This cycle, the Arts Action Fund PAC worked to help elect Congressional and Presidential candidates who outlined their support for the arts and arts education either through action while serving in elected office, or through expressed support for pro-arts policies. We supported pro-arts candidates from all across the country, incumbents and challengers alike.
Below is the list of candidates we supported, and how we supported them:
|
Candidate |
State |
Office |
Won/Lost |
Margin |
2015 |
2016 |
|
|
Lisa Murkowski |
AK |
Senate |
Win |
+14 |
|
$1,500.00 |
|
|
Helene Schneider |
CA |
House |
Lost (Primary) |
-17 (Primary) |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Ami Bera |
CA |
House |
Win |
+2 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Kamala Harris |
CA |
Senate |
Win |
+26 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ken Calvert |
CA |
House |
Win |
+20 |
$3,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Linda Sanchez |
CA |
House |
Win |
+40 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Mimi Walters |
CA |
House |
Win |
+20 |
$500.00 |
|
|
|
Ted Lieu |
CA |
House |
Win |
+32 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Patrick Murphy |
FL |
Senate |
Lost |
-8 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Florida PAC for Arts & Culture |
FL |
State PAC |
N/A |
N/A |
|
$2,612.50 |
|
|
Gus Bilirakis |
FL |
House |
Win |
+38 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
FL |
House |
Win |
+10 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
John Lewis |
GA |
House |
Win |
+70 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Chuck Grassley* |
IA |
Senate |
Win |
+24 |
$500.00 |
|
|
|
Mike Simpson |
ID |
House |
Win |
+34 |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Tammy Duckworth |
IL |
Senate |
Win |
+14 |
|
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Evan Bayh |
IN |
Senate |
Lost |
-10 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Seth Moulton |
MA |
House |
Win |
Uncontested |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Kathleen Matthews |
MD |
House |
Lost (Primary) |
-9.7 (Primary) |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Chris Van Hollen |
MD |
Senate |
Win |
+24 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Steny Hoyer |
MD |
House |
Win |
+37 |
$1,000.00 |
$1,500.00 |
|
|
Sandy Levin |
MI |
House |
Win |
+21 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Betty McCollum |
MN |
House |
Win |
+24 |
|
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Billy Long |
MO |
House |
Win |
+41 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Jon Tester |
MT |
Senate |
Up for Re-election in 2018 |
N/A |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Hillary Victory Fund |
N/A |
President |
Lost |
-80 Electoral Votes |
|
$10,000.00 |
|
|
Hillary for America |
N/A |
President |
N/A |
N/A |
|
$2,700.00 |
|
|
Deborah Ross |
NC |
Senate |
Lost |
-6 |
|
$2,500.00 |
|
|
New Hampshire Democratic Party |
NH |
State Party |
N/A |
N/A |
$500.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
New Hampshire Republican State Committee |
NH |
State Party |
N/A |
N/A |
$500.00 |
|
|
|
Maggie Hassan |
NH |
Senate |
Win |
+716 votes |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Leonard Lance |
NJ |
House |
Win |
+12 |
$1,000.00 |
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Tom Udall |
NM |
Senate |
Up for Re-election in 2020 |
N/A |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Catherine Cortez Masto |
NV |
Senate |
Win |
+2 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Jacky Rosen |
NV |
House |
Win |
+1 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Steve Israel |
NY |
House |
N/A (Did not run for re-election) |
N/A |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
Carolyn Maloney |
NY |
House |
Win |
+66 |
$1,500.00 |
|
|
|
Elise Stefanik |
NY |
House |
Win |
+37 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Jerrold Nadler |
NY |
House |
Win |
+54 |
$1,000.00 |
$500.00 |
|
|
Joseph Crowley |
NY |
House |
Win |
+67 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Louise Slaughter |
NY |
House |
Win |
+12 |
$5,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
|
|
Nita Lowey |
NY |
House |
Win |
Uncontested |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Paul Tonko |
NY |
House |
Win |
+44 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Pat Tiberi |
OH |
House |
Win |
+37 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Suzanne Bonamici |
OR |
House |
Win |
+23 |
$5,000.00 |
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Katie McGinty |
PA |
Senate |
Lost |
-2 |
|
$2,500.00 |
|
|
David Cicilline |
RI |
House |
Win |
+28 |
$1,000.00 |
$2,500.00 |
|
|
Lamar Alexander |
TN |
Senate |
Up for Re-election in 2020 |
N/A |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Dave Reichert |
WA |
House |
Win |
+16 |
|
$500.00 |
|
|
Patty Murray |
WA |
Senate |
Win |
+22 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
Russ Feingold |
WI |
Senate |
Lost |
-3 |
|
$1,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
TOTAL: |
Won 35 Lost 8 81.4% Success Rate |
|
$26,500.00 |
$66,812.50 |
$93,312.50 |
*Contribution to Sen. Grassley was made in 2013 but was designated for the 2016 Electoral Cycle.
For a detailed look at how current Members of Congress support the arts, check out our 2016 Congressional Arts Report Card.