P OLITICAL S PENDING IN THE P OST - C ITIZENS U NITED E RA : 2014 B Y T HE N UMBERS P RESENTATION BY S HEILA K RUMHOLZ T O THE S TATE L EGISLATIVE L EADERS F OUNDATION M AY 7, 2015 H OW M UCH D ID 2014 C OST ? 2014 S PENDING BY CATEGORY 2014 S PENDING BY T YPE, P ARTY R ISE OF OUTSIDE SPENDING, 2014 Lobbying Spending, : $1.45 bn 2014: $3.23 bn Sources of Political Contributions, (Business vs Labor/Ideological/Other) Totals by Type of Spender, 2014 Cycle Outside Spending by RACE, 2014 Cycle Total Outside Spending Excluding Party Committees, 2014 Innovations: Single-Candidate Super PACs make way for Single-Candidate Nonprofits Outside Spending by CANDIDATE, 2014 Cycle Outside Spending by Group, 2014 Cycle By DISCLOSURE: Top Outside Spending Groups: FULL SOME NO By VIEWPOINT: Shadow-Money Networks WHY TRANSPARENCY? The First Amendment protects political speech; and disclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way. This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages. Citizens United majority opinion For More Information Visit OpenSecrets.org Subscribe to the OpenSecrets Newsletter Join us on Facebook.com/OpenSecrets Follow