PeRKINScole
PeRKINScole
Political Law Group
MEMO
TO: Interested Parties
RE: 2017-2018 Contribution Limits
The following contribution limits apply for the 2017-2018 election cycle (note, the primary and general are treated as
separate elections):
TO/FROM House
Candidate Senate
Candidate National Party
Committee State Party
Committee PAC
Individual $2,700 per
election $2,700 per
election $33,900 per
calendar year $10,000 per
calendar year $5,000 per
calendar year
Multicandidate PAC $5,000 per
election $5,000 per
election $15,000 per
calendar yearn$5,000 per
calendar year $5,000 per
calendar year
Non-multicandidate
PAC3$2,700 per
election $2,700 per
election $33,900 per
calendar year $10,000 per
calendar year $5,000 per
calendar year
National Party
Committee $5,000 per
election $47,400
combined °Unlimited Unlimited $5,000 per
calendar year
State Party
Committee $5,000 per
election $5,000 per
election Unlimited Unlimited $5,000 per
calendar year
Non-individual
"person" (e.g., tribes,
partnerships) $2,700 per
election $2,700 per
election $33,900 per
calendar year $10,000 per
calendar year $5,000 per
calendar year
Updated: 02/17
' An individual may contribute an additional $101,700 per calendar year to both the building and recount accounts of each national party
committee. An individual may contribute an additional $101,700 per calendar year to the convention account of the DNC and RNC.
2 Multicandidate PACs may contribute an additional $45.000 per calendar year to both the building and recount accounts of each national
party committee. A multicandidate PAC may contribute an additional $45.000 per calendar year to the convention account of the DNC and
RNC.
I A candidate's campaign committee may only contribute $2,000 (not $2,700) per election to another candidate's campaign committee, and
may make unlimited transfers to party committees.
This limit is shared by the DNC and the DSCC and the RNC and NRSC.
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