Fair Share Action
FormationAugust 2012[1]
TypeSuper PAC
PurposeTo support Democratic candidates and oppose Republican candidates
Location
AffiliationsFair Share[2]
Websitewww.fairshareaction.org

Fair Share Action is an American super PAC that seeks to elect Democratic candidates to political office.[3] Fair Share Action is an unaffiliated Super PAC. It shares a name with the 501(c)(4) Fair Share.

Fair Share Action was launched in Colorado in August 2012.[1] The super PAC is heavily funded by Tim Gill, a computer software entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist. Fair Share Action also received $550,000 in seed funding from Environment America. Billionaire Tom Steyer, the National Education Association, and America Votes have also funded Fair Share Action.[4][5][6]

The group's initial activities included get out the vote efforts in Colorado, Florida, and New Hampshire for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[1][7] In 2014, Fair Share Action reported spending $4,363,917 on federal electoral efforts, including more than $1.5 million on efforts to re-elect former Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Udall, who was ultimately defeated.[8][9][10] In the July 15, 2016 Report of Disbursements, Fair Share Action was named as a donor to Correct the Record, a political action group exposing political opponents of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Crummy, Karen (October 28, 2012). "Democratic activist Tim Gill heavily funded federal super PAC". Denver Post. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Home". fairshareonline.org.
  3. ^ "Fair Share Action". OpenSecrets.
  4. ^ Olsen-Phillips, Peter (October 24, 2014). "Revenge of the Democrats: Wealthy liberals top list of super PAC donors in 2014". Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ^ Biddle, Rishawn (December 2, 2013). "NEA's $131 Million Spree". Dropout Nation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  6. ^ Beckel, Michael (May 21, 2014). "Secretive Liberal Group Bankrolled By Anonymous Donors". Huffington Post. Center for Public Integrity. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ^ Wyatt, Kristen (October 19, 2012). "Suburban Denver District Now A Costly Battleground". CBS Denver. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  8. ^ Markay, Lachlan (October 21, 2014). "Democracy Alliance Dark Money Network Spends Millions for Udall". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  9. ^ "FAIR SHARE ACTION (2014 cycle )". Influence Explorer. Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  10. ^ Fish, Sandra (August 27, 2014). "Outside groups lead spending on Colo. political ads". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  11. ^ "REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS For Other Than An Authorized Committee" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC". Los Angeles Times. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
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