Conservative Groups Spent $5 Million to Boost Republican Candidates in April

Along with outside spending, Club For Growth is sending millions to support West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s run for governor.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks with a supporter at a blacksmith's forge ahead of the 2018 midterm elections in Falling Water, W.Va., on Nov. 4, 2018. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

A pair of key conservative political action committees spent more than $5.3 million on various campaigns in April, according to new disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

On May 20, Americans for Prosperity Action Inc. and Club for Growth Action published monthly financial reports with the FEC.