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1 ANALYSIS BY The Center For Political Accountability OF THE CORPORATE MONEY FLOW IN THE 2018 & 2020 Copyright © 2021 by the Center for ELECTION CYCLES Political Accountability. All rights reserved. No portion of this material may be reproduced in any form or medium whatsoever without the express, written, prior permission of the copyright holder. For information, please contact: BRUCE F. FREED CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY 1233 20th St. NW, Suite 205 Washington, DC 20036

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1 Table of Contents

3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

4 FOREWORD

6 INTRODUCTION

8 GRAPHIC COLOR KEY

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34 APPENDIX A

2 Acknowledgments

THIS REPORT WAS COMPILED BY THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY

The team comprised of:

Bruce Freed president

Karl Sandstrom counsel

Peter Hardin writer and editor

Dan Carroll vice president for programs

Carlos Holguin research associate

Preliminary research on bills conducted by CPA interns: Claire Wright Edith Hollander John Terwilliger

Project development and research on 527, public corporation and trade association spending conducted by: Carlos Holguin

Graphic content development by: Carlos Holguin

Cover illustration, layout design and information graphic design by: Shalini Prasad at DeSha Creative

PUBLISHED JULY 13TH 2021

3 Foreword THOMAS P. LYON

Big companies are accustomed to growing stakeholder expectations for social and environmental performance, and most produce annual reports detailing their contributions to various dimensions of the public good. But the past few years have raised the bar dramatically. Prolonged droughts, forest fires, and floods have made climate change impossible to deny or ignore. Social movements with hashtags such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter have demonstrated the breadth and depth of ordinary Americans’ concerns about gender and racial justice. And the violent assault on Congress on January 6, 2021, showed that something as fundamental as the peaceful transition of power is no longer assured in the nation that sees itself as a shining city on a hill.

Corporate executives instinctively shy away Listeners welcome these words from corporate from engaging publicly with these issues, leaders, but they remain wary of corporate preferring to keep their heads down and focus hypocrisy. This wariness can lead to a backlash on innovation and delivering the best possible when people see companies giving money products. Yet many have felt compelled to break to politicians and interest groups who support their silence and speak out. They have spoken policies that run counter to the vision corporate passionately about having a corporate purpose leaders espouse. This is a particular risk for that goes beyond maximizing shareholder returns companies that have not yet devised governance and rewards all stakeholders. They have expressed practices ensuring that their political activities their concern about climate change and made are fully disclosed to the Board of Directors, and commitments to achieve “net zero” carbon that government relations officers coordinate with emissions by a given date. They have denounced officers in charge of sustainability and diversity, sexual discrimination and racism, and professed equity and inclusion efforts. support for social justice and equality of opportunity.

4 The issue of racial justice and voting rights is a Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once said flash point in this new era. Research shows that that “If the broad light of day could be let in upon Blacks are 74% more likely than Whites to face men’s actions, it would purify them as the sun long waits to vote. Data also shows that voter disinfects.” The Center for Political Accountability fraud is vanishingly small at around 0.0025% is the leading organization working to shine a light of votes cast—nowhere near enough to change on corporate political spending, in order to ensure the outcome of a presidential election. Never- that companies act in ways that are in accord with theless, in the name of “election security” politicians the values of their shareholders and the principles around the country have introduced hundreds of of our nation. Indeed, CPR rests upon the foundation bills that make it harder to vote. Black politicians of transparency and accountability that the Center like Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams have has done so much to establish as a standard. condemned these bills, calling them “Jim Crow In this latest report, the Center identifies the in new clothes” because they will hit Black voters companies providing the most money to individuals especially hard. When a group of Black executives and organizations that support legislation restricting expressed similar concerns in a full-page voting rights. Many of them face a reckoning as advertisement in the New York Times on March their employees, investors and customers question 31, 2021, executives at many other companies whether their political actions can be reconciled felt compelled to speak out in support. However, with their public statements. many of these same companies are now being called out because they fund politicians and trade In the era of corporate political responsibility, the only associations who support bills that stand to way for companies to avoid charges of hypocrisy is suppress voter participation. to reflect deeply upon the principles that guide their public engagement, and to align their CSR and their Nobody likes a hypocrite, and never has it been CPR. They have to become clearer about what they easier to expose hypocrisy than in today’s stand for, and they need to be ready and able to over-heated media environment. For big companies, articulate that in the public arena. Having a clear this means ever-growing risks of being attacked set of principles guiding political engagement will for inconsistency between their lofty commitments prepare companies to recognize when they need and their day-to-day actions. The latest front in to step up to protect foundational institutions and this evolving campaign is the tension between individual rights, and when they need to step back statements of corporate purpose, vision, and and allow civil society to deliberate without undue mission, and corporate political activity. The influence. The flash points will change over time, pressure to align corporate politics with corporate as will the companies that are under the microscope, purpose has been dubbed “corporate political but the fundamental principles of CPR will not. In responsibility” (CPR), and it is emerging as an a world where politics has become hyper-partisan, important complement to corporate social business leaders can play the role of a “third side” responsibility (CSR). —which sees the opportunity and potential for a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts—and can stand for larger principles and THOMAS P. LYON holds the Dow Chair courageous choices. I hope the present report of Sustainable Science, Technology and will encourage more of them to take on this role. Commerce, with appointments in both the Ross School of Business and the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan. 5 Introduction

WHO ARE LEADING BANK ROLLERS OF VOTER SUPPRESSION LEGISLATION? Introduction to the Center for Political Accountability’s Analysis of the Corporate Money Flow in the 2018 and 2020 Election cycles

The battle over attacks on voting rights in key by itself. This record confronts companies states has rapidly escalated with calls for corpora- operating in today’s polarized political tions to take a stand. If they do, many companies environment with questions about bankrolling face a reckoning whether their principled stance attacks in state capitals on voting rights. conflicts with their past political spending. All of the company contributions included in this Here’s why: From the treasuries of corporations backgrounder and graphics were made from that have endorsed diversity efforts, millions of treasury funds, not through employee-funded dollars have flowed to groups or campaigns company Political Action Committees (PACs). supporting election of officeholders who spon- This means that corporate officers made sored, advanced or will be acting on voting decisions about where to give company money. restriction or nullification legislation in seven Corporate officers, in turn, will be facing scrutiny battleground states, a Center for Political if a company stance on voting rights conflicts with Accountability analysis shows. past practices, policies or statements on diversity.

The money trail reveals that 182 of these Many company donations identified in this companies and 17 trade associations pumped backgrounder are large. CPA examined, for at least $79 million in the 2018 and 2020 example, companies and trade associations election cycles into these groups and campaigns, giving $100,000 or more per cycle in the 2018 and over $21.5 million of that amount went to and 2020 election cycles to the Republican supporting election of these legislators and two State Leadership Committee (RSLC). And it governors in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Michigan, examined corporations and trade associations Pennsylvania, Arizona and Iowa1. giving $100,000 or more in the 2018 election cycle to the Republican Governors Association. The donor companies include such well-known U.S. corporate leaders as NextEra Energy, Both groups are called 527 organizations for the Coca-Cola, Chevron, Altria, AT&T, Comcast, section of U.S. tax code that governs their Walmart, Visa, Wells Fargo, T-Mobile and Delta. operation. The RSLC plays a leading role in fund- ing state legislative races and targets states that This money trail matters, even though the Republicans consider important. Contributions $21.5 million sum expended is not large to 527 groups are unlimited, as is their spending.

