Fair Share Action

Fair Share Action is a left-leaning 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

Formation	August 2012[1]
Type	Super PAC
Purpose	To support Democratic candidates and oppose Republican candidates
Location	Denver, Colorado
Affiliations	Fair Share[2]
Website	www.fairshareaction.org

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]