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June 11, 2020
This week in money-in-politics
Political donations sank as coronavirus pandemic peaked
Political fundraising took an intense dip as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the nation in mid-March and early April, according to OpenSecrets’ analysis of campaign contributions.
The pandemic forced the leading presidential candidates to cancel in-person fundraisers that would have netted their campaigns millions. High-profile congressional candidates paused their fundraising activities to assist relief efforts. And the virus’ economic damage that forced 40 million to file for unemployment may have prompted potential donors to save their money.
The 2020 election is still on track to be the most expensive ever.
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** Backed by Trump allies, QAnon promoter vies for Georgia House seat
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Republican House candidate Marjorie Greene, once an avid promoter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, advanced to a runoff Tuesday for Georgia’s reliably red 14th District. Unlike most candidates who support the alt-right movement, Greene has raised serious money, racked up high profile endorsements and is on track to earn a seat in Congress.
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** Liberal groups and federal employee unions lobby for DC statehood amid Republican opposition
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At a June 4 press conference, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed her calls for D.C. statehood with fresh urgency. The mayor was responding to President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to station federal troops in the city during protests over the killing of George Floyd. The statement came as the House anticipates its first full-floor vote on D.C. statehood in 27 years.
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** Super PACs pour half-million into Nevada House primary without disclosing donors
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Multiple super PACs launched six-figure ad campaigns to influence the expensive Republican primary for Nevada’s 3rd District — and they didn’t disclose their donors until after voters went to the polls. The two groups in question, Desert Leadership Fund and Ending Spending Action Fund, spent nearly half-a-million dollars backing pro-Trump Republican Dan Rodimer, who was leading the race as of Thursday.
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Amid calls for police reform, new dataset shows where police money has flowed in Congress
Police reform is now a congressional priority following nationwide protests against police violence and systemic racism after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Many of the protests in cities across the country, including Washington, D.C., have been met with militarized force and violence.
Black Lives Matter, one of the main organizing bodies behind the protests, has long fought for transparency and accountability in response to police violence against Black communities. With Floyd’s death, the group is calling for a national defunding of police departments.
Police unions are expected to rally against proposed reforms, key among them the National Fraternal Order of Police, which represents over 351,000 members and has four full-time lobbyists on staff. But the unions’ power extends beyond lobbying. They fund and endorse candidates and hold sway over the contributions of the hundreds of thousands of law enforcement officers around the country.
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* ** What's at stake in primaries Tuesday in Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia (Roll Call) ([link removed])
Voters in five states — Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia — held primaries Tuesday and a number of outlets cited OpenSecrets data in their previews.
* ** Taco Bell CEO denies donating to Trump re-election campaign (Fox Business) ([link removed])
The fast-food exec attempted to set the record straight in a press release, which acknowledged that independent franchisees have made political donations while the company itself has not.
* ** Major Republican donors are getting a $25 million marijuana permit in the Pa. budget (The Philadelphia Inquirer) ([link removed])
A pair of major Republican donors and the former head of the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission got a big windfall last month: the chance to snag a medical marijuana permit valued at about $25 million.
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