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Kalyn Stralow

Invest in Arizona outraises every other Arizona PAC with $5.16 million

In Arizona, Invest in Arizona (sponsored by AEA and Stand for Children) has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Arizona Secretary of State, Invest in Arizona raised $5.16 million and spent $5.23 million between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2021. 

In Arizona politics, donations to Invest in Arizona represent 12.33 percent of the $41.85 million all Arizona state-level PACs have raised in total. Here are Invest in Arizona’s top donors and recipients, as reported to the Arizona Secretary of State.

Donations to Invest in Arizona

Of the $5,162,152 raised in the 2022 election cycle, 99.70 percent came from Invest in Arizona’s top 10 donors.

Top Donors to Invest in Arizona (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Donor Name Donor Type
1. $2,491,494.26 Stand for Children Arizona Iec Entity
2. $2,408,221.00 National Education Association Federal Entity
3. $127,000.00 Aea Fund for Public Education (Formerly) AZ PAC (AZ Education Assn PAC) Entity
4. $63,500.00 Arizona Interfaith Network Entity
5. $48,591.11 Screen Strategies Media Entity
6. $2,000.00 Children’s Action Alliance Entity
7. $2,000.00 Elizabeth Goff Individual
8. $1,000.00 Andrew Hogan Individual
9. $1,000.00 David Nix Individual
10. $1,000.00 Edward Goff Individual

Expenditures by Invest in Arizona

On the expenditures side, Invest in Arizona reported $5,225,053, with 99.04 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. Payees include both contribution recipients and vendors, as filed by Invest in Arizona.

Top Invest in Arizona Payees (1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Payee Name Payee Type
1. $3,968,328.23 Fieldworks LLC Entity
2. $378,611.57 Coppersmith Brockelman PLC Entity
3. $213,494.51 Looks Good Printing & Sign Services Entity
4. $202,988.26 Stand for Children Arizona Iec Entity
5. $115,000.00 Save Our Schools Arizona PAC Entity
6. $78,000.00 Valley Interfaith Project Entity
7. $75,500.00 Fieldcorps LLC Entity
8. $65,000.00 La Machine Field Operations Entity
9. $48,083.00 Lake Research Partners Inc Entity
10. $30,000.00 National Education Association Federal Entity

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Arizona PACs submitted to the Arizona Secretary of State. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2021 1/15/2022
2022 Q1 4/15/2022
2022 Q2 7/15/2022
2022 Pre-Primary 7/23/2022
2022 Post-Primary and Q3 10/15/2022
2022 Pre-General 10/29/2022
2022 Post-General and Q4 1/17/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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