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BACHUS, SPENCER T III (R)
Office Sought: AL-6 (House)

  • 2012 election cycle outside spending summary
  • Independent expenditures made supporting this candidate: $59,271.00
  • Independent expenditures made opposing this candidate: $229,937.66
  • Electioneering communications*: $16,000.00

* Electioneering communications may be for or against this candidate, and may mention one or many candidates.


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Independent Expenditure Summary

This is a list of all groups that have supported or opposed this candidate with independent expenditures.

Committee Support/oppose Amount
CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $203,109.16
CONSERVATIVES FOR FREEDOM PAC Support $31,500.00
CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Support $27,771.00
CONSERVATIVE ACTION FUND Oppose $26,828.50

Independent Expenditures

This is a list of all independent expenditures of $10,000 or more made by any committee for or against this candidate.

Date Committee Support/Oppose Amount State Purpose
2012-03-11 CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Support $25,271.00 AL Radio Advertising
2012-03-08 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $10,000.00 AL Online advertisements
2012-03-08 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $19,308.85 AL Direct Mail Piece
2012-03-08 CONSERVATIVE ACTION FUND Oppose $26,828.50 AL Radio, robo-call, web advertising, invoice #84698-A
2012-03-07 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $10,530.00 AL Television Advertisement
2012-03-07 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $20,824.35 AL Mailer
2012-03-07 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $20,499.60 AL Mailer
2012-03-07 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $21,590.00 AL Television advertisement
2012-03-07 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $27,880.00 AL Television advertisement
2012-03-03 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $25,000.00 AL Television Advertisement
2012-03-01 CAMPAIGN FOR PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITY INC Oppose $25,000.00 AL Television Advertisement
2012-02-28 CONSERVATIVES FOR FREEDOM PAC Support $15,500.00 AL media placement
2012-02-22 CONSERVATIVES FOR FREEDOM PAC Support $14,500.00 AL media placement

Electioneering Communications

Electioneering communications are broadcast communications not otherwise reported as independent expenditures. Electioneering communication reports do not state whether the communication was in support of or in opposition to the candidate, and they sometimes refer to multiple candidates.

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Date Committee Amount Purpose Payee Candidate(s) mentioned, state targeted
2012-03-07 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION $8,000.00 Radio Ad - ACU The Brakes: Bachus Metzer Media Services Inc., Obama, Barack (AL); Bachus, Spencer T (AL)
2012-03-06 AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION $8,000.00 Radio Ads, ACU The Breaks Bacchus Mentzer Media Services, Inc., OBAMA, BARACK (); BACHUS, SPENCER T III (AL)