WATCH: Rep. Paul Gosar On House Floor In Favor Of Fast-Tracking Oil Exploration Leases In Gulf of Mexico

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) spoke on the floor of the House yesterday in support of H.R. 1229, a GOP-supported proposal to extend existing non-producing oil exploration leases in the Gulf of Mexico and to fast track government decisions on new lease applications.  The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the measure will not have a significant effect on U.S. debt, though it will slightly increase the budget deficit (only $10 million) in 2013.

The Obama Administration opposes the measure,  and believes the bill “would constrain the ability of DOI to ensure that permits meet safety standards by requiring permitting decisions to be made within 30 days of receiving an application — thereby curtailing the review period.” 

The House did not vote on the measure yesterday.



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COMING UP: Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Sets Five Town Hall Meetings Jan. 31-Feb. 4

New Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) has scheduled five townhall meetings for the upcoming "Constituent Work Week".  Given the crazy spread-out nature of CD1, the meetings are practically all over the state.

Here's his schedule:

PRESCOTT TOWN HALL

Monday, January 31st
6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
Prescott City Hall Building
201 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, AZ 86303

FLAGSTAFF TOWN HALL
Tuesday, February 1st
6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
Thorpe Park Community and Senior Center
245 N. Thorpe Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

WINDOW ROCK TOWN HALL
Wednesday, February 2nd
6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
Navajo Nation Museum
Arizona 264 & Post Office Loop
Window Rock, AZ 86515

SUPERIOR TOWN HALL
Thursday, February 3rd
5:00pm – 7:00pm MST
Superior Junior Senior High School
100 West Mary Drive
Superior, AZ 85173

CASA GRANDE TOWN HALL
Friday, February 4th
6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
Paramount Theatre
420 N. Florence Street
Casa Grande, AZ 85122





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WATCH (BEYOND HYPER-PARTISANSHIP): Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Hopes Congress Only Stands When They Really Mean It Tonight

New Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) spoke the least at this morning's news conference about the mixed seating movement for tonight's State of the Union address, but he may have uttered the best line. 

After Rep. Heath Shuler talked about staying away from making C-Span speeches except when it is really important and that none of the C-Span speeches win Oscars, Gosar jumped in to talk about the tendency for Congresspeople to jump up and down with too-frequent standing ovations whenever the President who matches their party label finishes a line.

I'm the newbie here.  But, maybe what it'll all orchestrate is that the true meaning of when you stand for an important point.   I think what we've gotten to is a point that we exemplify (amplify?) everything that is said in the speech.   It's past that point.  The American people want to have some concise language. And, maybe we'll have a little less standing ovation, and really mean it when we actually stand.  (about 18:10 mark)

Gosar also delivered a one-minute prepared text (about 9:25  mark), and answered a question by saying that noone had instructed the Republicans on how to behave (about 19:10 mark).

(The C-Span video is - for some unknown reason - "not embeddable".  This link should take you to the 18:05 mark where Rep. Gosar jumps in.)




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BEYOND HYPER-PARTISANSHIP: Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Participating In News Conference On Efforts To End Partisan Seating At State Of The Union

New Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) continues his busy schedule in Congress.  At 9:00a.m. (Arizona Time), he will participate in a news conference with lawmakers Sens. Mark Udall (D-CO) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC), about the status of their efforts to end partisan seating at tonight's State of the Union address (by President Obama).  Expect numbers.

Gosar was an early adopter in this effort begun by Udall.  Word comes that he is pairing off with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) because of their mutual interest in pediatric dentistry.  (Gosar has been a dentist and Cummings has campaigned to increase kids' access to dental care.)


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Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar "Honor(ed) To Learn From Justice Scalia" Yesterday

A mini-brouhaha reached its peak yesterday when U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave a presentation to a group of (mostly) Tea Party Congresspeople.  New Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) was among the few dozen who were there, and noted afterward that "It is an honor to learn from Justice Scalia."

