What super PACs are, how they work, and which ones matter.
Lean / focus: Latino political representation / Democratic Founded: 2014 Type: Hybrid PAC (Carey committee) The Latino Victory Fund is the political arm of Latino Victory, an organization founded in 2014 to build Latino political power and to elect Latino candidates to public office at every level. Latino Victory operates a 501(c)(3) foundation, a 501(c)(4) … Read more
Lean / focus: Veterans / Democratic Founded: 2006 Type: Super PAC plus affiliated PAC and 501(c)(4) VoteVets is a progressive political organization founded in 2006 by Iraq War veteran Jon Soltz, focused on electing veterans of the post-9/11 wars to federal office and on advocating for veterans’ policy issues, national security, and (increasingly) firearm regulation. … Read more
Lean / focus: Gun rights / Republican Founded: 1976 (as PAC); affiliated NRA Victory Fund super PAC founded later Type: Traditional PAC plus affiliated super PAC (NRA Victory Fund) The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is the political action committee of the National Rifle Association, founded in 1976 and historically one of the most influential … Read more
Lean / focus: Gun control / Democratic Founded: 2014 Type: Super PAC Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund is the super PAC arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun-control advocacy organization in the United States. Everytown was formed in 2014 from the merger of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (founded in 2006 by then-New … Read more
Lean / focus: Pro-Trump / former RFK Jr. supporters Founded: October 2024 Type: Super PAC 2024 cycle receipts: ~$8.4 million MAHA Alliance — “Make America Healthy Again” — is one of the more politically novel super PACs of the 2024 cycle. It was established in October 2024 by former senior staff of Robert F. Kennedy … Read more
Lean / focus: Conservative Founded: 2014 Type: Super PAC 2024 cycle spending: ~$35 million on presidential race, plus tens of millions in Senate races Restoration PAC is the principal political vehicle of Richard “Dick” Uihlein, the CEO of shipping-supplies company Uline and one of the largest conservative individual donors in American politics. The PAC was … Read more
Lean / focus: Pro-DeSantis / Republican (2024 presidential primary) Founded: 2023 Type: Super PAC Never Back Down was the primary super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s 2024 Republican presidential primary campaign — and one of the most analyzed cautionary tales of the post-Citizens United era. The group was launched in early 2023 by former … Read more
Lean / focus: Pro-Haley / Republican (2024 presidential primary) Founded: 2021 Type: Hybrid PAC (Carey committee) 2024 cycle receipts: ~$89 million SFA Fund Inc. — formally “Stand for America Fund” — was the principal super PAC supporting former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s 2024 Republican presidential primary campaign. It became, for a period in late 2023 … Read more
Lean / focus: Democratic Founded: 2011 Type: Hybrid PAC (Carey committee) Priorities USA Action was the principal Democratic super PAC of the early post-Citizens United era, serving as the dominant pro-presidential vehicle for Barack Obama in 2012, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020. The group was founded by Bill Burton and Sean … Read more
Lean / focus: Conservative / Republican establishment Founded: 2010 Type: Super PAC American Crossroads is the original modern conservative super PAC and one of the most historically important political committees of the post-Citizens United era. Founded in 2010 by Republican strategist Karl Rove, former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie, former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, and GOP … Read more