Why Investors Need to Divest from Corporations Backing Jan 6 Insurrection

Many of my readers do not know—yet—that major U.S. corporations are still giving to RAGA, The Republican Attorney’s General of America. Why does that matter? Because RAGA linked to the January 6 coalition that stormed the Capitol. You can read about it here.

 

My readers may find it hard to boycott a corporation, but if you are an investor, you can make sure to divest any of these corporations from your portfolio, no matter now small your position may be.

 

Here’s the list with contribution amounts:

 

Donor	Amount (year-to-date)
The Concord Fund	$2,500,350
Rule of Law Defense Fund	$228,464
Gray, C. Boyden Amb.	$200,000
Americans For Prosperity	$130,000
AT&T Services, Inc.	$125,000
Koch Industries, Inc.	$125,000
Las Vegas Sands Corp	$125,000
MBX Capital LLC	$110,000
Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.	$105,265
The Anschutz Corporation	$100,000
Schumacher Auto Group Inc.	$75,000
Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina	$62,500
National Rifle Association of America	$60,000
Pfizer Inc	$51,225
1-800 Contacts Inc	$50,615
Consovoy McCarthy PLLC	$50,265
Continental	$50,265
Amer. Property Casualty Insurers Assoc. Pol	$50,000
American Bail Coalition Inc	$50,000
American Petroleum Institute	$50,000
Association of Dental Support Organizations	$50,000
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$50,000
AWL, Inc.	$50,000
Cameron, Ronald Mr. (Mountaire Corp.)	$50,000
David Nutt and Assoc PC	$50,000
Elevate Credit Service LLC	$50,000
HCA Management Services	$50,000
Iacovelli, Karen (PI Holdings)	$50,000
Orexo US Inc.	$50,000
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association	$50,000
Rent-a-Center	$50,000
Smith and Wesson	$50,000
Starpoint Resort Group	$50,000
The Capital Corporation	$50,000
Willoughby and Hoefer P.A	$50,000
Postmates	$40,000
Community Choice Financial	$31,250
Husch Blackwell LLP	$30,665
Daniel Defense Inc	$30,350
Global Teen Challenge Sober Peer	$30,000
Jones Day	$25,700
Holland and Knight LLP	$25,350
Abbott Laboratories	$25,000
ADT	$25,000
Alticor, Inc.	$25,000
American Electric Power Service Corporation	$25,000
Boeing Company Political Action Committee	$25,000
Brownells	$25,000
Charter Communications	$25,000
Dentons US LLP	$25,000
Foley and Lardner LLP	$25,000
Grant and Eisenhofer P.A.	$25,000
Herbalife International of America, Inc.	$25,000
Holland and Knight LLP	$25,000
HPUL Project Operations	$25,000
MasterCard International, Inc.	$25,000
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.	$25,000
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	$25,000
Nucor Corporation	$25,000
Schaerr Jaffe LLP	$25,000
Services Group of America	$25,000
Sig Sauer	$25,000
TC Energy	$25,000
Teladoc Health Inc	$25,000
The GEO Group, Inc.	$25,000
TitleMax	$25,000
Venable LLP	$25,000
Vistra Corporate Services Company	$25,000

 

 

 

 

 

It is within your power to write the CEOs of these corporations to let them know why you are divesting. You will have to look up their CEOs names and addresses on the internet. What might you care to tell them?  A sample letter is provided below:

 

Albert Bourla CEO

Pfizer Corporation

235 East 42^nd Street

New York, N.Y. 10017

 

Mr. Bourla,

 

I have divested my portfolio of a Pfizer position recently.  I have also divested from other companies. And I will urge the thousands of investors on my mailing lists to do likewise. I need to tell you why.  According to these articles, “Major Companies Donate to Republican Group Despite Its Role in Jan. 6” published by Truthout August 4, 2021, and “These Companies Still Donate to Jan. 6 seditionists in Congress” published by AOL July 27, 2021. (links below) Pfizer Corporation continues to donate to RAGA, the Republican Attorneys General Association named as a coalition “partner” on the website of the Jan. 6 insurrection that preceded the riots at the Capitol. 

 

Mr. Bourla, I suggest you take a serious look at your company’s donation policies. While Pfizer benefits from the infrastructure of this country, it needs to act like a better civic citizen upholding its Democratic values.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/major-companies-donate-to-republican-group-despite-its-role-in-jan-6/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a025c326-3580-4a07-8e14-e9e3c7890cbe__;!!F9svGWnIaVPGSwU!4W2QsOpCHadIRyMzpclZxS7D0Wg5oUdIGRy1BCtU7RPL4hR8vw46L--6wI7PkEMv1P8nIDES$

 

https://www.aol.com/news/companies-still-donate-jan-6-202108738.html

 

 

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