12018 election cycle spending by the Republican Governors Association to help elect Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott was not captured because, at the time of this report, legislation restricting voting rights has not reached either governor. 6 These 527 groups offer companies a means to The Conference Board, a nonpartisan business maximize the impact of their political giving. Jacob research organization, issued its Under a Hacker and Paul Pierson, political scientists at Yale Microscope report in March identifying “A New Era University and University of California Berkeley of Scrutiny for Corporate Political Activity” in the respectively, wrote the following in CPA’s Conflicted wake of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol Consequences report last year: and votes by 147 U.S. lawmakers against certifying the 2020 electoral college results. This scrutiny “For corporations pursuing agendas they do not already is escalating. Beginning in Georgia, attacks want scrutinized, this type of spending has three on voting rights in state capitals have emerged as big advantages over traditional political spending: a volatile national issue. Some companies that take it is less likely to attract attention than PAC a stand are facing boycott threats. contributions that go directly from firms to candidates; it is effectively ‘laundered’ by running The Conference Board warned, “While companies through the 527 organization so the donor can have long engaged in politics, a new era of duck accountability for specific uses of the money; stakeholder scrutiny, social media, and political and it allows the resources of many companies to polarization has propelled corporate political be pooled to achieve maximum impact.” activity—and the risks that come with it—into the spotlight. Political activity can pose increasingly significant risks for companies, including the perception that political contributions—and other forms of activity—are at odds with core company values.” Among its recommendations was aligning political activity with corporate values.

The corporate donations included in this backgrounder are only a portion of all corporate expenditures to influence elections, because many companies do not disclose their giving to 501(c)(4) “social welfare” groups, and C4 groups are not required to disclose them. CPA is an NGO leading the effort to bring transparency and accountability to corporate political spending. It has documented and warned of the significant risks for companies of spending to influence elections, especially when this spending can bankroll outcomes in conflict with stated company values or positions.

For information on the Center for Political Accountability, visit www.politicalaccountability.net.

7 Graphic Color Key

Public corporations and trade associations State-level 527s, that made contributions political parties, and to national-level 527s committees making or state-level elected contributions to officials, 527s, political elected officials at parties, and political the state level committees

National-level 527s Legislation either making contributions proposed or enacted to state-level elected by elected officials officials, 527s, political or law suits filed parties, and political against legislation committees

Elected Officials who received money from Clarifications public corporations

8 Georgia HIGHLIGHTS

• Georgia-headquartered public companies currently speaking out about the attack on voting rights in that state may be asked to confront some hard questions about conflicted political spending.

• Coca-Cola, which has said it would “work to advance voting rights and access” in Georgia, gave $1,000 to the campaign of State Sen. Larry Walker; he sponsored SB 67, which would make it harder to access absentee voting ballots. The company also contributed more than $604,664 in the 2018 election cycle to the Republican Governors Association and more than $45,000 to the , which together generously supported the election of Gov. Brian Kemp; he signed voting restrictions into law this year.

• Delta, which similarly stood up recently to publicly criticize the restrictive Georgia law, gave $154,000 in the 2018 election to the Republican Governors Association. In addition, an analysis by the Center for Political Accountability found that Georgia-based Aflac and Southern Co. gave $216,067 and $206,879, respectively, to the RGA; all are among major public companies that have endorsed racial diversity efforts.

• CPA found that numerous U.S. companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts also made big donations in the 2020 election to the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC); of this giving, more than $137,000 went to help elect 46 state legislators who voted to advance the SB 202 voting restrictions signed into law in March by Kemp. The restrictions will make it more difficult for African Americans and people of color to vote.

• Separately, the public companies that have endorsed racial diversity efforts and given large sums to the RSLC also directly gave more than $49,000 and $26,000 respectively to support the 2020 elections of Georgia Sen. Jeff Mullis and Sen. Larry Walker, who introduced bills to roll back voting rights.

9 PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE TO GEORGIA STATE SEN. GAVE TO GEORGIA STATE REP. GAVE TO GEORGIA STATE SEN. JEFF MULLIS IN THE 2020 IN THE 2020 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 TRADE LARRY WALKER IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: PUBLIC COMPANIES* ELECTION CYCLE: ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 ELECTION CYCLE CENTENE: $5,750 THAT GAVE TO REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $2,500 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2020 ALTRIA: $3,800 ALTRIA: $5,300 GEORGIA STATE WALMART: $2,000 ELECTION CYCLE: CENTENE: $3,000 REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $4,700 REP. MITCHELL ALLSTATE: $1,500 Public Companies PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 WESTROCK: $3,000 NORFOLK SOUTHERN: $3,000 SCOGGINS IN THE AT&T: $1,500 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 AT&T: $2,000 GEICO: $2,000 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: COMCAST: $1,500 BAYER AG: $1,750 HUMANA: $2,000 that gave to Please refer to Appendix A for specific PFIZER: $1,500 REYNOLDS INTERFOR CORPORATION: $1,500 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: $2,000 contribution totals AFLAC: $1,250 AMERICAN: $1,000 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: $1,500 WALMART: $2,000 SWEDISH MATCH: $1,000 AT&T: $750 MERCK SHARPE & DOHME: $1,250 ANHEUSER-BUSCH: $1,500 Georgia State TAKEDA COMCAST: $500 $16,692,600 ALLSTATE: $1,000 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB: $1,500 PHARMACEUTICALS: $1,000 COCA-COLA: $1,000 DOMINION: $1,500 WALGREENS BOOTS Legislators CVS HEALTH: $1,000 AFLAC: $1,000 ALLIANCE: $1,000 NORFOLK SOUTHERN: $1,000 BOYD GAMING CORP: $1,000 REGIONS FINANCIAL REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $1,000 COMCAST: $1,000 in the 2020 RSLC CORPORATION: $750 WEYERHAEUSER: $1,000 CURALEAF: $1,000 HUMANA: $500 AMGEN:$600 DISH: $1,000 RELX: $500 Election Cycle ASTRAZENECA: $500 DISNEY: $1,000 REP. MITCHELL THE GEO GROUP: $500 CIGNA: $900 MARATHON PETROLEUM: $1,000 SCOGGINS: $891,000 CSX: $400 Legislators who have BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB: $250 MERCK SHARP & DOHME: $1,000 2,250 NORFOLK SOUTHERN: $400 introduced legislation ROCHE HOLDINGS: $1,000 attacking voting rights TAKEDA RSLC PHARMACEUTICALS: $1,000 GEORGIA VERIZON: $1,000 PAC VIACOMCBS: $1,000 WESTROCK: $1,000 SOURCES CIGNA: $750 Representative Scoggins Georgia State public company donations PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT SEN. LARRY REP. BARRY INTUIT: $750 introduced HB537 to Center for Political Accountability drawing GAVE TO GEORGIA STATE $450,000 PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT WALKER: FLEMING: RELX: $750 the Georgia State House. on State Candidate reports filed with Georgia REP. IN GAVE TO GEORGIA STATE $26,050 $17,800 T-MOBILE: $750 According to the Brennan Secretary of State’s office THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: REP. RICKY WILLIAMS IN THE ANTHEM: $500 Center, the bill would make Brennan Center index documenting GEORGIA 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: AT&T: $500 ASTRAZENECA:$500 legislation attacking voting rights HOUSE it harder to access absentee SOUTHERN CO: $500 THE GEO GROUP: $1,000 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ REPUBLICAN CSX: $500 voting ballots and create WALMART: $500 AMGEN: $300 research-reports/voting-laws-roundup- TRUST WASTE MANAGEMENT: $500 stricter voter ID requirements. february-2021

