“The radio’s playing Super PAC and the friends of Dean Martinez.”
ELEC today broke out spending by the biggest Super PACs at work in this year’s elections.
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is the leader, spending an estimated $11.9 million so far on gubernatorial and legislative elections.
The group has spent an addition $1.4 million through its regular political action committee, and has never before spent more than $2.3 million on an election, according to ELEC research.
Here are the other big special interest group spenders:
Garden State Forward (New Jersey Education Association) $11,925,758 (1) Both Gubernatorial and Legislative
Committee for Our Children’s Future $7,800,000 P Gubernatorial
Fund for Jobs, Growth and Security (also see ballot questions) $7,631,709 Both Legislative
One New Jersey $2,800,000 P Gubernatorial
Republican Governors Association $1,725,000 P Gubernatorial
National Association of Realtors $1,106,144 Both Gubernatorial and Legislative
NJ Workers’ Voices (NJ AFL-CIO- also see ballot questions) $1,027,714 Both Gubernatorial and Legislative
Republican State Leadership Committee $431,166 G Legislative
Americans for Prosperity $400,000 G Legislative
Latino Consumer Group Inc. $365,095 G Gubernatorial
NJ For the People $115,000 G Gubernatorial
Working Families Organization $49,186 G Gubernatorial
NJ League of Conservation Voters for a Clean Environment $39,239 G Legislative
Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ $35,545 G Gubernatorial
Working Families Organization $24,465 G Gubernatorial
New Jersey Family First $6,724 G Legislative
Total-Gubernatorial and Legislative
Elections $35,458,280
STATEWIDE BALLOT QUESTIONS
Coalition to Preserve Jobs and Our Constitution Inc. $955,984 G Ballot Question
Fund for Jobs, Growth and Security $686,006 G Ballot Question
Working Families United for NJ $432,234 G Ballot Question
NJ Workers’ Voices $136,876 G Ballot Question
Working America $98,619 G Ballot Question
NJ Keep It Green $25,276 G Ballot Question
Total-Ballot Questions $2,334,995
Total- Independent Spending $37,793,275
