List of political action committees

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This list of political action committees is organized by the nature of each particular U.S. PAC's work. OpenSecrets also maintains a comprehensive and continuously updated list of PACs on its website OpenSecrets.org. [1]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Congressional Hispanic Caucus</span> American group of legislators

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Republican Main Street Partnership</span> Republican Party (United States) nonprofit organization

The Republican Main Street Partnership is a nonprofit organization that raises funds to support politicians in the moderate wing of the Republican Party. The Republican Main Street Partnership does not advocate for legislation but offers networking and mentorship opportunities and provides a forum for discussion. The Partnership is affiliated with a super PAC called Defending Main Street. The Partnership is also affiliated with the Republican Main Street Caucus, a Republican congressional member organization that takes pragmatic conservative positions.

The Fighting Dems is a nickname given to more than 60 military veterans who ran for Congress as Democrats in the United States' 2006 congressional elections. Five of these candidates were elected to the House of Representatives and one was elected to the Senate. The term Fighting Dem can be applied to all non-incumbent military veterans running for Congress in 2006 as Democrats.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">VoteVets.org</span> American progressive non-profit organization

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salvadoran Americans</span> Americans of Salvadoran birth or descent

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paraguayan Americans</span> Americans of Paraguayan birth or descent

Paraguayan Americans are Americans of Paraguayan descent.

The Republican Governance Group, originally the Tuesday Lunch Bunch and then the Tuesday Group until 2020, is a group of moderate Republicans in the United States House of Representatives. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House; the Republican House caucus came to be dominated by conservatives. It is considered a center to center-right congressional caucus, with its members primarily from competitive House districts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Freedom Partners</span> Former public advocacy organization

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election</span>

The 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 25, 2017, at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). It was the first contested DNC chair election since 1985.

The Medicare for All Caucus is a congressional caucus in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of members that advocate for the implementation of a single-payer healthcare system. It was announced by progressive members of the House of Representatives in July 2018 with over 70 founding members, all Democrats.

Future Forum is a generational caucus of Millennial and Gen Z members of Congress serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. The organization was founded in April 2015 by Representative Eric Swalwell. The caucus consists of 53 Members of Congress who represent congressional districts across the country. Future Forum's co-chairs are Representatives Colin Allred, Brittany Pettersen, Darren Soto, and Haley Stevens.

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  23. "PAC Profile: America Works PAC". OpenSecrets. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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