501(c) Election Activities By State, 2004
States “Battleground States”* Alabama Groups Citizens United: TV ad criticizing former President Clinton’s handling of terrorism, June 2004. American Taxpayers Alliance: TV ad supporting Republican judicial candidates Mike Bolin and Patti Smith, June 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Alaska Arizona Americans for Job Security: TV ad critical of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tony Knowles, July 2004. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. League of Conservation Voters: TV ad praising Sen. John Kerry’s environmental record, February 2004. Colorado Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Connecticut Florida United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. League of Conservation Voters: TV ad criticizing President Bush on for alleged lax protection of Florida’s coastline, May 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in Tampa criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004. Georgia United Seniors Association: TV ads praising Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall and Republican Rep. Max Burns for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. League of Conservation Voters: TV ad supporting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama, March 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Phil Crane for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Indiana Iowa United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Chocola for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. AFL-CIO: TV ad criticizing President Bush, May 2004. American Family Voices: TV ad criticizing President Bush for alleged sweetheart deals for Halliburton, August/September 2003. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. Kentucky Maryland League of Conservation Voters: TV ad supporting Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler and criticizing Republican challenger Alice Forgy Kerr, February 2004. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004.
Illinois
States Michigan
Groups League of Conservation Voters: TV ad criticizing Republican U.S. House candidate Brad Smith, August 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in Detroit criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004.
Missouri
AFL-CIO: TV ad against President Bush, May 2004 American Family Voices: TV ad criticizing President Bush for alleged sweetheart deals for Halliburton, August/September 2003. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Sam Graves for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004.
New Hampshire New Mexico
American Family Voices: TV ad criticizing President Bush for alleged sweetheart deals for Halliburton, August/September 2003. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ads praising Republican U.S. Reps. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004.
New York
MoveOn.org: TV ad aired in New York City calling for censure of President Bush over his alleged false claims on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, March 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in New York City criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004.
North Carolina
Americans for Job Security: TV ad supporting Republican Senate candidate Richard Burr, June 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004.
North Dakota Ohio
United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in Columbus criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in Portland criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004.
Oregon United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican Democratic U.S. Rep. David Wu for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Pennsylvania Citizens for a Sound Economy: Mail/telephone/e-mail campaign supporting Republican senatorial primary candidate Rep. Pat Toomey and criticizing GOP incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter, April 2004. Sierra Club: TV ad aired in Pittsburgh criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004
States South Carolina
Groups Americans for Job Security: TV ad criticizing Democratic Senate candidate Inez Tenenbaum, July/August 2004. U.S. Chamber of Commerce: TV ad supporting Republican U.S. Rep. Jim DeMint in GOP primary, May 2004.
South Dakota Tennessee
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: TV ad criticizing Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle for opposing medical malpractice reforms, August 2004. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Democratic Rep. Lincoln Davis for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004.
Texas Vermont Utah Washington Washington, D.C.
United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Republican U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. United Seniors Association: TV ad praising Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson for supporting Medicare prescription drug bill, August 2004. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. American Family Voices: TV ad criticizing President Bush for alleged sweetheart deals for Halliburton, August/September 2003. Citizens United: TV ad criticizing Sen. John Kerry as an elitist, March 2004. MoveOn.org: TV ad calling for censure of President Bush over his alleged false claims on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, March 2004.
Wisconsin
American Family Voices: TV ads against President Bush on sweetheart deals for Halliburton, August/September 2003.
Sierra Club: Radio ad criticizing President Bush for not cleaning up mercury pollution, April 2004. TV ad aired in Milwaukee criticizing President Bush for allowing additional mercury emissions from power plants, January 2004. Source: Public Citizen's analysis of data contained in the New Stealth PACs database, as of Sept. 15, 2004. * “Battleground states” refers to media placements for the presidential race that were placed in states deemed the most competitive.