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Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee

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Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee
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Basic facts
Location:Washington, D.C.
Type:PAC
Affiliation:Congressional Black Caucus
Top official:Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.)
Website:Official website

Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee (CBC PAC) is the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus. The PAC is headed by 21 members including members of Congress. The PAC focuses on issues that impact African Americans.

Mission

According to the Congressional Black Caucus PAC website, the mission of the organization is as follows:[1]

“

The CBC PAC works to increase the number of African Americans in the U.S. Congress, support non-Black candidates that champion our interests, and promote African American participation in the political process-with an emphasis on young voters.[2]

”

Background

The Congressional Black Caucus PAC (CBC PAC) is the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus and as such is active in political spending. Notable, the PAC makes disbursements in support of Congressional candidate campaigns.[3] The PAC focuses on issues that impact African Americans.

Activity

In March 2016, ColorOfChange.org (COC) asked the Congressional Black Caucus to reconsider the board composition of the PAC. COC argued that the PAC's ties with lobbyist for private prisons, tobacco and restaurants are problematic. COC stated "The depth of corporate influence over the CBC PAC is so troubling because its endorsements carry the name of the Congressional Black Caucus, trading off a name that is wrapped in the moral authority of the civil rights movement. Black caucus members should be leading, not following the disastrous trend towards more corporate control over government."[4] COC cited former Maryland congressman, now lobbyist, Dickstein Shapiro, who formerly represented Lorillard Tobacco, and Akin Gump employees' contributions to the PAC, which lobbies for Corrections Corporation of America.[4] In response, the PAC's chairman, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), stated that "concerns are overblown because the board members are there to represent themselves, not their companies or clients, and they support the PAC's mission and want to give back to the community."[4]

Campaign money

Political candidates CBC PAC contributed to or supported in the 2016 election cycle (this list may not be exhaustive):[5]

Candidate Office Party State Amount
Alma Adams U.S. House Democrat North Carolina $5,000
Sanford Bishop U.S. House Democrat Georgia $5,000
Corrine Brown U.S. House Democrat Florida $5,000
Bonnie Coleman U.S. House Democrat New Jersey $5,000
Danny Davis U.S. House Democrat Illinois $5,000
Val Demings U.S. House Democrat Florida $5,000
Chaka Fattah U.S. House Democrat Pennsylvania $5,000
Isadore Hall U.S. House Democrat California $5,000
Alcee Hastings U.S. House Democrat Florida $5,000
Will Jawando U.S. House Democrat Maryland $5,000
Eddie Bernice Johnson U.S. House Democrat Texas $5,000
Robin Kelly U.S. House Democrat Illinois $5,000
Donald McEachin U.S. House Democrat Virginia $5,000
Stacey Plaskett U.S. House Democrat U.S. Virgin Islands $5,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester U.S. House Democrat Delaware $5,000
Bobby Rush U.S. House Democrat Illinois $5,000
Marc Veasey U.S. House Democrat Texas $5,000
Scott Peters U.S. House Democrat California $2,000
Ami Bera U.S. House Democrat California $1,500
Kamala Harris U.S. Senate Democrat California $5,000

Political candidates CBC PAC contributed to or supported in the 2014 election cycle (this list may not be exhaustive):[6]

Candidate name Office Party State Dollar amount
Alma Adams For Congress U.S. House Democrat North Carolina $5,000
Ami Bera For Congress U.S. House Democrat California $1,500
Brenda Lawrence For Congress U.S. House Democrat Michigan $5,000
Suzan DelBene For Congress U.S. House Democrat Washington $1,500
Dr. Raul Ruiz For Congress U.S. House Democrat California $1,500
Chaka Fattah For Congress U.S. House Democrat Pennsylvania $5,000
Friends Of Cheri Bustos U.S. House Democrat Illinois $1,500
Friends Of Dan Maffei U.S. House Democrat New York $1,500
Friends Of Patrick Murphy U.S. House Democrat Florida $1,500
Joe Garcia For Congress U.S. House Democrat Florida $1,500
Kurt Schrader For Congress U.S. House Democrat Oregon $1,500
Kyrsten Sinema For Congress U.S. House Democrat Arizona $1,500
Gwen Moore For Congress U.S. House Democrat Wisconsin $2,500
Ron Barber For Congress U.S. House Democrat Arizona $1,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. For Congress U.S. House Democrat Georgia $5,000
Brad Schneider For Congress U.S. House Democrat Illinois $1,500
Scott Peters For Congress U.S. House Democrat California $1,500
Sean Patrick Maloney For Congress U.S. House Democrat New York $1,500
Steve Cohen For Congress U.S. House Democrat Tennessee $1,000
Tim Bishop For Congress U.S. House Democrat New York $1,500

Leadership

The following is a list of the leadership of the CBC PAC:[7]

Finances

The following is a list of the disbursement totals for each year since 2001 made by CBC PAC.

Total annual disbursements since 2001
Year Disbursement total
2015 $480,013[8]
2014 $480,995[9]
2013 $211,621[10]
2012 $379,070[11]
2011 $330,793[12]
2010 $500,299[13]
2009 $246,571[14]
2008 $318,541[15]
2007 $96,931[16]
2006 $516,314[17]
2005 $214,303[18]
2004 $270,505[19]
2003 $138,610[20]
2002 $151,234[21]
2001 $118,452[22]

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ CBC PAC, "About," accessed March 3, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ FEC, "Disclosure Data Search: Congressional Black Caucus PAC," accessed March 3, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Politico, "Lobbying the Trump administration?" March 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Open Secrets, "CBC, 2016," accessed July 7, 2016
  6. ↑ FEC, "Form 3X, CBC PAC (October 2014)," accessed March 3, 2016
  7. ↑ CBC PAC, "Leadership," accessed March 3, 2016
  8. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2015)," accessed March 3, 2016
  9. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2014)," accessed March 3, 2016
  10. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2013)," accessed March 3, 2016
  11. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2012)," accessed March 3, 2016
  12. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2011)," accessed March 3, 2016
  13. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2010)," accessed March 3, 2016
  14. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2009)," accessed March 3, 2016
  15. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2008)," accessed March 3, 2016
  16. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2007)," accessed March 3, 2016
  17. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2006)," accessed March 3, 2016
  18. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2005)," accessed March 3, 2016
  19. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2004)," accessed March 3, 2016
  20. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2003)," accessed March 3, 2016
  21. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2002)," accessed March 3, 2016
  22. ↑ FEC, "FEC Form 3X, CBC PAC (Year End 2001)," accessed March 3, 2016
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