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Super PAC Profile: CREDO takes aim at House freshmen

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Credo super PAC "Take Down the Tea Party Ten" logoThe CREDO SuperPAC exists in spite of—or because of?—its own desire to overturn Citizens United, the Supreme Court case that led to the creation of super PACs. “We wouldn't launch this SuperPAC unless we felt it was absolutely necessary to fight back,” says the group's website. But this sort of self-loathing isn’t the group's only unusual trait. Among organizations whose purpose is to obscure funding sources, CREDO is unique in its transparency.

For one thing, the group's name conspicuously excludes words like ‘freedom,‘ ‘future,’ ‘fund’ and ‘restore,' (see a list here) and makes ...

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Profile: Nan Hayworth

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Party: Republican
State and District: New York, 18
Born: December 14, 1959 Chicago, Ill. 
Campaign cash raised: $2,148,329
Money from businesses that lobby: $751,164
Money from leadership PACs: $149,626
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $724,546 / $331,581
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $3,900 in support /  $46,826 in opposition
Net worth in 2010: $9,347,241 to $22,463,000
Net worth in 2011: $12,237,262 to $29,298,006

 

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Profile: Jim Renacci

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Party: Republican
State and District: Ohio, 16
Born:   December 3, 1958 Monongahela, Pa.
Campaign cash raised: $4,554,671
Money from businesses that lobby: $678,134
Money from leadership PACs: $158,025
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $868,232 / $123,633
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $46,735 in opposition
Net worth in 2010: $32,345,756 to $51,775,662

 

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Profile: Allen West

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Party: Republican
State and District: Florida, 22
Born:   Feb. 7, 1961 Atlanta, Ga. 
Campaign cash raised: $16,492,982
Money from businesses that lobby: $195,717
Money from leadership PACs: $144,845
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $3,281,864 / $2,596,317
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $6,404 in support / $97,725 in opposition
Net worth in 2010: -$102,992 to $454,998

 

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Profile: Ann Marie Buerkle

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Party: Republican
State and District: New York, 24
Born: May 8, 1951 Auburn, N.Y.
Campaign cash raised: $1,966,755
Money from businesses that lobby: $240,481
Money from leadership PACs: $151,500
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $511,447 / $246,787
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $374 in support / $6,694 in opposition 
Net worth in 2010: $601,004 to $5,099,998
Net worth in 2011: Not yet reported

 

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Profile: Joseph Heck

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Party: Republican
State and District: Nevada, 3
Born: Oct. 30, 1961 Jamaica, N.Y.
Campaign cash raised: $3,359,424
Money from businesses that lobby: $607,791
Money from leadership PACs: $180,900
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,288,841/ $300,320
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $57,819 in opposition
Net worth in 2010: $278,010 to $844,999
Net worth in 2011: -$421,990 to $329,997

 

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Profile: Francisco Canseco

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Party: Republican
State and District: Texas, 23
Born: July 30, 1949 Laredo, Texas
Campaign cash raised: $3,667,020
Money from businesses that lobby: $512,284
Money from leadership PACs: $165,500
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,467,733 / $53,521
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $19 in support / $37,859 in opposition
Net worth in 2010: $49,037 to $1,519,998
Net worth in 2011: -$202,965 to $1,244,997

 

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Profile: David Cicilline

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Party: Democrat
State and District: Rhode Island, 1
Born: July 15, 1961 Providence, R.I.
Campaign cash raised: $3,625,274
Money from businesses that lobby: $374,537
Money from leadership PACs: $76,400
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,406,733 / $911,584 
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $10 in support
Net worth in 2010: $502,004 to $1,429,999
Net worth in 2011: $2,004 to $1,179,998

 

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Profile: Bobby Schilling

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Party: Republican
State and District: Illinois, 17
Born: Jan 24, 1964 Rock Island, Ill.
Campaign cash raised: $2,594,324
Money from businesses that lobby: $391,579
Money from leadership PACs: $163,900
Money from in-state / out-of-state: $1,028,903 / $139,904
At-risk in November? Yes
Outside group spending: $325 in support / $10,137 in opposition 
Net worth in 2010: $487,008 to $1,489,998
Net worth in 2011: -$127,995 to $344,996

 

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