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Money is flooding into North Carolina politics. Especially since the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, which loosened rules on political spending by corporations, unions and other groups, a growing share of that election money is coming from outside groups - those not connected to a candidate or party. And often, the donors are a secret.

FollowNCMoney is North Carolina's first searchable database of independent spending for state-level races. We hope this is a valuable resource for the public, journalists, policy-makers and others wanting to understand the role of money in our democracy.

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Last updated: 12:30 am., January 24

NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE MONEY TRACKER

Below is a table of non-party and non-candidate expenditures in North Carolina state-level races for the 2012 election cycle. Included are independent expenditures by 501c4s, 501c6s, 527s, PACs, Super PACs and other "outside" spending groups.

Click on the name of the group/committee to show a list of all expenditures by that group. Click on the NC state office name (e.g., NC House District 1) for a list of all expenditures affecting that race. Click on the name of the candidate for all expenditures targeting that candidate. Click on table headers to sort by committee, expenditure date, race, candidate and expenditure amount.

Committeesort icon Datesort icon Racesort icon Candidatesort icon Amountsort icon
William J. Turpish 4/29/2012 $175.00
Hayden S. Soloway 4/26/2012 Support $100.00
Hayden S. Soloway 4/26/2012 Support $135.00
Real Jobs NC 11/1/2012 $2,942.28
Alliance for Access to Dental Care Inc. 3/14/2012 NC House District 65 Support Bert Jones $3,056.43
Americans for Prosperity 10/24/2012 NC Senate District 1 Support* Bill Cook $4,869.64
Americans for Prosperity 10/24/2012 NC Senate District 1 Support* Bill Cook $4,869.64
NRA Pol Victory Fund 10/16/2012 NC Senate District 1 Support* Bill Cook $438.82
NRA Pol Victory Fund 10/16/2012 NC Senate District 1 Support* Bill Cook $1,098.91
Real Jobs NC 10/26/2012 NC House District 1 Oppose* Bill Luton $5,859.84
Driving NC Forward 10/1/2012 NC Senate District 8 Support Bill Rabon $1,702.00
Driving NC Forward 10/2/2012 NC Senate District 8 Support Bill Rabon $444.44
Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North... 9/6/2012 NC Senate District 8 Support Bill Rabon $1,763.00
Common Sense Matters 11/7/2012 NC House District 51 Support Bill Tatum $385.00
Common Sense Matters 10/17/2012 NC House District 51 Support Bill Tatum $2,494.00
Common Sense Matters 10/17/2012 NC House District 51 Support Bill Tatum $1,348.00
North Carolina Citizens for Protecting Our... 11/9/2012 NC House District 51 Support Bill Tatum $49.00
Common Sense Matters 11/7/2012 NC House District 51 Support Bill Tatum $654.00
Common Sense Matters 11/7/2012 NC Senate District 12 Support Bill Tatum $653.00
Grassroots NC Forum for Firearm Education... 4/28/2012 NC House District 79 Support Bill Whiteheart $655.06
Americans for Prosperity 10/9/2012 NC House District 1 Support* Bob Steinburg $4,876.00
Real Jobs NC 10/26/2012 NC House District 1 Support* Bob Steinburg $6,302.30
Real Jobs NC 11/1/2012 NC House District 1 Support* Bob Steinburg $5,108.48
Common Sense Matters 11/7/2012 NC Senate District 12 Support Brad Salmon $385.00
NC Hospital Association 5/1/2012 NC Senate District 10 Support* Brent Jackson $3,967.26
Carolina Business Coalition Education Fund 6/11/2012 NC House District 91 Support* Bryan Holloway $1,820.00
Carolina Business Coalition Education Fund 6/11/2012 NC House District 91 Support* Bryan Holloway $46,134.00
Carolina Business Coalition Education Fund 6/11/2012 NC House District 91 Support* Bryan Holloway $332.50
Mainstreet Merchants for a Better North... 4/4/2012 NC Senate District 11 Support Buck Newton $1,380.00
NC Hospital Association 5/1/2012 NC Senate District 11 Support* Buck Newton $3,791.74
Page SUM $107,790.34