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What are Independent Expenditures and Communications Costs?
Organizations and individuals looking to do more than just write a check to their favorite candidates can spend unlimited money — independently — to buy ads, send mail or otherwise advocate for the election or defeat of specific candidates. Following a series of recent court decisions, companies, unions and other groups have joined individuals in the ability to make these independent expenditures without any limits. The spending is reported to the FEC, but sources of funds may or may not be disclosed.
Internal communication costs are internal political messages generally aimed only at the members of a union or organization, or company executives. These may be coordinated with the candidates and can be paid for directly from the organization's treasury.
Not included in these totals are funds spent for so-called "issue ads" that don't explicitly call for any candidates' election or defeat. That spending is not reported to the FEC. [x close]
Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses as of June 20, 2019
For Democrats | $2,995,677 | 58.20% |
Against Republicans | $2,151,348 | 41.80% |
For Republicans | $35 | 0.00% |
Against Democrats | $0 | 0.00% |
Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses Details
Candidate | State | Party | Chamber | Total | For | Against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams, Alma | NC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Aguilar, Pete | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Allred, Colin | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Axne, Cindy | IA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Baer, Lauren | FL | D | House | $18,657 | $18,657 | $0 |
Baldwin, Tammy | WI | D | Senate | $69 | $69 | $0 |
Balter, Dana | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Barragan, Nanette | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Barzee Flores, Mary | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bassilian, Ron | CA | R | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Beatty, Joyce | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bera, Ami | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Beyer, Don | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bishop, Mike | MI | R | House | $73,260 | $0 | $73,260 |
Blumenauer, Earl | OR | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bonamici, Suzanne | OR | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Boyle, Brendan | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Brindisi, Anthony | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Brown, Lisa | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Brown, Sherrod | OH | D | Senate | $69 | $69 | $0 |
Brownley, Julia | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bryce, Randy | WI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Bustos, Cheri | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Butterfield, G K | NC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cantwell, Maria | WA | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Carbajal, Salud | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cardenas, Tony | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cardin, Ben | MD | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Carper, Tom | DE | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Carson, Andre | IN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Casey, Bob | PA | D | Senate | $47 | $47 | $0 |
Casten, Sean | IL | D | House | $33 | $33 | $0 |
Castor, Kathy | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Castro, Joaquin | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Chu, Judy | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cicilline, David | RI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cisneros, Gil | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Clay, William L Jr | MO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cleaver, Emanuel | MO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Clinton, Hillary | D | President | $19,257 | $19,257 | $0 | |
Clyburn, James E | SC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cockburn, Leslie | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Coffman, Mike | CO | R | House | $8,250 | $0 | $8,250 |
Coleman, Bonnie | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Correa, Lou | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Costa, Jim | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Courtney, Joe | CT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cox, TJ | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Craig, Angie | MN | D | House | $112,959 | $112,959 | $0 |
Crist, Charlie | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Crow, Jason | CO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Cummings, Elijah E | MD | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Davids, Sharice | KS | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Davis, Danny K | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Davis, Paul | KS | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Davis, Susan A | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Dean, Madeleine | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
DeFazio, Peter | OR | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
DeGette, Diana | CO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
DeLauro, Rosa L | CT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
DelBene, Suzan | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Delgado, Antonio | NY | D | House | $33 | $33 | $0 |
Demings, Val | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Desaulnier, Mark | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Deutch, Ted | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Dingell, Debbie | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
DiNicola, Ron | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Doggett, Lloyd | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Driskell, Gretchen | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Eastman, Kara | NE | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Escobar, Veronica | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Evans, Dwight | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Faso, John | NY | R | House | $439,957 | $0 | $439,957 |
Feehan, Daniel | MN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Feinstein, Dianne | CA | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Finkenauer, Abby | IA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Fitzpatrick, Brian | PA | R | House | $24,655 | $0 | $24,655 |
Fletcher, Lizzie | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Foster, Bill | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Frankel, Lois J | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Fudge, Marcia L | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gabbard, Tulsi | HI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gallego, Ruben | AZ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Garcia, Jesus | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Garcia, Sylvia | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gasper, Theresa | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gershon, Perry | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gillibrand, Kirsten | NY | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Glenn, Darryl | CO | R | House | $10,642 | $0 | $10,642 |
Golden, Jared | ME | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gomez, Jimmy | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gonzalez, Vicente | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Gottheimer, Josh | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Green, Al | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Grijalva, Raul M | AZ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Haaland, Debra | NM | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Harder, Josh | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Hastings, Alcee L | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Hawley, Josh | MO | R | Senate | $6,281 | $0 | $6,281 |
Heck, Dennis | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Heck, Joe | NV | R | Senate | $407 | $0 | $407 |
Heinrich, Martin | NM | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Heller, Dean | NV | R | Senate | $252,884 | $0 | $252,884 |
Hill, Katie | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Himes, Jim | CT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Hirono, Mazie K | HI | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Hoagenson, Renee | MO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Horsford, Steven | NV | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Houlahan, Chrissy | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Hoyer, Steny H | MD | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Jackson Lee, Sheila | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Janz, Andrew | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Jayapal, Pramila | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Jeffries, Hakeem | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Johnson, Eddie Bernice | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Johnson, Hank | GA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Jones, Gina | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kaine, Tim | VA | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Keating, Bill | MA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kelly, Robin | IL | D | House | $70 | $70 | $0 |
Kilmer, Derek | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kim, Andy | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
King, Angus | ME | I | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kirkpatrick, Ann | AZ | D | House | $10,747 | $10,747 | $0 |
