RUNNING LIST OF COMPANIES

DONATIONS AND DEMOCRACY

The connection between foreign companies and U.S. Congress members who voted against certifying the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election – Democracy, human rights and rule of law concerns

RUNNING LIST OF COMPANIES 

Note:

1. Companies headquartered in other countries coming soon. We plan to track and report on future donations by the subsidiaries of these and other companies headquartered across the world.

2. The list of companies in each country is not necessarily comprehensive – we focus on researching the largest multinationals.

Netherlands-headquartered companies (link to our Netherlands briefing)

(reflecting donations made after the relevant congressional votes on 6 and 7 January 2021, and covers donations recorded on the Federal Election Commission website as of 26 September 2024)

• Aegon (Transamerica): The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary Transamerica has donated directly to the campaigns of 27 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Ahold Delhaize: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary has donated directly to the campaigns of 9 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Airbus: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary has donated directly to the campaigns of 28 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• CNH Industrial: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary has donated directly to the campaigns of 4 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• KPMG: KPMG's U.S. PAC has donated directly to the campaigns of 24 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Louis Dreyfus Company: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary has donated directly to the campaigns of at least 4  U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• LyondellBasell Industries: Its U.S. PAC has donated directly to the campaigns of 16 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Philips: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary has donated directly to the campaigns of 18 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.

Australia-headquartered companies (link to our Australia briefing) 

(reflecting donations made after the relevant congressional votes on 6 and 7 January 2021, and covers donations recorded on the Federal Election Commission website as of 19 August 2024)

• Austal: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary had donated directly to the campaigns of 11 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• CSL Limited: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary had donated directly to the campaigns of 2 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Rio Tinto: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary had donated directly to the campaigns of 2 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results, and to the victory fund of another U.S. Congress member after he voted against certifying the 2020 election results.

Sweden-headquartered companies (link to our Sweden briefing)

(reflecting donations made after the relevant congressional votes on 6 and 7 January 2021, through 30 June 2021, according to the Federal Election Commission)

• AstraZeneca: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary had donated directly to the campaigns of 3 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.
• Elekta: The PAC of its U.S. subsidiary had donated directly to the campaigns of 3 U.S. Congress members after they voted against certifying the 2020 election results.

Future briefings will cover companies headquartered in countries including: Belgium, Bermuda (UK overseas territory), Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, UK, United Arab Emirates.