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Kalyn Stralow

ActBlue Virginia outraises every other Virginia PAC with $38.86 million

In Virginia, ActBlue Virginia raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2021 election cycle. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Virginia Department of Elections, ActBlue Virginia raised $38.86 million and spent $38.86 million between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31. 2021. 

In Virginia politics, donations to ActBlue Virginia represent 20.63 percent of the $188.04 million all Virginia state-level PACs raised. Here are ActBlue Virginia’s top donors and recipients, as reported to the Virginia Department of Elections.

Donations to ActBlue Virginia

Of the $38,864,163 raised in the 2021 election cycle, 6.52 percent came from ActBlue Virginia’s top 10 donors.

Top Donors to ActBlue Virginia (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Donor Name Donor Type
1. $463,700.00 Leonard A Bennett Individual
2. $364,050.00 Ronald D Abramson Individual
3. $363,533.34 Karla Jurvetson Individual
4. $283,500.00 Robert D Hardie Individual
5. $258,000.00 Seiu Cope Individual
6. $214,500.00 Vinton G Cerf Individual
7. $170,000.00 Robert Linton Individual
8. $155,100.00 Thomas J McInerney Individual
9. $131,000.00 James A Hixon Individual
10. $130,860.00 John P Rathbone Individual

Expenditures by ActBlue Virginia

On the expenditures side, ActBlue Virginia reported $38,861,830, with 54.55 percent of all spending going to the 10 payees topping the list. Payees include both contribution recipients and vendors, as filed by ActBlue Virginia.

Top ActBlue Virginia Payees (1/1/2020 – 12/31/2021)

Rank Total Amount Payee Name Payee Type
1. $10,396,327.43 Terry McAuliffe Entity
2. $1,775,128.96 Jennifer Carroll Foy Entity
3. $1,587,345.52 Sam Rasoul Entity
4. $1,509,679.32 Actblue Virginia Entity
5. $1,376,047.33 Mark Herring Entity
6. $1,267,495.30 Common Good VA Entity
7. $1,177,642.17 Hala Ayala Entity
8. $794,730.03 Jennifer McClellan Entity
9. $705,562.46 Jerrauld Jay Jones Entity
10. $608,164.30 Energized for Change PAC Entity

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Virginia PACs submitted to the Virginia Department of Elections. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.

Report Name Report Due Date
2022 Jan Semiannual 1/15/2022
2022 Jul Semiannual (and Post-Primary) 7/15/2022
2023 Jan Semiannual 1/15/2023

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.

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