Scalia was invited by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) to address her Constitutional conservative seminars - in conjunction with the House Tea Party Caucus - and has received criticism from some quarters for speaking to an overtly conservative group of Representatives and for doing so behind closed doors.  Bachmann did say that all members of Congress were welcome (apparently, three Democrats did attend) and that she plans to invite all Supreme Court Justices to also speak with her group.

Following the session, Gosar stated: "“It is an honor to learn from Justice Scalia. The Constitution is an important part of our country and should be incorporated into the lawmaking process.”  He indicated that he is also glad that many Members, when submitting bills, are citing which part of the Constitution authorizes the bill.






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Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Among Freshmen Sleeping In Their Congressional Offices

At least one of Arizona's three new Representatives is among the group of Congresspeople sleeping in their Washington, D.C. offices, according to CBS News.  Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) was featured placing sheets on a mattress on the floor.

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WATCH and READ: Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar's Speech On Repealing "Onerous" Healthcare Reform Law

Here is the one-minute mini-speech that Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar (R-CD1) gave on the floor of the House last night.  He suggests that "If we are serious about putting our nation back to work, then we can start by repealing the onerous health care law and work hand-in-hand with the American people to implement true health care reform."




Text of speech is below the jump:

WATCH: Arizona Reps. Trent Franks and Paul Gosar's Parts In Constitution Reading

Yesterday, we posted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' (D-CD7) part in the reading of the U.S. Constitution on the floor of the House of Representatives, and noted that we did not know if anyone else from Arizona's delegation had participated; we had searched Google, Reps' Twitter feeds, and other sites.  (Giffords' office notified us of the clip.)

Today, we searched the C-Span site for the rest of the speakers and found that Trent Franks (R-CD2) and Paul Gosar (R-CD1) were the only other members from Arizona to participate.  Here are their clips:

Franks helped set up the reading:


Transcript of Franks' comment:

"Mr. Speaker, in a few moments, the United States Constitution will be read for the first time in a long time in this Chamber. And I, for one, Mr. Speaker, am glad to see this welcomed day come.

I know there are those that will dismiss it as symbolic. But I remember the words of Daniel Webster when he said, ``Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6,000 years may never happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.'' Mr. Speaker, I hope, as we go forward in this new Congress, that we will all hold Mr. Webster's words in our hearts."

Rep. Gosar had the honor of reading the last sentence of the 14th Amendment, and then was asked to also read the first sentence of the 15th Amendment - the one that forbids discrimination based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" with regards to the right to vote.




(Rep. Giffords read the 1st Amenment.)



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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Web Site, Office Info For New Arizona Representatives

Now that our new Arizona Congressmen have been sworn in (and are no longer "former" Representatives), their official websites are up and their constituent offices are open for business.  Kudos to new Rep. David Schweikert (R-CD5), the only one of the trio to have his "Full Biography" already up on the website; Reps. Ben Quayle (R-CD3) and Paul Gosar (R-CD1) are still running with the full generic website.

For the first time, all 8 members of the Arizona delegation have the same website naming convention: http:last name.house.gov . (Previously, a couple had first initials in front of the last name.)  Thus, you can find the new guys at http://gosar.house.gov/ , http://quayle.house.gov/ , and http://schweikert.house.gov/ .

After the jump is the D.C. and Arizona office info for the new guys:

New Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Hires Staffers Solidifying Links With Palin; Gosar Glad "To Be Mired With... Classy Lady" But Still His Own Person

New Arizona Representative-elect Paul Gosar (R-CD1) is gaining some attention from the national media for his staff choices;  his new chief of staff and his legislative director/deputy chief of staff both hail from Alaska and have close ties with former Alaska governor and possible presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

This is the second time in the past week that Arizona's new Congressional representatives are in the news for their staff choices.  Last week, Rep.-elect Ben Quayle hired as chief of staff a woman who had held the same position for an Indiana Rep. who resigned after the chief of staff revealed his adulterous affair.

