Citizens United, the Republican political group and namesake of the famous Supreme Court campaign-finance ruling, is backing U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in his reelection fight against Rep. Leonard Boswell. Latham, a Republican, currently represents Iowa’s fourth district, but will challenge the Democrat Boswell this year in the newly drawn third district. Read more at the […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement endorsing Congressman Tom Latham for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. CUPVF has also contributed $10,000 total – $5,000 respectively for Latham’s primary and general elections. “Congressman Latham has been a steadfast conservative in the U.S. House, and he will continue […]
A Washington-based conservative group is choosing sides in a developing member-versus-member House primary in Louisiana. The Citizens United Political Victory Fund sent $5,000 to freshman Republican Jeff Landry on Tuesday to boost his potential bid against four-term Rep. Charles Boustany. “It is imperative that Congressman Jeff Landry remain in Congress to fight for the conservative […]
Out of all the competitive Senate races this cycle, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) is emerging as a leading target of conservatives. While candidates in other races could still emerge, conservative grassroots groups have failed to find top-tier recruits against centrist Republicans in some other Senate races, leaving them to focus their ire on […]
A robo-call featuring Mike Huckabee is targeting 35,000 Iowans urging them to vote for Cedar Rapids Republican Cindy Golding in tomorrow’s special election, according to a special interest group. Citizens United’s political action committee paid for the effort for the Marion/Cedar Rapids area Iowa Senate seat, according to a news release from the group this […]
Until recently, conventional wisdom was that six-term incumbent Richard Lugar would be a tea party target, but with no solid and public polling, no one knew just how realistic the chances of picking him off would be. Now, we’ve seen two polls. The conservative Club for Growth’s survey shows State Treasurer Richard Mourdock up on […]
A leading conservative group is getting behind the GOP primary opponent of veteran Sen. Richard Lugar, a day after the Indiana senator voted for the bill to increase the debt limit. Lugar, the Senate’s most senior Republican, is in the crosshairs of fiscal conservatives as he seeks a seventh term. He was one of 28 […]
The conservative group Citizens United is throwing its weight behind Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his race against Sen. Richard Lugar, citing the senator’s support for the debt compromise a reason for the endorsement. More important is the message the endorsement sends. Mourdock has been slow to receive support from outside conservative groups, in […]
The conservative group Citizens United endorsed Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his primary against Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) on Wednesday following Lugar’s vote to raise the debt ceiling. Lugar has come under fire from conservative groups, which accuse him of being too willing to work with Democrats and not standing up for conservative principles. […]
Citizens United’s political action committee is getting behind Richard Mourdock in the Indiana Senate race, POLITICO has learned. The increasingly visible conservative group headed by David Bossie throws its weight behind the State Treasurer a day after Sen. Dick Lugar voted in favor of the compromise to raise the debt ceiling. “Dick Lugar could have […]
The conservative group Citizens United is throwing its weight behind Republican state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in his race against Sen. Richard Lugar, citing the senator’s support for the debt compromise a reason for the endorsement. More important is the message the endorsement sends. Mourdock has been slow to receive support from outside conservative groups, in […]
Citizens United is wasting no time pledging its allegiance to the Ohio Republican, fresh off a report he could pay a political price for his face-off with Speaker John Boehner in the debt ceiling debate. The conservative group’s PAC is contributing $10,000 to Jordan’s reelection campaign — in what’s meant to send a shot across […]