326684294144003