Quayle's choice revealed personal and Indiana ties, and Gosar's choices of Rob Robinson and Thomas Van Flein (for chief of staff and leg director/dep. chief of staff, respectively) reveal personal and Palin ties.  Roll Call newspaper features Gosar's choices on its website this morning.

Robinson is a retired dentist who worked with Dr. Gosar on American Dental Association lobbying activities (and was Gosar's campaign manager).  Drilling down deeper, Robinson was heavily involved in politics in Wasilla, Alaska and introduced Wasilla's best-known resident, Sarah Palin to Gosar.  (Palin endorsed Gosar and he spoke highly of her.)

Thomas Van Flein is Gosar's choice for legislative director and deputy chief of staff.  Van Flein was in the national news in 2008 when he was Palin's counsel in the so-called Troopergate incident.  He is also the Palin's family attorney and represents the Alaska Dental Society.

Roll Call interviewed Rep.-elect Gosar for the story.  A couple of quotes were included explaining why he chose Robinson and Van Flein, but the one at the end of the report on his strengthening network of connections with former Vice Presidential candidate Palin is the likely attention-grabber:

 "I know Gov. Palin is a classy lady and has her head on straight.  When it comes to politics, it's nice to be mired with Sarah Palin. But I'm Paul Gosar. I'm my own person."

Also, the Roll Call article notes that five out of seven of Gosar's top contributors are dentists;  it fails to note that American Dental Association entities also spent nearly $200,000 in independent expenditures to campaign for their new favorite son.

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WRAP-UP CD1 - FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Conservative Groups Airlifted $2.4 Million Into Arizona To Send Gosar To Congress; 2-1 Advantage Over Incumbent Kirkpatrick

Arizona's Politics tried to pay close attention to the flow of national spending in Arizona's competitive congressional races, through our "Following Money In Arizona's Politics" series. 

Congressional District 1, encompassing much of northern and eastern Arizona, received much of that attention.  It featured a competitive district and a vulnerable Democratic incumbent.  Political newcomer Paul Gosar won the Republican primary and defeated Ann Kirkpatrick in the general.  The official canvass shows that the final tally was 112,816 (49.7%) to 99,233 (43.7%), and the Libertarian candidate Nicole Patti pulled 14,869 (6.5%). 

CD1 begins our series of post-election reviews of where the money came from. (Most of the information is collected from the Center for Responsive Politics - which compiles the required FEC filings.  However, totals here may differ from CRP's due to occasionally-confusing coding by the outside group's filings; Arizona's Politics has attempted to catch those (in?)advertent errors.  One more note: outside spending reports should be FINAL, as Independent Expenditure groups were required by law to file with the FEC within a day or two of spending; however, post-election reports from the candidates are not yet due.  We will produce a final report to include ALL spending on each campaign.

CD1 became a battleground district between the two major political parties early in the campaign cycle.  No matter who came out of the crowded GOP primary, it was nearly a given that the National Republican Congressional Committee ("NRCC") and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") were going to spend big (especially for a relatively rural district).  The final numbers show that both went over the million dollar amount, and the NRCC outspent the DCCC by more than $300,000 - $1,395,876 to $1,067,757.

However, other than a nominal $436 from the UFCW (union) and $32,668 from "Women Vote!" (EMILY'S List), no other outside money was spent supporting Kirkpatrick (or opposing Gosar)! 

On the other hand, Gosar benefitted from major advertising and polling (which no doubt helped drill down on potential supporters) assistance from the American Dental Association - $189,792; Gosar is a dentist by profession.  But, more than that, Gosar benefitted from three-quarters of a million dollars ($777,332, to be exact) spent by an apparently-coordinated network of conservative groups.  Most of that money was spent on television and radio advertising in the Flagstaff and Phoenix markets.

Here is the list of those national conservative groups, with the amount spent in parentheses: 60-Plus Association ($361,650), Faith and Freedom Coalition ($209,988), Americans For Tax Reform ($40,708), Super PAC for America ($89,794), National Rifle Association ($4,022), National Right to Life ($13,305), Revere America ($952), Susan B. Anthony List ($10,989), Trust In Small Business ($15,924).  (Of these groups, 60 Plus, Faith and Freedom Coalition, and Revere America do NOT disclose where their monies came from.)

