Koch Brothers Public date: 25.04.2018 16:28:32

Publisher: American Progress

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11 Aug 2014

Koch Brothers and D.C. Conservatives Spending Big on Nonpartisan State Supreme Court Races

The 2014 judicial elections could see even more campaign cash, thanks to unprecedented plans by national partisan groups to spend millions to influence this year s judicial races. The Washington, D.C.-based Republican State Leadership Committee, or RSLC, is now the first national party organization focused on electing judges. The RSLC was the biggest spender in the May 5 North Carolina Supreme Court primary election, and four of the seven seats on the court are up for grabs in November. The RSLC tried unsuccessfully to unseat three Tennessee Justices on August 7. The group s opposition campaign was aided by its strategic partner group, the State Government Leadership Foundation, or SGLF, and the Koch brothers-affiliated Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, both of which are organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The 2014 judicial elections could see even more campaign cash, thanks to unprecedented plans by national partisan groups...

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