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Let's stop supporting companies whose top management, employees, close family members and PACs help elect Trump and the GOP. Last updated 1/21/2025. This list is a work in progress! |
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| Fast Food, Restaurants and Restaurant Suppliers | |||
| Company | Management | About | Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy's Co. |
Kirk Tanner, CEO Nelson Peltz, shareholder |
Nelson Pelz individually and through his hedge fund, Trian Fund Management, owns 36.11% of Wendy's shares. According to FEC.gov, in 2024, Peltz donated $1,000,000 to the America PAC, the super PAC created by Elon Musk. Peltz also donated $136,500 to the RNC, $25,000 to Project Rescue America (a super PAC for Rick Scott), $100,000 to the Opportunity Matters Fund (aligned with Tim Scott), $8,600 to Kyrsten Sinema, as well as GOP candidates for the Senate and the House. According to OpenSecrets.org, Wendy's Co. employees and close family members donated $156,393 to federal candidates in the 2024 election cycle. Of that $27,890 to Trump, and $5,659 to Kamala Harris. The remainder went to House and Senate candidates of both parties. Through his hedge fund, Trian Partners, Peltz owns shares of Sysco (a retaurant services company) and GE Healthcare Technologies. In 2024, Wendy's Co PAC donated $56,000 to Republicans and $30,000 to Democrats. In 2024, Wendy's CEO Kirk Tanner did make any donations trackable at FEC.gov. |
Wendy's Sysco Wendy's has six locations in Kitsap County. The closest to Bainbridge Island is in Poulsbo. |
| Chick-Fil-A |
Donald M Cathy, Executive VP, Trudy Cathy White, company "ambassador," Dan T. Cathy, chairman of the board, Andrew Cathy, CEO |
In 2024, the Chick-fil-A PAC received $95,759 in donations from individual members, employees or owners but did not contribute to any party or candidate. There are 20 stores in Washington but none in Kitsap County. Chick-fil-A is known for its anti-LGBTQ stance and therefore remains on this list. | Chick-Fil-A |
| Martin-Brower Company | M. Jude and J. Christopher Reyes, co-chairs of Reyes Holdings, LLC, which owns the Martin-Brower Company |
In 2024, M. Jude Reyes' biggest donation was to the GOP's Congressional Leadership Fund ($4,334,000), followed by the Senate Leadership Fund ($2,250,000). He donated $112,500 to the Thune Victory Committee and to GOP U.S. Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Dave McCormick. J. Christopher Reyes matched his brother's donations.
Martin-Brower Company is the biggest provider of food services to McDonald's. They also provide food services to Chick-Fil-A and Chipotle. |
Indirectly, McDonald's Chipotle Chick-Fil-A |
| Landry's Inc. | Billionaires Tilman Fertitta, CEO of Landry's Inc. |
In 2024, Tilman Fertitta donated a total of $15,000 to the Republican parties of Georgia, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. He has been nominated to be the ambassador to Italy. Tilman's wife, Paige Fertitta, donated $5,000 each state Republican Party and $407,300 to the Trump 47 Committee, Inc., as well as $223,900 to the RNC. Her one Democratic donation ($3,300) went to Shirley Jackson Lee. She also donated $3,300 to Ted Cruz. Landry's Restaurants own at least 72 brand names,including Morton's The Steakhouse, Del Frisco's, Chart House, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Rainforest Cafe, Dos Caminos, Saltgrass Steak House and The Boathouse Restaurants. |
In the Puget Sound area, Landry's owns Cutters Crabhouse, Maggie Bluffs, Palisade, Scott's Bar & Grill, Stanley & Seafort's - Tacoma and Catering by M&S. |
| Nathan's Famous | Howard Lorber, Executive Chairman |
In December 2023, Howard M. Lorber donated $100,000 to Make America Great Again Inc. His 2024 donations went to the NRSC committee, Ted Cruz and the Republican Party of Texas. (Lorber lives in Florida, close to Mar-a-Lago.) Nathan's Famous is a fast food chain with 20 locations in Washington, none in Kitsap County. Lorber served as one of the top economic advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Smithfield, a subsidiary of the Chinese company, WH Group, sells Nathan's Famous hot dogs in grocery stores, but they do not appear to be related to Howard Lorber's business. |
Nathan's Famous restaurants There are 24 Nathan's Famous restaurants in Washington, but none in Kitsap County. |
