Darden Restaurants, Inc. Annual Darden Political Contribution Disclosure (2019) Listed Alphabetically by Organization / Political Candidate
Darden is committed to transparency and accountability. In accordance with our "Civic Engagement and Disclosure of Political and Advocacy Expenditures Policy," below are our disclosures of expenditures for calendar year 2019.
Political Contributions
All direct and in‐kind political spending to candidates, political parties, political organizations and independent expenditures at the federal, state and local levels.
Committee Name Candidate Party Amount BLANCA RUBIO FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 BLANCA RUBIO D$ 2,500.00 CALIFORNIANS FOR JOBS AND A STRONG ECONOMY D$ 10,000.00 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TO ELECT JASON FRIERSON JASON FRIERSON D$ 2,500.00 CHAD MAYES FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 CHAD MAYES R$ 1,500.00 CHRIS WARD FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 CHRIS WARD D$ 2,500.00 CITIZENS FOR ADRIENNE JONES ADRIENNE JONES D$ 1,000.00 CITIZENS FOR BILL FERGUSON BILL FERGUSON D$ 1,000.00 CITIZENS FOR BRIAN FELDMAN BRIAN FELDMAN D$ 1,000.00 CITIZENS FOR PAUL PINSKY PAUL PINSKY D$ 1,000.00 COLONEL RET TOM UMBERG FOR SENATE 2022 TOM UMBERG D$ 2,500.00 COLORADO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HOST‐PAC$ 575.00 COMMITTEE TO ELECT STEVE SISOLAK STEVE SISOLAK D$ 3,388.99 COTTIE PETRIE‐NORRIS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 COTTIE PETRIE‐NORRIS D$ 3,000.00 DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL OF MAYORS D$ 3,182.13 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION D$ 100,000.00 DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE D$ 50,000.00 DEMOCRATIC LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION D$ 10,000.00 DEMOCRATIC SECRETARIES OF STATE D$ 3,282.19 EGGMAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 SUSAN EGGMAN D$ 2,500.00 EVAN LOW FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 EVAN LOW D$ 3,000.00 FLORIDA JOBS PAC $ 5,000.00 FLORIDA REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE R$ 20,000.00 FRIENDS OF ANDREA STEWART‐COUSINS ANDREA STEWART‐COUSINS D$ 1,000.00 FRIENDS OF BRYCE REEVES BRYCE REEVES D$ 2,500.00 FRIENDS OF DERECK DAVIS DERECK DAVIS D$ 1,000.00 FRIENDS OF JASON BRODEUR PC JASON BRODEUR PC R$ 10,000.00 FRIENDS OF KATHLEEN M DUMAIS KATHLEEN M DUMAIS D$ 1,000.00 FRIENDS OF MICHAEL J MADIGAN MICHAEL J MADIGAN D$ 5,000.00 FRIENDS OF MIKE GIANARIS MIKE GIANARIS D$ 500.00 GOPAC INC $ 25,000.00 HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (MAINE) D$ 250.00 HOUSE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND (MAINE) R$ 500.00 ILLINOIS MERCHANTS POLITICAL ACTION TEAM$ 10,000.00 JIM COOPER FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 JIM COOPER D$ 2,500.00 JOHN LAIRD FOR SENATE 2020 JOHN LAIRD D$ 2,500.00 LAURA KELLY FOR KANSAS LAURA KELLY D$ 1,000.00 LIBBY LEADERSHIP PAC $ 500.00 LIVING LIFE WITH PURPOSE $ 2,500.00 MAINE SENATE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY R$ 500.00 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DEMOCRATIC MAYORS D$ 20,000.00 NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE D$ 5,000.00 NEWSOM FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 2022 GAVIN NEWSOM D$ 15,000.00 NYS DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE D$ 2,000.00 NYS DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE D$ 2,000.00 NYS SENATE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE R$ 1,000.00 O'DONNELL FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 PATRICK O'DONNELL D$ 2,000.00 ONE MAINE PAC $ 250.00 OREGON RESTAURANT & LODGING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$ 2,500.00 PHILLIP CHEN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 PHILLIP CHEN R$ 1,500.00 RAY RODRIGUES CAMPAIGN RAY RODRIGUES R$ 1,000.00 REBECCA BAUER‐KAHAN FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 REBECCA BAUER‐KAHAN D$ 1,000.00 RE‐ELECT SENATOR ATKINS 2020 TONI ATKINS D$ 4,700.00 REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION R$ 125,000.00 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA R$ 101,676.20 RUDY SALAS FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 RUDY SALAS D$ 2,000.00 RYAN FECTEAU RYAN FECTEAU D$ 250.00 SENATE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (MAINE) D$ 500.00 STAR CITY PAC $ 250.00 SUSAN RUBIO FOR SENATE 2022 SUSAN RUBIO D$ 2,500.00 TIM GRAYSON FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 TIM GRAYSON D$ 2,500.00 TOM DALY FOR ASSEMBLY 2020 TOM DALY D$ 2,500.00
TOTAL$ 590,804.51
Trade Associations and Other Organizations
All trade associations and other tax‐exempt organizations that received at least $25,000 in payments during the calendar year and the portion of those payments that are used for lobbying and political expenditures.
Organization Total Payments Amount Orlando Economic Partnership $25,000.00 $25,000.00 Florida Chamber of Commerce $100,000.00 $80,000.00 National Restaurant Association $150,000.00 $150,000.00 National Retail Federation $40,600.00 $40,600.00
Total $295,600.00