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AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

This nonprofit, founded by billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, has backed Tea Party and conservative causes for years. This year, it's spent an unprecedented amount of money on direct political ads, mainly advocating the election of Republican Mitt Romney. It's one of the two most influential nonprofits this election. | See this committee's FEC-reported expenditures at PACTrack »

466
Ad buy files freed

$23.9M
TV ad spending
logged so far

$33.5M
Spending reported to
the FEC in the 2012 cycle

Conservative
Leans

Spending logged in swing states
Spending-range-legend
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Latest Buys

  • $7,600
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $7,600
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $14K
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $15.8K
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $3,650
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $3,650
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $73.8K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $27.6K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $18.3K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $39.5K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $24K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $92.8K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $61.3K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $57.4K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $15.2K
    WSPA-TV, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $145K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $126K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $42.3K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $65.1K
    WFLA-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $43.6K
    KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $20K
    KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $6,090
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $9,950
    KDVR, Denver
  • $10.6K
    KDVR, Denver
  • $7,450
    KDVR, Denver
  • $24.7K
    KDVR, Denver
  • $9,150
    KDVR, Denver
  • $46.2K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $88.5K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $46.2K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $88.5K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $66.8K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $35.8K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $184K
    KCNC-TV, Denver
  • $45.9K
    WTXF-TV, Philadelphia
  • $211K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $10.8K
    KDVR, Denver
  • $53.5K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $88.3K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $23.4K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $53.5K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $9,100
    KTVD, Denver
  • $98K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $56.5K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $53.8K
    WWJ-TV, Detroit
  • $53.8K
    WWJ-TV, Detroit
  • $28.9K
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $0
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $2,110
    WHNS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $860
    WHNS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $67.6K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $187K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $187K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $28.7K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $11.1K
    KTVD, Denver
  • $98.7K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $32.7K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $43.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $34.4K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $26.8K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $18.6K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $87.6K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $23.2K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $81.8K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $84K
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $45.1K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $87.6K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $23.9K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $18.3K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $92.6K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $37.3K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $15.9K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $92.6K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $31.5K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $47.1K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $92.8K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $0
    WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $70.2K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $6,100
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $39.1K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $72.3K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $34.9K
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $79.8K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $7,000
    WTTE, Columbus, Ohio
  • $32.3K
    KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $39.1K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $79.4K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $12.6K
    WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $45K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $71.1K
    KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $12.3K
    WITI, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • $123K
    WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Mich.
  • $158K
    WXYZ-TV, Detroit
  • $23.2K
    WPMT, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $197K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $43.8K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $34.5K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $34.5K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $10.5K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $45.2K
    WLOS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $40.6K
    WLOS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $27.8K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $71.2K
    WFLA-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $6,600
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $0
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $25.2K
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $11.7K
    WAWS, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $20.8K
    WAWS, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $30.7K
    KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $41K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $30.2K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $34.4K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $15.1K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $67.2K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $77K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $76.1K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $79.6K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $32.7K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $132K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $55.7K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $222K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $64.4K
    KOB, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $25.6K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $14.2K
    KMSP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $21.4K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $21.4K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $108K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $257K
    WJBK, Detroit
  • $57.4K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $0
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $61.3K
    WGAL, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $0
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $24.2K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $10.7K
    WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $0
    KBIM-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $0
    KBIM-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $39.7K
    KBIM-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $64.2K
    KBIM-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $81.8K
    WZZM, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, Mich.
  • $21.3K
    KOAT-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $21.3K
    KOAT-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $0
    KOAT-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $20.5K
    KOAT-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $45.2K
    WTEV-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $31.1K
    WTEV-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $16.4K
    WTEV-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $33.9K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $156K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $156K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $48.3K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $55.1K
    WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $98.5K
    WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $52.6K
    WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $79.8K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $42.3K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $98.7K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $194K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $0
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $201K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $67.6K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $22.2K
    WGHP, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $58.1K
    WGHP, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $126K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $24.4K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $32.5K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $6,175
    KASA-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $5,650
    KASA-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $16.2K
    KASA-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $43.9K
    WRAL-TV, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $34.4K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $12.8K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $34.4K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $7,325
    WRAZ, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $23.5K
    WRAZ, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $5,125
    WRAZ, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $9,875
    WRAZ, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $63.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $67.6K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $63.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $211K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $63.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $63.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $67.6K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $152K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $62.8K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $63.3K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $43.8K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $43.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $159K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $54.3K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $31.1K
    KOB, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $700
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $92.1K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $65.7K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $23.4K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $0
    WFLX, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $47.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $16.7K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $24.7K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $90.1K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $7,200
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $0
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $211K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $2,600
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $3,650
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $700
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $1,500
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $2,600
    WVBT, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport News, Va.
  • $10K
    WITI, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • $36.5K
    WSYX, Columbus, Ohio
  • $195K
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $195K
    WKMG-TV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $56.3K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $57.3K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $49.5K
    WTEV-TV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $550
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $550
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $460
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $460
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $270
    WXLV-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $17.1K
    WOFL, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $44.2K
    WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • $43.2K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $125K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $125K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $47.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $77.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $59.6K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $41.8K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $59.6K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $47.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $41.8K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $138K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $148K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $66.4K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $31.9K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $103K
    WFMY-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $41.8K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $36.4K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $31.7K
    KRQE, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $0
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $31.3K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $2,110
    WHNS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $67.3K
    WTVT, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $47.5K
    WLOS, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $0
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $18.9K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $12.4K
    KOB, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $62.7K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $110K
    WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $39.7K
    KRQE, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.

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