A freshman Democratic congressman has raked in tens of thousands of dollars from political action committees tied to corporations despite pledging to refuse corporate cash, records show.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) vowed on the campaign trail in 2022 “never to take a dime of corporate PAC money.”
“We need to ensure our government is focused on improving the day to day lives of everyday Americans, not the privileged few,” Thanedar said at the time. But since entering the halls of Congress, Thanedar has hummed a different tune. At least $36,000 flowed to his campaign combined from PACs for Google, Pfizer, Walmart, Verizon, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and other corporations, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
“These contributions make up less than 1% of my overall campaign funds,” Thanedar told the Detroit News. The
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