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The 12 pages that link to Political action committee, each with the reason it gives.

• LobbyingRelated: Campaign spending can complement lobbying, though it is distinct from lobbying itself.

• Interest groupBroader topic: Some groups use affiliated committees to support candidates while remaining distinct from parties.

• Campaign financeBroader topic: PACs channel contributions from members or donors into candidate support and election advocacy.

• Walter ReutherRelated: Reuther helped build organized labor’s capacity to support candidates and legislative priorities.

• Campaign finance in the United StatesBroader topic: PACs pool contributions and channel them into federally regulated campaign activity.

• Religious rightNarrower topic: Movement-aligned groups use this established campaign-finance structure to support candidates.

• Advocacy groupBroader topic: Some advocacy organizations use affiliated committees to support candidates and shape electoral incentives.

• Peter ThielNarrower topic: Thiel has used political donations and election spending to support favored candidates.

• George MeanyRelated: The AFL–CIO used political action and voter mobilization to advance labor’s legislative priorities under Meany.

• Sheldon AdelsonNarrower topic: Adelson’s election spending operated within a system of committees and campaign-finance rules.

• Koch familyNarrower topic: Campaign-finance rules distinguish direct election spending from the Koch network’s nonprofit advocacy.

• Lew WassermanNarrower topic: Wasserman helped establish the entertainment industry’s organized political fundraising through the MPAA’s PAC.