$1,500 $500 $2,000 $1,300 Senator Walker introduced SB67 to the Georgia State Representative Fleming SEN. JEFF MULLIS: Senate. The bill, if it became introduced HB270 to the $49,250 law, would make it harder Georgia State House. to access absentee voting The bill, if it became law, REP. MARTIN REP. RICKY ballots according to the would make it harder to MOMTAHAN: WILLIAMS: Brennan Center’s State access absentee voting Senator Mullis introduced SB68, SB69, SB70, $2,000 $3,300 Voting Bills Tracker. ballots according to the SB71, SB73, SB175, SB177, and SB178 to the *These companies Brennan Center’s State . According to the Brennan have statements or Voting Bills Tracker. Center, the bills will further restrict voting rights. policies supporting SB68, SB71, SB73, SB177, and SBl 78 would diversity efforts all make it harder to access an absentee voting Representative Momtahan introduced bills Representative Williams introduced HB365 ballot. SB69 would eliminate automatic voter HB325 and HB366 to the Georgia State House. and HB507 to the Georgia State House. The registration processes. SB70 would make it According to the Brennan Center, the bills will bills, if they became law, would make it harder harder to register to vote. SB175 would make it further restrict voting rights. HB325 would make to access absentee voting ballots according to harder to access an absentee voting ballot, vote it harder to access absentee voting ballots. the Brennan Center’s State Voting Bills Tracker. early, and create stricter voting ID requirements HB366 would make it harder to register to vote. 10 45 GEORGIA STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND 1 STATE SENATOR WHO VOTED TO ADVANCE SB202 TO THE GEORGIA Public Companies GOVERNOR’S DESK HOUSE: that gave to BLAKE TILLERY Georgia State BRUCE WILLIAMSON BUDDY DELOACH These 45 Georgia State Representatives Legislators $137,600 CHARLES MARTIN voted to advance SB202 to the Georgia State Senate. Then, this Senator voted to in the 2020 advance the bill to the Georgia Governor’s desk. On Thursday, March 25, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB202. Election Cycle According to reporting from the AP, the law enacts the following changes that will Legislators who voted to DAVID CLARK restrict voting rights in Georgia: advance SB202, restricting DAVID JENKINS • Georgia voters now need a photo ID to vote an absentee ballot. Georgians’ voting rights , JR. 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 • The new law cuts the time which voters TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE have to request an absentee ballot. $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC • The new law also places limits on the IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: $50,800 SOURCES $16,692,600 RSLC permissible locations of ballot drop PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 Contributions Totals to and from RGA: JAMES BURCHETT boxes and when these ballot drop TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 Center For Political Accountability drawing JOHN CARSONS boxes can be accessed. on Political Money Line, RGA contributions Please refer to Appendix A for specific JOSEPH GULLET • The Secretary of State is no longer the reported to IRS contribution totals. chair of the State Election Board. Now, Georgia State donations: the Georgia State Legislature will appoint Center for Political Accountability drawing $891,000 $86,800 the chair of the State Election Board. on State Candidate reports filed with Georgia MARTIN MOMTAHAN Secretary of State’s office • The Georgia State Election Board can now replace county election officials AP news article documenting Georgia SB202: MATTHEW DUBNIK for under performance. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump- RSLC MICHAEL A. CHEOKAS legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights- • Groups are no longer able to hand out *These companies GEORGIA NOEL W. WILLIAMS, JR. b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5fld0b8 food and water to those waiting in line have statements or PAC to vote. policies supporting RICKY WILLIAMS diversity efforts • Lastly, the time frame for runoff elections, including early voting, RON STEPHENS has been shortened. $450,000 GEORGIA HOUSE REPUBLICAN TRUST TYLER PAUL SMITH VICTOR ANDERSON WILL WADE SENATE: CLINT DIXON

11 PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE 125 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND TO THE GEORGIA REPUBLICAN 14 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT PARTY IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE RGA IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: SOUTHERN COMPANY: $217,500 TO BRIAN KEMP IN THE 2018 PUBLIC COMPANIES: $36,888,144 ALTRIA: $160,000 ELECTION CYCLE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $4,469,114 OCCIDENTAL PUBLIC COMPANIES Please refer to Appendix A for specific PETROLEUM: $100,000 Public Companies ALTRIA: $10,500 contribution totals. FLOWER FOODS: $70,000 WELLCARE: $10,400 THE GEO GROUP: $70,000 CORECIVIC: $9,100 CENTENE: $50,000 and Trade Association AFLAC: $8,600 WELLCARE: $50,000 AECOM: $6,600 COCA-COLA: $45,832.43 that gave to the AETNA: $6,600 AFLAC: $31,924 ANHEUSER-BUSCH: $6,600 $41,357,258 CORECIVIC: $25,000 CENTENE: $6,600 IGT: $25,000 Republican Governors DOW: $6,600 AT&T: $20,000 KUBOTA: $6,600 GLOBAL PAYMENTS: $15,000 Association, Georgia MERCK SHARPE & DAHME: $6,600 WASTE MANAGEMENT: $15,000 PFIZER: $6,600 SYNOVUS BANK: $10,050 **Money spent on REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $6,600 RGA REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $10,000 TV buys space on Republican Party, SUMITOMO DAINIPPON DELTA: $5,000 behalf of Georgia State PHARMA: $6,600 LOCKHEED MARTIN: $5,000 Republican Candidates and Brian Kemp THE CHEMOURS COMPANY: $6,600 ALLSTATE: $2,500 including Brian Kemp THE GEO GROUP: $6,600 AETNA: $1,500 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: $6,600 GENERAL ELECTRIC: $1,000 in the 2018 WALGREENS BOOTS T-MOBILE: $1,000 ALLIANCE: $6,600 REPUBLIC SERVICES: $450 WALMART: $6,600 Election Cycle: AARONS: $6,500 $913,756.43 Governor Kemp signed into BAYER $5,000 On Thursday, March 25, Georgia Governor DAVITA: $5,000 Brian Kemp signed SB202. According to law SB202, restricting K12: $5,000 $2,985,000 reporting from the AP, the law enacts the Georgians’ voting rights RELX: $5,000 following changes that will restrict voting SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP: $5,000 rights in Georgia: ANTHEM: $4,300 $2,057,302.67 $3,916,756.43 • Georgia voters now need a photo ID SUNTRUST: $4,102 to vote an absentee ballot. SOURCES CIGNA: $4,000 ELI LILLY & CO: $4,000 • The new law cuts the time which voters Contributions Totals to and from RGA: WEYERHAEUSER $3,250 have to request an absentee ballot. Center For Political Accountability drawing on RGA 2018 GEORGIAN Political Money Line, RGA contributions reported NORFOLK SOUTHERN: $3,000 GEORGIA REPUBLICAN • The new law also places limits on the to IRS HUMANA: $2,600 PAC PARTY permissible locations of ballot drop ACADIA HEALTHCARE: $2,500 boxes and when these ballot drop boxes Georgia State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on ALKERMES: $2,500 can be accessed. State Candidate reports filed with Georgia ALLSTATE: $2,500 • The Secretary of State is no longer the Secretary of State’s office CSX: $2,500 chair of the State Election Board. Now, AP news article documenting Georgia SB202: NOVARTIS: $2,500 the Georgia State Legislature will appoint https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump- WASTE MANAGEMENT: $2,500 the chair of the State Election Board. BIOGEN: $2,000 legislature-bills-state-elections-voting-rights- $2,005,602.25** $3,916,756.43** • The Georgia State Election Board can b2b014cc81894a50fc513168a5fld0b8 MARATHON PETROLEUM: $2,000 now replace county election officials *Public Companies PACKAGING CORPORATION for under performance. and Trade OF AMERICA: $2,000 Associations OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: $1,500 • Groups are no longer able to hand out have statements and SPRINT: $1,500 food and water to those waiting in policies supporting BRIAN KEMP (GA): line to vote. UCB: $1,000 $219,252.14 diversity efforts WESTROCK: $1,000 $6,141,610.82 • Lastly, the time frame for runoff SOUTHERN CO.: $900.14 elections, including early voting, ASTRAZENECA: $500 has been shortened. 12 Florida HIGHLIGHTS

• Florida-based NextEra Energy and 63 other well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts have contributed over $1 million, using corporate funds, in the last election cycle to efforts that helped elect Florida legislators who have introduced, or who will vote on, bills making it more difficult for African Americans and other people of color to vote.

• These companies and trade associations pumped more than $16 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), which channeled more than $991,000 in the 2020 election cycle to support election of 31 Florida Republican legislators. Separately, 16 companies gave $132,400 to two state senators, Dennis Braxley and , who introduced legislation that would restrict access to absentee voting ballots and toughen voter ID requirements respectively.

• NextEra Energy donated $325,745 to the RSLC.

