KochPAC (the Koch Industries Inc Political Action Committee) is a

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political action committee that represents the interests of

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and its affiliates.

Background

KochPAC is a political action committee that is funded by employees of

and its affiliates. It funds mainly Republican candidates for the US Congress. Greg Guest, senior director of corporate communications at

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, has stated that KochPAC supports candidates "based on their support for market-based policies and economic freedom".

2011–2012 activities

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' compilation of

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forms for 2012 indicated that KochPAC received $1,746,950 with donations of at least $200 from 3,096 individual donors.

2012 House of Representatives elections

In the 2012 House of Representatives elections, KochPAC contributed $28,000 to 4 Democratic candidates and $1,500,000 to 207

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candidates. The top recipient of campaign funding was

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(R-IL) who received $12,500. Other contributions included $10,000 each to ninety-four candidates, $9500 each to two candidates, $9000 to one candidate, $8500 each to two candidates, $7500 each to 20 candidates, $7000 to one candidate, $6000 each to two candidates, $5500 to one candidate, $5000 each to fifty-nine candidates, and $3500 or less each to twenty-eight candidates.

2012 Senate elections

In the 2012 Senate elections, KochPAC contributed $10,000 to 1 Democratic candidate and $185,000 to 23 Republican candidates. The top two recipients of campaign funding were

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(R-TX) and

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(R-UT), who each received $15,000. Other contributions included $10,000 each to a total of twelve candidates, $7000 to one candidate, $5000 each to seven candidates, $2000 to one candidate, and $1000 to one candidate.

Interorganizational contributions

During the 2012 election year, KochPAC contributed $24,000 to Democrat-affiliated organizations, $802,000 to Republican-affiliated organizations, and $10,000 to other organizations. The

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, which received $35,000, was the single largest recipient of these funds. Other recipients included the

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, the

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, and the

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, which each received $30,000, the

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, which received $25,000, as well as fifty-three organizations which received $10,000 and forty-five organizations which received $7500 or less. KochPAC also received $5000 from the

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