federal election commission donations

• Giffords Ok'd to Use Campaign Funds for Security

WASHINGTON - The Federal Election Commission is expected to rule Thursday that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' campaign can use donations to make $2,200 worth of security improvements to her family's Houston home. The Arizona Democrat was shot in January while meeting with constituents in Tucson. She's undergoing outpatient therapy in Houston.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• September 01, 2011

• Candidates Cut Back Bucks for Hill Seats ; Recession, Web Have Impact

For all the talk of the growing role of money in American politics, the nation's congressional candidates appear to be on track to spend less on their campaigns for the second straight election cycle, according to official data. The nearly $1.38 billion spent by the 2,382 House and Senate candidates seeking office in 2008 was almost 3 percent below the cumulative tab for the 2006 elections, according to the Federal Election Commission. And the $1.42 billion in receipts - including donations and even overpayment refunds from vendors - represented a 1 percent decline compared with the previous election cycle, according to the Federal Election Commission.

• The Washington Times
• May 18, 2010

• Obama's Message Right On the Money ; Campaigning in Portland and Having a Fundraiser in Cape Elizabeth Helped Him Dominate Among Donors.

Sen. Barack Obama raised more money and had more contributors in Maine than any other presidential candidate, reflecting his decisive win in the Maine caucuses earlier this month. The Illinois Democrat pulled in $466,345 from individual contributors in Maine, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings, which track donations from January 2007 through January 2008.

• Portland Press Herald
• February 29, 2008

• Fawcett Leads Late Run to Raise Cash ; Overall, Lamborn Is Still On Top

Democrat Jay Fawcett has greatly outpaced Republican Doug Lamborn in fundraising coming down the stretch in the 5th Congressional District contest, bringing in almost 40 percent more during the first 21/2 weeks in October. Fawcett collected $131,799.10 in donations from Oct. 1-18, according to Federal Election Commission reports released Friday. Lamborn brought in $83,540.15 -- a significant amount less but more than enough to maintain a healthy lead ($681,078.25 to $406,103.93) in fundraising over the course of the election.

• Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
• October 30, 2006

• 11 CFR 110.20 - Prohibition on contributions, donations, expenditures, independent expenditures, and disbursements by foreign nationals (2 U.S.C. 441e, 36 U.S.C. 510).

...CHAPTER I: FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. SUBCHAPTER A: GENERAL. PART 110: CONTRIBUTION AND...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 11: Federal Elections

• Suit Aims to Lift Campaign-Finance Donor Limits

A new free-speech advocacy group should win its lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and be able to disregard the federal limit on individual donations, said participants in a symposium on the case at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. The group SpeechNow.org wants to advertise against candidates who favor campaign-finance reform legislation it sees as limiting free speech. SpeechNow claims the FEC has violated its First Amendment rights of free speech and freedom of association with the yearly limit of $5,000 on individual donations.

• The Washington Times
• March 09, 2008

• In Election Bid, Tight Race Brings Out Big Bucks; Eighth District Race One of Eight Listed As House's Top 50 Fundraisers

OLYMPIA -- Republican Rep. Dave Reichert and Democratic challenger Darcy Burner, locked in one of the country's tightest U.S. House races, are both among this year's top 50 fundraisers. Reichert's and Burner's contest for the 8th District, centered around Seattle's eastern suburbs, has generated more than $5 million in combined campaign donations, according to the Federal Election Commission.

• The Columbian
• November 06, 2006

• Hatch War Chest Juiced Up

WASHINGTON -- XanGo's juice did not exist the last time Sen. Orrin Hatch ran for his Senate seat, but now as the Utah Republican prepares to win his sixth term, the Utah County nutritional drink company has become the top contributor to his campaign -- and even added a member to his re-election team. All six of XanGo's executives, and some of their spouses, have given $4,200 to Hatch, meeting the $2,100 limit for primary and general elections, based on an analysis of Federal Election Commission records and data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics and PoliticalMoneyLine. All of the donations came in during an April 7, 2005, lunch with XanGo executives and a representative from Hatch's campaign, according to the company.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• January 23, 2006

• Dems' New Chairman Undaunted

Newly elected Maine Democratic Party Chairman Ben Dudley said Monday he thought the party's role in a recent fundraising controversy would have little effect on its efforts to retain control of the governor's mansion and both legislative houses. I think it's minimal," Dudley, of Portland, said of the potential fallout in 2006 from the party's questionable donations to a Rhode Island Senate candidate. The donations, totaling $10,000, helped spark a Federal Election Commission investigation and prompted the resignation of the Maine party's previous chairman, Pat Colwell of Gardiner.

• Bangor Daily News
• April 11, 2006

• Hillary Raised More Money in West Virginia

Hillary Clinton recaptured the month-to-month fundraising lead and Barack Obama's contributions slumped sharply among West Virginians before she trounced him in the state's presidential primary. The latest Federal Election Commission filings show that Obama's Mountain State donations totaled about $18,200 in April, a 60 percent drop from the previous month.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• May 22, 2008