Former Congressional Black Caucus Aides Launch Caucus-Aligned Super PAC

The Rolling Sea Action Fund plans to spend more than $10 million helping Democrats retake the House.

By Daniel Marans HuffPost

Former aides to members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday (July 18) launched the first-ever super PAC affiliated with the caucus’s political action committee, adding a powerful new player to the stable of Democratic groups with plans to spend big in the 2024 election.

The Rolling Sea Action Fund, so named for lyrics in the Black national anthem, intends to spend upwards of $10 million on TV and digital advertisements, field organizing and other forms of engagement directed at Black voters in an effort to help Democrats retake the House of Representatives. The group will focus its resources on swing seats where Black voters make up 8% of the electorate or more and thus where their turnout plays a pivotal role in deciding election outcomes.

“There is no really centralized, organized effort devoted to working year-round to empower and mobilize Black voters in America,” said Niccara Campbell-Wallace, former political director of the CBC PAC, who will lead the new super PAC. “We need to make sure that we’re engaging Black voters, making sure they know their rights when it comes to voting, and protecting democracy — and more importantly, take back the House.”

The Rolling Sea Action Fund is also committed to defending members of

Regaining control of the House has extra resonance this cycle for the caucus, which currently has only Black