Klobuchar, Amy | MN | D | Senate | $1 | $1 | $0 |
Kohl, Dan | WI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kopser, Joseph | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Krishnamoorthi, Raja | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Kuster, Ann | NH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lamb, Conor | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Larsen, Rick | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Larson, John B | CT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lawrence, Brenda | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lawson, Al | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lee, Barbara | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lee, Susie | NV | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Levin, Andy | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Levin, Mike | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lewis, Jason | MN | R | House | $57,305 | $0 | $57,305 |
Lewis, John | GA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lieu, Ted | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Loebsack, David | IA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Londrigan, Betsy Dirksen | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Long, Carolyn | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Longjohn, Matt | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lowenthal, Alan | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Lujan, Ben Ray | NM | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Luria, Elaine | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Malinowski, Tom | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Maloney, Carolyn B | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Maloney, Sean Patrick | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Manning, Kathy | NC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Mast, Brian | FL | R | House | $37 | $0 | $37 |
Masto, Catherine Cortez | NV | D | Senate | $222 | $222 | $0 |
Matsui, Doris O | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McBath, Lucy | GA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McCaskill, Claire | MO | D | Senate | $522 | $522 | $0 |
McClure, Jessica | NE | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McCollum, Betty | MN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McEachin, Donald | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McGinty, Katie | PA | D | Senate | $3,100 | $3,100 | $0 |
McGovern, James P | MA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McLeod-Skinner, Jamie | OR | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McNerney, Jerry | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
McSally, Martha | AZ | R | Senate | $566,994 | $0 | $566,994 |
Menendez, Robert | NJ | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Moore, Gwen | WI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Morelle, Joseph D | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Morgan, Matt | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Morse, Jessica | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Moulton, Seth | MA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Murphy, Christopher S | CT | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Murphy, Stephanie | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Napolitano, Grace | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Neal, Richard E | MA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Neal, Rick | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Neguse, Joseph | CO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Nelson, Bill | FL | D | Senate | $23,805 | $23,805 | $0 |
Nicholson, Kevin | WI | R | Senate | $671 | $0 | $671 |
Norcross, Don | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Norton, Eleanor Holmes | DC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
O'Connor, Danny | OH | D | House | $290 | $290 | $0 |
O'Halleran, Tom | AZ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
O'Rourke, Beto | TX | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Omar, Ilhan | MN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Palzewicz, Tom | WI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Pappas, Chris | NH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Pascrell, Bill Jr | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Paulsen, Erik | MN | R | House | $94,619 | $0 | $94,619 |
Pelosi, Nancy | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Peters, Scott | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Peterson, Lea Marquez | AZ | R | House | $6,692 | $0 | $6,692 |
Phillips, Dean | MN | D | House | $106,764 | $106,764 | $0 |
Pingree, Chellie | ME | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Porter, Katie | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Portman, Rob | OH | R | Senate | $4,962 | $0 | $4,962 |
Price, David | NC | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Pureval, Aftab | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Quigley, Mike | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Rader, Betsy | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Radinovich, Joe | MN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Raybould, Jane | NE | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Renacci, Jim | OH | R | Senate | $743 | $0 | $743 |
Rochester, Lisa Blunt | DE | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Rose, Max | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Rosen, Jacky | NV | D | Senate | $660 | $660 | $0 |
Rosendale, Matt | MT | R | Senate | $791 | $0 | $791 |
Roskam, Peter | IL | R | House | $416,276 | $0 | $416,276 |
Rouda, Harley | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Ruiz, Raul | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Rush, Bobby L | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Ryan, Tim | OH | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Sanchez, Linda | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Sanders, Bernie | VT | I | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Scanlon, Mary Gay | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schakowsky, Jan | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schiff, Adam | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schneider, Brad | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schrader, Kurt | OR | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schrier, Kim | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Schultz, Debbie Wasserman | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Scott, George | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Scott, Rick | FL | R | Senate | $109,929 | $0 | $109,929 |
Sewell, Terri A | AL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Sherman, Brad | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Sherrill, Mikie | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Shirley, Liuba Grechen | NY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Sinema, Kyrsten | AZ | D | Senate | $824,091 | $824,091 | $0 |
Sires, Albio | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Slotkin, Elissa | MI | D | House | $75 | $75 | $0 |
Smith, Adam | WA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Smith, Tina | MN | D | Senate | $33,815 | $33,815 | $0 |
Soderberg, Nancy | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Soto, Darren | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Spanberger, Abigail | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Speier, Jackie | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Stabenow, Debbie | MI | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Stanton, Greg | AZ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Steele, Dayna | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Stevens, Haley | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Strickland, Ted | OH | D | Senate | $4,962 | $4,962 | $0 |
Swalwell, Eric | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Takano, Mark | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Tester, Jon | MT | D | Senate | $69 | $69 | $0 |
Thompson, Bennie G | MS | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Thompson, Mike | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Tipirneni, Hiral | AZ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Titus, Dina | NV | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Tlaib, Rashida | MI | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Toomey, Pat | PA | R | Senate | $3,187 | $0 | $3,187 |
Torres, Norma | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Trump, Donald | R | President | $72,806 | $0 | $72,806 | |
Underwood, Lauren A | IL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Vanostran, Cort | MO | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Vargas, Juan | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Veasey, Marc | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Vela, Filemon | TX | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Wallace, Scott | PA | D | House | $1,827,590 | $1,827,590 | $0 |
Warren, Elizabeth | MA | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Waters, Maxine | CA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Watson, Liz | IN | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Welch, Peter | VT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Welle, Josh | NJ | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Wexton, Jennifer | VA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon | RI | D | Senate | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Wild, Susan | PA | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Williams, Kathleen | MT | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Wilson, Frederica | FL | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
Yarmuth, John A | KY | D | House | $35 | $35 | $0 |
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