152 candidates rejecting corporate PAC money have advanced to the general election so far
Following this week’s primaries in Massachusetts, a total of 152 Democratic candidates rejecting corporate PAC money have advanced to the general election in November so far. End Citizens United (ECU) continues to work with candidates joining the movement to forgo corporate PAC money and instead run people-powered, reform-focused campaigns. These reformers are proving that there’s an alternative to the Big Money machine fueling the corrupt status quo in Washington.
152 No Corporate PAC Candidates Have Advanced to the General Election
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43 No Corporate PAC incumbents have advanced to the general election
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3 Senate incumbents
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40 House incumbents
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109 No Corporate PAC Challengers have advanced to the general election
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11 Senate challengers
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98 House challengers
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82% of Candidates on the DCCC’s Red to Blue List are Rejecting Corporate PAC Money
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In the 2016 cycle, only 6% of Red to Blue candidates rejected corporate PAC money
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In the 2018 cycle, 72% of Red to Blue candidates rejected corporate PAC money
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In the 2020 cycle so far, 82% of Red to Blue candidates are rejecting corporate PAC money
Frontline Member Fundraising through Q2 of 2020
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In Q2, candidates rejecting corporate PAC money in battleground districts outraised candidates who accepted the money by an average of $163,300.
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This is the sixth consecutive quarter of the 2020 cycle where DCCC Frontline Members rejecting corporate PAC contributions outraised Frontline Members who accept them.
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For the 2020 cycle overall, no corporate PAC Frontline Members outraised Members who don’t refuse corporate PAC money by an average of $516,800.
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Seven of the ten highest raising Frontliners reject corporate PAC money.
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Eight no corporate PAC Frontline Members raised over $1 million.
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