Thread by @JuddLegum

1. July 15 is the most significant FEC deadline since the 1/6 insurrection

We'll learn which corporations are keeping their promises & which are hoping people have stopped paying attention

The data is already coming in & I'll be tracking it on this thread

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2. After 1/6, @bloominbrands, the parent company of @Outback, said it was pausing political donations indefinitely.

On 6/30, Bloomin' Brands donated 5K to Congressman @ByronDonalds, who voted to overturn the election.

3. After 1/6, @Cheniere said it was "disturbed and disheartened" and would suspend its political giving to make sure that future donations reflect the company's "values."

On 6/30, Cheniere donated 1K to @RepMikeJohnson, who voted to overturn the election

4. After 1/6, @GM said it was suspending its political giving and future donations would reflect "public integrity criteria"

On 6/4, @GM donated 1K to @SenLummis, who voted to overturn the election

5. In June, GlaxoSmithKline (@GSK) donated to at least 3 Republican objectors:

@RepRichHudson (5K)
@RepBuddyCarter (2.5K)
@RepSmucker (2.5K)

6. On 6/30, @KochIndustries donated 1K to the American Revival PAC, the leadership PAC of @RepMikeJohnson, who voted to overturn the election

6. In June, @LockheedMartin donated to at least two Republican objectors:

@RepMikeJohnson (1K)
@ByronDonalds (1K)

7. On June 30, Reynolds America (@RAI_News) donated 2K to @ByronDonalds, who voted to overturn the election

8. On 6/29, @RollsRoyce donated 1K to @JimHagedornMN, who voted to overturn the election

A few days ago, Hagedorn defended his vote

news.yahoo.com/rep-jim-hagedo…

9. After 1/6 @UPS "suspended all PAC donations."

On 6/30, @UPS donated 2.5K to @ByronDonalds, who voted to overturn the election.

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11. After 1/6, @aflac said it was suspending its political contributions to "ensure that our contributions remain consistent with our core values"

In June @aflac donated to 4 GOP objectors:

Michael Rogers (5K)
Tom Rice (5K)
Barry Loudermilk (2.5K)
Bill Johnson (1K)

12. After 1/6, @AmerenCorp said it was suspending donations "in light of the troubling event of Jan. 6"

In June, @AmerenCorp donated to two GOP objectors:

Markwayne Mullin (1K)
Blaine Luetkemeyer (1K)

13. After 1/6, @Cigna pledged to end donations to any member who "hindered the peaceful transition of power"

In June, @Cigna donated 1K to Lloyd Smucker, who voted to overturn the election

Since 1/6, @Cigna has donated to at least 8 Republican objectors

14. In June, @CSX donated 1K to Daniel Webster, who voted to overturn the election.

Since 1/6, @CSX has donated to at least 10 Republican objectors

15. After 1/6, @DaVita suspended all of its political giving

On 6/30, @DaVita donated 1K to Lloyd Smucker, who voted to overturn the election

16. In June, @klgates, one of the nation's largest law firms, donated to two GOP objectors:

Chuck Fleischmann (1K)
Rob Wittman (1K)

Since 1/6, @klgates has donated to at least 5 GOP objectors plus 5K each to the @NRCC and @NRSC

17. In June, @Merck donated $1500 to Lloyd Smucker, who voted to overturn the election

Smucker is the third GOP objector to get cash from Merck since 1/6

17. On June 16, Northwestern Mutual (@NM_Financial) donated 1K to Rep. Tom Rice, who voted to overturn the election

18. After 1/6, @TysonFoods said it was "suspending all political action committee activity while we review and consider the events of the past week"

On 6/28, Tyson donated to 5 GOP objectors

Rick Crawford (1K)
Glenn Thompson (2K)
Andy Harris (1K)
Graves (1K)
Aderholt (2.5K)

19. UPDATE: After 1/6, @Cigna pledged to end donations to any member who "hindered the peaceful transition of power"

On 6/1, @Cigna donated 1K to @DevinNunes

Nunes is the 9th GOP objector to get cash from Cigna

20. UPDATE

On 7/7, @Toyota announced they would stop donating to members of Congress that voted to overturn the election

That was apparently a very recent decision because @RepMeuser, who voted to overturn the election, reported receiving 1K from Toyota on June 15.

