Citizens United Political Victory Fund, the affiliated PAC of Citizens United, this morning announced they are endorsing Dr. Chad Mathis in his bid to become the representative for Alabama’s Sixth Congressional District. They will also contribute $5,000 to Mathis for the primary election.
“As a surgeon, Dr. Chad Mathis has a unique perspective of the ill-effects of ObamaCare and how this flawed legislation is killing American medicine,” said David N. Bossie, President of Citizens United. “He will be able to debunk the many myths the Left puts forth when attempting to sell ObamaCare to the American people. Dr. Mathis is a constitutional conservative who will stay true to his core conservative values when he comes to Washington and will not be corrupted by power. He will be a conservative leader in the U.S. House who will not bow to establishment pressure when the going gets tough. I urge voters in Alabama’s 6th district to vote for Dr. Chad Mathis in this primary election.”
Citizens United describes themselves as “an organization dedicated to restoring our government to citizens’ control. Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, Citizens United seeks to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security.”
Their stated goal is to “restore the founding fathers’ vision of a free nation, guided by the honesty, common sense, and good will of its citizens.”
Citizens United in 2010 won perhaps the most famous campaign-related Supreme Court case in history. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, The U.S. Supreme Court cited the First Amendment and prohibited the government from restricting “independent expenditures” in politics by corporations, associations, or labor unions.
They have been very active in elections in recent years, including in Alabama. They were one of the biggest supporters of Republican journalist Quin Hillyer during his 2013 campaign in Alabama’s First Congressional District.
Citizens United today adds their name to the list of conservative groups endorsing Mathis in AL-06. Others who have already endorsed him include FreedomWorks and The Madison Project.
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