| Papa John's Pizza | Todd Penegor, CEO | According to Open Secrets, Papa John's Pizza employees or owners and their family members donated $230,458 to the RNC, Trump, the Republican Party of seven states (including Washington) and the Oklahoma Leadership Council. The company did not donate to any Democratic organization or candidate. CEO Todd Penegor donated $2,600 to the Wendy's Company PAC. | Papa John's Pizza has two stores in Kitsap County, as well as 17 stores on the Eastside. |
| McDonald's Corp | Chris Kempczinski, Chairman and CEO | According to Open Secrets, McDonald's employees or owners and their family members donated $1,038,287 to candidates and groups of both parties, but slightly more to Republicans. CEO Chris Kempczinski gave $15,000 to the Procter & Gamble Company Good Government Fund. | McDonald's has numerous stores in Kitsap County: Bainbridge Island, Kingston, Poulsbo, Silverdale and Bremerton. |
| Inspire Brands, owned by Roark Capital Group |
Paul Brown, CEO of Inspire Brands Neal K. Aronson, CEO of Roark Capital Group |
According to Open Secrets, Inspire Brands employees or owners and their close family members donated $3,174,666. Of that, $1.5 million went to the Sentinel Action Fund which backs "conservative champions." $413,459 went to the RNC, $397,028 went to the NRSC, $30,998 went to the NRCC, and $17,216 went directly to Trump. $10,500 went to the New Hampshire Republican Party and the remainder ($100,567) went to the DCCC, the DSCC, Kamala Harris and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT). Inspire Brands CEO, Paul Brown, donated $5,000 to the Inspire Brands PAC. Inspire Brands PAC donated $92,500 to House candidates in the 2024 cycle. Of that, $55,000 went to Democratic candidates and $35,000 went to Republicans. In 2023, Roark Capital Group CEO Neal K. Aronson donated $18,200 to the (Joe) Manchin Leadership Fund, as well as $5,000 to the Country Roads PAC, which is a "leadership PAC" affiliated with Joe Manchin. |
Inspire Brands was formed when Buffalo Wild Wings and Arby's merged. (The Wendy's Company owned 18.5% of Arby's shares but sold them to Inspire Brands in 2018.) Today, Inspire Brands owns Buffalo Wild Wings Arby's Sonic Drive-In Baskin-Robbins Dunkin-Donuts Jimmy John's Mister Donut About 91% of Inspire Brands stores are franchises. With the exception of Mister Donut, every Inspire Brand brand is represented in Kitsap County, but none are on Bainbridge Island. |
| GoTo Foods (formerly Focus Brands), a subsidiary of Roark Capital Group |
Jim Holthauser, CEO of GoTo Foods Neal K. Aronson, CEO of Roark Capital Group |
In the 2024 election cycle, CEO Jim Holthauser donated $10,649 to the NRSC and WINRED. In 2023, Roark Capital Group CEO Neal K. Aronson donated $18,200 to the (Joe) Manchin Leadership Fund, as well as $5,000 to the Country Roads PAC, which is a "leadership PAC" affiliated with Joe Manchin. Focus Brands was formed when Carvel Corporation purchased Cinnabon and the international operations of Seattle's Best Coffee in 2004. Over the next decade, it acquired Moe's Southwest Grill, AuntieAnne's and Jamba. Focus Brands became GoTo Foods in February 2024. |
GoTo Foods franchises the following stores: AuntieAnne's (mall pretzels, 23 locations in Washington) Carvel Ice Cream and Cake (None in Washington, but Trump visited a shop in sourthern California in 2024 Cinnabon (18 stores in Washington, none in Kitsap County Jamba (17 stores in Washington, none in Kitsap County) Moe's Southwest Grill (None in Washington) McAllister's Deli (none in Washington Schlotzsky's (none in Washington) |
| Retail Stores | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| AutoZone | Philip B. Daniele, III, CEO | Daniele donated $2,025 to AutoZone Inc. PAC, which donated donated $15,000 to Republicans and nothing to Democrats. AutoZone employees and family members donated $104,069 to federal candidates, $8,336 to Harris, the remainder to Trump, the RSCC, the NRCC, federal GOP senatorial candidates and the RNC, as well as some PACs. | Two locations in Bremerton, one in Port Orchard |
| Discount Tire | Dean Muglia DEO and President | In the 2024 election cycle, Discount Tire employees and close family members donated $36,100 to Republicans and $6,470 to Democrats. This is down from 2012 when they donated $120,000 to Republicans and nothing to Democrats. Their 2024 donations went the Arizona Republican Party, Arizona GOP candidates for Congress, such as Juan Ciscomani and David Schweikert, plus $3,386 to Trump. Dean Muglia did not make any donations that could be tracked at FEC.gov. | One location in Bremerton, one in Poulsbo |
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Enterprise Holdings/ Alamo Rent a Car National Car Rental |
Andrew C. Taylor, Executive Chairman Chrissy Taylor, President and CEO |
