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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
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Latest Buys

  • $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.
  • $106K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $34.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $53.7K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $34.8K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $7,550
    WFLA-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $115K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $57K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $14K
    WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce, Fla.
  • $25.9K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $126K
    KUSA, Denver
  • $6,100
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $90.7K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $92.9K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $27.2K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $43.9K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $7,175
    KASA-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $64.4K
    WISN-TV, Milwaukee, Wis.
  • $6,100
    WLWT, Cincinnati
  • $106K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $4,850
    WWSB, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $7,200
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $6,600
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $29.1K
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $7,200
    WXIX-TV, Cincinnati
  • $106K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $1,000
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $34.4K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $31.7K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $55.9K
    KBIM-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $22.3K
    WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
  • $24.2K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $52K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $46.1K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $26.6K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $50.2K
    KMGH-TV, Denver
  • $35.6K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $104K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $7,175
    KASA-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $52.4K
    WJW, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $73.7K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $68.2K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $12.9K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $34.4K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $88.3K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $88.3K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $70.2K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $34.4K
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $67.6K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $0
    KYW-TV, Philadelphia
  • $152K
    WESH, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $24.3K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $24.3K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $90.1K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $29.7K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $17.6K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $12.9K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $18.8K
    KVVU-TV, Las Vegas
  • $25.7K
    WSPA-TV, Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, S.C. and Asheville, N.C.
  • $57K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $24.2K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $47.2K
    WKYC, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $64.2K
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $39.7K
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $55.9K
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $29.7K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $78.7K
    WPVI-TV, Philadelphia
  • $130K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $39.1K
    WHP-TV, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York, Pa.
  • $133K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $125K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $62.9K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $125K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $78.4K
    WTSP, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $132K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $132K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $128K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $15.7K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $30.6K
    WFTS-TV, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, Fla.
  • $27K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $48.7K
    KTNV-TV, Las Vegas
  • $6,090
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $10.7K
    WJXX, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $64.2K
    KREZ-TV, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $24.3K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $86.6K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $34.5K
    WOIO, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $23.4K
    KARE, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $68.7K
    WJW, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $122K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $53.4K
    KOB, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $65.7K
    WEWS-TV, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $47.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $71.1K
    WRAL-TV, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $75.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $75.1K
    KSNV-DT, Las Vegas
  • $10.4K
    WNCN, Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville, N.C.
  • $88.2K
    WJW, Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio
  • $114K
    WBTV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $42.3K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $42.3K
    KLAS-TV, Las Vegas
  • $20.4K
    WCPO-TV, Cincinnati
  • $76.7K
    WCCO-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
  • $77K
    WXII-TV, Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem, N.C.
  • $36.1K
    WCNC-TV, Charlotte, N.C.
  • $86.6K
    WTLV, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • $64.2K
    KRQE, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, N.M.
  • $55.7K
    WFTV, Orlando, Daytona Beach and Melbourne, Fla.
  • $29.7K
    WCAU, Philadelphia
  • $11.7K
    WCCB, Charlotte, N.C.

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