Almost $20M worth of advertising time has been spoken for by the House Majority PAC and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) between them. 38 markets encompassing 47 congressional districts are in on the buy.
HMPAC is putting up $16M of the cash, and SEIU is kicking in $3.7M more. They are following the lead of the congressional campaign committees, which have been pursuing the same tactic. These two groups cite locking in low rates as a major motivator.
“From day one, House Republicans have pursued an agenda that is extreme and out of touch – and House Majority PAC will be on TV to hold them accountable,” said HMPAC’s Alixandria Lapp. “Partnering with SEIU allows us to be more successful by effectively leveraging every dollar we spend.”
Lapp added, “The Koch brothers, Sheldon Adelson and Karl Rove have deep pockets, but House Majority PAC has a proven ability to spend efficiently and effectively and win races – just like in the NY-26 and AZ-08 specials when we won despite being outspent by Republican groups.”
The two organizations mapped out the campaign. Here’s what they are reserving, where.
* Augusta – $210,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Boston (Manchester) – $1,800,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Buffalo – $205,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Charleston – $142,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Chicago – $1,600,000 (House Majority PAC); $800,000 (reserved jointly by House Majority PAC and SEIU)
* Cleveland – $908,000 (House Majority PAC); $454,000 (SEIU)
* Davenport-Rock Island-Moline – $185,000 (SEIU)
* Denver – $468,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Des Moines – $552,000 (House Majority PAC); $138,000 (SEIU)
* Green Bay – $138,000 (House Majority PAC); $138,000 (SEIU)
* Las Vegas – $308,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Marquette – $116,000 (House Majority PAC); $58,000 (SEIU)
* Miami – $571,000 (reserved jointly by House Majority PAC and SEIU)
* Minneapolis–St. Paul – $594,000 (House Majority PAC); $295,000 (SEIU)
* Norfolk – $278,000 (House Majority PAC); $139,000 (SEIU)
* Omaha – $306,400 (House Majority PAC)
* Orlando – $440,000 (reserved jointly by House Majority PAC and SEIU)
* Panama City – $39,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Peoria – $252,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Philadelphia – $599,200 (House Majority PAC)
* Phoenix – $952,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Pittsburgh – $736,000 (House Majority PAC); $294,400 (SEIU)
* Raleigh-Durham – $378,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Rockford – $232,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Sacramento – $999,600 (House Majority PAC); $488,000 (SEIU)
* Savannah – $225,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Seattle – $800,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Sioux City – $158,000 (House Majority PAC); $79,000 (SEIU)
* S t. Louis – $575,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Tallahassee – $76,200 (House Majority PAC)
* Tampa-St. Petersburg – $330,000 (reserved jointly by House Majority PAC and SEIU)
* Traverse City – $258,000 (House Majority PAC); $129,000 (SEIU)
* Tucson – $330,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Wausau – $200,000 (House Majority PAC); $100,000 (SEIU)
* West Palm Beach – $252,000 (House Majority PAC); $126,000 (SEIU)
* Wilmington – $127,000 (House Majority PAC)
* Wheeling-Steubenville – $33,700 (House Majority PAC)
* Youngstown – $107,000 (House Majority PAC)