BOTTOM LINE:  Gosar was the beneficiary of $2,363,000 (68.2% of IE $'s) spent by outside groups on independent expenditures;  Kirkpatrick benefitted from $1,100,861 (31.8%).  Gosar won by six percentage points.  (As of October 10 - last candidate filings - Gosar held an overall money advantage, too: $3.2M to $2.8M.  That seems even more remarkable: seeing an incumbent being outspent overall by an upstart challenger.)



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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Summary of DCCC and NRCC Arizona Spending Over Last Week

Here is a recap of the spending by the National Republican Congressional Committee ("NRCC") and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") in Arizona during the past week.  (As my search mode on the FEC's website is freezing up this a.m., this data is gathered from the Center for Responsive Politics' website.

District 1: The NRCC has spent about $56,000 on "survey research" and "media" in the past week opposing Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.  The DCCC made a $270,805 ad buy on the 26th opposing challenger Paul Gosar.  (Not counting the $35,000 ad buy by the DCCC that we reported on earlier.)

District 5:  The DCCC produced and aired a new ad against challenger David Schweikert, totaling $281,000.  The NRCC spent $81,827 on airtime against Rep. Harry Mitchell.

District 7:  The DCCC made a $82,971.00 ad buy opposing challenger Ruth McClung (supporting Rep. Raul Grijalva).  The NRCC did not make any new expenditures.

District 8:  The DCCC spent $140,000 producing and airing a new ad in Tucson against challenger Jesse Kelly (supporting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords).  The NRCC did not make any new expenditures.



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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Last Weekend Expenditures In the Federal Races; DCCC Unveils New Ad Vs. Gosar

There were a LOT of independent expenditure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this weekend.  But, next to none reflected last minute money coming to Arizona races.

The big Arizona buy was the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") plunking down $3,440.44 for production of an ad against GOP challenger Paul Gosar, and a media buy of $34,725.70.  The DCCC would appear to still be interested in protecting first-term Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.

In other (small) news:
--The League of Conservation Voters and the SEIU each spent about $10,000 on GOTV phone calls for Rep. Raul Grijalva (Dem., CD7).
--On the other side of the aisle, Freedomworks PAC spent $20,103.17 for signs and $439.83 for door hangers to support GOP challenger Ruth McClung (CD7).
--And, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has continued to devote a portion of four staffers' time to defending Grijalva, for a total of about $2,200.00.

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WATCH: DCCC Runs "Moral Compass" Ad Against Paul Gosar

Earlier in the campaign, Jon Hulburd was running an ad against Ben Quayle (CD3) alleging that his "moral compass" was broken.  It must be an effective theme, because the DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) is now saying that Paul Gosar's "moral compass must be out of whack".  Gosar is trying to unseat Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.  (The ad was on the air following the Cardinals' game today.)

WATCH: "Super PAC for America's" TV Ad Attacking "The Arizona Three" (Reps. Mitchell, Kirkpatrick, Giffords)

A few days ago, we reported on the "SuperPAC For America's" quarter-million dollar ad buy, lumping together Democratic Reps. Harry Mitchell (CD5), Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1) and Gabrielle Giffords (CD8).

FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: NRCC Buys $750,000 Arizona Ad Time On Friday

Another big spending Friday for the national Republicans, as the NRCC ("National Republican Congressional Committee") sent three-quarters of a million dollars to Arizona to bolster their hopes of unseating Reps. Harry Mitchell (CD5) and Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1).  $303,078.68 to attack Mitchell, and $452,910.40 to attack Kirkpatrick (and positively mention challenger Paul Gosar).

Elsewhere, the Sierra Club bought a $180,361.33 TV ad supporting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (Dem., CD8). (see accompanying post)

A group calling itself "Protecting America's Retirees" paid $30,000 ($29,559.67, to be exact) for a TV ad supporting Rep. Raul Grijalva (Dem., CD7).

