Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's administration includes officials with connections to fossil fuels and energy companies.

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January 13, 2022
Youngkin’s cabinet shares ties to fossil fuels and energy companies


Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s nomination last week of Andrew Wheeler to be his secretary of natural resources drew backlash from Democratic state lawmakers and climate activists, who expressed concern about the onetime lobbyist’s ties to the coal industry and his environmental record under former President Donald Trump.

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A “dark money” group raised record sums from secret donors in 2020 then touted digital operations aimed at electing Republicans in 2022 elections.

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** Ken Griffin’s Fortune Jumps $5 Billion In A Day After Investment From Sequoia Capital, Paradigm (Forbes) ([link removed])

In the 2020 election cycle, he donated more than $67 million to Republican groups and candidates, according to a report from OpenSecrets.org. Griffin also donated to President Biden’s Inaugural Committee.
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