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Politicians Are Spending More Money on Security as They Increasingly Become Targets
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Federal campaign and political action committee spending on security during the 2024 election cycle was over five times the amount spent ahead of the 2016 election, according to a new report published on Thursday.
Key facts
- According to the report, campaigns and committees spent over $900,000 in the 2023–2024 cycle, compared to around $184,000 in the cycle eight years prior—a nearly 400 percent increase
- The report also says that spending to secure candidates’ homes, such as purchases of home alarms and fencing, also increased, doubling from around $130,000 during the 2017–2018 cycle to over $300,000
- A Minnesota Star Tribune investigation recently found that threats against Minnesota State Capitol workers had increased from 18 incidents in 2024 to 92 in 2025, and that in the first two months
- The Public Service Alliance report looks at spending data tracked by the Federal Election Commission over the past 10 years
Summary
The report by the Security Project at the nonpartisan group Public Service Alliance notes that the jump in spending comes as violent threats against public servants and their families are rising at all levels of government. “No candidate, regardless of party, regardless of where in the country they're running, should have to weigh serving in public office against threats to them or their families,” Sherman says. A Minnesota Star Tribune investigation recently found that threats against Minnesota State Capitol workers had increased from 18 incidents in 2024 to 92 in 2025, and that in the first two months of 2026, there were 45. The Public Service Alliance report looks at spending data tracked by the Federal Election Commission over the past 10 years.