Priorities USA Action

Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2022 total spending: $28 million Priorities USA Action was formed in 2011 by former White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to help reelect then-President Barack Obama in 2012. It was also the primary outside spending group for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. The group, a registered hybrid political action committee, states on its website that it focuses on creating “compelling digital campaigns that persuade and mobilize voters in battleground states to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.” Danielle Butterfield serves as its executive director. Prior to her role at Priorities USA Action, Butterfield worked on digital advertising campaigns for Obama in 2012 and Clinton in 2016. Guy Cecil, the hybrid PAC’s longtime chairman and chief strategist, stepped down from his post in March 2023. As part super PAC, Priorities USA Action can raise unlimited amounts of money for independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates — but it must disclose its donors. As part traditional PAC, it may donate money to the campaigns of candidates directly. Federal rules require hybrid PACs, also known as Carey committees, to maintain separate bank accounts for each purpose. In addition, an affiliated 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization,...