The conservative group Citizens United is endorsing Virginia Del. Barbara Comstock (R) in her competitive primary to succeed Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), giving her a potential boost with the GOP base. Comstock, the establishment favorite, is facing off against Virginia state Sen. Dick Black (R) in the primary, and a number of other Republicans are […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement supporting conservative candidate Barbara Comstock in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District Primary Election. CUPVF has also contributed a total of $10,000 to Comstock’s campaign – $5,000 each for the primary and general elections. “While we have supported both Dick Black […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement supporting conservative candidate Jim Tracy in Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District Primary Election against incumbent Congressman Scott DesJarlais. CUPVF has also contributed a total of $5,000 to Tracy’s primary campaign. “CUPVF has supported Congressman DesJarlais in the past, but can […]
Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor trails his Republican challenger, Rep. Tom Cotton, by seven points among likely voters in Arkansas, 48 percent to 41 percent, according to a new poll from a conservative group that says his support of the health care reform law is costing him. The survey, shared exclusively with POLITICO, was conducted Friday […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement supporting conservative candidate Dr. Jody Hice in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District Primary Election. CUPVF will also contribute $5,000 to Dr. Hice’s primary campaign. “Dr. Jody Hice is a constitutional conservative who believes Washington is broken and that smart, structural […]
Christian conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats would become the Republican frontrunner were he to run for U.S. Senate, a conservative pollster says. He has yet to decide, but the seven announced candidates aren’t very well known to likely GOP primary voters in Iowa, according to a Citizens United Political Victory Fund automated survey conducted by […]
Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, who makes no secret of disliking some of the legislative tactics of the GOP’s tea party wing, finds himself disliked by groups that aggressively fund tea party candidates. Read more at The Tennessean here.
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement supporting conservative candidate Alex Mooney in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Primary Election. CUPVF has also contributed a total of $10,000 to Mooney’s campaign – $5,000 each for the primary and general elections. “Alex Mooney has a proven record […]
The conservative group Citizens United has given out more than $100,000 to its preferred candidates in the past fundraising quarter, including donations to conservative candidates in a number of contested primaries. The group, which is limited to smaller donations by campaign finance laws, gave the maximum of $15,000 to Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), who is […]
The conservative group that won the landmark 2010 First Amendment case that ended restrictions on independent political spending by corporations, associations and labor unions has endorsed tea party Republican Bryan Smith over eight-term Congressman Mike Simpson in the 2014 Idaho GOP primary. “Bryan Smith is a constitutional conservative who will come to Washington to take […]
Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF), the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, issued the following statement supporting conservative candidate Bryan Smith in Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District Primary Election against incumbent Congressman Mike Simpson. CUPVF has also contributed a total of $10,000 to Smith’s campaign – $5,000 each for the primary and general elections. “Bryan Smith […]
Citizens United is endorsing Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) in the crowded Georgia Senate primary. The nod from the conservative group will give the Tea Party favorite a boost — and establishment Republicans new reason to be concerned about the race. Establishment Republicans have publicly fretted about Broun winning the primary, fearing he might not be […]