John,
1,283 corporate and industry groups have donated over $44 million directly to Sedition Caucus members’ campaigns and leadership PACs. Not only is that millions of dollars boosting a group of election objectors, it’s dozens of broken promises.
After the January 6th insurrection, 147 members of Congress voted not to certify the results of the 2020 election, prompting nearly 250 companies to suspend donations to these members. But, in the 19 months since the attack, more than two thirds of these companies have abandoned their promises by resuming donations to the seditionist members.
Our new, comprehensive report sheds light on the corporate groups who have abandoned their pledges to stop donations—from the companies that are spending the most to those that are supporting the most seditionists.
Many of these corporations are making contributions to dozens of seditionists: Lockheed Martin has lined the campaign coffers of 90 of these members. UPS has given to 79. Koch Industries, the top donor on the list, has given to 78 members. Many companies refrained from giving for a period of time after the insurrection, but have since opened the floodgates of contributions. Home Depot in particular has quickly become the third biggest corporate donor to the Sedition Caucus, with its donations already totaling $525,000 since the company started contributing again in December 2021.
These widespread donations have exposed corporate priorities time and time again: dozens of companies choose to support shady actors in a broken system over sticking to their promises to help repair it.
It’s possible for companies to take a sincere stand in favor of political integrity and our democracy that remains under threat, and while high profile companies like Microsoft, Nike and Target have done so, too many have not. As we approach two years since the insurrection, we’re continuing to shine a light and hold both the participants and enablers of this violent attack on our democracy accountable.
Thank you,
The CREW Team
