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Real-Time Federal Campaign Finance

INDEPENDENCE USA PAC

Last update: Nov. 29, 2014 | 9:16 p.m.
Downloadable files: Contributions | Disbursements  | Independent Expenditures
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Total receipts: $12,987,916
Total disbursements: $15,810,556
Total independent expenditures: $7,680,716
Cash on hand (as of Oct. 15, 2014) $162,437

Committee Type: "O" - Super PAC
Designation: "U" - Unauthorized
Treasurer: GUBELLI, DIANE
Location: WASHINGTON, DC
Filing frequency: Monthly
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
DOLD, ROBERT JAMES JR (R)
Won General
N US Rep. (IL-10)
Support
$3,850,822
HALVORSON, DEBORAH L (D)
Lost in special primary
N US Rep. (IL-02)
Oppose
$1,403,873
KELLY, ROBIN L (D)
Won General
Y US Rep. (IL-02)
Support
$833,614
BOOKER, CORY A (D)
Won General
N US Sen. (NJ)
Support
$732,536
FRANKEN, AL (D)
Won General
Y US Sen. (MN)
Support
$512,851
FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G. (R)
Won General
Y US Rep. (PA-08)
Support
$347,020

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
FRANKEN, AL
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $512,850 2014-10-30 TV Ad Buy and Production
FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G.
Support
Revolution Media Group LLC - Alexandria, VA $173,510 2014-10-21 TV Ad Buy and Production
FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G.
Support
Revolution Media Group LLC - Alexandria, VA $173,510 2014-10-21 TV Media Buy and Production
DOLD, ROBERT JAMES JR
Support
Revolution Media Group LLC - Alexandria, VA $1,925,410 2014-10-19 Production and TV ad buy
DOLD, ROBERT JAMES JR
Support
Revolution Media Group LLC - Alexandria, VA $1,925,410 2014-10-19 TV Ad Buy and Production
BOOKER, CORY A
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $17,388 2013-10-07 Media Production
BOOKER, CORY A
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $715,146 2013-10-07 Media Buy
KELLY, ROBIN L
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $36,732 2013-02-22 Direct Mail Services; also opposes Deborah Halvorson
KELLY, ROBIN L
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $14,822 2013-02-21 Direct Mail Services
KELLY, ROBIN L
Support
SKDKnickerbocker - Washington, DC $40,290 2013-02-21 Media Production

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
971239 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/30/14 - 10/30/14 $0 $512,850
964441 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/21/14 - 10/21/14 $0 $173,510
962180 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/19/14 - 10/19/14 $0 $1,925,410

Committee Summary Filings

Filing ID (Type)
Coverage Date
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Debts
966252 10/1/14 - 10/15/14 $5,192,966 $5,042,366 $162,437 $0
962156 9/1/14 - 9/30/14 $904,750 $965,744 $11,837 $2,302,289
951693 8/1/14 - 8/31/14 $692,500 $660,145 $72,831 $45,312
946251 7/1/14 - 7/31/14 $0 $37,521 $40,477 $0
941842 6/1/14 - 6/30/14 $0 $18,413 $77,998 $26,110
931677 5/1/14 - 5/31/14 $0 $31,109 $96,411 $5,977
926446 4/1/14 - 4/30/14 $0 $25,353 $127,521 $21,507
921225 3/1/14 - 3/31/14 $0 $26,418 $152,875 $32,699
912747 2/1/14 - 2/28/14 $200,000 $28,774 $179,293 $46,049
909287 1/1/14 - 1/31/14 $3,000 $23,392 $8,068 $26,364
904440 12/1/13 - 12/31/13 $300,000 $327,474 $28,460 $34,698
898183 11/1/13 - 11/30/13 $78,438 $81,243 $55,934 $46,128
895992 10/1/13 - 10/31/13 $3,589,973 $3,582,724 $58,740 $600
892796 9/1/13 - 9/30/13 $0 $16,176 $51,491 $4,211
887824 8/1/13 - 8/31/13 $0 $2,333 $67,667 $15,837
884562 7/1/13 - 7/31/13 $0 $4,309 $70,001 $0
876315 6/1/13 - 6/30/13 $0 $333 $74,310 $3,496
874308 5/1/13 - 5/31/13 $267 $12,578 $74,644 $0
871765 4/1/13 - 4/30/13 $13,771 $337 $86,955 $0
867790 3/1/13 - 3/31/13 $0 $35,109 $73,521 $0
862301 2/1/13 - 2/28/13 $1,912,250 $1,881,996 $108,630 $10,983
862181 1/1/13 - 1/31/13 $100,000 $394,927 $78,377 $38,829