Conservative groups open wallets in Georgia to defend GOP Senate majority

Political groups aligned with the Republican Party are not wasting any time in Georgia, opening the spigot to fund an aggressive advertising campaign and robust field operation to boost GOP candidates in a pair of January runoff elections that will determine Senate control.

Per independent expenditure filings with the Federal Election Commission, FreedomWorks has invested more than $232,000, National Victory Action has spent $950,000, the Club for Growth has invested more than $32,000, and Americans for Prosperity, which is affiliated with the Koch network, has spent $440,000. The money is going to back incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, who both hold the GOP’s Senate majority in their hands.