Keith J. Rothfus

Party
Republican
Office Sought:
US House, PA

Keith Rothfus is an American attorney who ran as a Republican for the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 4th Congressional District for the 2010 election. He won the nomination by defeating Mary Beth Buchanan in the primary. He lost to incumbent Democrat Jason Altmire, 120,026 to 116,001. The race received national attention, beginning even in the primary, especially after Nancy Pelosi campaigned for the incumbent.

Source: Wikipedia

Campaign Finance

$1,572,468 Received
Information

Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:

  • contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
  • only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
  • contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
  • corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
  • organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.

For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.

Latest FEC Data

covers through candidate's October 17, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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  • Summary

    overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it
    Total Raised:
    $1,572,468 #167 of 718 House candidates
    Total Spent:
    $1,490,069 #133 of 718 House candidates
    Cash on Hand:
    $148,610 #382 of 718 House candidates

  • Contributions Over Time

    reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart.

  • Independent Expenditures

    outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidate
    Committee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte
    Oppose
    		 $1,907,580
    Americans for Tax Reform
    Support
    		 $990,000
    House Majority PAC
    Oppose
    		 $525,169
    American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees
    Oppose
    		 $360,000
    Service Employees International Union
    Oppose
    		 $255,675
    Freedomworks For America
    Support
    		 $171,663
    Club For Growth Action
    Support
    		 $155,982
    Club for Growth
    Support
    		 $155,982
    Afl-Cio
    Oppose
    		 $85,928
    Workers' Voice
    Oppose
    		 $71,043
note: data comes from latest FEC filings and has not been cleaned or standardized. See section below for standardized data.

Donor Information

covers through June 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.

  • Top Industries

    OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.
    75% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry.

  • In State vs. Out of State

    contributions from individuals, in dollars

  • Top Contributors

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    Includes contributions from an organization’s employees, their family members and its political action committee.
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