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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

AO 2015-09

Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC

Summary

Interaction between independent-expenditure-only committees and federal candidates and prospective federal candidates.

Documents

Final opinion November 13, 2015
Date Name Document type
11/13/2015 2015-09 Final Opinion
11/13/2015 Commissioner Statement (Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub) Commissioner Statements
11/10/2015 Vote Votes
11/09/2015 Comment on Agenda Document Nos. 15-57-A, 15-57-B, 15-57-C, 15-57-D, and 15-57-E by Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/09/2015 Comment on Agenda Document Nos. 15-57-D and 15-57-E by Nick Harper Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/09/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-F Draft Documents
11/06/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-E Draft Documents
11/05/2015 Comment on Agenda Document Nos. 15-57-A and 15-57-B by Clark Hill PLC Comments and Ex parte Communications
11/05/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-C Draft Documents
11/05/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-D Draft Documents
10/29/2015 Comment on AOR by Make Your Laws PAC, Inc., Make Your Laws Advovacy, Inc., and Make Your Laws, Inc. Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/29/2015 Comment on Agenda Document No. 15-57-A by DB Capitol Strategies PLLC Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/29/2015 Comment on Agenda Document Nos. 15-57-A and 15-57-B by Make Your Laws PAC, Inc., Make Your Laws Advovacy, Inc., and Make Your Laws, Inc. Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/28/2015 Comment on AOR by Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 Comments and Ex parte Communications
10/28/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-A Draft Documents
10/28/2015 Draft AO, Agenda Document No. 15-57-B Draft Documents
10/27/2015 Comment on AOR by Robert E. Rutkowski Comments and Ex parte Communications
09/11/2015 Request by Senate Majority PAC and House Majority PAC AO Request, Supplemental Material, and Extensions of Time

Entities

Role Name Type
Requestor Senate Majority PAC Nonconnected political committee
Requestor House Majority PAC Nonconnected political committee
Counsel/Representative Perkins Coie LLP Law Firm
Counsel/Representative Mr. Marc E. Elias Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Ezra W. Reese Esq. Individual
Counsel/Representative Mr. Jonathan S. Berkon Individual
Counsel/Representative Ms. Rachel L. Jacobs Esq. Individual
Commenter Clark Hill PLC Law Firm
Commenter Nick Harper Individual
Commenter Mr. Robert Rutkowski Individual
Commenter Democracy 21 Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Campaign Legal Center Research/Public Interest/Educational Institution
Commenter Mr. Fred Wertheimer Individual
Commenter Mr. J. Gerald Hebert Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Paul S. Ryan Esq. Individual
Commenter Mr. Donald J. Simon Esq. Individual
Commenter Sonosky, Chambers & Sachse Law Firm
Commenter Make Your Laws PAC Nonconnected political committee
Commenter Sai Individual
Commenter Mr. Dan Backer Esq. Individual
Commenter DB Capitol Strategies PLLC Law Firm
Commenter Mr. Charles Spies Esq. Individual
Commenter James E. Tyrrell III Individual

Legal citations

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This opinion cites these earlier opinions
Askew

Reid

Iverson

Commonsense Ten

Majority PAC and House Majority PAC

This opinion is cited by these later opinions
PACMS