According to OpenSecrets.org, in the 2024 cycle, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car PAC donated $208,500 to Republican House candidates and $122,000 to Democratic House candidates. The PAC has always donated about twice as much to Republicans than Democrats. CEO Chrissy Taylor made no donations that could be tracked at FEC.gov. Executive chairman Andrew C. Taylor donated $36,500 to the NRSC, $88,400 to the NRCC, $106,600 to Steve Scalise and $16,500 to Ann Wagner (R-MO). Andrew Taylor's sole contribution to a Democrat was $5,000 to the Nutmeg PAC, a PAC for Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). |
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Three locations in Poulsbo, Bremerton and Port Orchard
Alamo Rent a Car Enterprise Rent-A-Car Enterprise Car Club Enterprise Car Sales National Car Rental |
| Hobby Lobby Stores | David Green, founder and CEO |
According to OpenSecrets.org, in the 2024 cycle, Hobby Lobby employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $41,656 to federal candidates. Of that amount, the top ten recipients were Trump ($14,214), Kamala Harris ($5,660), the NRSC ($3,982) the NRC ($2,099), the NRCC ($1,836), RFK Jr. ($1,108), Planned Parenthood Votes ($1,000), DNS Services Corp. ($770), Ronny Jackson ($635) and Vivek Ramaswamy ($625). Overall, 68.61% of donations went to Republican federal candidates and 31.39% went to Democratic federal candidates. Billionaire CEO David Green made no donations trackable at FEC.gov, but in 2024, according to The Wall Street Journal, he donated to "election integrity" groups. The Wall Street Journal tracked $140 million in donations from GOP donors and conservative billionaires "to nearly 50 loosely connected groups that work on what they call election integrity." |
Hobby Lobby in Silverdale |
| Cerberus Capital Management | Steve Feinberg, CEO |
According to OpenSecrets.org, in the 2024 cycle, Cerberus employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $319,063 to federal candidates. Of that amount, the top five recipients were to the RNC ($41,994), the NRSC ($41,787), DNC Services Corp. ($41,623), Trump ($27,636) and Kamala Harris ($24,246). Steve Feinberg made no donations trackable at FEC.gov. |
Cerberus owns 30% of Albertsons, which owns Safeway FirstKey Homes (owner of 20,000 single family rental homes in the U.S. Avon Products Spyglass Media Group |
| Walmart PAC | Walton family |
In 2024, the
Walmart PAC donated $628,500 to Republicans and $481,000 to Democratic candidates.
Steuart Walton is the son of Jim Walton, brother of Sam, and is the only member of the Walton family who sits on the Walmart board. Steuart donated $20,000 each to the NRSC and NRCC, $5,000 to the Land of Opportunity PAC which gave all of its donations to Republican candidates. $100,000 to America Strong and Free Action, Inc, a super PAC that exclusively supports Asa Hutchinson. According to the FEC, Lucas Walton (thought to be a key vote in the closely held entity that controls a 50.2% stake in Walmart shares) donated $316,300 to the Harris Action Fund, $500,000 to the LCV (League of Conservation Voters) Victory Fund, $500,000 to the With Honor Fund II and individual Democratic candidates, such as Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Mary Peltola, Jon Tester, Tina Smith and Bennie Thompson. Lucas Walton is the grandson of Sam Walton. S. Robson Walton, eldest son of Sam Walton, donated the maximum of $3,300 to mostly GOP U.S. House candidates and a few Democratic candidates, $100,000 to the WelcomePac, which recruits Democatic candidates, Ted Cruz and Roger Wicker. Alice L. Walton, daughter of Sam Walton, donated $13,000 to Nikki Haley, nothing to Trump, $6,600 to Asa Hutchinson, $3,300 to Boozman for Arkansas. Ann Walton-Kroenke and Nancy Walton Laurie are nieces of Sam Walton. They made no federal candidate donations. Gregory B. Penner is chairman of the Walmart board. His only 2023-2024 donation was $6,600 to Collins for Senator, a PAC for Susan Collins. Doug McMillon is the president and CEO of Walmart, Inc. He did not make any federal political donations in the 2023-2024 cycle. |
Walmart stores in Poulsbo, Port Orchard and Bremerton walmart.com |
| Tractor Supply Company | Harry A. Lawton III, president and CEO |
In 2024, the top ten donations by owners, employees and close family members of Tractor Supply Co donated $689,260 to Republicans and $100,930 to Democrats (87.23% to 12.77%). The donations went to Senate and House candidates and to state Republican parties, as well as $2,029 to Trump.
