Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee
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| Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Year founded: | 2011 |
| Website: | Official website |
Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee is a super PAC funded by the Cooperative of American Physicians, which is a physician group focused on addressing what it sees as "ever-increasing medical malpractice costs."[1]
Background
The Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee was established in 2011. Paperwork filed with the FEC identified Kirk Pessner as both the treasurer and the custodian of record.[2] The Cooperative of American Physicians is based in California; the organization also established the Mutual Protection Trust, a service that "provides medical professional liability protection" to physicians.[1]
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2016 elections
Expenditures
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee spent a grand total of $665,459 on independent expenditures in the 2016 election cycle. Of that, $267,741 was spent for Democrats while $397,718 was spent in support of Republicans. The following table shows the top independent expenditures for the super PAC during the 2014 cycle.[3]
| Top Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee expenditures in 2016 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State | Party | Office | Total | For | Against |
| Joe Heck |  |
Nev. | U.S. Senate | $299,578 | $299,578 | $0 |
| Isadore Hall |  |
Calif. | U.S. House | $100,122 | $100,122 | $0 |
| Raul Ruiz | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $63,215 | $63,215 | $0 |
| Jeff Denham | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $48,138 | $48,138 | $0 |
| Paul Cook | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $35,002 | $35,002 | $0 |
| Lou Correa | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $35,000 | $35,000 | $0 |
| Jim Costa | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $31,627 | $31,627 | $0 |
| Pete Aguilar | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $22,437 | $22,437 | $0 |
| Rita Ramirez | |
Calif. | U.S. House | $15,340 | $15,340 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | |
N.H. | U.S. Senate | $15,000 | $15,000 | $0 |
2014 elections
Expenditures
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee spent a grand total of $998,481 on independent expenditures in the 2014 election cycle. Of that, $257,830 was spent against Democrats while $700,614 was spent in support of Republicans. The following table shows the top independent expenditures for the super PAC during the 2014 cycle.[4]
| Top Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee expenditures in 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | State | Party | Office | Total | For | Against |
| Tom Cotton | Ark. | |
U.S. Senate | $392,262 | $392,262 | $0 |
| Bruce Braley | Iowa | |
U.S. Senate | $257,830 | $0 | $257,830 |
| Dan Sullivan | Alaska | |
U.S. Senate | $236,774 | $236,774 | $0 |
| Bill Cassidy | La. | |
U.S. Senate | $71,578 | $71,578 | $0 |
| Jeff Denham | Calif. | |
U.S. House | $20,019 | $20,019 | $0 |
2012 elections
According to the Sunlight Foundation, the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee spent $1,481,492.81 on the 2012 elections.[5] Of those funds, 28.0 percent achieved the desired result.[6] During the 2012 cycle it produced ads backing six Republican and two Democratic House candidates in California.[7] The group also targeted six high-profile Democratic Senate candidates with negative ads.[7]
Endorsed candidates
Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee endorsed the following candidates for the 2012 election:[8]
Targeted candidates
Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee targeted the following candidates for the 2012 election:[8]
Expenditures
The Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee had spent a grand total of $1,481,477 in the 2012 election cycle: $146,177 for Democrats, $888,205 against Democrats, $447,095 for Republicans, and $0 against Republicans.[9]
| Top Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee expenditures in 2012[9] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | State | Office | Total | For | Against | Desired Result |
| Joe Donnelly | |
IN | Senate | $252,614 | $0 | $252,614 |  |
| Tammy Baldwin | |
WI | Senate | $187,610 | $0 | $187,610 | |
| Shelley Berkley | |
NV | Senate | $169,168 | $0 | $169,168 |  |
| Jon Tester | |
MT | Senate | $136,822 | $0 | $136,822 | |
| Brian Bilbray | |
CA | House | $105,981 | $105,981 | $0 | |
| Janice Hahn | |
CA | House | $102,184 | $102,184 | $0 | |
| Tony Strickland | |
CA | House | $97,988 | $97,988 | $0 | |
| Mary Bono Mack | |
CA | House | $71,684 | $71,684 | $0 | |
| Bob Kerrey | |
NE | Senate | $71,516 | $0 | $71,516 | |
| Heidi Heitkamp | |
ND | Senate | $70,475 | $0 | $70,475 | |
| Abel Maldonado | |
CA | House | $69,970 | $69,970 | $0 | |
| Paul Cook | |
CA | House | $51,473 | $51,473 | $0 | |
| Jeff Denham | |
Ca | House | $49,999 | $49,999 | $0 | |
| Jim Costa | |
CA | House | $43,993 | $43,993 | $0 | |
Finances
The following table identifies total receipts and disbursements for the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission:
| Annual federal receipts and disbursements for the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee, 2011-2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax year | Total receipts | Total disbursements |
| 2016[10] | $599,179 | $1,399,478 |
| 2015[11] | $1,411,327 | $503,739 |
| 2014[12] | $1,179,549 | $1,568,534 |
| 2013[13] | $916,428 | $579,035 |
| 2012[14] | $1,506,376 | $2,280,578 |
| 2011[15] | $1,300,149 | $471,129 |
Donors
All of the Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee's major donations come from the Cooperative of American Physicians. According to Open Secrets, "This group makes independent expenditures from their hard money funds. They do not collect 'outside spending' specific donations."[16]
Legal status
The Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee is a super PAC. A super PAC is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money. A super PAC cannot contribute directly to a politician or political party, but it can spend independently to campaign for or against political figures. These committees are also called independent expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political action committee (PAC) and as such is regulated under separate rules.[17][18]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cooperative of American Physicians, "About Us," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Statement of Organization," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses as of July 27, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "Cooperative of American Physicians, Independent Expenditures, Communication Costs and Coordinated Expenses as of June 13, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sunlight Foundation, "COOPERATIVE OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS IE COMMITTEE, 2012 CYCLE" accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Cooperative of American Physicians" accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Public Integrity, "Donor profile: Cooperative of American Physicians" accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sunlight Foundation, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee" accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Open Secrets, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Recipients, 2012," accessed July 9, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2016," January 29, 2017
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2015," January 13, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2014," January 22, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2013," January 9, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2012," January 18, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee Year-End Report, 2011," January 24, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Contributions to Cooperative of American Physicians Industry Breakdown, 2012," July 9, 2012
- ↑ The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs?" May 7, 2012
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