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Recent Examples of political action committee
Between political action committees, hundreds of thousands of dollars flooded into the race to oppose candidates.
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart and their companies showered $1.9 million on political action committees supporting DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida, the Miami Herald found.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Spokespeople for Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, didn’t immediately comment Monday.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Sexton’s campaign and political action committee, Cam PAC, did nearly $25,000 in business with Revily during the 2014 cycle.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Devan Patel, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
Carlos Duart and Tina Vidal-Duart and their companies showered $1.9 million on political action committees supporting DeSantis and the Republican Party of Florida, the Miami Herald found.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Spokespeople for Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, didn’t immediately comment Monday.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Sexton’s campaign and political action committee, Cam PAC, did nearly $25,000 in business with Revily during the 2014 cycle.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.—
Mike McShane,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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Emily Pacheco is the founder of the AI special interest group for The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Campaigning is expensive, so if the people you are elected to represent are going broke, special interest groups fill the fiscal void.—
Christopher Eric Bouchat,
Baltimore Sun,
29 July 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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