Building America's Future is a political non-profit organization funded by

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actively supporting

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and other Republican candidates in the 2024 United States elections.

History

Building America's Future ran an ad during the 2024 Republican Party presidential debate in Miami which claimed that an “

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lane for whales in the Gulf” implemented by

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was responsible for high gas prices. During the early stages of the 2024 election, Building America's Future targeted black voters in

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with mailers encouraging them not to vote for Joe Biden. In April 2024, Building America's Future took out ads in

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, and

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which promoted the immigration policies of

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. In October 2024, the group hosted an event in

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headlined by

and

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. In 2025 Building America's Future became involved in the race for

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, spending more than $1.6 million on messaging backing

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Operations

Progress 2028

Progress 2028 was a

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campaign which presented itself as a progressive

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–backed alternative to

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when it was actually fully controlled by Building America's Future. An entity called Progress 2028 was registered by Building America's Future on September 26, 2024. An associated website and ad campaign were rolled out days later.

Future Coalition PAC

The Future Coalition PAC is entirely funded by Building America's Future. In 2024, the Future Coalition PAC ran contradictory ads: they ran ads in

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which accused Kamala Harris of being pro-Israel, and ads in Pennsylvania accusing her of being pro-Palestinian. The ads were criticized as antisemitic, particularly in their portrayal of her husband

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Stand for US PAC

The Stand for US PAC is primarily funded by Building America's Future. Stand for US PAC has gotten involved in Missouri backing

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in the Governor's race there, with a series of ads attacking his opponent

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Leadership

In 2023, the group's president was Chris Jankowski and its executive director was Katherine Neal.

Funding

The group had $11 million in revenue in 2021 and $53 million in revenue in 2022.

began contributing to the group in 2022.

References

External links

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