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- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
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- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “US companies amass political funding cash pile after Capitol riot: Corporate Pacs that halted donations are sitting on $28m ahead of 2022 midterm elections”, Christine Zhang, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson & Lauren Fedor, Financial Times, May 25, 2021
- “Charles Schwab leaves U.S. Chamber of Commerce as both change their political activities”, Brian Schwartz, CNBC, Mar 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, Jan 13, 2021
- "UPDATE: More corporations suspend donations to Republicans who objected to Electoral College vote", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 11, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- “The Corporations Funding the End of Democracy: The GOP’s efforts to undermine our elections did not begin this week, and they were heavily subsidized by some of America’s best-known firms”, Osita Nwanevu, New Republic, Jan 6, 2021
Abbott Laboratories
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Facebook pledged to suspend political donations, then quietly funneled $50,000 to GOP group pushing voter suppression laws”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 5, 2021
- "Corporate-backed Florida Republicans push perplexing new voting restrictions", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
AbbVie
Abercrombie & Fitch
Accenture US (part of a multinational headquartered in Ireland)
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
ADM - see Archer-Daniels-Midland
Advent Capital Management
AECOM - see Amentum
AES
Aetna (a subsidiary of CVS Health)
- “UPDATE: Some corporations break their silence on Texas' voter suppression bills [see subsection: "Top corporate donors stay quiet"]”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 5, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- “Texas' voter suppression bills are fueled by millions in corporate cash”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 31, 2021
- "Major corporations announce opposition to voter suppression bills in Arizona", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 10, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 2021
Affirm
Aflac
- “The Corporate Insurrection: How companies have broken promises and funded seditionists”, Angela Li & Areeba Shah, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Jan 3, 2022
- “Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats.” Josh Dawsey, Isaac Stanley-Becker & Michael Scherer, Washington Post, Nov 9, 2021 [But see also this article which documents that "since January 6, corporate PAC contributions to Republican objectors have plummeted by nearly two-thirds": “The truth about corporate contributions to Republican objectors since January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 3, 2022]
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “More Corporate PACs Resume Political Donations to Republicans Who Rejected Election Results: PACs for American Airlines, GM and UPS donated to some GOP lawmakers after pausing all contributions in response to Jan. 6 Capitol riot”, Chad Day, Wall Street Journal, Jul 16, 2021
- “A corporate reckoning on voter suppression”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 1, 2021
- “Top CEOs speak out against Georgia's voting restrictions”, Shawna Chen, Axios, Apr 1, 2021
- “What really happened in Georgia. And what's next.” Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 29, 2021
- “Calls for economic boycott grow after Georgia adopts voter restrictions”, Dennis Romero, NBC News, Mar 27, 2021
- “Boycott and save Georgia”, Anthony Salgado, The Chronicle [Duke University], Mar 19, 2021
- “Republicans' voter suppression crusade may cost them corporate donors. But they don't care. They now believe keeping people from the polls and pleasing Donald Trump is more fundamental to holding onto power than funding their own campaigns.” Ashley Pratte (communications strategist and board member, Republican Women for Progress), NBC News, Mar 18, 2021
- “UPDATES: Georgia corporate giants tiptoe into raging voting rights debate”, Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mar 16, 2021
- "UPDATE: Georgia corporations respond to pressure on voter suppression bills", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 15, 2021
- “Georgia voting rights activists pressure big corporations to oppose GOP-backed ballot restrictions”, Hannah Miao, CNBC, Mar 14, 2021
- "UPDATES: Voter suppression and corporate cash in Georgia", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 4, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- “Bankrolling the Disenfranchisers: Since 2016, Corporate and Trade Association PACs Have Given $170 Million to Lawmakers Who Voted to Challenge the Presidential Election [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis and Taylor Lincoln, Public Citizen, Jan 13, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
- "Wall Street donates millions to back Republicans in Georgia Senate race: Billionaire Republicans on Wall Street have donated millions to protect David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler’s Senate seats", Peter Stone, Guardian, Dec 15, 2020
Ahold Delhaize USA (part of a multinational headquartered in Netherlands)
AIG (see American International Group)
Air Products & Chemicals
Airbnb
- “Tech giants swore off donations to those who denied Biden’s win. Their cash is still likely getting through.” Cristiano Lima with research by Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, Jan 6, 2022
- “Seven major corporations pledge not to support GOP objectors in 2022” [article also cites companies that have kept and those that have broken their 2021 pledges], Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 4, 2022
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- "Statement signed by major corporations opposing laws that restrict voting rights [includes downloadable text of statement and list of all signatories]”, Washington Post, Apr 14, 2021
- "Microsoft, Google, Facebook, others freeze political contributions in wake of Capitol siege", Shelby Brown, Eli Blumenthal, Ian Sherr, CNET, Feb 5, 2021
- “Corporate Money in Politics Faces a Reckoning”, Andrew Winston, in MIT Sloan Management Review, Feb 2, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it's only the beginning", Gareth Hutchens, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Jan 15, 2021
- "Where things stand", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 14, 2021
- "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election", Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business, Jan 13, 2021
- "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans", Aimee Picchi, CBS News, Jan 13, 2021
- "Companies rush to distance themselves from President Trump – but is it too late?", Christen Dobson, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Jan 13, 2021
