2001-2002 Report
Original Report
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 — State parties raised nearly $823 million in the 2001-2002 election cycle, bolstered by millions from labor unions, corporations, wealthy individuals and the national parties, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity. About 53 percent of the total went to Democrats and 47 percent went to Republicans. >>
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 — Seven of every 10 dollars that state party and caucus committees received from the national parties during the 2001-2002 election cycle came in the form of "soft money" now banned under federal campaign finance law. >>
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 — Of the $790 million spent by state political party and caucus committees during the 2001-2002 cycle, almost half went to a collection of strategists, pollsters and mailing houses that specialize in swaying voters. >>
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2004 — In the 2002 election cycle, 16 leadership committees—essentially political action committees run by elected politicians—in five states raised and spent more than $17 million. >>
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2002 — The National Republican Senatorial Committee sent $3.2 million in soft money to the Republican Party of Florida this election cycle, though there's no Senate race in that state this year. There is a gubernatorial contest with national implications, however — Republican incumbent Jeb Bush is facing a tight race against Bill McBride, his opponent. In exchange for the soft money, Florida's GOP has transferred $2.7 million in hard money to the NRSC, which can be spent to influence close Senate races with far fewer restrictions. >>