Retire Career Politicians

Retire Career Politicians is a political action committee (PAC) that claims to support the campaigns of political candidates running against incumbents. 1  In the 2024 election cycle, it spent extensively in the regular election for U.S. Senate from Nebraska, spending over $9.3 million on behalf of independent candidate Dan Osborn and over $7.2 million opposing Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE). The group also made six-figure expenditures on behalf of two minor candidates for President of the United States. 2

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At-A-Glance

Type: 527 (Political Action Committee)
Website: retirecareerpoliticians.com
Location: Washington, DC View on map

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    In 2024, Retire Career Politicians received donations from several left-of-center organizations and Super PACs including $330,000 from Civic Truth Coalition, 3 4 $800,000 from Sixteen Thirty Fund, $500,000 for Institute For Responsive Government Action, $75,000 from Stand Up PAC, and $50,000 from Institute of Wellbeing. 5

    Financials

    Retire Career Politicians made expenditures supporting or opposing the 2024 campaigns of several political candidates. According to OpenSecrets, in the Nebraska U.S. Senate regular election, it spent $9,236,682 on behalf of independent candidate Dan Osborn and $7,142,158 opposing incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE). 2

    Also in 2024, the PAC spent $392,451 supporting the presidential campaign for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and $220,370 supporting the presidential campaign of Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver. 2

    Funding

    According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data compiled by OpenSecrets, in 2024 Retire Career Politicians received a $330,000 grant from left-of-center organization Civic Truth Coalition. 3 5 The PAC also received a $55,000 donation from Super PAC Civic Truth Action. 3 4

    The PAC received donations from other left-of-center organizations including  $800,000 from Sixteen Thirty Fund, $500,000 for Institute For Responsive Government Action, $75,000 from Stand Up PAC, and $50,000 from Institute of Wellbeing. 5

    In September 2024, Retire Career Politicians received $100,000 from hedge fund executive Donald Sussman and $15,000 from Phoebe Gates, daughter of Bill Gates. 6 7

    Other 2024 donors to Retire Career Politicians included Organizing Empowerment Project ($500,000), Global Impact Social Welfare Fund ($300,000), and Movement Voter Project ($500,000). 7

    Leadership

    Retire Career Politicians’ treasurer is listed as Christopher Koob, who also was treasurer of the super PAC Civic Truth Action. 8 9 10 Koob has previously worked for organizations affiliated with the Democrat Party including the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). 11

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    References

    1. Home.” Retire Career Politicians. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://retirecareerpoliticians.com/.
    2. “Retire Career Politicians Recipients, 2024.” Open Secrets, Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2024?cmte=C00876482&tab=targeted_candidates.
    3. “Top Organizations Disclosing Donations to Retire Career Politicians, 2024.” Open Secrets. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2024?cmte=C00876482&tab=donors.
    4. “Schedule A – Retire Career Politicians.” Federal Election Commission (FEC), July 15, 2024. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202408209666697331.
    5. “Organizations Disclosing Donations to Retire Career Politicians, 2024.” Open Secrets. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2024?cmte=C00876482&tab=donors_all.
    6. “Report of Receipts and Disbursements – Retire Career Politicians.” FEC – Archived by Free Beacon, October 2024. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://freebeacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/202410199699223058.pdf.
    7. Anderson, Collin. ‘Independent’ Senate Candidate Dan Osborn Gets Boost From Bill Gates Progeny, Left-Wing Megadonors in Campaign’s Closing Stretch.” Free Beacon, October 24, 2024. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://freebeacon.com/democrats/independent-senate-candidate-dan-osborn-gets-boost-from-bill-gates-progeny-left-wing-megadonors-in-campaigns-closing-stretch/.
    8. “Retire Career Politicians.” Open Secrets. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/retire-career-politicians/C00876482/summary/2024.
    9. “Civic Truth Action.” FEC.gov. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00883827/?tab=about-committee.
    10. “Statement of Organization – Civic Truth Action.” Federal Election Commission. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00883827/1804925/.
    11. “Chris Koob.” LinkedIn. Accessed November 3, 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-koob-4521595.