National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee has reported spending a total of $44,525,486 on independent campaigning through October 2010, with 100% benefiting Republican candidates. Back to group list.
The Republican Party's fund for House races, the NRCC, is one of the biggest spenders in politics. Although it is officially associated with the Republican Party and its funds are raised by lawmakers, most of the NRCC's spending is controlled by employees who can have no contact with lawmakers or candidates because laws require the money to be spent independently.
| Race | Week before election | Two weeks before election | Three weeks before election | 2010 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania's 12th district Opposing Mark Critz (D) | $4,483 | $257,886 | $283,028 | $1,504,293 |
| Michigan's 7th district Opposing Mark Schauer (D) | $23,930 | $234,332 | $210,823 | $1,468,369 |
| Arizona's 1st district Opposing Ann Kirkpatrick (D) Supporting Paul Gosar (R) | $56,687 | $452,910 | $248,698 | $1,310,874 |
| Ohio's 16th district Opposing John A. Boccieri (D) | $20,469 | $332,475 | $426,950 | $1,262,311 |
| Washington's 3rd district Opposing Dennis Heck (D) | $18,644 | $273,074 | $309,771 | $1,245,270 |
| Missouri's 4th district Opposing Ike Skelton (D) | $70,745 | $277,248 | $278,446 | $1,234,362 |
| Arizona's 5th district Opposing Harry E. Mitchell (D) | $81,827 | $319,624 | $383,663 | $1,145,283 |
| Ohio's 18th district Opposing Zachary T. Space (D) | $4,483 | $315,556 | $556,727 | $1,124,970 |
| Nevada's 3rd district Opposing Dina Titus (D) | $0 | $0 | $399,659 | $1,091,498 |
| Michigan's 1st district Opposing Gary J. McDowell (D) | $19,544 | $244,501 | $207,409 | $1,084,651 |
| Alabama's 2nd district Opposing Bobby Bright (D) Supporting Martha Roby (R) | $53,830 | $248,479 | $217,215 | $1,059,423 |
| New Hampshire's 1st district Opposing Carol Shea-Porter (D) | $0 | $322,367 | $338,678 | $1,025,398 |
| South Carolina's 5th district Opposing John M. Spratt Jr (D) | $0 | $302,146 | $198,814 | $1,007,843 |
| Virginia's 5th district Opposing Tom Perriello (D) | $181,483 | $186,800 | $184,663 | $1,006,200 |
| North Dakota's 1st district Opposing Earl Pomeroy (D) | $0 | $169,127 | $239,854 | $992,624 |
| Pennsylvania's 11th district Opposing Paul E. Kanjorski (D) | $0 | $156,109 | $159,693 | $901,831 |
| Illinois's 17th district Opposing Phil Hare (D) | $118,277 | $437,177 | $152,950 | $896,109 |
| Mississippi's 1st district Opposing Travis W. Childers (D) | $20,063 | $196,500 | $294,873 | $883,315 |
| Wisconsin's 7th district Opposing Julie Lassa (D) | $95,379 | $140,061 | $155,662 | $852,694 |
| Indiana's 9th district Opposing Baron Hill (D) | $0 | $200,637 | $213,459 | $851,112 |
| Arkansas's 1st district Opposing Chad Causey (D) | $0 | $254,060 | $251,123 | $842,213 |
| Colorado's 4th district Opposing Betsy Markey (D) | $0 | $0 | $407,394 | $840,396 |
| Maryland's 1st district Opposing Frank M. Kratovil Jr (D) | $0 | $367,738 | $356,433 | $839,715 |
| Virginia's 9th district Opposing Rick Boucher (D) Supporting Morgan Griffith (R) | $13,324 | $219,522 | $180,423 | $814,118 |
| New York's 20th district Opposing Scott Murphy (D) | $0 | $176,840 | $202,853 | $777,925 |
| Tennessee's 8th district Opposing Roy Herron (D) | $0 | $0 | $130,368 | $766,190 |
| Colorado's 3rd district Opposing John Salazar (D) | $4,483 | $341,053 | $273,460 | $763,073 |
| Pennsylvania's 10th district Opposing Chris Carney (D) | $17,320 | $191,116 | $219,370 | $749,907 |
| Oregon's 5th district Opposing Kurt Schrader (D) | $20,616 | $101,535 | $270,417 | $746,729 |
| Massachusetts's 10th district Opposing William R. Keating (D) Supporting Jeff Perry (R) | $37,033 | $275,073 | $309,536 | $733,820 |
| South Dakota's 1st district Opposing Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) | $0 | $151,021 | $242,928 | $726,770 |
