From Sheila Krumholz, OpenSecrets <[email protected]>
Subject OpenSecrets Newsletter: 2022 Senate races are already attracting candidates and spending
Date February 19, 2021 9:15 PM
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February 19, 2021
This week in money-in-politics

Unions spent big to boost Biden. Will he return the favor?

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President Joe Biden launched his third bid for the White House from a Teamsters’ hall in Pittsburgh, two years ago this April.

“I make no apologies. I am a union man. Period,” he said.

Over the next 19 months, Biden also became the union candidate. Labor organizations contributed $27.5 million to his campaign and other groups that supported him. His opponent, former President Donald Trump, took in less than $360,000 from those with labor ties.

Now, almost a month into his presidency, Biden is poised to make good on his campaign promises to workers and unions. On Tuesday, he hosted 10 union leaders at the White House to discuss his hallmark America Rescue Plan and infrastructure projects.

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** With $5.7 million left over, Perdue tees up for 2022
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Former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) filed paperwork with the FEC to create a new campaign committee, signaling his intent to try his electoral luck again after losing to Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in January. According to a Tuesday statement, Perdue is weighing a 2022 run against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) when his current term ends in 2022. Ossoff will not be up for reelection again until 2026. Perdue’s statement did not formally announce his candidacy, but clarified that he will “continue to keep all options open.” Georgia’s two January Senate runoffs flipped the Senate from red to blue, delivering Democrats the slimmest of majorities in the upper chamber.
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** Senate retirements leave seats open in three swing states

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Republican senators in three swing states recently announced their retirements, opening the floodgates for a slew of candidates vying for the highly-coveted spots in 2022. In the past election cycle, Democrats raised unprecedented amounts of money but still largely lost Senate seats to Republicans in states that had the most expensive races, with Democratic wins in the Georgia runoffs marking a turning point. In 2022, with Democrats controlling the presidency and thin majorities in the House and Senate, the stakes will be high as Senate hopefuls throw their hats in the ring and start fundraising for likely volatile contests.
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** Hospital lobby tied to Cuomo wields influence in Washington
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As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces intense criticism for concealing data about nursing home deaths and reportedly threatening a lawmaker who pushed to investigate the matter, a powerful hospital lobby with close ties to the governor and other New York politicians is coming under scrutiny. The Greater New York Hospital Association, a hospital trade group that donated nearly $1.3 million to a Democratic party committee account that boosted Cuomo amid his challenging 2018 primary race, has secured numerous policy wins under the third-term governor.
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House committee members heard from their donors during GameStop hearing

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Billionaire executives at the center of the GameStop stock trading controversy testified before the House Financial Services Committee Thursday, where they sat across from lawmakers whose campaigns benefitted from their big-dollar donations.

Lawmakers called for the hearing after a January clash between online investors and Wall Street forces rocked markets. Users of Reddit’s “r/WallStreetBets” orchestrated a short squeeze against hedge funds shorting GameStop, driving the video game retailer’s stock price to record levels. However, the price of GameStop and other stocks targeted by Redditors plummeted when online brokers, namely Robinhood, blocked users from buying shares. The move prompted widespread outrage and caused small-time investors to lose big.

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* ** After Capitol Riots, Billionaire’s ‘Scholars’ Confront Their Benefactor (The New York Times) ([link removed])

Beneficiaries of Stephen Schwarzman's educational philanthropy say his political donations (particularly those to Republicans who voted to oppose Electoral College certification) are doing significant harm the reputation of the programs he funds.

* ** Bullock joins super PAC tied to 'dark money' group (Billings Gazette) ([link removed])
Former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who made a name for himself decrying the influence of secretive “dark money” spending in politics, has taken a job with a super PAC affiliated with a large dark money group.

* ** Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen ran little known dark money group as super PAC’s dealings face scrutiny (CNBC) ([link removed])
The discovery of Project Yellowstone and its connection to the Lincoln Project comes as the leaders of the super PAC are under scrutiny for their dealings and the role of political strategist John Weaver.

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