Candidates targeted
10
races with outside spending
pac · VA
JEFFERSON RISING
An outside-spending committee: $5.6M in independent expenditures ($969K supporting, $4.7M opposing candidates) - reported to the FEC, and by law not contributions to any campaign.
- $5.6M
- Independent expenditures
- $969K
- Supporting
- $4.7M
- Opposing
The verdict
JEFFERSON RISING is an outside-spending committee: it made $5.6M in independent expenditures across 10 candidates, mostly opposing ($4.7M).
- $969K
- spent supporting candidates
- $4.7M
- spent opposing candidates
Supporting
$969K
independent expenditures for
Opposing
$4.7M
independent expenditures against
Independent expenditures by JEFFERSON RISING
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.
- $5.6M
- Total outside spending
- $969K
- Supporting
- $4.7M
- Opposing
| Candidate | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin | - | $1.1M |
| Ruben Gallego | - | $1.1M |
| R. Jon Tester | - | $1.1M |
| Jacky Rosen | - | $811K |
| Martin Heinrich | - | $532K |
| Michael J Rogers | $469K | - |
| Kari Lake | $200K | - |
| Sam Brown | $200K | - |
| Eric Hovde | $100K | - |
| Elissa Slotkin | - | $12K |
Lobbying share of total influence 100.0%
Higher share = lobbying-heavy strategy vs. contributions or contracts
What JEFFERSON RISING's influence footprint shows
JEFFERSON RISING is an outside-spending committee: rather than contributing to candidates' committees, it reported $5.6M in independent expenditures to the Federal Election Commission - $969K advocating for candidates and $4.7M opposing them, across 10 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 1 reporting year across 5 distinct LDA issue areas, with emphasis on Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
Lobbying by year
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $310K |
Lobbying issues
Frequently asked questions
How much political influence does JEFFERSON RISING have?
JEFFERSON RISING has a combined political influence footprint of $310K, made up of $310K in lobbying expenditures. This data comes from FEC filings, Senate LDA disclosures, and USAspending.gov records for 2023-2024.
What issues does JEFFERSON RISING lobby on?
JEFFERSON RISING spent $310K on federal lobbying. Key issue areas include Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace. Lobbying disclosures are filed under the Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) and are public record.
Where does the data about JEFFERSON RISING 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.