- "The dam breaks", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 12, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
AK Steel Holding
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- “Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats.” Josh Dawsey, Isaac Stanley-Becker & Michael Scherer, Washington Post, Nov 9, 2021 [But see also this article which documents that "since January 6, corporate PAC contributions to Republican objectors have plummeted by nearly two-thirds": “The truth about corporate contributions to Republican objectors since January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 3, 2022]
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Corporate money trickles back to Republicans after Capitol riots: Donations to fundraising vehicles increase despite pledge to pause in wake of attack”, Lauren Fedor, Christine Zhang and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, Mar 25, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Alaska Air Group
Albertsons (see its subsidiary Safeway)
Alcoa
Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
- News release: “Corporations That Made Commitments To Racial Equity Donated Over $800,000 To State Lawmakers Who Led Voter Suppression Efforts Beyond Georgia” - Full report [PDF]: “Corporations That Have Touted Commitments To Racial Equity Have Given $800,500 To State Lawmakers Who’ve Led Voter Suppression Efforts in Texas, Arizona, and Florida”, Accountable.US, Apr 19, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
Alliance Data Systems
Alliant Energy
Allstate
- “After Texas Republicans imposed a draconian abortion ban, these corporations sent checks”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 24, 2022
- “Seven major corporations pledge not to support GOP objectors in 2022” [article also cites companies that have kept and those that have broken their 2021 pledges], Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 4, 2022
- “UPDATE: Republican lobbyists are "frustrated," push corporate PACs to resume contributions”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 9, 2021
- “In key states, corporate donations go overwhelmingly to legislators that oppose abortion rights”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Sep 13, 2021
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Lockheed Martin is now the top corporate donor to GOP objectors”, Judd Legum & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Jul 19, 2021
- “Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain”, David Gelles and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Apr 14, 2021
- “These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 12, 2021
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- "Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law and Corporate Support”, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice website, Apr 3, 2021
- "Corporate-backed Florida Republicans push perplexing new voting restrictions", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 23, 2021
- "The enemies list", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Mar 18, 2021
- "Major corporations announce opposition to voter suppression bills in Arizona", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 10, 2021
- "The Georgia legislators pushing voter suppression bills are backed by millions in corporate cash", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 3, 2021
- "Professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld [Yale School of Management] says corporate bans on political donations will stick", Dan Primack talks with Professor Sonnenfeld, Axios podcast, Feb 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021
Ally Financial
Alphabet - see Google
Alston & Bird LLP
Altria (see also its subsidiary Philip Morris)
- “In Bad Company: A year has passed since the deadly insurrection on the U.S. Capitol that spurred a flurry of corporate promises to defend democracy. For many of the biggest companies and trade groups in the country, those promises were broken when they funneled millions of dollars to election objectors in Congress. Did Corporate America ever honestly care about preserving our democracy?” Accountable.US, Jan 3, 2022
- “Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats.” Josh Dawsey, Isaac Stanley-Becker & Michael Scherer, Washington Post, Nov 9, 2021 [But see also this article which documents that "since January 6, corporate PAC contributions to Republican objectors have plummeted by nearly two-thirds": “The truth about corporate contributions to Republican objectors since January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jan 3, 2022]
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “How corporations give Republicans a massive financial advantage in state politics”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jul 15, 2021
- “What corporate PACs are doing 6 months after the attack on the Capitol”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jun 21, 2021
- “These corporations broke the commitments they made after January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, May 24, 2021
- “Shareholders push to end secret political spending”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 12, 2021
- “EXCLUSIVE: How corporate PACs are plotting to "move beyond" January 6”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, May 10, 2021
- “Toyota donates to Republican objectors [scroll down on the webpage to see this sub-article]”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 13
- “The Corporate Sponsors of Voter Suppression: Since 2015, Corporations Have Contributed $50 Million to the State Lawmakers Supporting Voter Suppression Bills, Trade Groups Have Given Another $36 Million [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis, Taylor Lincoln and Rick Claypool, Public Citizen, Apr 5, 2021
- “Corporate money trickles back to Republicans after Capitol riots: Donations to fundraising vehicles increase despite pledge to pause in wake of attack”, Lauren Fedor, Christine Zhang and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Financial Times, Mar 25, 2021
- "Corporate-backed Florida Republicans push perplexing new voting restrictions", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Mar 23, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- "Nearly 190 companies pulled political donations after the insurrection. That’s not enough." Robert Maguire, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Feb 1, 2021
- "Big businesses say they are responsible, but too often they fuel conspiracy theories: Corporations have been condemning the Capitol insurrection, but take a closer look", Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed, in USA Today, Jan 19, 2021
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- “Bankrolling the Disenfranchisers: Since 2016, Corporate and Trade Association PACs Have Given $170 Million to Lawmakers Who Voted to Challenge the Presidential Election [PDF]”, Mike Tanglis and Taylor Lincoln, Public Citizen, Jan 13, 2021
- "Major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn the election", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 10, 2021