Outside Spending: Sherrod Brown

Sherrod Brown outside spending: $25.8M supporting and $118.0M opposing (DEM-OH). See Super PACs and committees.

Independent expenditures around Sherrod Brown show how Super PACs, party-aligned committees, and other outside groups are trying to influence this race without coordinating with the candidate. The support and opposition tables below identify the committees behind the money and separate positive spending from negative spending.

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$25.8MSupporting
$118.0MOpposing
$92.2MNet Advantage

Committees Supporting Sherrod Brown

#CommitteeAmount
1WinSenate$7.1M
2BlackPAC$2.5M
3National Association of Realtors Congressional Fund$2.4M
4New American Jobs Fund$2.2M
5CFFE PAC$2.2M
6LCV Victory Fund$1.9M
7American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE$1.1M
8National Nurses United for Patient Protection$1.0M
9Duty and Country$840K
10Forward Blue PAC$772K
11SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee On Political Education)$494K
12Communications Workers of America - Working Voices$410K
13AMERICANS FOR CONTRACEPTION VICTORY FUND$384K
14For Our Future$338K
15Working America$334K
16WORKERS VOTE$270K
17American College of Radiology Association PAC$266K
18National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee$223K
19OHIO CITIZEN ACTION$139K
20Ruralvote.org$117K

Committees Opposing Sherrod Brown

#CommitteeAmount
1Senate Leadership Fund$63.7M
2American Crossroads$31.1M
3BUCKEYE VALUES PAC$11.4M
4Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action$7.7M
5Women Speak Out PAC$1.4M
6The Sentinel Action Fund$1.3M
7NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND$949K
8GREAT OPPORTUNITY PAC, INC.$103K
9RED SENATE$97K
10AMERICANS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION$90K
11NRSC$87K
12WIN IT BACK PAC$35K
13FRONTIERS OF FREEDOM ACTION, INC.$26K
14Gun Rights America$6K
15Americans for Constitutional Liberty dba The Conservative Caucus$4K

Frequently Asked Questions

How much outside money has targeted Sherrod Brown?

$143.8M in independent expenditures has targeted Sherrod Brown. Of that, $25.8M (17.9%) supported Sherrod Brown and $118.0M (82.1%) opposed Sherrod Brown.

Which committees support Sherrod Brown?

20 committees have reported spending to support Sherrod Brown. The top supporter is WinSenate with $7.1M.

Which committees oppose Sherrod Brown?

15 committees have reported spending to oppose Sherrod Brown. The top opposer is Senate Leadership Fund with $63.7M.

What is Sherrod Brown's outside-spending net advantage?

Sherrod Brown's net outside-spending advantage is $92.2M. Net advantage compares supportive outside spending with opposition outside spending.

Where does this independent expenditure data come from?

Outside spending data comes from Federal Election Commission Schedule E filings, where committees disclose independent expenditures supporting or opposing federal candidates.

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