contribution limits currently in place and discussed below have repeatedly been upheld against First Amendment challenges, and there is no question today that they are constitutionally valid. McConnell v. Fed. Election Comm’n, 540 U.S. 93 (2003); Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976); see also Nixon v. Shrink Missouri PAC, 528 U.S. 377 (2000) (upholding similar state contribution limits). Under Subsection 30116(a)(1), contributions from “persons” (individuals, associations, and committees) may not exceed: • $2,000 to a federal candidate with respect to any election (primary and general elections are treated as separate elections for the purpose of Section 30116); • $25,000 in a calendar year to a national party committee 52; • $10,000 in a calendar year to a state party committee; or • $5,000 in a calendar year to any other political committee. Under Subsection 30116(a)(2), contributions from “multicandidate political committees” may not exceed: • $5,000 to a federal candidate per election; • $15,000 in a calendar year to a national party committee; or 52 At the time this book was written, there were six national party committees: the Republican National Committee, the Democratic National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. 11 C.F.R. § 110.1(c)(2). 131