OpenSecrets in the News

See our media citations from outlets around the nation this week:

House Democrats delay climate vote as McCarthy stalls with hours-long speech (The Washington Post)
McCarthy has received $269,741 in donations from the oil and gas industry in the 2021-2022 campaign cycle, according to OpenSecrets. Jaco Oil Co., an oil and natural gas company headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., was one of the five biggest contributors with a $27,400 donation.

Group’s 6 January donation shows Trump’s grip on attorneys general (The Guardian)
“Raga’s policy arm and other groups helped organize a rally that preceded a riot and an attack on democracy,” said Sheila Krumholz, the executive director of OpenSecrets.

Feud Between Billionaires Ken Griffin and J.B. Pritzker Likely to Shape Illinois Governor’s Race (The Wall Street Journal)
“The willingness by players on both sides of the race to put fortunes into the campaigns means that it may in fact be possible for this to become the most expensive gubernatorial campaign” in U.S. history, said Pete Quist, deputy research director for the nonpartisan OpenSecrets watchdog group.