| Fair Share Action | |
| Formation: | August 2012[1] |
| Type: | Super PAC |
| Vat Id: | (for European organizations) --> |
| Purpose: | To support Democratic candidates and oppose Republican candidates |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado |
| Owners: | --> |
| Affiliations: | Fair Share[2] |
Fair Share Action is an American super PAC that seeks to elect Democratic candidates to political office.[3] Fair Share Action is an unaffiliated Super PAC. It shares a name with the 501(c)(4) Fair Share.
Fair Share Action was launched in Colorado in August 2012.[1] The super PAC is heavily funded by Tim Gill, a computer software entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist. Fair Share Action also received $550,000 in seed funding from Environment America. Billionaire Tom Steyer, the National Education Association, and America Votes have also funded Fair Share Action.[4] [5] [6]
The group's initial activities included get out the vote efforts in Colorado, Florida, and New Hampshire for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.[1] [7] In 2014, Fair Share Action reported spending $4,363,917 on federal electoral efforts, including more than $1.5 million on efforts to re-elect former Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Udall, who was ultimately defeated.[8] [9] In the July 15, 2016 Report of Disbursements, Fair Share Action was named as a donor to Correct the Record, a political action group exposing political opponents of Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.[10] [11]