Federal Election Commission
Federal Election Commission is named in 8 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1974 to 2026.
Federal Election Commission on the timeline
8 events · 1974–2026 · click any marker
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Chicago Progressive Partnership — Newly-Organized Super-PAC With Tom-King-Communications Sole-AIPAC-Disclosed-Vendor Ties — Drops $165K+ AI-Generated Digital Attack Ad on Kat Abughazaleh in IL-09 Democratic Primary, Pre-Buy FEC Disclosures Zero
1 src Chicago Progressive Partnership · American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) · Kat Abughazaleh · Tom King Communications · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-30 | FEC Loses Policymaking Quorum After Commissioner Resignation
3 src Federal Election Commission · Commissioner Allen Dickerson (resigned) · Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (fired by Trump) · Commissioner Sean Cooksey (resigned) · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-18 | Trump Signs Order to Claim Power Over Independent Agencies
4 src Donald Trump · Federal Trade Commission · Securities and Exchange Commission · Federal Communications Commission · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2010-03-26 | SpeechNow.org v. FEC Appeals Court Decision Creates Super PACs with Unlimited Contribution Authority
3 src David Keating · Federal Election Commission · U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | confirmed | |
| 2010-01-21 | Supreme Court Citizens United Decision Unleashes Unlimited Corporate Spending
7 src U.S. Supreme Court · Citizens United · Federal Election Commission · Justice Anthony Kennedy · +1 | confirmed | |
| 1976-12-31 | Corporate PAC Explosion: 433 New Corporate PACs Formed in Post-Buckley Era
4 src Corporate America · Business Roundtable · U.S. Chamber of Commerce · Federal Election Commission | confirmed | |
| 1975-04-14 | Federal Election Commission Begins Operations, Institutionalizing Corporate PAC Framework
2 src Federal Election Commission · President Gerald Ford | confirmed | |
| 1974-10-15 | FECA Amendments Enable Corporate PAC Formation, Triggering 1,600% Growth
2 src U.S. Congress · Federal Election Commission | confirmed |
Network neighbors
Donald Trump
2× shared
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
1× shared
Business Roundtable
1× shared
Chicago Progressive Partnership
1× shared
Citizens United
1× shared
Commissioner Allen Dickerson (resigned)
1× shared
Commissioner Ellen Weintraub (fired by Trump)
1× shared
Commissioner Sean Cooksey (resigned)
1× shared
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1× shared
Corporate America
1× shared
Dara Lindenbaum (remaining commissioner)
1× shared
David Keating
1× shared
Federal Communications Commission
1× shared
Federal Trade Commission
1× shared
Justice Anthony Kennedy
1× shared
Justice John Paul Stevens
1× shared
Kat Abughazaleh
1× shared
Laura Fine
1× shared
President Gerald Ford
1× shared
Securities and Exchange Commission
1× shared
Shana Broussard (remaining commissioner)
1× shared
Tom King Communications
1× shared
Trey Trainor (remaining commissioner)
1× shared
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1× shared
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