21. After 1/6, @Boeing suspended its donations & said future donations would go to candidates that "uphold our country’s most fundamental principles."

In June, @Boeing donated to 5 GOP objectors:

Tom Rice (2.5K)
Meuser (1K)
Mike Rogers (2.5K)
Jeff Duncan (1K)
Malliotakis (1K)

22. After 1/6, @BoozAllen suspended all of its political giving "pending a review of its strategy for contributions"

On 6/28, @BoozAllen donated 2.5K to Congressman Mike Rogers, who voted to overturn the election

23. After 1/6, @DukeEnergy said it was "shocked and dismayed by the events at the Capitol" and was suspending donations because it was "taking this very seriously"

In June, Duke Energy sent big donations to 3 GOP objectors:

William Timmons (10K)
Tom Rice (10K)
Jeff Duncan (5K)

24. After 1/6, @Ford said it was reevaluating its political donation criteria in light of events that "contradict the ideals of a free and fair election and a peaceful transition of power"

On 6/30, Ford donated 2.5K to Tom Rice, who voted to overturn the election

25. Overall, since 1/6, @Ford had donated to 8 GOP objectors plus 15K each to the @NRSC and @NRCC

26. SOME QUICK PERSPECTIVE

Most of the direct donations to the 147 GOP objectors come from companies that either suspended all political giving or said they were reviewing criteria

Dozens of major corps explicitly promised to cut off the 147 and they've held the line

27. Some of the corporations that promised to cut off the 147 have donated to multi-candidate PACs (like the @NRCC) that support objectors.

This violates the spirit, if not the letter, of their commitment

28. @LockheedMartin has donated to dozens of GOP objectors since 1/6.

As Will notes here, they even donated to Congressman Andren Clyde, who likened the people who attacked the Capitol to "tourists."

https://twitter.com/citizenwillis/status/1415753855598579718

29. Another @Toyota donations to a Republican objector, this one dated 6/30 to Robert Aderholt (R-AL)

On 7/7 Toyota announced they would stop donating to GOP objectors.

That was AFTER they donated to 40+ objectors

No indication they are asking for their $ back

29. In June, @AnheuserBusch (2.5K), @LockheedMartin (1K), and @Highmark (1K) all donated to Congressman Glenn Thompson (R-PA), who voted to overturn the election

30. After 1/6, @GM said it was suspending its political giving and future donations would reflect "public integrity criteria"

On 6/30, @GM donated 5K to Bill Johnson (R-OH), who voted to overturn the election

31. After 1/6, @AmericanAir suspended all of its political donations.

On 6/7, American Air donated $2,500 to Congressman Sam Graves, who voted to overturn the election

32. @AnheuserBusch donated $2500 to @kevinomccarthy on 6/18.

McCarthy voted to overturn the election and is now attempting to become speaker by embracing Trump, who continues to spread lies about election fraud

33. Other corporate PAC donors to @kevinomccarthy in June include:

@Merck (10K)
@Chevron (10K)
@GEOGroup (5K)
@UPS (10K)

34. In June, @aflac (2.5K), @AnheuserBusch (2.5K), and @askRegions (2K) all donated to Congressman Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), who voted to overturn the election.

35. On May 17, @UPS donated 5K to Buddy Carter (R-GA) who voted to overturn the election.

36. After 1/6, @SouthernCompany said it would stop supporting officials who don’t act “in a manner consistent” with “honesty, respect, fairness, integrity, and the value of diversity.”

