60 Plus Association
60 Plus Association has reported spending a total of $7,070,941 on independent campaigning through October 2010, with 100% benefiting Republican candidates. Back to group list.
| Race | Week before election | Two weeks before election | Three weeks before election | 2010 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio's 16th district Opposing John A. Boccieri (D) | $0 | $0 | $5,608 | $639,901 |
| Wisconsin's 3rd district Opposing Ron Kind (D) | $0 | $0 | $11,541 | $585,834 |
| New York's 20th district Opposing Scott Murphy (D) | $0 | $0 | $11,950 | $516,437 |
| Pennsylvania's 11th district Opposing Paul E. Kanjorski (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,579 | $470,590 |
| Pennsylvania's 10th district Opposing Chris Carney (D) | $0 | $0 | $8,555 | $466,446 |
| Florida's 8th district Opposing Alan Grayson (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $438,099 |
| Florida's 24th district Opposing Suzanne Kosmas (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $438,099 |
| Arizona's 5th district Opposing Harry E. Mitchell (D) | $0 | $6,990 | $12,261 | $417,090 |
| Indiana's 2nd district Opposing Joe Donnelly (D) | $0 | $3,799 | $0 | $397,021 |
| Tennessee's 8th district Opposing Roy Herron (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $382,309 |
| Florida's 2nd district Opposing Allen Boyd (D) | $0 | $7,265 | $0 | $371,874 |
| Arizona's 1st district Opposing Ann Kirkpatrick (D) | $0 | $0 | $13,457 | $361,650 |
| Arizona's 8th district Opposing Gabrielle Giffords (D) | $10,472 | $64,780 | $133,364 | $348,954 |
| New York's 1st district Opposing Timothy H. Bishop (D) | $98,026 | $0 | $0 | $245,720 |
| Pennsylvania's 3rd district Opposing Kathleen Dahlkemper (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $215,956 |
| Wisconsin's 8th district Opposing Steve Kagen (D) | $0 | $0 | $8,270 | $160,700 |
| Texas's 27th district Opposing Solomon P. Ortiz (D) | $0 | $156,260 | $0 | $156,260 |
| Minnesota's 8th district Opposing James L. Oberstar (D) | $103,575 | $0 | $0 | $103,575 |
| Arizona's 7th district Opposing Raul M. Grijalva (D) | $0 | $71,386 | $0 | $71,386 |
| Wisconsin's 7th district Opposing Julie Lassa (D) | $0 | $15,655 | $0 | $15,655 |
| Connecticut's 5th district Opposing Chris Murphy (D) | $0 | $0 | $14,953 | $14,953 |
| Florida's 22nd district Opposing Ron Klein (D) | $0 | $0 | $14,679 | $14,679 |
| Michigan's 7th district Opposing Mark Schauer (D) | $0 | $0 | $14,472 | $14,472 |
| Connecticut's 4th district Opposing Jim Himes (D) | $0 | $0 | $12,739 | $12,739 |
| Illinois's 17th district Opposing Phil Hare (D) | $0 | $0 | $12,557 | $12,557 |
| Nevada's 3rd district Opposing Dina Titus (D) | $0 | $0 | $12,108 | $12,108 |
| New York's 25th district Opposing Dan Maffei (D) | $0 | $12,103 | $0 | $12,103 |
| Virginia's 11th district Opposing Gerry Connolly (D) | $0 | $0 | $11,905 | $11,905 |
| New York's 23rd district Opposing Bill Owens (D) | $0 | $0 | $11,655 | $11,655 |
| Colorado's 3rd district Opposing John Salazar (D) | $0 | $11,633 | $0 | $11,633 |
| New York's 19th district Opposing John Hall (D) | $0 | $11,048 | $0 | $11,048 |
| New Hampshire's 2nd district Opposing Ann Mclane Kuster (D) | $0 | $0 | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| New Mexico's 1st district Opposing Martin Heinrich (D) | $0 | $8,731 | $0 | $8,731 |
| Pennsylvania's 8th district Opposing Patrick J. Murphy (D) | $0 | $0 | $7,546 | $7,546 |
| Massachusetts's 10th district Opposing William R. Keating (D) | $0 | $7,396 | $0 | $7,396 |
| Michigan's 9th district Opposing Gary Peters (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,759 | $6,759 |
| Colorado's 7th district Opposing Edwin G. Perlmutter (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,670 | $6,670 |
| California's 11th district Opposing Jerry McNerney (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,453 | $6,453 |
| Washington's 2nd district Opposing Rick Larsen (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,233 | $6,233 |
| Washington's 9th district Opposing Adam Smith (D) | $0 | $0 | $6,122 | $6,122 |
| Oregon's 5th district Opposing Kurt Schrader (D) | $0 | $0 | $5,856 | $5,856 |
| West Virginia's 1st district Opposing Mike Oliverio (D) | $0 | $5,720 | $0 | $5,720 |
| North Carolina's 2nd district Opposing Bob Etheridge (D) | $0 | $0 | $5,628 | $5,628 |
| Illinois's 14th district Opposing Bill Foster (D) | $0 | $0 | $5,425 | $5,425 |
| Massachusetts's 4th district Opposing Barney Frank (D) | $0 | $0 | $4,797 | $4,797 |
| Texas's 23rd district Opposing Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) | $0 | $0 | $4,435 | $4,435 |
| Missouri's 3rd district Opposing Russ Carnahan (D) | $0 | $0 | $4,318 | $4,318 |
| West Virginia's 3rd district Opposing Nick Rahall (D) | $0 | $4,188 | $0 | $4,188 |
| California's 47th district Opposing Loretta Sanchez (D) | $0 | $4,077 | $0 | $4,077 |
| California's 18th district Opposing Dennis Cardoza (D) | $0 | $0 | $2,859 | $2,859 |
| California's 20th district Opposing Jim Costa (D) | $0 | $2,077 | $0 | $2,077 |
| Georgia's 2nd district Opposing Sanford D. Bishop Jr (D) | $0 | $0 | $642 | $642 |
NOTE: Totals represent spending in calendar year 2010 and will change as new filings are made or information is amended. Data includes "electioneering communication" and electronically-filed "independent expenditure" spending reported to the Federal Election Commission. Spending on "issue ads" targeting candidates will not be included if it is more than 30 days before a primary or more than 60 days before the general election. "Weeks on list" shows the total number of weeks that a group or race has been in the top ten throughout the year.
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