According to FEC data, during the 2023-2024 cycle, Harry "Hal" Lawton donated $1,152 to the Tractor Supply Company PAC. The Tractor Supply Company PAC donated $204,500 to federal candidates, $127,000 to Republicans and $74,500 to Democrats (62.10% to %36.43), but nothing to Trump. |
Tractor Supply stores in Silverdale and Port Orchard |
| Ashley Furniture | Founders Ron and Todd Wanek, Chairman and CEO, respectively |
In the 2024 cycle, Ashley Furniture's owners, employees and their close family members donated $516,073 to Republicans and almost nothing to Democrats. The top 10 donations by Ashley Furniture's owners, employees and their close family members were to the RNC ($250,774), the NRCC ($54,967) and the Senate Leadership Fund ($50,000), a Repbublican Super PAC. CEO Todd Wanek Chairman Ron Wanek donated $250,000 to the RNC, $50,000 to the Senate Leadership Fund, $27,900 to the NRCC, $84,800 to the RNC, $25,000 to the Protect the House 2024 PAC, $5,000 to Kevin McCarthy's Majority Committee PAC which donated $1.06 million to Republican candidates in the 2024 election cycle. |
Ashley Furniture, one store in Silverdale, nine others in Washington state. |
| Finance | |||
| Name and Company | About | Brands | |
| Beal Financial Group | Andrew Beal, founder and owner |
Beal Financial Group owns six banks, is headquartered in Texas and claims to be one of the largest banks in the United States. Beal got its start by buying distressed savings and loans from the Resolution Trust Corporation during the Reagan/George H.W. Bush S&L crisis caused by poor regulation and by buying distressed airline stocks after 9/11. Beginning in 2004, the bank became a major lender to Donald Trump's casino properties while they went through bankruptcy. In 2024, Andrew Beal donated $838,000 to Trump 47 Committee, Inc, $10,000 to the Wyoming GOP, $3,300 to Never Surrender, Inc., $10,000 each to the Republican pary in Alabama, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Michigan, Arizona, Ohio, Montana, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Kansas, Indiana, Tennessee, Oregon, Massachusetts, Missouri, Alaska, D.C., Georgia, Guam, Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut and Maine, plus $5,000 to Save America. |
Beal Bank, 10900 NE 4th St #110, Bellevue, WA 98004 bealfinancialgroup.com |
| Citadel | Ken Griffin, hedge fund manager |
Billionaire Kenneth Griffin donated $100 million for the 2024 election, the fifth-most for individual donors. Griffin claims he only donated to conservatives, not Trump, but he did pony up $1 million for Trump's inauguration. According to OpenSecrets.org, in the 2024 election cycle, Griffin donated to Keep Florida Clean Inc., Maryland's Future, the Congressional Leadership Fund, the Senate Leadership Fund, American Patriots PAC, the Florida Republican Senate Campaign Committee, the Florida Hpuse Republican Campaign Committee, Conservatives for American Excellence, the Great Lakes Conservative Fund, the Fix Washington PAC, Protecting Americans Project Action Fund, the Sentinel Action Fund, the NRSC, and numerous GOP House and Senate candidates. |
Citadel is invested in these companies within the reach of the consumer as of 1/10/2025: Merck & Co Citigroup Inc. Coca Cola Microsoft Chipotle Marriott Intl. Eaton Corp |
| Ripple (crypto) | Brad Garlinghouse, CEO | Ripple donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. | Ripple |
| Robinhood (a crypto trading app) | Vladimir Tenev, CEO | Robinhood donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. | Robinhood |
| Building Supply/Home Improvement/Home Improvement Products | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| The Home Depot | Edward Decker, CEO |
In the 2024 election cycle, The Home Depot employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $5,148,337 to federal candidates, PACs and Super PACs. Of the top ten recipients, the right-wing School Freedom Fund received the most ($1,000,000), followed by the NRCC ($245,751), Kamala Harris ($197,312), the NRSC ($116,815), Trump ($115,858), the DSCC ($57,320), the Democratic Lt. Governors Association ($50,013), the RNC ($32,501), DNC Services Corp. ($27,651) and No Labels 2024 ($25,728). Republican Congressional candidates received $1,263,319 (56.61%) and Democratic Congressional candidates received $941,953 ($42.21%). According to FEC data, during the 2023-2024 cycle, Edward Decker donated regularly to The Home Depot PAC, Ted Cruz, Tim Sheehy, the NRSC, Kyrsten Sinema, but nothing to Trump. In 2024, The Home Depot PAC donated $1,950,500 million to federal candidates. Of that, $1,148,000 (58.86%) went to Republicans and $792,500 (40.63%) went to Democrats. |
The Home Depot, with stores in Poulsbo, Silverdale and Seattle HomeDepot.com Hughes Supply Interline Brands Home Depot Supply |
| ABC Supply Co. | Diane M Hendricks, chairman and owner of Hendricks Holding Co. | Hendricks' ABC Supply "is the largest distributor of roofing materials in the United States and a leading distributor of siding, windows, gutters, wallboard, metal framing, ceiling tiles and grid, with over 15,000 associates and 811 locations." In 2024, Hendricks. her family members and employees donated $17,416, 109 to Trump and other GOP entities, while ABC Supply donated $11,800,586. According to the FEC, she donated to state Republican parties, $10,000,000 to Make America Great Again Inc., $844,600 to the Trump 47 Committee and individual House and Senate committees. | ABC Supply locations in Port Orchard, Kent and Seattle |
| Apparel | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Hanesbrands | Stephen B. Bratspies, CEO |
According to OpenSecrets.org, Hanesbrands employees and close family members donated $293,726 in the 2024 election cycle. Of that, $274,210 went to the RNC. Kamala Harris received $5,556 and the DSCC received $1,343. The remainder went to GOP candidates. CEO Stephen B. Bratspies did not make any donations that can be tracked at FEC.gov. |
Hanes, Bonds, Maidenform, Bali, Playtex, L'Eggs, Barely There, Just My Size, Wonderbra, Berlei, Sheridan. |
| Social Media | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| X Corp. | Linda Yaccarino, CEO | X, formerly Twitter, is the main business of X Corp., established by Elon Musk shortly after acquiring Twitter. X Corp. is a subsidiary of parent company X Holdings, which owns no other major assets as of early 2024 | X |
| Meta Platforms | Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Chair | Zuck donated $2 million to Trump's inauguration fund, threw out the fact-checkers and put Trump buddy, UFC's Dana White on Meta's board. |
Facebook |
| Alpabet | Sundar Pichai, CEO | $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund, plus a livestream of the inauguration on Youtube and Google.com. Pichai is expected to attend. |
Google Youtube.com Nest Android as well as Looker, Motorola Mobility, Verify, Calico, GV, CapitalG, Mandiant, Waze, DoubleClick, DeepMind, Google Fiber, Wing, FitBit, ITA Software, Waymo, AdSense, Google Maps, Intrinsic |
| Aerospace/Aviation | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| SpaceX | Elon Musk, CEO |
Elon Musk spent $277 million to get Trump and other Republican candidates elected in the 2024 cycle.
