RickPAC

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RickPAC

Basic facts
Type:| PAC
Top official:| Stanley Gerdes, Treasurer[1]
Year founded:| 2014

## Contents

* 1 Political activity
* 1.1 2016 elections
* 1.2 2014 elections
* 1.3 Mugshot t-shirts
* 2 Finances
* 3 Recent news
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

RickPAC is a leadership PAC formed to help "elect Republicans to office who share [Rick Perry's] philosophy of low taxes, limited government, border security, and job creation."[2] It was formed in 2014 by Rick Perry.[3]

## Political activity[edit]

### 2016 elections[edit]

According to Open Secrets, in the 2016 election cycle, RickPAC had spent $1,235,240 as of June 2016. According to the same source, $763,804 of the expenditures went toward campaign strategy and communications consulting, and an additional $127,036 was spent on fundraising.[4]

### 2014 elections[edit]

In 2014, RickPAC listed five qualities of candidates that the group would support, which were as follows:[5]

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* Secure our nation’s border
* Cut taxes for all Americans
* Reduce wasteful government spending
* Invest in job creation
* Believe in the power of the individual[6]

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According to Open Secrets, the PAC gave $73,390 in contributions to federal and local candidates and parties.[7]

### Mugshot t-shirts[edit]

Following Perry's indictment, the PAC started to give away t-shirts with Perry's mugshot on the front, along with a mugshot of the woman at the center of the charges against him, Rosemary Lehmberg, from a drunk driving arrest. The shirt was given to those giving a $25 donation.[8]

## Finances[edit]

According to Open Secrets, RickPAC had received $1,122,007 in donations during the 2016 election cycle as of June 2016. The same source records the total 2014 election cycle fundraising for RickPAC at $308,229.[9][10]

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms RickPAC. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

RickPAC - Google News

## See also[edit]

* PAC
* Political action committee
* Federal Election Commission
* Rick Perry
* Rick Perry presidential campaign, 2016

## External links[edit]

* RickPAC on YouTube
* The Hill, "Rick Perry unveils PAC in Texas," August 8, 2014

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ FEC, "RickPAC Statement of Organization (amended)," June 10, 2016
2. ↑ Politico, "Rick Perry PAC created," August 4, 2014
3. ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Perry Forms Political Action Committee Called RickPAC," August 4, 2014
4. ↑ Open Secrets, "RickPAC, Expenditures, 2016," accessed July 28, 2016
5. ↑ RickPAC, "Mission Statement," accessed October 8, 2014 (dead link)
6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
7. ↑ Open Secrets, "RickPAC, Expenditures, 2014 cycle," accessed July 28, 2016
8. ↑ The Hill, "Perry's PAC sells mug shot T-shirts," August 23, 2014
9. ↑ Open Secrets, "RickPAC 2016 profile," accessed July 28, 2016
10. ↑ Open Secrets, "RickPAC 2014 profile," accessed July 28, 2016

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