13 Public Companies that gave to Florida State Senators in the 2020 *These companies Election Cycle: have statements or policies supporting Senators who have introduced diversity efforts legislation attacking voting rights

PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT Senator Baxley introduced SB90 to the GAVE TO FLORIDA STATE Florida State Senate. The bill, if it became SEN. IN THE SEN. DENNIS BAXLEY: law, would make it harder to access 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: $2,500 absentee voting ballots according to the COMCAST: $2,500 Brennan Center’s State Voting Bills Tracker.

PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE TO FLORIDA STATE SEN. JEFF BRANDES IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: Senator Brandes introduced SB656 to the Florida State Senate. The bill, if it became THE GEO GROUP: $25,000 SEN. JEFF BRANDES: law, would create stricter Voter ID UBER: $25,000 $129,900 LYFT: $17,500 requirements according to the Brennan NEXTERA ENERGY: $15,000 Center’s State Voting Bills Tracker. CENTENE: $10,000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS: $10,000 DISNEY: $5,000 TRULIEVE: $5,000 SOURCES DUKE ENERGY: $4,000 Florida State public company donations EXPEDIA: $3,400 Center for Political Accountability drawing on ALKERMES: $2,500 State Candidate reports filed with Florida Secretary COMCAST: $2,500 of State’s office MODIVCARE: $2,500 Brennan Center index documenting legislation CURALEAF $1,000 attacking voting rights T-MOBILE: $1,000 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- HP: $500 reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021

14 Public Companies that gave to **Money contributed Florida State as independent Legislators expenditures 31 FLORIDA STATE in the 2020 LEGISLATORS ELECTED IN 2020 ELECTION CYCLE WHO RECEIVED Election Cycle: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE THREE GROUPS Legislators who will vote LISTED on introduced legislation HOUSE: attacking voting rights $425,00 FLORIDA GOP • ANTHONY RODRIQUEZ • CHIP LAMARCA • CHRIS LATVALA • DANIEL A. PEREZ • DAVID BORRERO • DAVID SMITH $425,000 • FIONA MCFARLAND • FRED HAWKINS 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 • HERB SENNETT TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE • JACKIE TOLEDO $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC • LINDA CHANEY IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: FREEDOM • MIKE GIALLOMBARDO $16,692,600 RSLC $125,00 FIRST $16,000 $991,000 PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 • RICK ROTH COMMITTEE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 • SCOTT PLAKON • TRACI KOSTER Please refer to Appendix A for specific • VANCE ALOUPIS contribution totals. • WEBSTER BARNABY • WYMAN DUGGAN $550,000** SENATE: • ANA MARIA RODRIQUEZ SOURCES • FLORIDA Florida State public company donations • REPUBLICAN Center for Political Accountability drawing on • *Public Companies SENATORIAL State Candidate reports filed with Florida Secretary $550,000 • FIONA MCFARLAND and Trade CAMPAIGN of State’s office • Associations COMMITTEE FIRST Brennan Center index documenting legislation have statements and • attacking voting rights COMMITTEE policies supporting • https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- diversity efforts • reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021 •

15 Texas HIGHLIGHTS

• Texas-based ExxonMobil, Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips and 55 other well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts may have to answer some hard questions about conflicted political spending.

• These companies and trade groups contributed generously in the 2020 election cycle to partisan groups that in turn spent almost $3.5 million helping to elect Texas legislators who have introduced and/or who will vote on bills making it more difficult for Black, Latino and Asian citizens to vote.

• These companies and trade associations pumped more than $16 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). Eight companies gave over $168,000 to the Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund. These two groups spent almost $600,000 combined in support of electing Rep. Mike Schofield, sponsor of a voting restriction bill. The RSLC and Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund spent $3.4 million combined that helped elect 20 state legislators (including Schofield) who will vote on voting restriction bills.

• ExxonMobil donated $200,285 to the RSLC; Marathon Oil, $200,000; and ConocoPhillips, $100,000.

16 Public Companies that gave to *These companies and trade Texas State associations have statements or policies Legislator supporting diversity RSLC TX efforts PAC in the 2020 $500,000 Election Cycle: $99,234.03 Legislator who introduced Texas State legislation attacking 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND Representative 6 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE Mike Schofield voting rights $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC introduced HB1924 to the Texas State IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: REP. MIKE SCHOFIELD: $16,692,600 RSLC $313,042.96 House. According to $598,110.99** PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 the Brennan Center, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 SOURCES the new bill will purge Please refer to Appendix A for specific voters from the rolls Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: contribution totals. if it becomes law Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS $185,834 Texas State donations: $230,000 Center for Political Accountability drawing on State Candidate reports filed with Texas Secretary ASSOCIATED of State’s office PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE TO REPUBLICANS **Money contributed Brennan Center index documenting legislation THE ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF $399,875 OF TEXAS attacking voting rights: TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND IN THE 2020 CAMPAIGN as independent https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- ELECTION CYCLE FUND expenditures reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021 PUBLIC COMPANIES ALTRIA: $75,000 VISTRA ENERGY: $30,000 CHARTER $169,875 COMMUNICATIONS: $25,000 CHEVRON: $25,000 SEMPRA ENERGY: $7,500 ANHEUSER-BUSCH: $3,000 CNA FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION: $2,500 UCB: $1,875

17 Public Companies that gave to Texas *These companies State Legislators and trade associations have 20 TEXAS STATE statements or policies RSLC TX LEGISLATORS THAT in the 2020 supporting diversity PAC RECEIVED MONEY FROM efforts THE RSLC IN THE 2020 Election Cycle: ELECTION CYCLE Legislators who will vote $500,000 HOUSE: $99,234.03 • ANGIE BUTTON on legislation attacking • BRAD BUCKLEY voting rights • 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND • DAVID COOK 6 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE • ED THOMSON $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC • IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: • GLENN ROGERS $16,692,600 RSLC $3,000,139.56 $3,499,248.59** • PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 • TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 SOURCES • JIM GRIFFIN Please refer to Appendix A for specific • Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: contribution totals. Center For Political Accountability drawing on • Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported • to IRS • MATTHEW KRAUSE $399,875 Texas State donations: $230,000 • MIKE SCHOFIELD Center for Political Accountability drawing on • MORGAN MEYER • State Candidate reports filed with Texas Secretary ASSOCIATED • of State’s office PUBLIC COMPANIES* THAT GAVE TO REPUBLICANS • Brennan Center index documenting legislation THE ASSOCIATED REPUBLICANS OF $399,875 OF TEXAS attacking voting rights: TEXAS CAMPAIGN FUND IN THE 2020 CAMPAIGN SENATE: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- ELECTION CYCLE FUND • DREW SPRINGER reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021 PUBLIC COMPANIES ALTRIA: $75,000 VISTRA ENERGY: $30,000 CHARTER $169,875 COMMUNICATIONS: $25,000 CHEVRON: $25,000 **Money contributed SEMPRA ENERGY: $7,500 as both independent ANHEUSER-BUSCH: $3,000 expenditures and direct CNA FINANCIAL contributions SERVICES CORPORATION: $2,500 UCB: $1,875

18 Michigan HIGHLIGHTS

• Michigan-based General Motors and 71 other well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts contributed generously in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles to the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). It in turn spent over $1.5 million helping to elect Michigan legislators who have introduced and/or who will vote on bills making it more difficult for African Americans and other people of color to vote.

• These companies and trade associations pumped more than a total of $33 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) in the two election cycles. The RSLC spent almost $672,500 in the 2018 cycle that helped elect 12 Michigan state senators who have introduced bills that attack voter rights; and more than $889,000 in the 2020 cycle that helped elect 37 Michigan representatives who will vote on voting rights restrictions.

• This backgrounder shows RSLC money flowing into several Chatfield funds. The four Chatfield Majority Funds, linked to the former Republican House Speaker , are key funders of Republican state legislators in Michigan. Each fund receives contributions from corporate PACs, individual donors, and 527 groups. It then supports candidates through direct contributions and independent expenditures. Importantly, these four funds can give money in a way to circumvent the state’s $41,975 campaign contribution limit. By exploiting this grey area in campaign finance law, the funds maximize their impact through multiple contributions to or expenditures on behalf of candidates.

