New PACs launch ahead of election
- October 20, 2011 |
- Mark Graham
Fundraising for established association PACs off to slow start this campaign season Political action committees related to associations are on the rise. The Federal Election Commission reported that PACs affiliated with associations and membership organizations increased 4.5 percent since the last presidential election cycle. And its not just new or small organizations getting into the political donations game. Large, well-established associations are also establishing new PACs. The $12 million-revenue Risk and Insurance Management Society formed a PAC earlier his year. The $199 million-revenue American Petroleum Institute launched its first PAC last year, and two weeks… Read More