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Real-Time Federal Campaign Finance

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR AMERICA

Last update: Nov. 30, 2014 | 2:16 a.m.
Downloadable files: Contributions | Disbursements  | Independent Expenditures
Alerts: Get automatic alerts when this committee files new campaign finance reports
Total receipts: $3,160,738
Total disbursements: $3,049,345
Total independent expenditures: $455,089
Cash on hand (as of Oct. 15, 2014) $183,529

Committee Type: "O" - Super PAC
Designation: "U" - Unauthorized
Treasurer: HIETALA, KAARLO
Location: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
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
ZINKE, RYAN K (R)
Won General
N US Rep. (MT-00)
Support
$175,279
OSBORN, SHANE (R)
Lost in primary
N US Sen. (NE)
Support
$163,260
COTTON, THOMAS (R)
Won General
N US Sen. (AR)
Support
$74,044
ROSENDALE, MATT (R)
Lost in primary
N US Rep. (MT-00)
Oppose
$17,260
ERNST, JONI K (R)
Won General
N US Sen. (IA)
Support
$8,308
ZELDIN, LEE MICHAEL (R)
Won General
N US Rep. (NY-01)
Support
$7,824
MCSALLY, MARTHA E (R) N US Rep. (AZ-02)
Support
$5,791

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
COTTON, THOMAS
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $50,022 2014-10-21 PLACED MEDIA
ZINKE, RYAN K
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $20,000 2014-05-23 MEDIA PLACEMENT
ZINKE, RYAN K
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $32,500 2014-05-19 MEDIA PLACEMENT
ZINKE, RYAN K
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $12,740 2014-05-15 MEDIA PLACEMENT
ROSENDALE, MATT
Oppose
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $17,260 2014-05-05 MEDIA PLACEMENT
ZINKE, RYAN K
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $30,000 2014-05-05 MEDIA PLACEMENT
ZINKE, RYAN K
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $10,000 2014-04-02 PLACED MEDIA
COTTON, THOMAS
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $15,000 2014-03-17 MEDIA PLACEMENT
OSBORN, SHANE
Support
MULTI MEDIA SERVICES - ALEXANDRIA, VA $30,000 2014-03-03 PLACED MEDIA
OSBORN, SHANE
Support
BOSTON PRODUCTIONS - NORWOOD, MA $13,260 2014-02-25 PRODUCTION COSTS

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
972431 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 11/2/14 - 11/2/14 $0 $1,226
972132 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 11/1/14 - 11/2/14 $0 $13,200
971898 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/31/14 - 10/31/14 $0 $1,002
971887 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/30/14 - 10/30/14 $0 $918
971619 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/29/14 - 10/29/14 $0 $669
970162 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/27/14 - 10/27/14 $0 $177
969637 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/26/14 - 10/26/14 $0 $436
969259 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/25/14 - 10/25/14 $0 $456
969006 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/24/14 - 10/24/14 $0 $431
967945 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/22/14 - 10/22/14 $0 $428
965569 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/21/14 - 10/21/14 $0 $450
964035 24/48 hr notice of independent/coordinated expenditures 10/20/14 - 10/21/14 $0 $50,198

Committee Summary Filings

Filing ID (Type)
Coverage Date
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Debts
967983 10/1/14 - 10/15/14 $163,998 $120,308 $183,529 $0
959750 7/1/14 - 9/30/14 $584,038 $547,733 $139,840 $0
937186 4/1/14 - 6/30/14 $461,107 $618,877 $103,535 $0
919950 1/1/14 - 3/31/14 $636,947 $631,546 $261,304 $0
905919 7/1/13 - 12/31/13 $912,804 $879,187 $255,904 $0
883320 1/1/13 - 6/30/13 $401,842 $182,092 $222,287 $0