• General Motors gave the RSLC $185,598 in the 2020 cycle and $231,611 in the earlier cycle.

19 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2020 Public Companies ELECTION CYCLE: PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 that gave to TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 Please refer to Appendix A for Michigan specific contribution totals. State House $16,692,600

Representative *These companies have statements or in the 2020 policies supporting diversity efforts Election Cycle: RSLC Legislator who introduced legislation attacking voting rights

SOURCES $212,500 Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS Michigan State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on State Candidate reports filed with Michigan CHATFIELD Secretary of State’s office MAJORITY Brennan Center index documenting legislation FUND attacking voting rights https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021

REP. : $10,000

Michigan State House Representative Julie Calley introduced HB4128 to the Michigan State House. According to the Brennan Center, the new law will purge voters from the rolls.

20 12 MICHIGAN STATE SOURCES SENATORS ELECTED IN 2018 ELECTION CYCLE Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing WHO RECEIVED on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions CONTRIBUTIONS FROM reported to IRS THE SIX GROUPS LISTED Public Companies Michigan State donations: SENATE: Center for Political Accountability drawing on • State Candidate reports filed with Michigan Introduced that gave to Secretary of State’s office SB0289 • $20,000 Brennan Center index documenting legislation Michigan State attacking voting rights Introduced https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-re- SB0299 ports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021 SB0305 Senators • EDWARD MCBROOM Introduced CHATFIELD SB0286 in the 2018 $180,000 MAJORITY $40,000 SB0296 FUND SB0297 SB0298 Election Cycle: • Introduced Senators who introduced $17,500 SB0275 29 pieces of legislation SB0276 • attacking voting rights Introduced SB0288 CHATFIELD SB0309 $70,000 MAJORITY $40,000 • Introduced FUND 2 SB0308 • $80,000 Introduced 50 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND SB0285 These 12 Senators listed 7 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE SB0307 introduced 29 bills to the $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC MI SENATE • MIKE MACDONALD Michigan State Senate. These IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: REPUBLICAN Introduced bills are part of a comprehensive $16,308,013 RSLC $40,000 $200,000 $200,000 $672,500 PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,348,314 CAMPAIGN SB0277 attempt to restrict voting rights TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,959,699 COMMITTEE SB0278 in the State of Michigan. • Please refer to Appendix A for specific Introduced Read The Detroit Free Press contribution totals. SB0290 complete breakdown of the $80,000 SB0292 specifics of each bill, here. SB0294 • Introduced SB0295 SB0306 *These companies • and trade MICHIGAN $515,000 Introduced associations have GOP SB0273 statements or policies SB0274 supporting diversity SB0279 efforts SB0280 SB0310 $435,000 SB0311 • TOM BARRETT Introduced SB0282 21 SB0303 $122,200

CHATFIELD $212,500 MAJORITY $81,975 Public Companies FUND 37 MICHIGAN STATE that gave to HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES $145,525 ELECTED IN 2020 ELECTION CYCLE Michigan CHATFIELD WHO RECEIVED $227,500 MAJORITY $81,975 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND 2 THE SIX GROUPS State House LISTED HOUSE: • Representatives • $144,450 • BEAU LAFAVE in the 2020 • BENJAMIN FREDERICK CHATFIELD • $227,500 MAJORITY $81,975 • Election Cycle: FUND 3 • House Representatives • DAVID MARTIN who will vote on introduced • • GARY HOWELL legislation attacking voting rights $67,000 • • GREG MARKKANEN CHATFIELD • GREG VANWOERKOM $212,500 MAJORITY $41,975 • JACK O’MALLEY 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* FUND 4 • AND 6 TRADE ASSOCIA- $287,900 • TIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 • OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN • MI SENATE • THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: REPUBLICAN $16,692,600 RSLC $41,975 $409,875 $409,875 $889,050 • JULIE ALEXANDER PUBLIC COMPANIES: CAMPAIGN • JULIE CALLEY $12,701,362 TRADE COMMITTEE • ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 • Please refer to Appendix A • MATTHEW MADDOCK $80,000 for specific contribution totals. • SOURCES • Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: • *These companies Center For Political Accountability drawing • STEVE JOHNSON and trade on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions MICHIGAN reported to IRS • STEVE MARINO associations have $750,000 • TC CLEMENTS GOP Michigan State donations: statements or policies • THOMAS ALBERT Center for Political Accountability drawing on supporting diversity • TIM BESON efforts State Candidate reports filed with Michigan Secretary of State’s office • Brennan Center index documenting legislation attacking voting rights https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021

22 Pennsylvania

HIGHLIGHTS

• Pennsylvania-based Comcast and Crown Holdings and 71 other well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity contributed generously in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles to the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). It in turn spent over $2.9 million that went to help elect Pennsylvania Republican legislators who have introduced and/or who will vote on bills making it more difficult for African-Americans and other people of color to vote.

• These companies and trade associations pumped more than a total of $33 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) in the two election cycles. Of money spent by the RSLC that flowed to Pennsylvania in 2020, a total of almost $281,000 supported election of five state legislators who have introduced legislation attacking voting rights.

• Overall, the RSLC spent more than $1.7 million in the 2020 cycle that went to help elect 72 Pennsylvania Republican legislators who will be asked to advance voting rights restrictions, and more than $1.1 million in the 2018 cycle that went to help elect nine Pennsylvania Republican state senators who will vote on the legislation.

• Comcast gave the RSLC $228,739 in the 2020 cycle and $315,484 in the earlier cycle. Crown Holdings gave it $150,000 in the 2018 cycle.

23 Public Companies that gave to **Money contributed as independent Pennsylvania expenditures

State Legislators REP. in the 2020 $12,749.44** Election Cycle: Legislators who introduced $12,749.44 legislation attacking REP. JEROME KNOWLES voting rights $52,035.28**

$52,035.28 Pennsylvania State Representatives Ryan Warner, Jerome Knowles, PENNSYLVANIA Valerie Gaydos, Michael 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 HOUSE Psukaric, and Donald TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $16,692,600 RSLC $1,785,000 REPUBLICAN $750.08 REP. VALERIE GAYDOS Cook introduced HB25 $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC CAMPAIGN $75,621. 75** to the Pennsylvania State IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: COMMITTEE House. According to the Brennan Center, the bill PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 would make it harder to TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 access absentee voting Please refer to Appendix A for specific ballots if it becomes law. contribution totals. $1,773.96 REP. MICHAEL PSU- KARIC $71,985. 79**

$1,309,950 $3,719.39 SOURCES Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: *These companies Center For Political Accountability drawing and trade on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions associations have reported to IRS statements or policies Pennsylvania State donations: $74,871.67 REP. DONALD COOK supporting diversity Center for Political Accountability drawing on State efforts Candidate reports filed with Pennsylvania Secretary REPUBLICAN $68,532.33** PARTY OF of State’s office $70,211.83 Brennan Center index documenting legislation PENNSYLVANIA attacking voting rights: $64,812.94 https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021

24 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,348,314 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,959,699 Public Companies Please refer to Appendix A for that gave to specific contribution totals. Pennsylvania $16,308,013 State Senators *These companies RSLC have statements or in the 2018 policies supporting diversity efforts

Election Cycle: $1,350,000 Legislators who will vote on introduced legislation attacking voting rights PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

SOURCES Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing $1,350,000 on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS Pennsylvania State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on State Candidate reports filed with Pennsylvania REPUBLICAN Secretary of State’s office PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA

$1,133,425.01**

9 PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATORS ELECTED IN 2018 ELECTION CYCLE WHO RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ONE GROUP LISTED **Money contributed as both independent HOUSE: expenditures and direct • contributions • • PATRICK STEFANO • JUDITH WARD • • LISA BAKER

