Raphael Warnock swore off corporate PAC money — but took thousands from PACs funded by big corporations

.Records show that Sen. Raphael Warnock collected tens to thousands in campaign donations through PACs funded this election cycle. The Georgia Democrat also stated that he has “never received a penny of corporate PAC cash” and promised not to.

“I have made the decision not to accept corporate PAC money and I am fully relying upon grassroots people like you to help us win our reelection bid,” Warnock wrote Wednesday in a fundraising email.

Ameripac, which is tied to Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, gave $5,000 to Warnock’s campaign in June, filings show. The leadership PAC has gotten $373,000 since 2003 from PACs for Google, CVS, Lockheed Martin, General Electric and Pfizer.

Green Mountain PAC, which is the leadership PAC for Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, donated $2,500 to the senator’s campaign in March, filings show. Leahy’s PAC has received $489,250 since 2005 from PACs for General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, AT&T, Microsoft, Deloitte, Lockheed Martin, Google, Comcast and Pfizer, records show.

“Raphael Warnock “is the ultimate actor” Stephen Lawson of Georgia’s Republican strategy told the DCNF. He has a history of wasting billions and taking large sums from corporate mega-donors. He is a hypocrite, and Georgian voters will see right through him and his hypocrisy.

“I’m not taking a cent of corporate PAC money – and unlike the GOP’s megadonors, I don’t have millions to sink into my campaign,” Warnock tweeted last year with a campaign donation link. “Our average online contribution is just $25.41. It is not just corporations funding Warnock’s PACs, this is a grassroots campaign. Please contribute before midnight tonight .”

. The senator’s campaign earned $8,400 during quarters one and two of 2022 from corporate lobbyists, including those working for Amazon, AT&T, Pfizer, CVS and the Carlyle Group, according to FEC records and data provided by OpenSecrets.

Warnock notably took in over $140,000 from Democratic leadership PACs supported by corporate PACs in 2020, the Washington Free Beacon reported. He also took in over $317,000 from PACs backed by corporate PACs in 2021, National Review reported.

“I’ve never taken a dime of corporate PAC money, period,” the senator also posted on Facebook in 2021. This will be an ongoing grassroots campaign. But, we need to build a large coalition in order to preserve Georgia’s blue skies. Can you contribute today ? The senator will be facing Republican Herschel Walk, a former NFL football player. Warnock leads Walker by nearly three points, according to a FiveThirtyEight polling average.

.Warnock’s campaign didn’t respond to the DCNF request for comment.

*All content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation are free to all news publishers that have a broad audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].
Read More