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Are Republicans still the party of big business? How ‘woke’ companies are trying to get back into Congress

Feb 02, 2023

Maggie Steverns and Anna Deen
02/03/23

(Grid) Spending from corporate PACs to Washington Republicans dipped during the 2022 midterms after the high-profile Jan. 6 spending bans: Republicans’ campaigns in Congress took in a total of $83 million from corporate PACs during the midterms, $38 million less than they had raised during the 2018 midterms, according to an analysis by the watchdog End Citizens United. That $83 million haul was still larger than Democrats’ fundraising of $69 million from corporate PACs during the 2022 midterms.