25 Public Companies that gave to REPUBLICAN 72 PENNSYLVANIA STATE LEGISLATORS ELECTED IN 2020 ELECTION CYCLE WHO RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS $1,309,950 PARTY OF Pennsylvania PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE THREE GROUPS LISTED HOUSE: • State Legislators • • ANDREW LEWIS • MICHAEL PFEIFER • ANN FLOOD • MICHAEL PUSKARIC in the 2020 PENNSYLVANIA • BARBARA GLIEM • MILOU MACKENZIE HOUSE • Election Cycle: REPUBLICAN • BRETT MILLER • ROB MERCURI *These companies CAMPAIGN • • ROBERT BROOKS • CARRIE DELROSSO • ROSEMARY BROWN Legislators who will vote have statements or COMMITTEE • CHRISTOPHER QUIN • policies supporting on introduced legislation • • RYAN WARNER diversity efforts • • SHELBY LABS attacking voting rights • DAVID HICKERNEL • SHERYL DELOZIER • DAVID MALONEY • $1,785,000 $475,050 $1,309,500 • DAVID ROWE • • DAVID ZIMMERMAN • SUSAN HELM • • THOMAS MEHAFFIE • F. • TIM BONNER • 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 • • TIMOTHY O’NEAL TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE • • TODD STEPHENS $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN • • TRACY PENNYCUICK THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: • II • VALERIE GAYDOS $16,692,600 RSLC $8,400 $1,793,400** • PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 • • ZACHARY MAKO TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 • JIM COX SENATE: Please refer to Appendix A for specific • JIM MARSHALL • DANIEL LAUGHLIN contribution totals. • • DAVE ARNOLD • JOE HAMM • • JOHN LAWRENCE • • JOSHUA KAIL • GENE YAW **Money contributed • K.C. TOMLINSON • as both independent • • JOHN DISANTO expenditures and direct • KEITH GILLESPIE • contributions • SOURCES • • SCOTT MARTIN • Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: • Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS Pennsylvania State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on State Candidate reports filed with Pennsylvania Secretary of State’s office

26 Arizona HIGHLIGHTS

• Arizona-based Pinnacle West Capital, Axon, and Magellan Health and 61 other well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts may have to answer some hard questions about conflicted political spending.

• These companies and trade associations pumped more than $16 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC). Nineteen companies and one trade association gave $281,500 to the Arizona Republican Legislative Victory Fund. These two groups in turn channeled $606,500 to help elect six state legislators who have sponsored bills that attack voting rights.

• Pinnacle West gave $50,000 to the Arizona Republican Legislative Victory Fund, Axon gave $7,500, and Magellan Health gave $1,000.

27 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND TRADE Arizona State Representative ASSOCIATION* CONTRIBUTIONS Shawnna Bolick co-introduced SHAWNNA TO THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN HB2358 to the Arizona State BOLICK: LEGISLATIVE VICTORY FUND IN House. According to the Brennan $74,876.281** Public Companies THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE **Money contributed Center, the bill would purge voters PUBLIC COMPANIES as independent from the voter rolls if it became law. ALTRIA: $52,500 expenditures that gave to ANHEUSER-BUSCH: $3,000 AXON: $7,500 Arizona State BAYER AG: $2,000 Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers introduced SB1678 to the CENTENE: $5,000 SEN. WENDY Arizona State Senate. According CHEVRON: $2,500 ROGERS: to the Brennan Center, the bill Legislators CORECIVIC: $50,000 $61,870.04** THE GEO GROUP: $50,000 would make it harder to access in the 2020 GILEAD SCIENCES: $5,000 an absentee ballot if it became law. INTUIT: $5,000 LYFT: $5,000 Election Cycle: MAGELLAN HEALTH: $1,000 Arizona State Senator Javan MODERN TIMES GROUP: $10,000 $281,500 Legislators who introduced PEPSICO: $2,500 Mesnard introduced SBl 713 legislation attacking PINNACLE WEST: $50,000 SEN. JAVAN to the Arizona State Senate. MESNARD: According to the Brennan Center, voting rights REYNOLDS AMERICAN: $5,000 SOUTHWEST GAS: $15,000 $295,966.01** the bill would make it harder to VALERO: $3,000 make access an absentee voting VERIZON: $2,500 ballot if it became law. ARIZONA TRADE ASSOCIATIONS REPUBLICAN $606,500 $606,500 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL: $5,000 VICTORY FUND Please refer to Appendix A Arizona Representatives for specific contribution totals. REP. KEV- Kevin Payne and Walter $325,000 IN PAYNE: Blackman co-introduced $81,905.99** HB2370 to the Arizona State House. According to the Brennan Center, 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND the bill would make it 6 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE harder to access an $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC absentee ballot if it IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: $16,692,600 RSLC became law. PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 REP. WALTER TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 BLACKMAN: SOURCES Please refer to Appendix A for specific $46,690.83** Arizona State Representa- Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: contribution totals. “Center For Political Accountability drawing tives Walter Blackman on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions and Brenda Barton reported to IRS *These companies co-introduced HB2798 Arizona State donations: and trade to the Arizona State House. Center for Political Accountability drawing on associations have According to the Brennan State Candidate reports filed with Arizona Secretary statements or policies Center, the bill would make of State’s office it harder to access an supporting diversity REP. BREN- absentee ballot and create Brennan Center index documenting legislation efforts DA BARTON: attacking voting rights: stricter Voter ID criteria if $46,690.84** https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research- it became law. reports/voting-laws-roundup-february-2021

28 Iowa HIGHLIGHTS

• Dozens of well-known public companies and trade associations that have endorsed racial diversity efforts may face scrutiny over conflicted political spending that flowed to Iowa in the recent past.

• These top-giving companies and trade groups contributed generously in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles to partisan groups that have spent $5.4 million supportive of Iowa elected officials who have acted to advance legislation making it more difficult for African-Americans, other people of color and students to vote.

• These companies and trade groups pumped more than $16 million into the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) in the 2020 election and almost as much in the 2018 election. Of this giving, $1.9 million ultimately went to support election of Republican state legislators who have voted this year to advance SF413, legislation restricting voting rights; and half a million went to support the election in 2018 of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.

• Reynolds signed SF413 into law. Another group, the Republican Governors Association, received $41 million in the 2018 election from top-giving public companies and trade groups that have endorsed diversity efforts, and of this giving, almost $3 million flowed to support Reynolds’s election.

29 50 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 7 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC *These companies IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: : have statements or policies supporting Public Companies PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,348,314 PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 diversity efforts TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,959,699 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 that gave to Please refer to Appendix A for Please refer to Appendix A for specific contribution totals. specific contribution totals. Iowa State Legislators $16,308,013 $16,692,600 in the 2018 RSLC RSLC and 2020

Election Cycles: $637,000 $1,310,000 Legislators who introduced legislation attacking voting rights REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PARTY OF IOWA IOWA

**Money contributed REP. BOBBY SEN. : as independent KAUFMAN: expenditures $435,998.16** $275,695.84**

SOURCES Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS Iowa state Senator Roby Smith and Representative Bobby Kaufman introduced SF413/HSB213 to their respective state chambers. The bill has been signed into Iowa State donations: law by Governor Kim Reynolds. According to reporting from the Des Moines Register, the law enacts the following changes that will restrict voting rights in Iowa: Center for Political Accountability drawing on • Reduce Iowa’s early voting period in both Primary and • Auditors may no longer preemptively set up satellite State Candidate reports filed with Iowa Secretary General Elections from 29 to 20 days. in-person voting sites. of State’s office • In-person voting will now be shortened by hour. • Only immediate family members, household members, Des Moines Register article documenting • Absentee ballots must be received by the times polls close on election day to or caregivers are allowed to return another person’s Iowa SF413: absentee ballot. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ be counted. politics/2021/03/08/iowa-governor-kim-reyn- • Auditors no longer have authority to run elections • There can only be one ballot drop box per county. It must olds-signs-law-shortening-early-voting-closing- in their counties. be housed within each individual auditor’s office, and it polls-earlier-election-day/6869317002/ must be under video surveillance.

