Fair Share Action

Fair Share Action
Formation August 2012[1]
Type Super PAC
Purpose To support Democratic candidates and oppose Republican candidates
Location
Affiliations Fair Share[2]
Website www.fairshareaction.org

Fair Share Action is an American super PAC that seeks to elect Democratic candidates to political office.[3] Fair Share Action is an unaffiliated Super PAC. It shares a name with the 501(c)(4) Fair Share.

Fair Share Action was launched in Colorado in August 2012.[1] The super PAC is heavily funded by Tim Gill, a computer software entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist. Fair Share Action also received $550,000 in seed funding from Environment America. Billionaire Tom Steyer, the National Education Association, and America Votes have also funded Fair Share Action.[4][5][6]

The group's initial activities included get out the vote efforts in Colorado, Florida, and New Hampshire for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[1][7] In 2014, Fair Share Action reported spending $4,363,917 on federal electoral efforts, including more than $1.5 million on efforts to re-elect former Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Udall, who was ultimately defeated.[8][9][10] In the July 15, 2016 Report of Disbursements, Fair Share Action, was named as a donor to Correct the Record, a political action group exposing political opponents of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.[11] http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-trolling-20160506-snap-htmlstory.html

References

  1. 1 2 3 Crummy, Karen (October 28, 2012). "Democratic activist Tim Gill heavily funded federal super PAC". Denver Post. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.fairshareonline.org
  3. ↑ "Fair Share Action". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Olsen-Phillips, Peter (October 24, 2014). "Revenge of the Democrats: Wealthy liberals top list of super PAC donors in 2014". Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Biddle, Rishawn (December 2, 2013). "NEA's $131 Million Spree". Dropout Nation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Beckel, Michael (May 21, 2014). "Secretive Liberal Group Bankrolled By Anonymous Donors". Huffington Post. Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Wyatt, Kristen (October 19, 2012). "Suburban Denver District Now A Costly Battleground". CBS Denver. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Markay, Lachlan (October 21, 2014). "Democracy Alliance Dark Money Network Spends Millions for Udall". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "FAIR SHARE ACTION (2014 cycle )". Influence Explorer. Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Fish, Sandra (August 27, 2014). "Outside groups lead spending on Colo. political ads". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ↑
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