StarLink internet service is a subsidiary of SpaceX. It's CEO, Cyril Anand, made no donations that could be tracked at FEC.gov in the 2024 cycle. |
StarLink |
| Boeing | Kelly Ortberg, CEO | Boeing donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. | Boeing |
| Lockheed Martin | James Taiclet, CEO | Lockheed Martin donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. |
Martin Marietta Loral, a defense contractor Lockheed purchased in 1996 Sikorsky Aircraft |
| Oil Companies | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Chevron | Michael K. Wirth, CEO | Chevron donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. |
Chevron Texaco Union Oil Company of California |
| Phillips 66 | Mark Lashier, CEO |
76, a chain of gas stations Conoco Phillips 66 |
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| Exxon Mobil | Darren Woods, CEO |
In the 2024 election cycle, Exxon employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $1,725,311 to federal candidates and groups. The top ten recipient was the NRSC ($160,582), followed by Kamala Harris ($125,566), the NRCC ($55,853), Trump ($49,701), Colin Allred ($46,794), the DSCC ($38,213), Nikki Haley ($28,537), Julie Johnson ($27,835, a Democratic congressional candidate in Texas), Cathy McMorris Rodgers ($23,3000) and the Democratic Party of Texas ($21,425). Overall, Republicans received 55.83% of donations, while Democrats received 44.17%. CEO Darren Woods did not make any donations trackable at FEC.gov. The ExxonMobile PAC donated $338,250 to Republican candidates and $131,000 to Democratic candidates. Trump gets record donations from big oil but far less than $1bn he wanted>/A>. |
Exxon Mobil |
| Shell plc | Wael Sawan, CEO |
In the 2024 election cycle, Shell employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $200,711 to federal candidates and groups. The top ten recipient was Kamala Harris ($93,921), followed by Trump ($16,148), Colin Allred ($10,019), Amanda Edwards ($8,135, a Democratic House candidate in Texas), Lizzie Fletcher ($7,900, a Democratic House candidate), DNC Services Corp. ($7,259), the RNC (3,715), the DSCC ($3,424), Michael Baumgartner ($3,300, a Republican House candidate) and the DCCC ($2,987). Overall, Democrats received 81.36% of donations, while Republicans received 18.64%. CEO Wael Sawan did not make any donations trackable at FEC.gov. The Shell Oil PAC made almost no donations to federal candidates in 2024. In 2024, The Guardian reported that the Shell USA Company Foundation, a Shell plc non-profit donated $544,010 to organizations advocating against LGBTQ+ rights, restricting access to abortions, creating school lesson plans that downplay climate change and drafting a suite of policies aimed at overhauling the federal government (Project 2025). |
Shell gas stations, three in Poulsbo JiffyLube, a Shell USA subsidiary, four locations in Kitsap County |
| Energy Transfer Partners | Kelcy Warren, CEO | Warren donated $5.8 million to Trump groups during the 2024 campaign. | Dakota Access Pipeline |
| Automotive | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Uber | Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO | Uber donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration and Khosrowshahi personally donated another $1 million. Khosrowshahi is scheduled to attend the inauguration. | Uber |
| Tesla Motors | Elon Musk, CEO | Tesla Motors was founded as an electric carmaker by engineers Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003. Elon Musk, co-founder of Paypal, was an early investor in Tesla and aboard member, before taking over as CEO. See SpaceX for Musk's political donations. | Tesla |
| Ford Motor Company |
James Farley, President and CEO Wiliam Clay Ford Jr., Executive Chairman |
In the 2024 election cycle, Ford employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $1,034,905 to federal candidates and organizations. Of that, the top ten recipients were Kamala Harris ($189,682) and Trump ($55,932). The remaining top ten recipients were the Lincoln Project ($50,136), the Great Lakes PAC ($48,600, associated with Democrat Debbie Stabenow), Elissa Slotkin ($47.440), the NRSC ($43,143), the DCCC ($40,971), the DSCC, ($39,228), the NRCC ($36,754) and the DNC Services Corp. Compared with previous election cycles, donations to GOP candidates were down substantially in 2024. CEO Jame Farley donated $3,744 to the Ford Motor Company Civic Action PAC, which donated $166,50 to federal candidates. Of that amount, $90,500 went to Democratic House and Senate incumbents and $76,000 went to Republican House and Senate incumbents. In the House, the PAC donated more to Democrats (60.54%) than to Republicans. In the Senate, the PAC donated more to Republicans (68.06%) than to Democrats (31.94%). In addition to cars, Ford Motor Company has donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. |
Ford, Bronco Lincoln, Mustang |
| General Motors Corporation | Mary Barra, CEO |
