Issue Super PACs

These PACs are focused on advocating for particular policy issues.

Build CT PAC
  • Focus: Charter schools
  • Income, 2018 (through 11/15 filings): $118,250
Major funder: Alice Walton (AR), $100,000, billionaire daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, ranked by Forbes as wealthiest woman in the world, major funder of charter school and school voucher advocacy.

The PAC targeted its spending to support these candidates
House
  • Juan Candelaria (D)
  • Julio Concepcion (D)
  • Brandon McGee (D)
  • Patricia Billie Miller (D)
  • Geraldo Reyes (D)
  • Robert Sanchez (D)
  • Caroline Simmons (D)
  • Chris Soto (D)
  • Toni Walker (D)
Senate
  • Dennis Bradley (D)
  • Bob Duff (D)
  • Doug McCrory (D)
  • Gary Winfield (D)

Change Course CT IE PAC
  • Focus: Charter schools
  • Income, 2018 (through 10/31 filings): $75,000
Sole funder: Alice Walton (AR), $75,000.  Billionaire daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton, ranked by Forbes as wealthiest woman in the world, major funder of charter school and school voucher advocacy.

The PAC has targeted its spending on supporting these candidates:
Senate
  • Mary Daugherty Abrams (D)
  • Jorge Cabrera (D)
  • Steve Cassano (D)
  • Christine Cohen (D)
  • Will Haskell (D)
  • James Maroney (D)
Governor
  • Ned Lamont (D)

CT League of Conservation Voters PAC
  • Focus: Environmental protection
  • Income, 2018 (through 10/30 filings): $235,000 (individual donations add up to $235,000 though PAC reports aggregate income of $200,000)
Major funders:
  • CT League of Conservation Voters, a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization, $200,000
  •  League of Conservation Voters (DC), a national a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, $20,000
  • David Bingham, retired, $15,000

The CT League focused its spending  on supporting these candidates:
Senate
  • Mark Daugherty Abrams (D)
  • Christine Cohen (D)
  • David A Lawson (D)
  • Vickie Nardello (D)
  • Norman Needleman (D)
Governor
  • Ned Lamont (D)

Their reports indicate that they oppose these candidates:
Senate
  • Craig Miner (R)
  • Len Suzio (R)
House
  • Jonathan Steinberg (D) (however, this appears to be a reporting error, since they have endorsed Steinberg)

Equal Education for All PAC
  • Focus: Charter schools
  • Income, 2018 (through 11/15 filings): $1,510
Major funders: No major funders
This PAC has focused not spent for or against candidates in state elections this year.

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund PAC
  • Focus: Gun control
  • Income, 2018 (through 10/30 filings): $2,438
  • Sole funder: Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund (NY), a 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization

It has targeted very small amounts of spending in support of many candidates
  • Statewide office Ned Lamont, Chris Mattei, William Tong, Joe Ganim, Eva Bermudez-Zimmerman, Monte Frank, Susan Bysiewicz
  • 24 Senate Democratic candidates
  • 60 House Democratic candidates
  • 6 House Republican candidates
  • 1 Senate Green candidate
  • 1 House Green candidate

Leaders for a Stronger Connecticut PAC
  • Focus: Charter schools
  • Income, 2018 (through 11/15 filings): $25,251
  • Major funders: No major funders

This PAC has focused its spending on supporting Pam Staneski (R) for state senate.

Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut PAC
  • Focus: Reproductive health care
  • Income, 2018 (through 10/30 filings): $109,556
Major funder: Planned Parenthood Votes! Connecticut, a 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organization, $60,000

Planned Parenthood focused its spending on supporting these candidates:
House
  • Raghib Allie-Brennan (D)
  • David Borzellino (D)
  • Kate Donnelly (D)
  • Anthony Di Pace (D)
  • Dan Fontaine (D)
  • Anne Harrigan (D)
  • Liz Linehan (D)
  • Pat Wilson Pheanious (D)
  • Christine Rosati Randall (D)
  • Ryan Rogers (D)
Senate
  • Mary Abrams (D)
  • Vickie Nardello (D)

They have opposed these candidates
House
  • Sam Belsito (R)
  • Anne Dauphinais (R)
  • Doug Dubitsky (R)
  • Craig Fishbein (R)
  • John Fusco (R)
  • Carol Hall (R)
  • Lezley Zupkus (R)

Senate
  • Michael McLachlan (R)
  • Rob Sampson (R)
  • Len Suzio (R)

Income and targeting information are as of dates above. This information may change from day to day.