Candidates targeted
12
races with outside spending
pac · CO
PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND
An outside-spending committee: $72K in independent expenditures ($63K supporting, $9K opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $72K
- Independent expenditures
- $63K
- Supporting
- $9K
- Opposing
The verdict
PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND is an outside-spending committee: it made $72K in independent expenditures across 12 candidates, mostly supporting ($63K).
- $63K
- spent supporting candidates
- $9K
- spent opposing candidates
Supporting
$63K
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$9K
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND
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.
- $72K
- Total outside spending
- $63K
- Supporting
- $9K
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| R. Jon Tester | $17K | - |
| Monica Tranel | $15K | - |
| Kamala Harris | $10K | - |
| Caroline Gleich | $7K | - |
| Jacky Rosen | $7K | - |
| Kari Lake | - | $4K |
| Tim Sheehy | - | $3K |
| Donald J. Trump | - | $2K |
| Martin Heinrich | $2K | - |
| Jessica Morse | $2K | - |
| Ruben Gallego | $2K | - |
| Adam Frisch | $2K | - |
Lobbying share of total influence 100.0%
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
What PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND's influence footprint shows
PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $72K in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $63K advocating for candidates and $9K opposing them, across 12 races. 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.
Its lobbying profile spans 2 reporting years across 3 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Environment/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $19K |
| 2023 | $6K |
Lobbying issues
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND have?
PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND has a combined political influence footprint of $25K, made up of $25K in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
What issues does PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND lobby on?
PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND spent $25K on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Environment/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about PROTECT OUR WINTERS ACTION FUND 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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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.