In the 2024 election cycle, General Motors Corporation employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $2,829,525 to federal candidates and organizations. Of that, three Republican organizations/candidates were in the top 10 of recipients: $130,903 went to the NRSC, $126,385 went to the NRCC and $104,882 went to Trump. The remaining top 10 recipients were Kamala Harris ($278,046), the DSCC, the DCCC, DNC Services Corp., Elissa Slotkin and Maria Cantwell. CEO Mary Barra donated $7,800 to the General Motors Company PAC, which donated $797,750 to federal candidates. Of that amount, $453,250 went to Democratic House and Senate incumbents and $341,500 went to Republican House and Senate incumbents. In the House, the PAC donated more to Democrats (58.22%) than to Republicans. In the Senate, the PAC donated more to Republicans (52.94%) than to Democrats (47.06%) In addition to cars, General Motors has donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. |
GMC, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick |
| Toyota | Koji Sato, CEO | Toyota donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. | GMC, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick |
| Software/Tech | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Microsoft | Satya Nadella, CEO | Microsoft donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. | Microsoft |
| Apple | Tim Cook, CEO | Tim Cook personally donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration. | Apple |
| OpenAI | Sam Altman, CEO | OpenAI donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration is scheduled to attend alongside two other company executives. |
ChatGPT OpenAI Gym OpenAI Five |
| Sports | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Chicago Cubs | Todd Ricketts, co-owner | Ricketts served as finance chair of Trump's reelection committee and was the Republican National Committee’s finance chair from 2018 through 2021. Ricketts donated $218,919.72 to Trump, the Republican party and Republican candidates. | Chicago Cubs |
| New York Jets | Robert “Woody” Johnson, owner | Johnson donated $2.7 million to pro-Trump groups during the 2024 election. Johnson is an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune. | New York Jets |
| Dallas Mavericks | Miriam Adelson and her son Patrick, own a controlling interest | By the end of 2023, Miriam Adelson and her son Patrick owned a controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks. They purchased their controlling interest by purchashing the shares of Mark Cuban, who retains a minority interest. | Dallas Mavericks basketball team. |
| Entertainment | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Rob Goldstein, Chairman and CEO Miriam Adelson, major shareholder |
In 2022, Las Vegas Sands sold off the properties it owned in Las Vegas (The Venetian Resort and Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas) to VICI Properties (managed by Apollo Global Management) and bought or built multiple "Sands" branded casinos in Macao, a special administrative region of China. Las Vegas Sands is still a publicly traded stock,with Miriam Adelson owning 346,229,945 shares of the company as of Dec. 1, 2023. Adelson donated $100,000,000 to Trump in the 2024 cycle. She also donated millions to Senate candidates Ted Cruz, John Barasso, Pete Ricketts, Roger Wicker, Bernie Moreno, Tim Sheehy and Marsha Blackburn, as well as to many GOP state parties. $5,000,000 to the Preserve America PAC, $123,900 to the RNC, $10,000,000 to the Truth and Courage PAC, $10,000,000 to the Senate leadership fund. $5,000,000 to the Congressional Leadership fund. She often donates as an employee of the Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse Treatment & Research. She attended the inauguration. The CEO of Las Vegas Sands, Robert Goldstein, has made no donations trackable at FEC.gov. |
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore The Venetian Macao Sands Macao The Plaza Macao Four Seasons Hotel (in Macao) The Londoner Macao The Parisian Macao. |
| VICI Properties | Marc Rowan, CEO and co-founder of Apollo Global Management | VICI properties is a real estate investment trust that acquired the properties once owned by Las Vegas Sands in 2022. The properties are managed by Marc Rowan, who donated $508,099.87 to the Trust in the Mission Super PAC for the presidential run of Tim Scott (R-SC). |
The Venetian Las Vegas Sands Expo and Convention Center |
| Walt Disney Co. | Bob Iger, CEO |
In the 2024 election cycle, Walt Disney Co. employees (including upper management) and their close family members donated $3,758,216 to federal candidates. Of the top ten recipients, Kamala Harris received the most ($1,044,947), the House Majority PAC ($350,000, a Democratic Super PAC), the DCCC ($301,936), DNC Services Corp. ($300,369), the Senate Majority PAC ($263,969, a Democratic Super PAC), Adam Schiff ($52,633), the DSCC ($42,506), Trump ($36,070) and the NRCC ($35,104). In 2024, Walt Disney Co PAC gave $64,000 to U.S. House Democratic candidates and $87,500 to GOP candidates, including Darrell Issa, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and the odious Ken Calvert. According to the FEC, Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, did not contribute to any individual candidates in 2024. |
Disneyland Disney World Disney products |
| Endeavor Group Holdings, owner of TKO Holdings, which owns WWE and UFC | Dana White is CEO of UFC |
Founder Vince McMahon no longer owns shares of World Wrestling Entertainment, but his wife, Linda McMahon, still owns minority shares since WWE merged with UFC to form TKO Group Holdings, which itself is owned by Endeavor Group Holdings.
