political action committee
noun
: a group formed (as by an industry or an issue-oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group's interests
Examples of political action committee in a Sentence
The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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In addition to the recommendations from the True Texas Project, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as an anti-government organization, Tipping, Farrar and Anderson received support from the Keep Tarrant Red PAC, a Republican political action committee.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
The group’s political action committee gave Gray $2,000 during the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission data.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
In 2024, Southern Waste Systems donated nearly $8.9 million to Right for America, the super political action committee Lomangino co-founded to push for Trump's reelection.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Hutchinson also pointed out that the union’s political action committee raised more than $100,000 for school board elections and directly contributed funds to current board members Rachel Latta and VanCedric Williams and candidate for District 5, Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
The group’s political action committee gave Gray $2,000 during the 2024 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission data.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2025
In 2024, Southern Waste Systems donated nearly $8.9 million to Right for America, the super political action committee Lomangino co-founded to push for Trump's reelection.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Hutchinson also pointed out that the union’s political action committee raised more than $100,000 for school board elections and directly contributed funds to current board members Rachel Latta and VanCedric Williams and candidate for District 5, Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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