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By David Morrison |
March 19, 2012
U.S. Representative Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) defeated three primary challengers to hold on to his party's nomination for his seat. Bachus is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and received support in his campaign from CUNA's Credit Union Legislative Action Council.
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By Claude R. Marx |
February 9, 2011
The sluggish economy caused CUNA and NAFCU PACs to raise less money, but they each had very different spending patterns during last year's campaigns.
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By Claude R. Marx |
January 13, 2011
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, announced today that she won't seek re-election in November 2012.
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By Claude R. Marx |
January 10, 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), who remains in critical condition after an assassination attempt on Saturday, has been helped by credit union political action committees in all three of her difficult campaigns.
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 3, 2010
Credit union stalwart Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) saw his 26-year congressional career end, yet Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) survived yesterday's election which gave the Republicans large gains in both chambers.
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By Claude R. Marx |
October 22, 2010
CUNA's PAC had $270,933 in its coffers as of last week and NAFCU's PAC had $215,631, according to reports they filed this week with the Federal Election Commission.
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By Claude R. Marx |
August 25, 2010
The political action committees of CUNA and NAFCU won some and lost some in yesterday's primary elections.
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By Claude R. Marx |
June 2, 2010
After having dropped off for a month, CUNA's Credit Union Legislative Action Council is again on the list of top of the top 20 donors to federal candidates, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
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By Claude R. Marx |
April 14, 2010
In a year when many incumbent officeholders are about as popular as Yankee fans in Fenway Park, several key supporters of credit unions will be fighting for their political lives this year.
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By Claude R. Marx |
March 31, 2010
The campaign giving patterns of CUNA and NAFCU in February could be best described as the calm before the proverbial storm.