30 50 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 7 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,348,314 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,959,699 Public Companies Please refer to Appendix A for specific contribution totals. that gave to Iowa $16,308,013

State Senators *These companies RSLC have statements or in the 2018 policies supporting diversity efforts Election Cycle: $637,000 Senators who voted for SF413, restricting lowan’s voting rights REPUBLICAN **Money contributed PARTY OF as independent IOWA expenditures SOURCES Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions $637,000** reported to IRS Iowa State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on 10 IOWA STATE SENATORS WHO VOTED TO ADVANCE State Candidate reports filed with Iowa Secretary SF413 TO THE IOWA STATE HOUSE of State’s office HOUSE: Des Moines Register article documenting • • JULIAN B. GARRETT Iowa SF413: • CARRIE KAELKER • MARIANNETTE https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ • MILLER-MEEKS politics/2021/03/08/iowa-governor-kim- reynolds-signs-law-shortening-early-voting- • • ROBY SMITH closing-polls-earlier-election-day/6869317002/ •

These 10 Iowa State Senators voted to advance the final version of SF413 to the State House. The bill was passed by the Iowa State House and has been signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds. According to reporting from the Des Moines Register, the law enacts the following changes that will restrict voting rights in Iowa: • Reduce Iowa’s early voting period in both Primary • Auditors may no longer preemptively set up satellite and General Elections from 29 to 20 days. in-person voting sites. • In-person voting will now be shortened by hour. • Only immediate family members, household members, • Absentee ballots must be received by the times polls or caregivers are allowed to return another person’s close on election day to be counted. absentee ballot. • Auditors no longer have authority to run elections in • There can only be one ballot drop box per county. their counties. It must be housed within each individual auditor’s office, and it must be under video surveillance.

31 14 IOWA STATE SENATORS Public Companies **Money contributed AND 28 HOUSE REPRE- as independent SENTATIVES WHO VOTED expenditures TO ADVANCE SF413 TO that gave to THE GOVERNOR OF IOWA’S DESK: Iowa State HOUSE: These 14 Iowa State Senators • ANN MEYER voted to advance the final version • ANNE OSMUNDSON of SF413 to the State House. Then, these 28 Iowa State Legislators in • BOBBY KAUFMAN Representatives voted to • BRENT SIEGREST advance the bill to the Governor • the 2020 of Iowa’s desk. The bill has been • CARTER NORDMAN signed into law by Governor Election Cycle: • CHAD INGELS Kim Reynolds. According to • CHARLIE MCCIINTOCK reporting from the Des Moines Legislators who voted • Register, the law enacts the • following changes that will for SF413, restricting • DAVID KERR restrict voting rights in Iowa: lowans’ voting rights • DAVID MAXWELL • Reduce Iowa’s early • voting period in both • EDDIE ANDREWS 46 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 6 Primary and General Elections • GARRETT GOBBLE from 29 to 20 days. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE • • In-person voting will now be $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC • HENRY STONE REPUBLICAN shortened by hour. IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE: • JANE BLOOMINGDALE $16,692,600 RSLC $1,310,000 PARTY OF $1,310,000** PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,701,362 • • Absentee ballots must be IOWA TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,991,238 • received by the times polls close on election day to be • Please refer to Appendix A for specific counted. contribution totals. • • Auditors no longer have • authority to run elections • PHIL THOMPSON in their counties. • ROSS C. PAUSTIAN • Auditors may no longer *These companies • preemptively set up satellite have statements or • in-person voting sites. • Only immediate family SOURCES policies supporting SENATE: diversity efforts • members, household mem- Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: bers, or caregivers are allowed Center For Political Accountability drawing • • CRAIG JOHNSON to return another person’s on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions absentee ballot. reported to IRS • • There can only be one ballot Iowa State donations: • drop box per county. It must Center for Political Accountability drawing on • DAWN DRISCOLL State Candidate reports filed with Iowa Secretary • JAKE CHAPMAN be housed within each of State’s office • JEFF EDLER individual auditor’s office, • JESSE GREEN and it must be under video Des Moines Register article documenting surveillance. Iowa SF413: • https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ • MARK S. LOFGREN politics/2021/03/08/iowa-governor-kim-reyn- • MICHAEL T. KLIMESH olds-signs-law-shortening-early-voting-closing- • TIM GOODWIN polls-earlier-election-day/6869317002/ • WAYLON BROWN

32 50 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 125 PUBLIC COMPANIES* AND 7 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT GAVE 14 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS* THAT $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC GAVE $100,000 OR MORE TO THE IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: RGA IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE: Public Companies PUBLIC COMPANIES: $12,348,314 PUBLIC COMPANIES: $36,888,144 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $3,959,699 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: $4,469,114 and Trade Please refer to Appendix A for Please refer to Appendix A for *These companies specific contribution totals. specific contribution totals. have statements or policies supporting Association diversity efforts that gave to $16,308,013 $41,357,258 Kim Reynolds RSLC RGA in the 2018 election cycle: $11,200,000 Governor Reynolds signed in to law SF413, restricting lowan’s voting rights RGA RIGHT DIRECTION $25,000 PAC

$500,000 $2,966,093.12

**Money contributed as independent expenditures

KIM REYNOLDS (IA): $3,491,092.12** SOURCES Contributions Totals to and from RSLC: Center For Political Accountability drawing on Political Money Line, RSLC contributions reported to IRS On March 8, 2021 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF413 into law. According to reporting from the Des Moines Register, the law enacts the following changes Iowa State donations: Center for Political Accountability drawing on that will restrict voting rights in Iowa: State Candidate reports filed with Iowa • Reduce Iowa’s early voting period in both Primary and General • Auditors may no longer preemptively set up satellite in-person voting sites. Secretary of State’s office Elections from 29 to 20 days. • Only immediate family members, household members, or caregivers are Des Moines Register article documenting • In-person voting will now be shortened by hour. allowed to return another person’s absentee ballot. Iowa SF413: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/ • Absentee ballots must be received by the times polls close on • There can only be one ballot drop box per county. It must be housed within politics/2021/03/08/iowa-governor-kim-reyn- election day to be counted. each individual auditor’s office, and it must be under video surveillance. olds-signs-law-shortening-early-voting-closing- • Auditors no longer have authority to run elections in their counties. polls-earlier-election-day/6869317002/

33 Appendix A 2018 RGA, AND 2018 & 2020 RSLC CONTRIBUTIONS LISTS

PUBLIC COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE

PUBLIC COMPANIES ALTRIA ...... $1,227,297 T-MOBILE...... $147,500 REYNOLDS AMERICAN...... $1,074,769 UNITED HEALTH GROUP...... $134,410 ANTHEM...... $460,300 BAYER AG...... $133,526 WELLCARE...... $458,493 DAVITA ...... $130,877 ASTRAZENECA...... $427,316 CITIGROUP...... $128,284 PFIZER ...... $330,469 HORIZON THERAPEUTICS...... $126,136 CENTENE...... $330,199 DISH ...... $125,708 COMCAST...... $315,484 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE...... $121,965 MARATHON PETROLEUM...... $314,559 TRACFONE WIRELESS INC...... $121,087 DEVON ENERGY...... $300,579 THE CARLYLE GROUP...... $119,529 THE STARS GROUP...... $300,000 ABBVIE ...... $108,859 NEXTERA ENERGY...... $297,907 ANHEUSER-BUSCH...... $107,300 ASTELLAS PHARMA...... $284,832 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS...... $107,163 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS...... $274,881 INTUIT ...... $102,016 ELI LILLY & CO...... $274,022 PEABODY ENERGY WALMART...... $267,917 CORPORATION...... $100,627 NOBLE ENERGY...... 250,000 K12...... $100,300 GILEAD SCIENCES...... $247,044 SCOTTSMIRACLE-GRO...... $100,060 ROCHE HOLDINGS...... $240,646 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS GENERAL MOTORS...... $231,611 US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...... $2,035,679 NOVO NORDISK...... $226,854 PhRMA ...... $827,919 GRUPO ELEKTRA...... $215,279 METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE MARATHON OIL...... $210,995 ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE...... $351,500 CHEVRON...... $201,014 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS EXXONMOBIL...... $200,330 & CONTRACTORS...... $321,611 RANGE RESOURCES...... $198,000 WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA...... $212,200 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP...... $191,895 NATIONAL RESTAURANT VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS...... $187,961 ASSOCIATION...... $110,000 CONOCOPHILLIPS...... $180,000 NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE...... $100,790 AT&T ...... $160,978 ALLIANT ENERGY...... $151,486 VISA ...... $150,030 CROWN HOLDINGS...... $150,000 34 PUBLIC COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RSLC IN THE 2020 ELECTION CYCLE

