Hey there! It’s Varsha with Sunrise.

Under President Trump, fossil fuel billionaires have flooded our government like zombies, infecting every last federal agency one by one. Timothy Dunn stands out as one of the worst of them. Dunn’s entire career shows how deeply the oil industry has its claws in our republic. He pours millions into right-wing campaigns just to make sure he can protect his profits, while everyone else suffers the deadly consequences of the climate crisis.

Dunn is at the center of a sprawling political machine that’s quietly reshaping Texas and fueling extremist agendas nationwide. Dunn uses his wealth to build a network of front groups and PACs that work together to push coordinated messaging and handpick candidates who will advance his personal interests.

We’ve been fighting back against this corrupt administration, launching student campaigns to oppose Trump’s authoritarian power grab, but we can’t do it alone.

Can you join Sunrise Movement as a monthly supporter? You will be helping us train the next generation of leaders to challenge billionaires like Dunn.

What does Timothy Dunn’s vast fortune buy? A GOP controlled by his vision: blasting Republicans who don’t toe the line, funding challengers who scapegoat immigrants and LGBTQ+ Texans, and pushing the party harder on extremist social policies. His Defend Texas Liberty PAC has funneled nearly $15 million to hardline candidates since 2021, some with direct ties to extremists and white supremacists.

Even after shocking revelations about meetings with white nationalist figures, neither Dunn nor his organizations have been held accountable.

If the government continues to give in to fossil fuel pressure from billionaires and abandon climate policies, global emissions will continue rising for decades. And if we let billionaires like Dunn get away with this attempt to corrupt our democracy, it’s only going to get harder to fight them at the ballot box.

You can help empower young organizers across the country to take on fossil fuel billionaires like Timothy Dunn and the politicians they bankroll by becoming a sustaining donor to Sunrise Movement. Your monthly contribution of $15 directly supports students and activists who refuse to let corporate polluters and their allies run our democracy, fueling a nationwide movement determined to build a just, climate-resilient future that puts people above profits.

For too long, the fossil fuel elite have written the rules. But we’re going to change them.

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In Solidarity, 
Varsha