词条 | Liberty Principles PAC | |||||||||||||||
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The chairman and treasurer is Dan Proft.[2] The idea behind Liberty Principles PAC, according to Proft, was to "improve the quality of policy thinking" and "change the balance of power in the Illinois General Assembly."[4] Economic Liberty Candidates 2016In the 2016 election cycle, the PAC supported the following slate of candidates, named "Economic liberty candidates":[1]
Political activityAccording to the Chicago Sun-Times, the PAC "has become a chief conduit for allies of Rauner to influence legislative races across the state."[3] Donors include shipping magnate Richard Uihlein and Governor Bruce Rauner. Uihlein is the PAC's largest contributor.[3] Chairman Proft and Richard Uihlein are associated with the Illinois Policy Institute, an economic conservative think tank. The think tank released a documentary in 2016 that criticized the policies of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.[3] In addition to funding candidates in 2016 (the "Economic Liberty Candidates), Liberty Principles PAC was also active in the 2012 and 2014 election cycles.[3] FinancialIn its September 30, 2016 quarterly report, Liberty Principles PAC had $3.8 million funds available.[2] The following table lists the PAC's key financial figures for the 2014 and 2012 election cycles.
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://www.libertyprinciples.org|title=Liberty Principles PAC – Liberty Principles PAC|website=www.libertyprinciples.org|access-date=2016-11-10}} 2. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.illinoissunshine.org/committees/liberty-principles-pac-24614/|title=Liberty Principles PAC|last=|first=|date=|work=Illinois Campaign for Political Reform (Illinois Sunshine)|newspaper=|access-date=2016-11-10|via=}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite news|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/meet-radio-host-dan-proft-the-man-behind-liberty-principles-pac/|title=Through Liberty Principles PAC, Dan Proft spreads millions to GOP|last=Sfondeles|first=Tina|date=2016-10-22|work=|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=2016-11-10|via=}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00514299&cycle=2012|title=2012 - Liberty Principles PAC Summary {{!}} OpenSecrets|last=|first=|date=|website=www.opensecrets.org|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-10}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00514299&cycle=2014|title=2014 - Liberty Principles PAC Summary {{!}} OpenSecrets|last=|first=|date=|website=www.opensecrets.org|publisher=|access-date=2016-11-10}} 1 : United States political action committees |
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