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.
| Formation | August 2012[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Super PAC |
| Purpose | To support Democratic candidates and oppose Republican candidates |
| Location | |
| Affiliations | Fair Share[2] |
| Website | www |
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] 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.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Crummy, Karen (October 28, 2012). "Democratic activist Tim Gill heavily funded federal super PAC". Denver Post. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Home". fairshareonline.org.
- ^ "Fair Share Action". OpenSecrets.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biddle, Rishawn (December 2, 2013). "NEA's $131 Million Spree". Dropout Nation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Beckel, Michael (May 21, 2014). "Secretive Liberal Group Bankrolled By Anonymous Donors". Huffington Post. Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Wyatt, Kristen (October 19, 2012). "Suburban Denver District Now A Costly Battleground". CBS Denver. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "FAIR SHARE ACTION (2014 cycle )". Influence Explorer. Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ Fish, Sandra (August 27, 2014). "Outside groups lead spending on Colo. political ads". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For Other Than An Authorized Committee" (PDF).
- ^ "Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC". Los Angeles Times. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2021-04-28.