"Oil and Gas Industry Fuels Up Advocacy Arm for 2016"

"The American Petroleum Institute is reviving its election advocacy arm in an attempt to convince voters to choose candidates who support the priorities of the oil and natural gas industry in 2016.

The lobbying group's Vote4Energy campaign started in 2012, challenging voters to commit their votes to candidates who support causes like oil exports, ending the ethanol mandate and expanding offshore drilling.

Since the American Petroleum Institute's (API) effort is a voter education campaign, it is not subject to election campaign rules. But it also cannot endorse any candidates, nor can it donate to them."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill June 23, 2015.

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