Crossroads Generation
This article is currently outside of Ballotpedia's coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates. If you would like to help our coverage scope grow, consider donating to Ballotpedia.
 |
This organization is no longer active or there has been no visible activity. Do you have any information or see anything that needs updating? Notify our editors. |
| Crossroads Generation | |
 | |
| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Glen Allen, Virginia[1] |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Affiliation: | Republican |
| Year founded: | 2012 |
| Website: | Official website |
Crossroads Generation is a super PAC that aims to attract millennial voters to the Republican Party. The group is affiliated with American Crossroads, a conservative super PAC, and Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization.[2][3]
Mission
As of July 2013, the Crossroads Generation website, which later became unavailable, listed the following about the group's purpose:[2]
| “ | We have the chance to try something else. With Crossroads Generation, we want to start a conversation about that new direction. About why things haven't gotten better, but also about how things can get better.[4] | ” |
History
Crossroads Generation was founded in 2012 as a joint venture by American Crossroads, the College Republican National Committee, the Young Republican National Federation, and the Republican State Leadership Committee. The super PAC focuses on the impact of the growth in the national debt and student loan debt on high school and college graduates.[5]
Work
| Super PACs |
|---|
 |
| Read more about super PACs and the super PACs covered on Ballotpedia. |
2016 elections
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Crossroads Generation did not support or oppose any candidates during the 2016 election cycle.[6]
2014 elections
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Crossroads Generation did not support any individual candidates during the 2014 elections. The party spent $47,453 during the election cycle, which was primarily dedicated to administration and fundraising outreach.[7]
2012 elections
In the 2012 elections, Crossroads Generation spent a total of $500,415 on the presidential race. Of those funds, $295,480 supported Mitt Romney and $204,935 opposed Barack Obama. The Center for Responsive Politics analyzed the success of Crossroads Generation's 2012 general election cycle spending below:[8]
Finances
The following table identifies total receipts and disbursements for Crossroads Generation according to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission:[1]
| Annual federal receipts and disbursements for Crossroads Generation, 2012-2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax year | Total receipts | Total disbursements |
| 2016[9] | $0 | $34,009 |
| 2015[10] | $0 | $2,052 |
| 2014[11] | $0 | $2,384 |
| 2013[12] | $52,836 | $44,271 |
| 2012[13] | $1,011,119 | $978,437 |
Legal status
Crossroads Generation is a super PAC. A super PAC is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money. A super PAC cannot contribute directly to a politician or political party, but it can spend independently to campaign for or against political figures. These committees are also called independent expenditure-only committees. A super PAC is not legally considered a political action committee (PAC) and as such is regulated under separate rules.[14][15]
Media
|
|
|
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Crossroads Generation. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Election Commission, "Details for Committee ID : C00521146," accessed July 22, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crossroads Generation, "About XG," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Forbes, "Karl Rove's plot to take youth vote from Obama just might work," May 23, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ DesMoinesRegister.com, "GOP’s new Crossroads Generation super PAC to target young Iowa voters," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Center for Responsive Politics, "Outside Spending: Independent Expenditures, Electioneering Communication & Communication Costs by Targeted Candidate," July 5, 2017
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Crossroads Generation, 2014," accessed July 22, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Crossroads Generation," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Crossroads Generation Year-End Report, 2016," January 31, 2017
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Crossroads Generation Year-End Report, 2015," January 30, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Crossroads Generation Year-End Report, 2014," January 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Crossroads Generation Year-End Report, 2013," October 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Crossroads Generation Year-End Report, 2012," January 31, 2013
- ↑ The Atlantic, "The New York Times' Disingenuous Campaign Against Citizens United," February 24, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs?" May 7, 2012
| |||||||
