League of Conservation Voters Action Fund
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| Type: | PAC |
| Affiliation: | League of Conservation Voters |
| Top official: | Gene Karpinski, President[1] |
| Website: | Official website |
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The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (LCV Action Fund) is a PAC that seeks to mobilize voters and to help elect candidates who support pro-environment political policies. It is affiliated with the League of Conservation Voters and its programs.[2]
Mission
According to its website, the mission of the League of Conservation Voters is as follows:[2]
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LCV works to turn environmental values into national, state and local priorities. LCV, in collaboration with our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.[3] |
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The LCV Action Fund seeks to elect candidates who support the mission of the League of Conservation Voters.[2]
Political activity
2016 presidential endorsement
✓ League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[4]
- See also: Endorsements for Hillary Clinton
2016 elections
According to Open Secrets, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund had spent a total of $2,122,382 during the 2016 election cycle as of June 2016. The same source states that over $124,000 of the expenditures were donations made to PACs supporting Democratic candidates.[5]
Endorsements
According to the League of Conservation Voters website, the LCV Action Fund endorsed the following U.S. Senate and House candidates in the 2016 election cycle:[6]
Senate
- Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
- Patty Judge (D-Iowa)
- Baron Hill (D-Ind.)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
- Jason Kander (D-Mo.)
- Deborah Ross (D-N.C.)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)
- Ted Strickland (D-Ohio)
- Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
- Katie McGinty (D-Pa.)
- Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
- Patty Murray (D-Wa.)
- Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)
House
- Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)
- Ami Bera (D-Calif.)
- Jerry McNerney (D-Calif)
- Michael Eggman (D-Calif)
- Julia Brownley (D-Calif.)
- Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.)
- Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)
- Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.)
- Nanette Barragan (D-Calif.)
- Scott Peters (D-Calif.)
- Gail Schwartz (D-Colo.)
- Morgan Carroll (D-Colo.)
- Charlie Crist (D-Fla.)
- Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.)
- James Piotrowski (D-Idaho)
- Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.)
- Monica Vernon (D-Iowa)
- Jim Mowrer (D-Iowa)
- Anthony Brown (D-Md.)
- Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)
- Emily Cain (D-Maine)
- Lon Johnson (D-Mich.)
- Dan Kildee (D-Mich.)
- Paul Clements (D-Mich.)
- Gretchen Driskell (D-Mich.)
- Angie Craig (D-Minn.)
- Terri Bonoff (D-Minn.)
- Denise Juneau (D-Mont.)
- Alma Adams (D-N.C.)
- Jason Walser (D-N.C.)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)
- Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.)
- Ruben Kihuen (D-Nev.)
- Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.)
- John Plumb (D-N.Y.)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)
- Steve Santarsiero (D-Pa.)
- Christina Hartman (D-Pa.)
- Pete Gallego (D-Texas)
- Doug Owens (D-Utah)
- Donald McEachin (D-Va.)
- LuAnn Bennett (D-Va.)
- Suzan DelBene (D-Wa.)
- Derek Kilmer (D-Wa.)
2014 elections
According to Open Secrets, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund spent a total of $2,863,964 during the 2014 election cycle. The same source states that $20,370 of the monies spent were independent expenditures, with $15,461 in support of Democratic candidates.[7]
2012 elections
Open Secrets analyzed the success of 2012 general election cycle spending:[8]
Endorsed candidates
The following individuals were endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund in 2012:[9]
- Barack Obama (Presidential campaign)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI Senate)
- Shelley Berkley (NV Senate)
- Sherrod Brown (OH Senate)
- Maria Cantwell (WA Senate)
- Richard Carmona (AZ Senate)
- Bob Casey (PA Senate)
- Martin Heinrich (NM Senate)
- Mazie Hirono (HI Senate)
- Tim Kaine (VA Senate)
- Angus King (ME Senate)
- Christopher Murphy (CT Senate)
- Bill Nelson (FL Senate)
- Christopher Shays (CT Senate)
- Jon Tester (MT Senate)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA Senate)
- Ron Barber (AZ-08)
- Ami Bera (CA-07)
- Tim Bishop (NY-01)
- Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
- Julia Brownley (CA-26)
- Lois Capps (CA-24)
- Matt Cartwright (PA-17)
- John Delaney (MD-06)
- Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
- Tammy Duckworth (IL-08)
- Donna Edwards (MD-04)
- Lois Frankel (FL-22)
- Pete Gallego (TX-23)
- Robert Garagiola (MD-06)
- Joe Garcia (FL-26)
- David Gill (IL-13)
- Eric Griego (NM-01)
- Raul Grijalva (AZ-03)
- Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
- Denny Heck (WA-10)
- Paul Hirschbiel (VA-02)
- Steven Horsford (NV-04)
- Jared Huffman (CA-02)
- Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
- Pat Kreitlow (WI-07)
- Al Lawson (CA-07)
- Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
- Alan Lowenthal (FL-02)
- Dan Maffei (NY-24)
- Gary McDowell (MI-01)
- Joe Miklosi (CO-06)
- Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
- Mark Murphy (NY-11)
- John Oceguera (NV-03)
- Sal Pace (CO-03)
- Scott Peters (CA-52)
- Dave Reichert (WA-08)
- Brad Schneider (IL-10)
- Julian Schreibman (NY-19)
- Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
- Betty Sutton (OH-16)
- Dina Titus (NV-01)
- Marc Veasey (TX-33)
- Jamie Wall (WI-08)
- Jay Inslee (Governor campaign, WA)
Expenditures
According to Open Secrets, in the 2012 election cycle, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund spent a grand total of $324,033 in independent expenditures, distributed as follows: $68,377 for Democrats, $0 against Democrats, $0 for Republicans and $255,145 against Republicans. The PAC also contributed $16,000 to other PACS supporting Democratic candidates in the 2012 elections.[10]
Finances
2016
According to Open Secrets, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund had received $2,177,640 in donations during the 2016 election cycle as of June 2016.[5]
2014
According to Open Secrets, the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund received a total of $2,895,760 in donations during he 2014 election cycle.[7]
Recent news
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External links
- League of Conservation Voters website
- League of Conservation Voters Education Fund website
- Spending profile at The Wall Street Journal (2012)
Footnotes
- ↑ League of Conservation Voters, "LCV Action Fund Endorses Hillary Clinton for President," November 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 League of Conservation Voters, "Mission," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Hillary Clinton Picks Up Endorsement Of League Of Conservation Voters," November 9, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Open Secrets, "League of Conservation Voters Action Fund profile, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ League of Conservation Voters, "2015-2016 League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsements," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Open Secrets, "League of Conservation Voters Action Fund profile, 2014," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "League of Conservation Voters," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ LCV "Endorsements, 2012," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "League of Conservation Voters Action Fund profile, 2012," accessed August 2, 2016
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