PUBLIC COMPANIES CHEVRON...... $1,055,000 SUMITOMO DAINIPPON PHARMA... $115,983 REYNOLDS AMERICAN...... $840,075 MAXIMUS...... $111,868 DOMINION ENERGY...... $835,549 GLAXOSMITHKLINE...... $106,850 ALTRIA ...... $735,000 HORIZON THERAPEUTICS...... $106,006 MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP...... $726,159 ABBVIE ...... $101,394 ANTHEM...... $450,798 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP...... $100,879 CENTENE...... $430,512 K12...... $100,404 ASTRAZENECA...... $425,109 VISA...... $100,065 PFIZER ...... $372,008 CONOCOPHILLIPS...... $100,000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS...... $368,099 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS CHURCHILL DOWNS...... $351,088 US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...... $2,654,000 NEXTERA ENERGY...... $325,745 PhRMA ...... $651,544 NOVO NORDISK...... $310,783 ASSOCIATED BUILDERS ASTELLAS PHARMA...... $271,337 AND CONTRACTORS...... $366,673 ROCHE HOLDINGS...... $258,395 WINE AND SPIRITS FMC CORP...... $250,000 WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA...... $116,635 ELI LILLY & CO...... $230,875 AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COMCAST...... $228,739 COUNCIL...... $102,386 CITIGROUP...... $226,906 METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE...... $100,000 ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP...... $225,670 INTUIT ...... $225,065 KKR & CO...... $218,196 BAYER AG...... $214,072 EXXONMOBIL...... $200,285 MARATHON OIL...... $200,000 WALMART...... $186,386 GENERAL MOTORS...... $185,598 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS...... $166,661 ALLIANT ENERGY...... $155,924 TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL...... $151,754 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB...... $150,000 MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS...... $150,000 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT...... $146,542 WELLS FARGO...... $126,835 GILEAD SCIENCES...... $125,000 TRACFONE WIRELESS INC...... $121,120 AMAZON...... $116,681

35 PUBLIC COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RGA IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE

PUBLIC COMPANIES CENTENE...... $2,635,978 HCA HEALTHCARE...... $275,900 ALTRIA...... $1,681,610 MGM...... $275,000 NEXTERA ENERGY...... $1,516,639 NOVO NORDISK...... $256,800 ANTHEM...... $1,300,000 BP...... $253,150 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP...... $950,000 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS...... $252,250 WELLCARE...... $800,000 WEC ENERGY...... $250,000 CVS HEALTH...... $777,250 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS...... $240,700 THE STARS GROUP...... $751,672 ORACLE...... $239,914 THE GEO GROUP...... $700,900 NOVARTIS...... $236,800 DEVON ENERGY...... $650,000 K12...... $235,400 COCA-COLA...... $604,664 ALLIANT ENERGY...... $230,450 PFIZER...... $600,000 GENERAL MILLS...... $225,900 CORECIVIC...... $577,000 INTUIT...... $225,450 FIRST ENERGY...... $565,000 MERCK SHARPE & DOHME...... $220,900 THE TRAVELERS COMPANY...... $550,000 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB...... $220,850 CHEVRON...... $500,000 ASTELLAS PHARMA...... $218,400 GENERAL MOTORS...... $500,000 AMGEN...... $216,800 AT&T...... $475,000 AFLAC...... $216,067 REYNOLDS AMERICAN...... $461,000 MICROSOFT...... $212,700 MARATHON PETROLEUM...... $451,350 XCEL ENERGY...... $211,350 COMCAST...... $392,306 SOUTHERN CO...... $206,879 CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT...... $390,000 WALMART...... $205,900 INTERNATIONAL GAME MALLINCKRODT...... $205,000 TECHNOLOGY...... $387,290 GILEAD SCIENCES...... $204,750 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS...... $362,350 CIGNA...... $202,700 ALKERMES...... $361,800 DAVITA...... $201,350 SANOFI...... $357,500 FOX CORPORATION...... $200,900 WYNN RESORTS...... $350,000 ABBVIE...... $200,450 ELI LILLY & CO...... $347,950 SIEMENS AG...... $200,450 HUMANA...... $345,900 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER...... $200,000 ROCHE HOLDINGS...... $341,800 ASTRAZENECA...... $200,000 WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE...... $301,350 CONDUENT...... $190,450 DOW...... $300,000 PEABODY ENERGY THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES...... $300,000 CORPORATION...... $185,450 DUKE ENERGY...... $295,000 SUMITOMO DAINIPPON ZURICH INSURANCE...... $290,900 PHARMA...... $184,750 MAXIMUS...... $284,950 CATERPILLAR...... $175,900 EXXONMOBIL...... $277,250 PENN NATIONAL GAMING...... $175,000

36 PUBLIC COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WHO CONTRIBUTED $100,000 OR MORE TO THE RGA IN THE 2018 ELECTION CYCLE (CONTD.)

PINNACLE WEST...... $175,000 TRACFONE WIRELESS INC...... $100,900 PEPSICO...... $171,350 BEST BUY...... $100,900 NAVIGANT...... $165,900 SPIRE INC...... $100,900 EVERSOURCE ENERGY...... $165,450 VISA ...... $100,900 SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORP...... $157,500 ALTAGAS...... $100,450 RANGE RESOURCES FLUOR CORPORATION...... $100,450 CORPORATION...... $155,000 NOBLE ENERGY...... $100,450 DELTA AIR LINES...... $154,117 WHITING PETROLEUM...... $100,450 MARATHON OIL...... $151,350 AMERISOURCEBERGEN...... $100,000 COVANTA...... $150,450 CABOT OIL & GAS...... $100,000 DTE ENERGY...... $150,000 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS...... $100,000 FEDEX ...... $150,000 FACEBOOK...... $100,000 US CELLULAR...... $150,000 CHENIERE ENERGY...... $100,000 ANHEUSER-BUSCH...... $139,028 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM...... $100,000 ALLSTATE...... $135,450 WELLS FARGO...... $100,000 DOMINION ENERGY...... $135,450 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS CERNER CORPORATION...... $130,900 METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE MAGELLAN HEALTH...... $130,900 ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE...... $1,162,500 AECOM ...... $130,450 PhRMA ...... $825,000 T-MOBILE...... $126,350 US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE...... $350,450 SCOTTSMIRACLE-GRO...... $125,900 EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE...... $316,714 SMITHFIELD FOODS...... $125,000 PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ACADIA HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA...... $291,350 COMPANY...... $120,080 AMERICAN PETROLEUM FORTIS ...... $116,800 INSTITUTE...... $250,900 PUBLIC SERVICE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ENTERPRISE GROUP...... $115,000 OF HOME BUILDERS...... $250,450 MCKESSON CORPORATION...... $111,800 NATIONAL RESTAURANT CISCO ...... $109,450 ASSOCIATION...... $186,350 NRG ENERGY...... $107,250 NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE...... $175,450 ADOBE ...... $106,800 ENTERTAINMENT TOYOTA...... $106,800 SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION...... $156,800 UNION PACIFIC...... $106,350 CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY GREAT LAKES DREDGE ASSOCIATION...... $150,000 & DOCK COMPANY...... $105,450 BIO...... $126,350 BIOGEN...... $102,850 INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL HP...... $102,700 OF SHOPPING CENTERS...... $125,450 GLAXOSMITHKLINE...... $102,250 AMERICA’S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS...... $101,350 BANK OF AMERICA...... $101,800 FIREEYE...... $101,350 OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL...... $101,350 37 WWW.POLITICALACCOUNTABILITY.NET