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Recent Examples of political action committee
CoreCivic's political action committee is among the biggest spenders in Tennessee politics, donating heavily to Republican leaders.
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Burrows received about $30,000 from the pair and an associated political action committee in 2014-16 but has not accepted any donations since then, according to Texas Ethics Commission filings.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
El-Sayed's presence in the race also increases the likelihood that AIPAC, a powerful pro-Israel political action committee, will pump millions into the primary to support one of his opponents.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Williams-Burnett serves as the chair of the Chicago Intellect political action committee and did not disclose the position to CHA, a violation of the Hatch Act — the federal law that restricts the political activity of some government workers and a component of CHA’s ethics policy.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Burrows received about $30,000 from the pair and an associated political action committee in 2014-16 but has not accepted any donations since then, according to Texas Ethics Commission filings.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
El-Sayed's presence in the race also increases the likelihood that AIPAC, a powerful pro-Israel political action committee, will pump millions into the primary to support one of his opponents.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
Williams-Burnett serves as the chair of the Chicago Intellect political action committee and did not disclose the position to CHA, a violation of the Hatch Act — the federal law that restricts the political activity of some government workers and a component of CHA’s ethics policy.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.—
Mike McShane,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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By the end of the 1970s, the question of the GSEs’ public purpose versus private profit was as cloudy as ever, and the vested interest groups had successfully walled off the GSEs from privatization.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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His special interests, according to the university's website, include complex neonatal cardiac surgery, valvular disease in children, single ventricle palliation and pediatric heart transplant.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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My special interest was really with my book, Brave, and focusing on this massive hypnosis and how to unwire people’s minds and how to set them free a little bit.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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