Posted: July 20, 2017
Updated: June 21, 2021

Oath • Spending

This independent disbursement committee is sponsored by Wisconsin Family Action, a conservative group that opposes gay marriage and domestic partnerships.

In July - about four months after the April 4, 2017 election - the committee first reported spending a little over $1,000 on robo calls supporting challenger Lowell Holtz in the spring election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost to the incumbent, Tony Evers.

Last active election: 2016

This organization is registered with the Government Accountability Board/Wisconsin Ethics Commission as an independent expenditure committee following the January 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC.

Posted: March 29, 2017
Updated : June 21, 2021

Fall: Oath • Spending

This committee was created in 2010 by the left-leaning Greater Wisconsin Committee for the sole purpose of making independent expenditures in Wisconsin elections. Between 2010 and 2016 it spent nearly $11.5 million in Wisconsin state elections.

On March 29, the committee reported spending over $225,000 for television advertisements supporting State Superintendent of Public Instruction incumbent Tony Evers.

Last active election: 2016

This organization is registered with the Government Accountability Board/Wisconsin Ethics Commission as an independent expenditure committee following the January 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC.

Issue Ads

Posted: January 18, 2017
Updated: April 24, 2017

Listed below are groups that seek to influence the 2017 election for State Superintendent of Public Instruction by conducting “issue ads.”

If you see any independent expenditures or issue ads we haven't covered, please contact us via our Hijack Hotline.

Click on the group’s name for a description of the group and examples of its activities.

Groups

Independent Expenditures

Posted: January 18, 2017
Updated: July 20, 2017

PACs and independent disbursement groups making  independent expenditures in support of or in opposition to candidates for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

If you see any independent expenditures or issue ads we haven't covered, please contact us via our Hijack Hotline.

Click on a committee's name for more information.

PACs and Independent Expenditure Committees

Posted: January 18, 2017
Updated: July 20, 2017

A guide to independent expenditures and issue ads in the 2017 for Superinendent of Public Instruction.

For information about candidate financial activity see Campaign 2017.

If you see any independent expenditures or issue ads we haven't covered, please contact us via our Hijack Hotline.