Linda McMahon donated $16 million to Trump fundraising groups. Dana White is CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and donated $1,508,800 to Trump, Republican candidates and state Republican parties. |
WWE (owner of the Raw, Smackdown and NXT brands) UFC has partnered with Reebok to provide exclusive apparel for the UFC. UFC partners with Monster Energy, Bud Light, DraftKings (betting), (Amazon?) Prime, Harley-Davidson, Modelo, Crypto.com and Slate Milk. |
| Products Found in Grocery Stores and Other Retail Stores | |||
| Company Name | Management | About | Brands |
| Amazon | Jeff Bezos, President and CEO | Bezos donated $1 million dollars to Trump's inauguration fund, plus an additional $1 million in in-kind donations and $40 million to secure the rights to produce and stream a documentary about Melania. |
Amazon.com Prime |
Constellation Brands | William Newlands EVP, President and CEO |
In 2024, the Constellation Brands PAC
donated $159,000 to the GOP and $113,500 to Democrats and is one of few beverage organizations to increase their political donations in this cycle. Beer lovers are perplexed that Constellation Brands has thrown in with the GOP. William Newlands donated $10,000 to the Constellation Brands PAC, which donated $290,000 to federal candidates. Of that amount, $159,000 (57.33%) went to House Republican incumbents and $113,500 ($42.67%) went to Democratic House incumbents, while $30,000 when to Republican Senate incumbents and $17,500 went to Democratic Senate incumbents. |
Beer: Corona, Modelo, Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Modelo Cheladas, Pacifico, and Victoria Wine: Robert Mondavi Winery, The Prisoner Wine Company, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, SIMI, Mount Veeder Winery, Woodbridge, Lingua Franca, Cook's Champagne, Booker Vineyard, My Favorite Neighbor, Double Diamond, Harvey & Harriet, To Kalon Vineyard Company, and Sea Smoke Spirits: Casa Noble Tequila, High West Whiskey, and SVEDKA Vodka |
| Molson Coors Brewing Company | Pete Coors, Chairman | Pete Coors donated to the Trump 47 Committee, Inc. Never Surrender, Inc., and Save America PACs, and exclusively to GOP U.S. House and Senate candidates, including $56,600 for Mike Johnson. |
Miller Beers Milwaukee's Best Molson Beers Coors Beers In Ontario, Canada: The Beer Store |
| Monster Beverage Corp. | Rodney Sacks, chairman and CEO | In the 2024 election cycle, Monster Energy employees and close family members donated $133,970 to GOP candidates and groups, and nothing to Democrats. Unlike most beverage and food companies, Monster Energy increased their donations compared to previous cycles. Rodney Sacks donated $141,300 to the NRSC, $618.18 each Republican state parties, $1,000 direct to Trump, though he seemed to favor Nikki Haley with a total of $4,600 to her campaign. |
Hansen's fruit juices and sodas Monster Energy Original and Ultra Zero Sugar Reign Total Body Fuel and Reign Storm Bang, Predator and Fury, Monster Tour Water Acquired from Coca-Cola, which owns : NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Mother, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Nalu, BPM, Play and Power Play, Ultra, and Relentless Alcoholic beverages: CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective Coca-Cola owns 19.3% of Monster Beverage Corp. as of 2018. |
| JM Smucker | Mark Smucker, CEO | According to OpenSecrets.org, employees of JM Smucker Co and their family members donated $267,530 in the 2023-2024 election cycle. Of that, $44,133 when to Democratic candidates or the DNC. The remainder went to Trump, the RNC, etc. CEO Mark Smucker donated $5,000 to his company's PAC, which donated $22,500 to Democrats in 2024 and $22,000 to Republicans. |
Big Heart Pet Meow Mix and Milk-Bone Smucker's® fruit spreads; Jif® peanut butter; Uncrustables® frozen handheld sandwiches; Folgers®, Dunkin® and Café Bustelo® coffee; Hostess® sweet baked snacks Hostess Brands, Twinkies, Crosse & Blackwell, Hungry Jack, Martha White, Pillsbury, R.W. Knudsen Family, and Sahale Snacks |
| Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) | Dennis Rodenbaugh, President and CEO |
According to OpenSecrets.org, employees of Dairy Farmers of America and their family members
