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The political action committee emerged from the labor movement of 1943. [10] The first PAC was the CIO-PAC, formed in July 1943 under CIO president Philip Murray and headed by Sidney Hillman. It was established after the U.S. Congress prohibited unions from giving direct contributions to political candidates. [10]
Arch Coal Political Action Committee (ARCHPAC) – St. Louis, MO. COALPAC, A Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association – Washington, D.C. Foundation Coal Corporation Political Action Committee – Linthicum Heights, MD; Murray Energy PAC – Pepper Pike, OH; Peabody Energy Corp. PAC (Peabody PAC) – St. Louis, MO
The first-ever "political action committee" in the United States of America was the Congress of Industrial Organizations – Political Action Committee or CIO-PAC (1943–1955). What distinguished the CIO-PAC from previous political groups (including the AFL 's political operations) was its "open, public operation, soliciting support from non ...
Chloe Akers, the former Knoxville attorney who created and then disbanded the Liminal political action committee (a "movement of moderates") after raising more than $400,000, has been busy ...
Logo of Progressive Democrats of America. Progressive Democrats of America is an American political action committee that was founded in the summer of 2004 by Kevin Spidel, the National Field Director for the Kucinich for President campaign and Tim Carpenter, the Deputy Campaign Manager for Kucinich and activists from the Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich campaigns with the goal to make the ...
Americans for a Republican Majority (also ARMPAC) was a political action committee formed by former Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and directed by Karl Gallant. On July 7, 2006 ARMPAC reached an agreement with the Federal Election Commission to pay a fine of $115,000 for various violations and to shut down operations. [1]
The ASPIRE PAC (short for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering Political Action Committee), formerly known as the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC (CAPAC Leadership PAC), is a United States political action committee established in 2011 by Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27). [1]
[clarification needed] Today, the definition of "public affairs" is much broader, encompassing political involvement, lobbying (government relations), political action committees, corporate community involvement, issues management, grassroots advocacy, and public relations. This broadening of the field of public affairs and an increased ...