Tucson's radio stations also sold some ad time yesterday.  "Defenders of Wildlife" spent $12,500.00 on a radio ad for Grijalva, and Citizenlink (formerly known as "Focus On the Family") bought time on KNST and KIIM, to the total tune of $6,711.21.

Several groups took to the mail on Friday:
1) Club For Growth spent $1,689.19 for Jesse Kelly (CD8) and $1,917.17 for David Schweikert (CD5).
2) America Votes dropped $14,633.21 into the mailbox favoring Grijalva.
3) "Women Vote!" spent $21,286.00 for mailer comparing Kirkpatrick and Gosar, and Giffords and Kelly.

Finally, "Blue America PAC" filed that they spent $2,000 ($1,998.00, to be exact) on "web ads" for Grijalva.





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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Breakfast In Arizona As GOP-philics Work the Team Aspect; Dems Hammer On McClung

As we get closer to November, the independent expenditures on behalf of or against Congressional candidates will continue to increase. Arizona's Politics will check in regularly on the reports that these groups must submit to the Federal Election Commission.


Our previous reports on Independent Expenditures in Arizona's Congressional campaigns were posted October 20, October 19, October 16, October 15 x3, October 13, October 12, October 7, October 4, September 30, and September 28. In addition, on Saturday, we provided a "tote board" of the busy Friday.

The single biggest independent expenditure in Arizona congressional races yesterday was the first appearance of the Republican-philic (Dick Morris as pitcher) group "Superpac for America".  Their ad focuses on lumping together Democratic incumbents Harry Mitchell (CD5), Ann Kirkpatrick (CD1) and Gabrielle Giffords (CD8) as part of a team that should be tossed from the game.  (I saw it this a.m., shortly after saw that Ben Quayle is also running a "team" ad in CD3 against Jon Hulburd; more on that in a separate post.)  Superpac spent $17,980.00 on production, then made two separate ad buys (presumably, Phoenix and Tucson and/or Flagstaff) totaling $251,403.00.

Democrats and a supportive group spent more money attacking Ruth McClung in her CD7 race against incumbent Rep. Raul Grijalva.  The DCCC (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) spent $32,430.00 more on ad time, and the America's Families First Action Fund put $51,996.74 into a radio ad.

The Republican-philic group the Susan B. Anthony List sent out mailers attacking Mitchell, Grijalva and Giffords. In order, spending $9,484.14, $2,933.09, and $9,172.08.

Elsewhere in Republican-affiliated spending, the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) put $16,545.00 more into its most recent ad attacking Mitchell.  Americans for Limited Government spent $29,602.18 on a mailer against Giffords, 60 Plus produced and mailed a piece against Grijalva for $6,606.32, and the NRA designed new pieces supporting Schweikert and Kelly at $642.86 each.


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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS ALERT!: They Can See Clearly Now - Half-Million Dollar Democrat Tuesday In Arizona; Ophthamologists See It Differently

As we get closer to November, the independent expenditures on behalf of or against Congressional candidates will continue to increase. Arizona's Politics will check in regularly on the reports that these groups must submit to the Federal Election Commission.


Our previous reports on Independent Expenditures in Arizona's Congressional campaigns were posted October 19, October 16, October 15 x3, October 13, October 12, October 7, October 4, September 30, and September 28. In addition, on Saturday, we provided a "tote board" of the busy Friday.


Earlier today (Tuesday), we reported on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") - and a Democrat-philic group answering the Republicans' challenge in CD7.  This evening, the DCCC also made media buys of nearly a quarter-million dollars each in CD1 and CD5, where incumbent Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Harry Mitchell are facing difficult campaigns.

A new ad was produced ($10,988.00) opposing GOP challenger Paul Gosar (CD1), and $236,770.69 in media time was purchased.  No production costs in CD5, but $237,365.57 of spots bought opposing David Schweikert.

