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Real-Time Federal Campaign Finance

AMERICAS PAC

Last update: Oct. 8, 2014 | 11:46 a.m.
Downloadable files: Contributions | Disbursements  | Independent Expenditures
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Total receipts: $610,000
Total disbursements: $666,627
Total independent expenditures: $608,027
Cash on hand (as of Aug. 6, 2014) $70,590

Committee Type: "O" - Super PAC
Designation: "U" - Unauthorized
Treasurer: DONELSON, TOM
Location: MARION, IA
Filing frequency: Quarterly
See filings on the FEC's web site.

Independent Expenditure Summary

Candidates supported or opposed by independent expenditures of $5,000 or more are listed below. See all of this committee's independent expenditures.

Candidate
Incumbent
Office Sought
Support / Oppose
Total outside spending
DURBIN, RICHARD J (D) Y US Sen. (IL)
Oppose
$430,260
RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE (R) N US Rep. (OK-05)
Support
$155,087
DURBIN, RICHARD J (D) Y US Sen. (IL)
Support
$22,680

Recent Independent Expenditures

The most recent independent expenditures $5,000 or more are listed below. See all of this committee's independent expenditures.

Candidate
Support
Oppose
Payee
Amount
Date
Purpose
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
Midwest Family Broadcasting - Springfield, IL $5,960 2014-09-14 Media Purchase
RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE
Support
Clear Channel Media - Oklahoma City, OK $5,154 2014-08-22 Media Purchase
RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE
Support
Cumulus Media - Oklahoma City, OK $5,410 2014-08-22 Media Purchase
RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE
Support
Clear Channel Media - Oklahoma City, OK $9,912 2014-08-14 Media Purchase
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
STARadio - Quincy, IL $7,200 2014-08-13 Media Purchase
RUSSELL, STEVEN DANE
Support
Clear Channel Media - Oklahoma City, OK $9,912 2014-08-13 Media Purchase
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
STARadio - Quincy, IL $7,200 2014-08-13 Media Purchase
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
Studstill Media - Peru, IL $28,800 2014-08-13 Media Placement
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
WZSR/WSSR - Crystal Lake, IL $24,000 2014-08-13 Media Purchase
DURBIN, RICHARD J
Oppose
Studstill Media - Peru, IL $28,800 2014-08-13 Media Purchase

Recent 24- and 48-hour filings

Only filings made since the last monthly/quarterly report are shown

Filing ID (Type)
Coverage Date
Raised
Independent Expenditures
950714 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 9/14/14 - 9/14/14 $0 $5,960
950346 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 9/10/14 - 9/10/14 $0 $4,000
947995 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 8/23/14 - 8/23/14 $0 $6,293
947508 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 8/22/14 - 8/22/14 $0 $10,564
945319 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures (AMENDED) 8/13/14 - 8/13/14 $0 $60,000
945144 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 8/13/14 - 8/14/14 $0 $40,400

Committee Summary Filings

Filing ID (Type)
Coverage Date
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Debts
945325 7/1/14 - 8/6/14 $140,000 $92,912 $70,590 $0
939212 6/5/14 - 6/30/14 $20,000 $18,700 $23,502 $0
930577 4/1/14 - 6/4/14 $400,000 $383,596 $22,202 $0
922812 1/1/14 - 3/31/14 $50,000 $44,202 $5,798 $0