One Super PAC Spending Big

In a year when spending by outside groups is down sharply in Virginia, one group is bucking the trend. Virginia Progress – a Super PAC set up to help re-elect Democratic Sen. Mark Warner – has spent $1.4 million in TV buys this year. That’s more than all other groups combined.

Who’s funding the TV buys – all of them attacking Republican challenger Ed Gillespie?

TOP DONORS TO VIRGINIA PROGRESS PAC

• Alcantara, LLC - $150,000
• Janice Brandt - $100,000
• Thomas A. DePasquale - $100,000
• Mark J. Kington - $100,000
• Seth Klarman - $100,000
• David P. Mixer - $100,000
• Eric Schmidt - $100,000
• James B. Murray, Jr. - $100,000


Virginia Progress PAC – originally called Ending Gridlock PAC – was formed in January and is based in Washington, DC. Under FEC rules, SuperPACs can accept unlimited donations as long as they do not donate money to a candidate or coordinate their efforts with any campaign.

More than half of the 28 donors who have given $1,000 or more to Virginia Progress are previous donors to one of Warner’s state political committees. Warner served as Governor of Virginia from 2002-2006.

According to the Federal Election Commission, all of Progress Virginia’s independent expenditures have been spent to produce and air TV ads opposing Gillespie.

In the 2012 U.S. Senate race in Virginia, outside groups spent more than the two candidates combined. This year, Virginia is a relative backwater for national groups seeking to influence Senate or Congressional elections.

As of June 30, Sen. Mark Warner’s campaign has spent $4.7 million on the Democrat’s reelection bid. Gillespie’s campaign has spent $3.1 million.

Sept. 24, 2014

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