FEC Summarizes 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2013-2014 E Sept 16, 2014 17:15:58 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by bot on Sept 16, 2014 17:15:58 GMT -5 FEC Summarizes 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2013-2014 Election Cycle09/16/2014 03:54 PM EDTWASHINGTON - Congressional candidates running in the 2013-2014 election cycle received $1.1 billion and disbursed $766.7 million in the first 18 months of the cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. During this period, political parties received $760.7 million and disbursed $573.4 million, and political action committees (PACs) received $1.5 billion and disbursed $1.3 billion. Filings submitted to the Commission in this 18-month period indicated that disbursements for independent expenditures and electioneering communications totaled $124 million and $925,101, respectively, in connection with congressional elections in 2013 and 2014.links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTE2LjM1OTg3OTIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkxNi4zNTk4NzkyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDUxNTI5JmVtYWlsaWQ9amltdGFrZWRhQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZ1c2VyaWQ9amltdGFrZWRhQGdtYWlsLmNvbSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.fec.gov/press/press2014/news_releases/20140916release.shtml