Hijacking Campaign 2018 | Independent Expenditures | Issue Ads | Candidates | Offices | Campaign 2018
Posted: March 29, 2018
Updated: June 28, 2021
Fall: Oath • Spending
Special: Oath • Spending
Spring: Oath • Spending
This committee is used by Planned Parenthood, which is the leading advocate and provider of reproductive health care for women in the state and the nation, to make independent expenditures to support Democratic candidates in legislative and statewide races in Wisconsin.
In 2018 this organization made independent expenditures in the fall, June special and spring supreme court elections.
This is just one of three Planned Parenthood affiliated committees involved in the fall 2018 elections. The other two were Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin Political Fund and Planned Parenthood Votes.
Fall
A day before the August 14 primary, it first reported spending $500 for online advertising to support Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes. Barnes, a former state legislator, faced Kurt Kober in the Democratic primary.
At the beginning of October 2018 Planned Parenthood reported spending over $200,00 towards online advertising in support of the Democratic candidates in the November gubernatorial and attorney general elections. It ended up spending over $326,000 on the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races.
The organization also reported spending $154,000 0 across seven legislative districts, four senate - the 1st, 9th, 19th and 21st - and three assembly - 50th, 51st and 60th.
Its registered independent expenditure committee was also involved in the fall election.
Special
About a week after the June 12 special election to fill a vacancy in the 1st Senate District, the organization reported spending $1,000 on online advertising in favor of the Democratic candidate.
Spring
Less than a week before the April 3 spring elections, the committee filed paperwork with the state showing it spent $500 on online advertising to support Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Rebecca Dallet. Dallet, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge, defeated Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock for an open seat on the state's highest court.
Although the Wisconsin Supreme court elections is officially a nonpartisan race, Dallet drew support from traditional Democratic allies and contributors and Screnock was backed by groups and contributors who usually support Republicans and conservatives.
Last active election: 2016
This organization is an unregistered independent expenditure committee that is required to report any such spending done within 60 days of a primary or an election to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission per Chapter 11, Subchapter X of Wisconsin Statutes.