Candidates targeted
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races with outside spending
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FIRST
An outside-spending committee: $264K in independent expenditures ($264K supporting, $0 opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $264K
- Independent expenditures
- $264K
- Supporting
- $68K
- Contributions
The verdict
FIRST is an outside-spending committee: it made $264K in independent expenditures across 1 candidate, mostly supporting ($264K).
- $264K
- spent supporting candidates
- $68K
- direct contributions
Supporting
$264K
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$0
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by FIRST
Money this committee spent independently to support or oppose candidates, reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign and not coordinated with it.
- $264K
- Total outside spending
- $264K
- Supporting
- $0
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Kidd | $264K | - |
What FIRST's influence footprint shows
FIRST is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $264K in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $264K advocating for candidates and $0 opposing them, across 1 race. By law these expenditures are made independently of, and uncoordinated with, any campaign, and they are not subject to contribution limits, which is how a single committee can deploy this scale of money. They are reported here separately from contributions because they are a fundamentally different mechanism of political influence.
On the campaign side, FIRST's PAC contributions reached 10 federal politicians, led by Kirsten Gillibrand at $10K.
Politicians supported
| Politician | Party | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten Gillibrand | D | $10K |
| Lisa Blunt rochester | D | $10K |
| R. Jon Tester | D | $10K |
| Robert P. Jr. Casey | D | $10K |
| Jacky Rosen | D | $10K |
| Sherrod Brown | D | $5K |
| Timothy Michael Kaine | D | $5K |
| Elissa Slotkin | D | $3K |
| Angus S. Jr. King | I | $3K |
| Colin Allred | D | $3K |
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does FIRST have?
FIRST has a combined political influence footprint of $68K, made up of $68K in campaign contributions. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
Which politicians does FIRST support?
FIRST contributed $68K to political campaigns during the 2024 election cycle through its PAC. FIRST supported 10 politicians, with the largest contribution going to Kirsten Gillibrand ($10K). All contribution data is sourced from Federal Election Commission filings.
Where does the data about FIRST come from?
PlainInfluence aggregates data from three federal sources: the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for campaign contributions, the Senate Office of Public Records for lobbying disclosures under the Lobbying Disclosure Act, and USAspending.gov for federal contract awards. Data covers the 2023-2024 reporting period.
What is "total influence" and how is it calculated?
Total influence is the sum of an organization's campaign contributions, lobbying spending, and federal contract values. It provides a single metric for comparing the overall political and economic footprint of organizations in the federal arena. Each component is independently sourced from official government filings.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verify the underlying filings at fec.gov/data.
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Every figure on PlainInfluence is rendered directly from official FEC, Senate LDA and USAspending records, no number is typed in by an editor. Contribution, lobbying, and contract totals are aggregated directly from FEC, Senate LDA, and USAspending bulk data, no figure is hand-entered. Disclosed contributions, lobbying, and contracts are lawful, regulated activities, appearing on this page is not an allegation of wrongdoing. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our disclaimer, or report a data error. Data current as of 2023-2024.