Also late Tuesday, four other outside groups notified the Federal Election Commission ("FEC") that they had spent money to assist Arizona Republicans. (1) the American Academy of Ophthalmologists (spell that ten times quickly) paid $35,292.00 for a direct mail piece favoring Schweikert; (2) Republican-philic group Freedomworks planted $3,990.70 for yard signs for Ruth McClung (CD7); (3) The Republican-philic Susan B. Anthony List sent $10,988.85 for a mailer opposing Kirkpatrick; and (4) the National Rifle Association shelled out $1,481.53 to send out a McClung mailer.


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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Dems Engage In Grijalva/McClung Race; Big Direct Mail Piece For Mitchell

As we get closer to November, the independent expenditures on behalf of or against Congressional candidates will continue to increase. Arizona's Politics will check in regularly on the reports that these groups must submit to the Federal Election Commission.


Our previous reports on Independent Expenditures in Arizona's Congressional campaigns were posted October 16, October 15 x3, October 13, October 12, October 7, October 4, September 30, and September 28.  In addition, on Saturday, we provided a "tote board" of the busy Friday


Last Friday, we saw the Republicans - through what we are calling Republican-philic groups - expand the congressional playing field into the heavily-Democratic CD7.  The "Americans for Tax Reform" ("ATR")spent $230,000 on the television ad focusing on Rep. Raul Grijalva's call to boycott Arizona over SB1070 and his vote to recess Congress last month.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ("DCCC") responded the next day with a $62,732.50 commercial expenditure against McClung.  Today, the Democrat-philic group "America's Families First Action Fund" (can we get a duck to quack "AFFAF"?) one-upped ATR with a $250,595.40 ad buy against GOP challenger Ruth McClung.

The Republicans mailed a bit more money to southern Arizona, too.  "Americans for Limited Government" dropped $22,499.22 to design/produce/print/mail a piece to oppose Grijalva.

AFFAF also spent in the six figures in the CD5 race, spending $101,246.00 on a direct mail piece opposing GOP challenger David Schweikert, against Rep. Harry Mitchell.

Another Republican-philic group has gone to the air on the hotly-contested CD1 race.  The "Trust In Small Business PAC" spent $2,489.00 producing a radio spot supporting challenger Paul Gosar against Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, and $13,435.00 on radio airtime.

In smaller expenditure news, the "Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund" spent $207.63 on salary to support Grijalva, and NARAL Pro-Choice America spent a total of $63.00 renting lists favoring the Democrats (Jon Hulburd, Mitchell, Gabrielle Giffords) and opposing the Republicans (Ben Quayle, Schweikert, Jesse Kelly) in CD's 3, 5, and 8. 

Arizona's Politics will attempt to post ads - that are airing - from all races.  If you find one (that is not already up here), please send us the link.  (Same deal for radio, mailers, etc.)



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FOLLOWING MONEY IN ARIZONA'S POLITICS: Yesterday's Tote Board: Republicans ALMOST hit $1 Million, Did Pitch a Shutout

We filed four money reports on our "Following Money In Arizona's Politics" series yesterday/today, but did not really take a moment to stop and total them up until just now.  Quite the stunning result.  Republicans and Republican-affiliated groups filed expenditures NEARLY spent $1 Million dollars in the Grand Canyon State yesterday.  (Unfortunately, about 1/2 of that COULD be coming from undisclosed corporate contributions.) Democrats and their affiliated groups spent ZERO during the same period.

Please supply your own drum roll as we go to the tote (total) board............... $991,640.84!!!

Brief recap (check out the links for more detail):
1) NRCC spent $248,698.21 against Kirkpatrick, more than $382,000 against Mitchell.
2) NRA spent $25,555.58 for Kelly, $3,035.25 for Schweikert.
3) ATR spent more than $230,000 attacking Grijalva.
4) CFRW spent more than $112,000 attacking Giffords.
5) ATR spent $40,709.00 attacking Kirkpatrick.


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