We Fight to Ensure the Government is Supporting Our Police Officers

Police Officers Defense Alliance PAC (PODA) has made it our mission to make sure our government is doing what it can to protect and promote Federal legislation that provides funding to better support the infrastructure our law enforcement agencies depend on – for their lives!

MISSION STATEMENT

Police Officers Defense Alliance PAC (PODA) has made it our mission to make sure our government is enacting legislation that protects and enhances our law enforcement officers and related agencies.

Our society is at a crossroads. For several generations, an expansive federal regime has marginalized and supplanted the institutions holding our society together. No wonder, then, that so much seems to be coming apart now.

As a non-partisan independent expenditure-only Political Action Committee, Police Officers Defense Alliance PAC will identify and promote any lawmakers who will pledge to stand with, advocate for, and help our nation’s police officers and law enforcement agencies.

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2018 – LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY

statistics source: Department of Justice

There were 204 incidents during calendar year 2018 resulting in 251 on-duty law enforcement officers being shot–including 32 incidents where multiple officers were shot.

51 law enforcement officers died from their injuries and 200 survived.

There was a 24% increase in the number of law enforcement officers shot and killed during 2018 compared to 2017.

Sheriffs and county law enforcement officers died at a higher rate (28%) as a result of being shot than their city/municipal counterparts (17%).

Disturbance calls (72) and traffic stops (39) accounted for more than half of all shooting incidents and resulted in 22 officer deaths.

17 law enforcement officers were shot and 5 died as a result of being ambushed.

Another 11 officers were shot and 3died in situations where the offender acted without warning in a premeditated/calculated manner taking an officer by surprise.

California had the highest number of shooting incidents at 20, followed by Texas at 19.

The highest number (27) of shooting incidents occurred during the month of July.

Police Officers Defense Alliance PAC (PODA)

Stock photo of Police Officer Super PACs, officially known as “independent-expenditure only committees”, may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike traditional PACs, they can raise funds from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups without any legal limit on donation size.

According to FEC advisories, Super PACs are not allowed to coordinate directly with candidates or political parties. This restriction is intended to prevent them from operating campaigns that complement or parallel those of the candidates they support or engaging in negotiations that could result in quid pro quo bargaining between donors to the PAC and the candidate or officeholder. However, it is legal for candidates and Super PAC managers to discuss campaign strategy and tactics through the media.

This Police Officers Defense Alliance PAC web portal is intended to represent fundraising for Federal political candidates that have sponsored, co-sponsored or support legislation that supports conservative bi-partisan values that also supports our law enforcement communities.