| West Virginia's 1st district Opposing Mike Oliverio (D) | $0 | $209,212 | $193,636 | $722,606 |
| Florida's 2nd district Opposing Allen Boyd (D) | $0 | $155,600 | $151,510 | $698,577 |
| Florida's 8th district Opposing Alan Grayson (D) | $0 | $0 | $210,626 | $593,230 |
| Florida's 24th district Opposing Suzanne Kosmas (D) | $0 | $0 | $206,098 | $588,989 |
| Kentucky's 6th district Opposing Ben Chandler (D) | $65,238 | $0 | $98,617 | $588,764 |
| Indiana's 2nd district Opposing Joe Donnelly (D) | $0 | $79,311 | $82,258 | $562,969 |
| New Mexico's 2nd district Opposing Harry Teague (D) | $0 | $174,957 | $189,889 | $549,773 |
| New Mexico's 1st district Opposing Martin Heinrich (D) | $31,169 | $176,009 | $162,775 | $549,013 |
| Tennessee's 4th district Opposing Lincoln Davis (D) | $3,653 | $220,823 | $308,465 | $532,941 |
| Minnesota's 1st district Opposing Timothy J. Walz (D) | $0 | $160,251 | $179,487 | $527,312 |
| Texas's 23rd district Opposing Ciro D. Rodriguez (D) | $0 | $246,461 | $265,081 | $511,542 |
| Pennsylvania's 3rd district Opposing Kathleen Dahlkemper (D) | $0 | $0 | $79,336 | $446,805 |
| New York's 24th district Opposing Michael Arcuri (D) | $137,233 | $83,738 | $69,248 | $438,321 |
| Virginia's 2nd district Opposing Glenn Nye (D) | $4,483 | $133,140 | $148,443 | $424,660 |
| New Hampshire's 2nd district Opposing Ann Mclane Kuster (D) | $0 | $130,331 | $128,307 | $424,113 |
| Wisconsin's 8th district Opposing Steve Kagen (D) | $26,550 | $96,774 | $109,233 | $410,602 |
| Texas's 17th district Opposing Chet Edwards (D) | $0 | $0 | $106,807 | $401,439 |
| Georgia's 8th district Opposing Jim Marshall (D) | $0 | $73,210 | $83,638 | $392,922 |
| North Carolina's 7th district Opposing Mike McIntyre (D) | $4,483 | $73,321 | $42,223 | $390,403 |
| Illinois's 10th district Opposing Dan Seals (D) | $0 | $55,412 | $55,412 | $371,212 |
| Georgia's 2nd district Opposing Sanford D. Bishop Jr (D) | $93,009 | $158,422 | $119,723 | $371,153 |
| California's 11th district Opposing Jerry McNerney (D) | $0 | $49,324 | $49,496 | $357,842 |
| Hawaii's 1st district Opposing Colleen Hanabusa (D) | $88,688 | $131,864 | $121,479 | $342,031 |
| Mississippi's 4th district Opposing Gene Taylor (D) | $27,657 | $138,008 | $176,153 | $341,817 |
| Illinois's 14th district Opposing Bill Foster (D) | $0 | $53,453 | $52,835 | $338,167 |
| Ohio's 6th district Opposing Charlie Wilson (D) | $5,310 | $133,385 | $104,611 | $337,616 |
| Pennsylvania's 7th district Opposing Bryan Lentz (D) | $0 | $71,264 | $45,738 | $337,427 |
| Pennsylvania's 8th district Opposing Patrick J. Murphy (D) | $0 | $43,258 | $37,888 | $269,965 |
| Illinois's 11th district Opposing Deborah Halvorson (D) | $0 | $33,041 | $33,041 | $237,398 |
| New Jersey's 3rd district Opposing John H. Adler (D) | $0 | $43,621 | $27,996 | $222,583 |
| New York's 23rd district Opposing Bill Owens (D) | $41,555 | $176,977 | $0 | $218,532 |
| Wisconsin's 3rd district Opposing Ron Kind (D) | $182,287 | $0 | $0 | $182,287 |
| Indiana's 8th district Opposing Trent Van Haaften (D) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $181,045 |
| New York's 1st district Opposing Timothy H. Bishop (D) | $48,409 | $0 | $0 | $48,409 |
| Idaho's 1st district Opposing Walt Minnick (D) | $48,139 | $0 | $0 | $48,139 |
| Maine's 1st district Opposing Chellie Pingree (D) | $15,596 | $0 | $0 | $15,596 |
SOURCES: Federal Election Commission filings; Washington Post research
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.
By T.W. Farnam and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso -- The Washington Post
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.
By T.W. Farnam and Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso -- The Washington Post
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