(D) Rep. Al Green takes his money from Votesane PAC, a “conduit for individual donors.” Sounds like a laundry to me. They were his largest contributor last year.
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Quick quiz: What group has donated money to conservative Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), liberal Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and both the Republican and Democratic House campaign committees?
The answer is a political action committee called Votesane. But it’s also a trick question, because the unusual two-year-old group doesn’t really give money to anyone. Rather, it serves as a conduit for individual donors to pass money along to the candidates and committees of their choosing, regardless of party or ideological persuasion.
Since it was launched in July 2010, Votesane has gotten relatively little media attention. Yet it keeps quietly collecting donations and doling them out. Through Monday, the group had made more than $780,000 in contributions, according to a running ticker on its Web site. In February alone, Votesane handed out $117,000 to federal candidates and committees, including Bachmann, Waxman and other polarizing figures on both sides of the political divide.
“Adore or despise?” asks an ad on the group’s Web site. “Votesane lets you donate to a candidate . . . or their opponent!”
The ad features two pictures of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — one normal and one adorned with cartoonish devil horns and a pitchfork.
Visitors to the site can register to vote, donate money and give candidates a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. The current list of “popular candidates” includes Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Reps. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.), Tom Latham (R-Iowa) and Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) — five people who share nothing in common beyond serving in Congress.
The site isn’t necessarily aimed at those who are already heavily involved in the process. Instead, it hopes to attract both moderates and political newcomers. But are those the kinds of people who will be willing to open their wallets for a campaign contribution? And in an increasingly balkanized world of political media, where liberals and conservatives flock toward media outlets and Web sites with which they agree, is there space for a site that aims to attract everyone?….
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nonpartisan-pac-lets-donors-give-across-the-board/2012/04/16/gIQAFEEPMT_story.html?utm_term=.f6b1a091d0bb
http://archive.is/e1hj5#selection-879.0-1053.160
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Al Green
Representative (D - TX)
Financial Services
Top Contributors, 2017 - 2018
Contributor Total Individuals PACs
Votesane PAC $41,500 $41,500 $0
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026686&cycle=2018&type=I
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About Us
About Votesane
Angry…interested…confused…curious…unsure…about today's key issues and candidates?
Votesane is your non-partisan, one-stop portal to help you stay informed and get involved. By offering a unique way to participate in the political process, Votesane empowers democracy in a new way. Our site features news, data, and insights into Congressional members, political candidates and timely issues, and enables you to donate directly to the candidates and issues you care about.
At Votesane, we are founded and run by a group of political and news junkies from both sides of aisle. As believers in the political process, we recognize that the Internet is the perfect tool to encourage more Americans to get involved. That's where Votesane comes in. An informed, educated electorate that donates and votes is very powerful, so Votesane gives you tools to take control.
So get busy. Be heard. Be active. Take control of your country.
Votesane PAC Leadership
Rob Zimmer
Julie Wadler
Paul Equale
Votesane PAC Advisory Board
John Feehery
Jimmy Williams
Bruce Haynes
Jeffrey MacKinnon
Audrey Mullen
Ellen Ratner
Curtis Symonds
https://votesane.com/about-us
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This lists the names of contributors:
Contributors, 2018 cycle
https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgave2.php?cmte=C00484535&cycle=2018