Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is “putting our national security at risk,” according to the U.S. Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and it has received bipartisan condemnation. But an examination of political donations shows that the Senator’s actions appear to be of little concern for many companies that are being paid to protect America’s national security.
Bay to Breakers has parted ways with Capstone Events, the North Carolina race organizer whose founder and top executive is an active backer of right-wing politics. The iconic San Francisco road race made the move as a result of KnowTheCEO’s report last year that exposed Capstone Chairman John Kane’s contributions to Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and other extremist, anti-LGBTQ politicians.
John Kane, founder and chairman of road race organizer Capstone Events, is a financial backer of some of Congress’ most extreme politicians, including U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz. Despite this political activity, Black Girls RUN! is partnered with Capstone for Race 13.1 in Charlotte and the company gets financial backing from Zappos, a title sponsor of two events including the upcoming Hamptons Marathon, along with Fleet Feet, Michelob Ultra, United Airlines, Publix and others.
The top executive of a Shake Shack meat supplier is an active financial backer of former president Donald Trump. FEC records show that Tom Richards, President of Richards Grassfed Beef, has given thousands of dollars to Trump’s campaign and to the Winred PAC, which supports GOP congressional candidates.
Uber signed 2019 CEOs for Gun Safety letter, but the company didn’t put its name on the 2022 version, despite recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde. We don’t know why Uber is missing from the letter…
Major companies are missing from the 2022 CEOs for Gun Safety letter.
The Chairman of Martin's Famous Potato Rolls, which provides buns for Shake Shack, supports Doug Mastriano, the right-wing candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. But there’s much more to the story.
After Parkland and Uvalde shootings, Ben & Jerry’s condemned the gun industry but records show it hired a main gun industry law firm. Shook, Hardy & Bacon represents the top gun trade group and has long history with gun clients.
Bay to Breakers has parted ways with Capstone Events, the North Carolina race organizer whose founder and top executive is an active backer of right-wing politics. The iconic San Francisco road race made the move as a result of KnowTheCEO’s report last year that exposed Capstone Chairman John Kane’s contributions to Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and other extremist, anti-LGBTQ politicians.
On June 9th, CEOs for Gun Safety issued a letter calling for Congress to pass common sense gun laws. More than 220 companies signed the letter, which was similar to one the group issued in 2019.
After KnowTheCEO exposed Ben & Jerry’s work with the gun industry law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, the company announced it will no longer work with the firm. The spotlight we put on this work also led Shook Hardy to completely remove from their website all references to their gun work.
Bay to Breakers sponsor Pendo has announced it is “breaking” from the race and will not continue as a sponsor. In a May 13th blog post on the company’s website, Joe Chernov explains the decision, citing “political donations that seem misaligned with the inclusive values associated with the race.”
