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Democrats
of Avon Park
A political action committee (PAC), in U.S. politics, is an organization whose purpose is to raise and distribute campaign funds to candidates seeking political office.
PAC's are generally formed by corporations, labor unions, trade associations, or other organizations or individuals and channel the voluntary contributions they raise to candidates for elective offices. PACs may also spend their funds on what are termed independent expenditures—defined in law as a message “expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate that is not made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, a candidate’s authorized committee, or their agents, or a political party or its agents.”
The first PAC was created in 1944 by the Congress of Industrial Organizations, which sought to raise funds to assist the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
PACs were an ancillary part of political campaigns in the United States until the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (and its amendment in 1974). The law was established to reduce the influence of money in campaigns by setting strict limits on the amount a particular corporation, union, or private individual could give to a candidate.
By soliciting smaller contributions from a much larger number of individuals, however, PAC's were able to circumvent these limitations and provide substantial funds for candidates. Following the reforms, the number of PACs proliferated, from about 600 in the early 1970's to more than 4,000 by 2010. With this proliferation came a massive escalation in the cost of running for federal office in the United States.
The Democrats of Avon Park PAC was established in late 2022 to serve the people of Avon Park and surrounding areas, to aid individuals interested in running for elected office and to promote the Democratic Party. We are here to help!
