How much did Shaun McCutcheon want to contribute to additional candidates during the 2011–12 election cycle?

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During the 2011–12 election cycle, Shaun McCutcheon wished to contribute $1,776 to each of 12 additional candidates.1

These intended contributions, along with his plans to donate $25,000 to each of three national-party committees and unspecified amounts to other committees, would have caused his total contributions to exceed the aggregate limits established by the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). McCutcheon subsequently challenged these aggregate limits, arguing that they infringed upon his First Amendment rights.1