KochPAC

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'''KochPAC''' (the '''Koch Industries Inc Political Action Committee''') is a United States political action committee that represents the interests of Koch Industries and its affiliates.<ref name="O'Connor 2012-10-15"> {{cite news | first = Clare | last = O'Connor | title = Koch Brothers' 'Pro-Romney' Letter To Staff: Is Koch PAC Non-Partisan, As They Claim? | date = 2012-10-15 | url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/10/15/koch-brothers-pro-romney-letter-to-staff-is-koch-pac-non-partisan-as-they-claim/ | work = Forbes | accessdate = 2013-02-22}}</ref>

==Background==

KochPAC is a political action committee that is funded by employees of Koch Industries and its affiliates. It funds mainly Republican candidates for the US Congress.<ref name="O'Connor 2012-10-15"/> Greg Guest, senior director of corporate communications at Georgia-Pacific, has stated that KochPAC supports candidates "based on their support for market-based policies and economic freedom".<ref name='GP 2012-10-14'> {{cite news | first = Greg | last = Guest | title = Koch Companies Response to Mike Elk Concerning Employee Communications | date = 2012-10-14 | publisher = Koch Industries | url = http://www.kochfacts.com/kf/responsetomikeelk/ | work = Georgia-Pacific | accessdate = 2013-02-22}}</ref>

== 2011–2012 activities == OpenSecrets' compilation of Federal Election Commission forms for 2012 indicated that KochPAC received $1,746,950 with donations of at least $200 from 3,096 individual donors.<ref name='2012 OpenSecrets summary'> {{cite web | url = http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2012&strID=C00236489 | title = KochPAC Summary | accessdate = 2013-02-22 | work = OpenSecrets.org | publisher = OpenSecrets}}</ref><ref name='2011–2012 donors'> {{cite web | url = http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00236489&cycle=2012 | title = KochPAC Contributors | accessdate=2013-02-22 | work = OpenSecrets.org | publisher=OpenSecrets}}</ref>

===2012 House of Representatives elections=== In the 2012 House of Representatives elections, KochPAC contributed $28,000 to 4 Democratic candidates and $1,500,000 to 207 Republican candidates.<ref name='2012 campaign contributions'> {{cite web | url = http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.php?cmte=C00236489&cycle=2012 | title = KochPAC Contributions to Federal Candidates | accessdate = 2013-02-22 | work=OpenSecrets }}</ref>

The top recipient of campaign funding was Joe Walsh (R-IL) who received $12,500. Other contributions included $10,000 each to ninety-four candidates, $9500 each to two candidates, $9000 to one candidate, $8500 each to two candidates, $7500 each to 20 candidates, $7000 to one candidate, $6000 each to two candidates, $5500 to one candidate, $5000 each to fifty-nine candidates, and $3500 or less each to twenty-eight candidates.<ref name='2012 campaign contributions'/>

===2012 Senate elections=== In the 2012 Senate elections, KochPAC contributed $10,000 to 1 Democratic candidate and $185,000 to 23 Republican candidates.<ref name='2012 campaign contributions'/>

The top two recipients of campaign funding were Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), who each received $15,000. Other contributions included $10,000 each to a total of twelve candidates, $7000 to one candidate, $5000 each to seven candidates, $2000 to one candidate, and $1000 to one candidate.<ref name='2012 campaign contributions'/>

===Interorganizational contributions=== During the 2012 election year, KochPAC contributed $24,000 to Democrat-affiliated organizations, $802,000 to Republican-affiliated organizations, and $10,000 to other organizations.<ref name='2012 OpenSecrets summary'/> The Target State Victory Fund, which received $35,000, was the single largest recipient of these funds. Other recipients included the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which each received $30,000, the Romney Victory, which received $25,000, as well as fifty-three organizations which received $10,000 and forty-five organizations which received $7500 or less. KochPAC also received $5000 from the Senate Conservatives Fund.<ref name='2012 OpenSecrets summary'/>

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Category:Koch Industries Category:United States political action committees Category:Conservative political advocacy groups in the United States Category:Koch network