2024 Special Project No. 3--Find the Money.doc

PARTIES, CAMPAIGNS 7 ELECTIONS GVPP No. 360-001 Professor Willis Fall Term 2024 Course Special Project No. 3—“Find the Money” PURPOSE: The Course Special Project No. 3 is designed to have students “Find the Money” that is used in political campaigns and elections. SCOPE: Each student should use official government agency sources and reliable independent sources such as OpenSecrets.org to find at least one example of each of the following from the 2023-24 election cycle for a Congressional or U.S. Senate candidate at the federal level or a candidate for a statewide office and for the activities of the designated political organizations and entities: The total amount of contributions received by a particular candidate during the election cycle through the latest reporting period. Ruben Gallego: Raised HYPERLINK "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2024&id=AZS2"
$63,585,200 through the latest reporting period The total amount of expenditures made by the same candidate during the election cycle through the latest reporting period. Ruben Gallego: Spent HYPERLINK "https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2024&id=AZS2"
$64,441,457 through the latest reporting period. The total amount of contributions received by a PAC (Political Action Committee) during the election cycle through the latest reporting period. Senate Conservatives Fund: Received contributions totaling HYPERLINK "https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00448696/1843253/se?utm_source="
$293,688.24 for supporting Kari Lake. The total amount of expenditures made by the same PAC (Political Action Committee) during the election cycle through the latest reporting period. Senate Conservatives Fund: Made independent expenditures amounting to HYPERLINK "https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00448696/1843253/se?utm_source="
$293,688.24 in support of Kari Lake. The total amoun...