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Reasons offered for why "big money" in politics (campaign contributions and high level lobbying from corporations and the wealthy) should be regulated include: it "results in corruption"; [42] (i.e., “quid pro quo corruption”, or bribery); [43] harms trust in government; [42] decreases public interest in public affairs and government; [42]
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
Money raised is applied for the salaries of non-volunteers in the campaign, transportation, campaign materials, media advertisements and other contingencies. Under United States law, officially declared candidates are required to file campaign finance details with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) at the end of every calendar month or quarter.
According to FEC reports, Heinrich's campaign raised almost $3.3 million last year in individual contributions, making it No. 24 in the top 50 Senate campaigns to do so.
Whereas the Trone campaign so far this year received about 200 contributions, including those from himself, according to the Federal Election Commission reports, the Alsobrooks campaign has ...
Congressional Candidates who received campaign money from the NRA -- click on arrows to sort the columns -- Candidate State House (H) or Senate (S) Party R=Republican D=Democrat Amount Election cycle Career totals (as of 2023) Notes Roy Blunt: MO S R $11,900 2016 - [14] [15] Barbara Comstock: VA H R $10,400 2016 - [14] Richard Burr: NC S R ...
Harris’ campaign finance report covering spending through Oct. 16 showed one endorsement ... Providing the services for free could have been considered an in-kind campaign contribution, ...