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A new OpenSecrets analysis found three executives at FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, contributed almost $26 million this election cycle as of March 31, a marked increase from $7 million during the 2020 election cycle. https://t.co/AVnQYB2058 — PolitiTweet.org

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Gun rights groups have consistently spent more money on lobbying than gun control organizations. Gun control advocates have spent just $30 million on lobbying since 1998 – about six times less than gun rights groups spent over the same period. https://t.co/3MJ874h4v1 — PolitiTweet.org

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With seven terms under his belt since he won the seat in 1980, Sen. Chuck Grassley is the longest-serving senator in Iowa’s history. Michael Franken will challenge Chuck Grassley in the U.S. Senate general election. https://t.co/IeNaqvNasL — PolitiTweet.org

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The NRA spent more on state-level lobbying in Texas than any other state in the 19 states tracked by OpenSecrets with over $2.5 million in spending. https://t.co/JmTn0CzU9A — PolitiTweet.org

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During the 2010 election cycle, 501(c) organizations gave under $7 million in political contributions to federal groups. In the 2020 election cycle, political contributions from 501(c) groups topped $723 million. https://t.co/pAMij2TXJF — PolitiTweet.org

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Of the 2,163 super PACs that have raised money for the 2022 election cycle, 36 received most of their money from so-called “angel donors.” https://t.co/x5TzxJn2mb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OpenSecretsDC: NEW: A report from OpenSecrets has documented $3.5 billion spent on lobbying in state capitals during the two-year perio… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Mdixon55: May fundraising for Florida's Dem gubernatorial primary @CharlieCrist raised $1m and spent $408,437 @NikkiFried raised $30… — PolitiTweet.org

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Candidates in New Mexico running to replace term-limited Attorney General Hector Balderas raised more than $3 million through May 2, a threefold increase in fundraising compared to the same period in 2018. https://t.co/EJIvSS21gW https://t.co/WI9mgMnN6b — PolitiTweet.org

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Former President Donald Trump’s political operation continued to steer money to a firm run by Jan. 6 rally organizers, while other organizers of the rally before the deadly Capitol attack sponsored this year’s annual CPAC. https://t.co/pMmDIMY9dh — PolitiTweet.org

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Last October, OpenSecrets reported on how a top fundraiser for former President Donald Trump’s campaign “parked” funds with groups that helped organize the Jan. 6 rally. https://t.co/798rOACvGK — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @schwartzbCNBC: Scoop: #Bitcoin investor @erikfinman is moving to become a key political financier for the Republicans in the 2022 midte… — PolitiTweet.org

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OpenSecrets found that attorney general campaign fundraising increased by more than 80% between 2002 to 2018 — from $89 million to more than $161 million. https://t.co/X8EMVVWjCG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @annalecta: Tonight, the #January6thCommitteeHearings kick off, sharing House committee findings from investigating the Capitol attack &… — PolitiTweet.org

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Outside groups poured about $333,000 into the Iowa Senate race to sway candidates for or against Sen. Chuck Grassley. https://t.co/IeNaqw4Lkj — PolitiTweet.org

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OpenSecrets is expanding our unique dataset on gun money in politics to track spending on lobbying and political contributions from the small arms and ammunition industry — at state and federal level. Explore our data: https://t.co/LZGoSgiUks — PolitiTweet.org

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Documents obtained by OpenSecrets shed new light on the mysterious “dark money” group Defending America Together, which has poured millions of dollars from undisclosed donors into recent midterm elections in Pennsylvania and Alabama. https://t.co/xaS3coNDfA — PolitiTweet.org

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State elections in New Mexico — with the exception of the gubernatorial race — rarely draw more than a couple million dollars in political contributions. But the 2022 contest for attorney general is already the costliest since 2006. https://t.co/X8EMVVWjCG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jrcloutier: With incumbents running unopposed, the N.M #PrimaryElections weren't particularly noteworthy. But I found something interes… — PolitiTweet.org

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With seven terms under his belt since he won the seat in 1980, Sen. Chuck Grassley is the longest-serving senator in Iowa’s history. Michael Franken will challenge Chuck Grassley in the U.S. Senate general election. https://t.co/IeNaqw4Lkj — PolitiTweet.org

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Michael Franken raised millions of dollars and overcame trailing poll numbers to best the expected nominee, former Rep. Abby Finkenauer in Iowa's Democratic Senate primary. https://t.co/krqep1DTKA by @taylorgiorno_ — PolitiTweet.org

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Candidates vying to be New Mexico's attorney general raised more than $3 million through May 2, 2022 — a two-decade high when compared to similar periods in prior election cycles. https://t.co/X8EMVVEIe6 by @jrcloutier — PolitiTweet.org

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While state lobbying disclosure requirements vary significantly from state to state, OpenSecrets has documented $3.5 billion spent on lobbying in state capitals during the two-year period from 2019 to 2020. https://t.co/YRKg4vRUnl — PolitiTweet.org

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Billionaire Peter Thiel donated $10 million to Protect Ohio Values last March. https://t.co/VKaja58hRE — PolitiTweet.org

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A new legal complaint filed with the FEC on Monday alleges that the J.D. Vance campaign and the Protect Ohio Values super PAC coordinated for months through a secret website, where the PAC posted hundreds of pages of valuable information. https://t.co/LTvbfZK0cz — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @taylorgiorno_: NEW from @akela_lacy: A dark money group, Opportunity for All Action Fund, has spent more than $500K since May boosting… — PolitiTweet.org

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Crypto industry leaders have poured tens of millions of dollars into political contributions in the 2022 election cycle. https://t.co/AVnQYB2058 — PolitiTweet.org

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The American Muckrakers PAC brought the matter to the Colorado attorney general’s office. The PAC became a magnet for the barrage of incriminating information about Rep. Madison Cawthorn during North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District GOP primary. https://t.co/Agp36PS5iK — PolitiTweet.org

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Colorado officials are examining allegations that Rep. Lauren Boebert inflated the mileage she logged on the campaign trail in 2020 and then used more than $20,000 in reimbursements from donors to pay off years of tax liens on her restaurant. https://t.co/jx6LUrJ1I0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators and House members representing Texas have received more than $14 million in contributions from gun rights interests over the course of their careers, with much of that coming from the National Rifle Association. https://t.co/JmTn0Ciji2 — PolitiTweet.org