On 6/7, @SouthernCompany donated 2.5K to Buddy Carter, who voted to overturn the election

37. Other corporate donors to Buddy Carter in the last three months include:

@GM (2.5K)
@LockheedMartin (3.5K)
@AMD (1.25K)
@Merck (1K)

38. In June, @LockheedMartin donated 1K to Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD), who voted to overturn the election

39. Q2 corporate donors to Jim Banks (R-IL), who voted to overturn the election:

@LockheedMartin (2K)
@generaldynamics (2K)
@BoozAllen (1K)
@DukeEnergy (1K)

40. Q2 corporate donors to Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), who voted to overturn the election:

@UPS (5K)
@NetJets (2.5K)
@LockheedMartin (2K)
@Toyota (1K)

@UPS @NetJets @LockheedMartin @Toyota 41. @SenRickScott, who voted to overturn the election and later flew down to Mar-a-lago and presented Trump with a fake award reported no corporate PAC contributions in the Second Quarter

42. Slightly off topic but hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin donated $266,300.00 to the Rick Scott Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of @SenRickScott and the @NRSC

More on Griffin: popular.info/p/you-helped-b…

43. Q2 corporate donors to @EliseStefanik, who voted to overturn the election and was rewarded with Liz Cheney's spot in the GOP leadership:

@UBS (2.5K)
@BAESystemsplc (2.5K)
@LockheedMartin (1K)
@generaldynamics (3K)

44. After 1/6, @Cigna pledged to end donations to any member who "hindered the peaceful transition of power"

In Q2, @Cigna donated to 4 GOP objectors:

Fallon (1K)
Schweikert (1K)
Nunes (1K)
Hartzler (5K)

45. After 1/6, @Delta said it would review its contribution criteria

On 6/30, @Delta donated 2.5K to Jackie Walorski (R-IN), who voted to overturn the election.

46. After 1/6, @Ford said it was reevaluating its political donation criteria in light of events that "contradict the ideals of a free and fair election and a peaceful transition of power"

On 5/7 @Ford donated 2.5K to @kevinomccarthy, who voted to overturn the election results

47. In Q2, @generaldynamics donated 45.5K to 21 Republicans who voted to overturn the election

@generaldynamics 48. On June 30, @HRBlock donated 2.5K to Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), who voted to overturn the election.

Luetkemeyer reportedly threatened to retaliate against corporations who stopped donating to him as a result of his 1/6 vote

49. After 1/6, @Truist said it was "carefully reviewing our political engagement practices to assure that Truist supports candidates who exclusively advance unity and democracy."

On 6/1, Truist donated 5K to to Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), who voted to overturn the election.

50. Here's an article I wrote about Luetkemeyer's threats to companies that stop donating to him

In 2020, Luetkemeyer raised $1,589,845 from corporate PACs (78.8% of total funds) and just $16,287.05 from individuals donating $200 or less

popular.info/p/the-enemies-…

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52. After 1/6, @Accenture said it was suspending donations to members of Congress "in light of last week’s events at the U.S. Capitol."

On 6/7, @Accenture donated $3,000 to Steven Palazzo (R-MS), who voted to overturn the election

53. After 1/6, @BloominBrands, the parent company of @Outback, said it was pausing political donations indefinitely.

In Q2, it donated to 4 GOP objectors:

Byron Donalds (5K)
Carlos Gimenez (5K)
Scott Franklin (5K)
Kat Cammack (5K)

54. After 1/6, @GM said it was suspending its political giving and future donations would reflect "public integrity criteria"

In Q2 @GM donated 22K to 8 GOP objectors

55. On 6/30, @HRBlock donated $2,500 to Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), who voted to overturn the election

56. In Q2, @netjets donated $10,500 to 4 Republican objectors: Van Drew, Berman, Graves, and Nehls

57. One thing that is notable is that dozens of corporations pledged not to give specifically to the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election -- including Amazon, Walmart, AT&T, and Nike.

All of those companies have kept their promises.

58. The companies that have resumed donating to the 147 are companies that, after 1/6, suspended all PAC contributions, said they were reviewing their criteria or said nothing at all.

59. Some of the companies that pledged not to donate to the 147 Republican objectors (like AT&T and Walmart) have donated to multi-candidate PACs that, in turn, support the Republican objectors.

This violates the spirit, if not the letter, of the pledge

60. Still, it is having an impact. The @WSJ reports: "Nearly 100 of the members who voted against certifying the election results & had comparable 2019 data reported receiving less money from corporate PACs...in the first half of the year compared with the first half of 2019"

61. This thread doesn't cover every donation to Republican objectors in the second quarter but I endeavored to give you some insight as to what's happening.

Some companies that had relatively weak initial responses to 1/6 are resuming. Many are not.

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