If he could, Michael Bloomberg would simply buy America. Short of that, he’s trying to buy his way to victory in elections across the country. Over the past four years he’s spent upwards of $70 million to boost his chosen candidates and pet causes, including gun control. He debuted Independence USA PAC in 2012 and Everytown for Gun Safety in 2014. As for whether he intends to run for political office again or not, the jury’s still out: He commissioned a secret poll to find out whether he’d be a viable presidential candidate in 2016.
The total spent in political contributions over the past four years.
He supported candidates and campaigns in more than two dozen different states.
Received more than $1 million from Bloomberg PACs — one of them twice.
The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire
Monday, August 11, 2014
Clarke Is "A Conservative Democrat Who Has Long Touted Pro-Gun Policies And Urged Citizens To Arm Themselves." "Mr. Bloomberg's Independence USA super PAC is spending $150,000 to air TV ads critical of Milwaukee Sheriff David ...
Friday, August 8, 2014
In August 2014, Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC "Purchased $150,833 In Television Ads In An Effort To Defeat Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr." Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's political action committee, Independence USA, ...
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Michael Bloomberg Is Worth $33 Billion, Making Him The 16th Richest Person In The World. (Accessed 3/6/14)
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Colorado Voters "Emphatically Rejected" Amendment 66. "Voters emphatically rejected a $950 million tax increase and the school funding revamp that came with it, handing Amendment 66 a resounding defeat Tuesday night."
Friday, November 1, 2013
"The Current Election In Virginia Is A Case In Point: Bloomberg's Independence USA PAC Is On Track To Spend $3 Million By Election Day Targeting The Republican Candidates For Governor And Attorney General On The ...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Bloomberg Spent Nearly $3 Million In Virginia On Gun Issues. "Bloomberg will have flooded almost $3 million into the state by Election Day, including on local legislative races there on the issue of guns."
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Bloomberg Donated $1.05 Million Through Bloomberg Philanthropies To The Campaign Behind A Tax Hike In Colorado. "The $1 million donation from Gates comes from her personally, and not from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ...
Roll Call's Political Moneyline
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Including $1.1 Million Supporting Democrat Terry McAuliffe In Virginia. "The Super PAC of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Independence USA PAC, has contracted with Washington, D.C. television station WRC for $557,800 in television ads ...
Monday, October 21, 2013
Bloomberg Supported The "Tax-Hiking School-Reform Initiative. "Later this year in Colorado, Bloomberg will be backing a tax-hiking school-reform initiative, and he plans to continue the spending on state and local school-board elections around the country."
Monday, October 21, 2013
"Bloomberg is a data guy, so the numbers matter. When he first ran for mayor in 2001, he was worth about $4 billion, owing to the news and financial-information company he founded that bears his ...
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