donated $472,628 to candidates and PACs in 2024. The biggest recipients were the NRSC and the NRCC. Contributions to individual congressional candidates of both parties were split evenly and modest. CEO Dennis Rodenbaugh donated $200 monthly to the DFA-PAC. Of the $354,300 the DFA PAC donated in 2024, $193,800 went to Republican House and Senate candidates and $158,000 to Democratic House and Senate candidates. Rodenbaugh also donated to the National Milk Producers Federation PAC (the NMPF PAC), which donated $157,932 to Republicans and $80,200 to Democrats (65.77% to 33.39%). The NMPF PAC donated $9,250 to Kamala Harris and nothing to Trump. Before it merged with DFA, Dean Foods was a big-time contributor to Republican candidates. |
Dean Foods Suiza Foods Garelick Farms Robinson Dairy Breakstone's Butter Cache Valley Gandy's Dairy Jilbert Dairy Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms Purity Dairy TruMoo |
| Sargento Foods | Owned by Gentine family, with Louie Gentine and Mike McEvoy in leadership | According to OpenSecrets.org, employees of Sargento Foods and their family members donated $282,957 to candidates and PACs in 2024. The biggest recipients were the RNC ($200,000). With the exception of $2,000 to Tammy Baldwin (D) and $1,520 to Democrat Mandela Barnes' The Long Run PAC, the remaining contributions when to Republicans and Republican PACs. In 2024, Louie Gentine donated generously to Glenn Grothman (R), Bryan George Steil (R), and modestly to Tammy Baldwin (D) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R). Mike McEvoy did not make any individual contributions to federal candidates or PACs. | Sargento Cheese |
| Farouk Systems | Farouk Shami, Founder | Farouk Systems is a hair-care and spa products company, In 2024, Shami donated $100,000 to Make America Great Again, Inc., $5,000 to Trump's Save America PAC and $11,600 to the Trump Save America Joint Fundraising Committee, as well as $3,300 to Trump's Never Surrender Inc PAC. Shami also donated to Democratic U.S.House and Senate candidates such as Cori Bush, Pervez Agwan, Al Green, Nasser Beyoun, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Don Beyer and Sylvia Garcia, as well as Republican Justin Amash, who ran in the primary for the U.S. Senate. |
Farouk Systems products include Chi Styling BioSilk SunGlitz Cationic |
| Uline | Elizabeth and Richard Uihlein, owners |
Uline manufactures shipping products, such as the corrugated cardboard boxes. In 2024, Elizabeth Uihlein donated $5,000,000 to the Make America Great Again PAC, $3,000,000 to the Fix Washington PAC, $1,500,000 to the Keystone Renewal PAC and $1,000,000 to Never Back Down Inc., plus millions of dollars to GOP Senate and House candidates (including Joe Kent in WA-3) and state Republican parties, such as here in Washington. Not to be outdone, Richard Uihlein donated $6,566,445 to Restoration PAC, $5,000,000 to Make America Great Again PAC, $7,200,000 to Club for Growth Action, as well as millions to individual GOP candidates.
Uline moving boxes are sold at Walmart. |
Uline uline.com Richard Uihlein is an heir to the Schlitz brewing fortune. The Schlitz brand is now owned by Pabst Brewing Company. |
| Estee Lauder Companies | Ronald Lauder, Chairman | In 2024, Lauder donated exclusively to GOP candidates, including $56,600 for Mike Johnson's Grow the Majority PAC. He donated to Nikki Haley, but not to Trump. |
Estee Lauder products can be found at the Estee Lauder store in Bellevue, as well as Ulta Beauty, Kohl's, Macy's, Nordstrom's. Estee Lauder brands include AERIN, a fragrance Aramis, "prestige" men's fragrance VEDA, plant-based hair and skin care brand Balmain Beauty BECCA Cosmetics, makeup Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Bumble and Bumble, luxury hair care brand Clinique, skin care Darphin Paris, high-end skincare brand DKNY, fragrance Donna Karan, fragrance Dr. Jart+, skin care Federic Malle, fragrance Ermenegildo Zegna, Italian menswear GLAMGlow, skincare JoMalone, British fragance and lifestyle brand Kilian Paris, fragrance Kiton, fragrance LaMER, skincare LAB Series, skincare for men Le Labo, genderless skincare M.A.C. Canadian lipstick NIOD, copper amino isolate serum Origins, skincare RODIN, skincare Smashbox, makeup the Ordinary, skincare Tom Ford Beauty, cosmetics and fragrances Too Faced, lip plumping |