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Outside spending - Presidential - Montana
This is a list of groups that have made independent expenditures for or against a presidential candidate during the primary election in the state of Montana. The FEC does not require political groups to say what state they spent their money in during the general election.
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| Candidate | Group | Support/oppose | Amount | Recent Spending* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GINGRICH, NEWT (R) | WINNING OUR FUTURE | Support | $45,680.90 | |
| ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. (R) | WINNING OUR FUTURE | Oppose | $2,212.06 | |
| SANTORUM, RICHARD J. (R) | RED WHITE AND BLUE FUND | Support | $75.95 | |
| ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. (R) | PRIORITIES USA ACTION | Oppose | $4,643.60 | |
| ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. (R) | FLORIDA WATCH ACTION INC. | Oppose | $1,833.33 | |
| PAUL, RON (R) | LIBERTY FOR ALL SUPER PAC | Support | $210.00 | |
| OBAMA, BARACK (D) | CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY FUND | Oppose | $8,640.36 | $25.14 |
| ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. (R) | TEA PARTY VICTORY FUND | Support | $197.72 | |
| OBAMA, BARACK (D) | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | Oppose | $126.12 | $22.85 |
| ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. (R) | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | Support | $164.07 | $164.07 |
* "Recent" spending, as used above, means in the last two weeks.
Independent Expenditures
This is a list all independent expenditures made for or against a presidential candidate during the primary election in the state of Montana. The FEC does not require political groups to say what state they spent their money in during the general election.
| Date | Committee | Candidate | Support/Oppose | Amount | State | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-17 | AUL ACTION, NFP | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Support | $688.77 | MT | Artificial Intelligence Call Survey |
| 2012-10-16 | CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY FUND | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $477.00 | MT | VOTER CONTACT CALLS |
| 2012-10-16 | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Support | $164.07 | MT | VOTER CONTACT MAIL |
| 2012-10-11 | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $81.02 | MT | VOTER CONTACT -- MAIL DROP 10/4 |
| 2012-10-10 | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $22.85 | MT | VOTER CONTACT |
| 2012-10-09 | THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $22.25 | MT | VOTER CONTACT |
| 2012-09-28 | CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY FUND | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $2,175.52 | MT | VOTER CONTACT CALLS |
| 2012-08-31 | CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY FUND | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $379.67 | MT | VOTER CONTACT CALLS |
| 2012-08-31 | CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY FUND | OBAMA, BARACK | Oppose | $606.11 | MT | MEDIA PRODUCTION & AIRTIME |
| 2012-08-16 | TEA PARTY VICTORY FUND | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Support | $179.55 | MT | DRUDGE RPT ONLINE AD & EMAIL LISTS |
| 2012-08-16 | TEA PARTY VICTORY FUND | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Support | $18.17 | MT | ONLINE ADVERTISING |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $3,928.57 | MT | Online ad buy and creation |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | OBAMA, BARACK | Support | $3.92 | MT | Email consulting |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $16.07 | MT | Website consulting |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | OBAMA, BARACK | Support | $53.57 | MT | Flyer design |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | OBAMA, BARACK | Support | $1,214.29 | MT | Creation of endorsement video |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | OBAMA, BARACK | Support | $50.00 | MT | Staff time |
| 2012-05-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | OBAMA, BARACK | Support | $20.18 | MT | Location rental and staff time |
| 2012-05-21 | FLORIDA WATCH ACTION INC. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $1,708.33 | MT | Facebook Advertising & Website Design, Pink Slip Mitt |
| 2012-05-17 | FLORIDA WATCH ACTION INC. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $125.00 | MT | Website Design, Pink Slip Mitt |
| 2012-04-30 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $2.95 | MT | Music licensing for online video |
| 2012-04-27 | PRIORITIES USA ACTION | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $1,233.72 | MT | Media Digital and TV Advertising Production Costs Dissemination Date 4/16/12 |
| 2012-04-25 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $428.57 | MT | Consulting-Natl Convention Delegate Training |
| 2012-04-19 | Planned Parenthood Action Fund Inc. | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $7.35 | MT | Email consulting |
| 2012-04-04 | PRIORITIES USA ACTION | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $2,631.57 | MT | Digital Advertising Buy Dissemination Date 4/2/12 |
| 2012-04-03 | PRIORITIES USA ACTION | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $778.31 | MT | Media Web and TV Advertising Production Costs Dissemination Date 4/2/12 |
| 2012-03-28 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $18.58 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-03-15 | LIBERTY FOR ALL SUPER PAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $210.00 | MT | "VOTER CONTACT MAIL" |
| 2012-03-06 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $3,208.10 | MT | National Radio Advertising |
| 2012-03-02 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $2,439.02 | MT | Internet Advertising |
| 2012-03-01 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $11,957.02 | MT | National Radio Advertising |
| 2012-02-27 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $33.33 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-02-27 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $22.22 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-02-24 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $29.80 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-02-24 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $1,554.38 | MT | Consulting-Natl Convention Delegate Training |
| 2012-02-21 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $13.33 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-02-21 | SANTA RITA SUPERPAC | PAUL, RON | Support | $11.11 | MT | Web Ad Expenses |
| 2012-02-17 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $20,662.53 | MT | Radio and Email Advertising; also opposes Mitt Romney |
| 2012-02-16 | RED WHITE AND BLUE FUND | SANTORUM, RICHARD J. | Support | $75.95 | MT | E-mail Advertising |
| 2012-02-16 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $348.83 | MT | Media Production |
| 2012-02-16 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $1,514.16 | MT | Radio and Email Advertising; also opposes Mitt Romney |
| 2012-02-16 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $190.69 | MT | Media Production; also opposes Mitt Romney |
| 2012-01-30 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $191.66 | MT | Radio Advertising; also supports Newt Gingrich |
| 2012-01-23 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $1,099.38 | MT | Email Advertising |
| 2012-01-21 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $2,083.33 | MT | Internet Advertising; also opposes Mitt Romney |
| 2012-01-10 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | ROMNEY, MITT / RYAN, PAUL D. | Oppose | $2,020.40 | MT | Internet Advertising and Production; also supports Newt Gingrich |
| 2012-01-03 | WINNING OUR FUTURE | GINGRICH, NEWT | Support | $2,177.84 | MT | Email Communication and Production |
