FEC Summarizes 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2012 Election Cycle
09/26/2012 01:19 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Presidential and congressional candidates running in the current election cycle, political parties and political action committees (PACs) received more than $4 billion and disbursed nearly $2.9 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Filings submitted to the Commission in this 18-month period indicated that disbursements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications totaled $170.4 million.
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