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Jacobs Engineering
JBS USA (subsidiary of JBS S.A., a multinational headquartered in Brazil)
JetBlue Airways
- “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
- “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
- “Most corporations stood by pledges to not fund politicians who voted against Biden’s victory”, Seema Mehta, Maloy Moore and Matt Stiles, Los Angeles Times, Apr 19, 2021
- “What we learned from the first major FEC deadline after the insurrection”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 17, 2021
- “Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden’s Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions”, Chad Day and Ted Mann, Wall Street Journal, Apr 16, 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
- “Toyota donates to Republican objectors [scroll down on the webpage to see this sub-article]”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 13
- “JetBlue Stands by Political Donation Amid Social Media Furor”, Shaun Courtney, Mary Schlangenstein and Megan R. Wilson, Bloomberg Law, Apr 9, 2021
- "JetBlue facing boycott after breaking pledge and donating to Republican who tried to overturn election", Matthew Chapman, Raw Story, Apr 8, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 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
J.F. Lehman & Company
JM Family Enterprises
J.M. Smucker
JM Uliana & Associates
John Deere
- “Toyota leads companies in election-objector donations”, Lachlan Markay, Axios, Jun 27, 2021
- “This sedition is brought to you by…”, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Jun 23, 2021
- “Corporate America Forgives the Sedition Caucus”, Michelle Cottle, New York Times, Jun 16, 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
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 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
Johnson & Johnson
- "Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention. These corporations are supporting their reelection.” Judd Legum, Popular Information, Feb 28, 2022
- “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
- “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
- “These corporations back the sponsors of an Ohio abortion ban that's more extreme than Texas”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Nov 23, 2021
- “This sedition is brought to you by…”, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Jun 23, 2021
- “These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jun 14, 2021
- “The myth of corporate neutrality”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, June 2, 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
- “These rainbow flag-waving corporations are backing the sponsors of anti-trans legislation”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Apr 12, 2021
- “Leaders from these companies oppose Georgia's new voting law”, Jared Gans, The Hill, Apr 2, 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
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, Jan 15, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
JPMorgan Chase
- "Two members of Congress spoke at a white nationalist convention. These corporations are supporting their reelection.” Judd Legum, Popular Information, Feb 28, 2022
- “Corporations Donated Millions to Lawmakers Who Voted to Overturn Election Results”, Alan Rappeport, Madeleine Ngo & Kate Kelly, New York Times, Jan 6, 2022
- “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
- “Almost a year after the Capitol insurrection, corporations have quietly ramped up donations to GOP election objectors”, Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, Dec 14, 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; and see this article: “A Year Later, Most CEOs Are Keeping Their Post-Insurrection Promises”, Professor Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Yale Insights, Jan 4, 2022]
- “The January 6 corporate accountability index”, Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Aug 17, 2021
- “Corporate America Forgives the Sedition Caucus”, Michelle Cottle, New York Times, Jun 16, 2021
- “These 25 rainbow flag-waving corporations donated more than $10 million to anti-gay politicians in the last two years”, Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jun 14, 2021
- “Shareholders push to end secret political spending”, Judd Legum and Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, May 12, 2021
- “Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits, but Others Abstain”, David Gelles and Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, Apr 14, 2021
- “The C.E.O.s Who Didn’t Sign a Big Defense of Voting Rights”, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni, New York Times, Apr 14, 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
- “Black Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws”, Andrew Ross Sorkin and David Gelles, New York Times, Mar 31, 2021 updated Apr 3, 2021
- “JPMorgan Chase CEO speaks out to defend voting rights in response to Georgia law”, Joseph Choi, The Hill, Mar 30, 2021
- "The gap between corporate declarations and reality: U.S. banking industry spent $1 million on television ads for Senator David Perdue", TRACKING POLITICAL DONATIONS, Mar 9, 2021
- "Tracking Corporate America’s revolt against the Electoral College objectors", Sergio Hernandez and Tal Yellin, CNN Business, Feb 5, 2021
- “Don't believe the anti-Trump hype – corporate sedition still endangers America”, Robert Reich, The Guardian, Jan 24, 2021
- “We Can’t Bank on Wall Street to be Transparent, A Public Sedition Audit is Needed”, Paulina Gonzalez-Brito and Maurice BP-Weeks, co-executive director and co-founder of the Action Center on Race & the Economy, Jan 22, 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
- "Supporting democracy becomes the measure of leadership", Terry F. Yosie [Former President & CEO, World Environment Center], in GreenBiz, Jan 18, 2021
- "FACTBOX-U.S. companies suspend political donations after Capitol attack", Reuters, 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
- "JPMorgan Chase CEO says halt to political donations 'just a pause'", S&P Global Market Intelligence, Jan 13, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 13, 2021
- "The dam breaks", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 12, 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
Juul Labs
- "Corporations expand donation freeze to members of Pennsylvania legislature", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, Jan 19, 2021
- "After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association", Judd Legum & Tesnim Zekeria, Popular Information, 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
- “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
K&L Gates LLP
Kaiser Permanente (see also Southeast Permanente Medical Group)
Kargo
KCB Restaurant Holdings
Kellogg
Keurig Dr Pepper
KeyCorp
Khosla Ventures
Koch Industries
- “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
- “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
- “These corporations just donated to a Republican group that helped create the January 6 mob”, Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria & Rebecca Crosby, Popular Information, Aug 4, 2021
- “Opinion: Toyota vies to become Official Car of Insurrectionists. Will Oath Keepers swear their brand loyalty?”, Dana Milbank, Washington Post, Jul 6, 2021
- “Toyota Leans In Amid Furor Over Donations To GOPers Who Challenged Election Results”, Summer Concepcion, Talking Points Memo, Jun 28, 2021
- “Toyota leads companies in election-objector donations”, Lachlan Markay, Axios, Jun 27, 2021
- “This sedition is brought to you by…”, CREW (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington), Jun 23, 2021
- “Koch-and-switch”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Jun 10, 2021
- “What we learned from the first major FEC deadline after the insurrection”, Judd Legum, Popular Information, Apr 17, 2021
- “Corporate America is backing away from Georgia's anti-voting bill — after funding its sponsors”, Jon Skolnik, Salon, Apr 13, 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
- "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
- "These corporations are funding the GOP candidates in Georgia's Senate run-off elections", Judd Legum, Popular Information, Dec 10, 2020