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| Legal status | Active |
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliations | Democratic Party |
| Website | priorities |
Priorities USA Action is the largest Democratic Party super PAC. Founded in 2011, it supported Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. It was the primary super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.[1] In the 2020 presidential election, Priorities USA Action spent the third highest amount of all outside spending groups. It focuses mainly on high-dollar donors; former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a major donor to the group.
In 2023, Priorities USA Action announced that it would not run any television advertisements in the 2024 election cycle; it would instead reshape itself into a digital political strategy operation. The group announced plans to spend $75 million on digital efforts supportive of Joe Biden and other Democrats in the 2024 election. The New York Times reported that "because of its size, the organization is essentially without peer."[2]
A 2024 investigation by Sludge found that the Priorities USA Foundation, which is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity, has been raising millions of dollars and funneling that money to its affiliated 501(c)(4) political arm, Priorities USA. In 2022, the Priorities USA Foundation moved $10 million, or 96% of the money it had raised, to its political arm. According to Sludge, this type of activity represents a "glaring loophole with current rules regulating nonprofits."[3]
- ^ Thomas, Ken (April 15, 2020). "Biden Campaign Indicates Priorities USA Is Preferred Super PAC". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ O’Brien, Rebecca Davis (November 14, 2023). "Liberal Super PAC Is Turning Its Focus Entirely Digital". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ Bragman, Walker (February 12, 2024). "Major Dem Group Funnels Millions From Charity to 'Dark Money' Arm". Sludge. Retrieved June 5, 2024.