Breakdown of Public Company Donations to 527 Committees
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Mason-Dixon CPA National Shareholder Poll
This poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida from July 22 through August 2, 2024. A total of 800 adults were interviewed nationwide by telephone. All indicated they currently have money invested in common stock, mutual funds or other investments like an IRA, 401K, education fund or pension plan that…
Corporate Underwriters: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Jeanne Hanna & Bruce Freed
In this important report, the Center for Political Accountability has brought to light a little-noticed but politically important set of organizations that fund campaigns for governors, state legislators, and attorneys general. These big six “527 Committees” (Republican Governors Association, Democratic Governors Association, Republican Attorneys General Association, Democratic Attorneys General Association, Republican State Leadership Committee and…
A Corporate Insider on the Model Code: Invaluable Tool, Essential for Risk Management
Rex Wackerle
Representing major corporations with the Federal Government for nearly 40 years, I viewed my position as akin to a risk manager. I was continually on the watch for opportunities to move our legislative and regulatory agenda forward while being aware of the political and reputation risks and rewards. For years, however, the overwhelming focus was…
Courting Risk: Corporate Underwriters & State Attorneys General
Jeanne Hanna
Political spending to support controversial policies and leaders thrives in darkness. And no spending has defied necessary scrutiny more than the bigger and bigger donations that public corporations are giving to state attorneys generals through partisan third-party groups.
Primer on Corporate Political Spending For Incoming Directors
The Center for Political Accountability
The purpose of this primer is to help incoming directors understand the ins and outs of corporate political spending and protect their companies from risks posed by this spending.
2023 Proxy Season Analysis
Dan Carroll
Support by the largest institutional investors for the Center for Political Accountability’s corporate political disclosure resolution dropped slightly to 70.8 percent in 2023, down from 2022’s 74.7 percent support from this group of investors, according to a new CPA study based on data from data from Diligent Market Intelligence.
Corporate Underwriters and the Democracy Gap
Jeanne Hanna
How company political spending has reshaped state politics and created serious risks for companies, shareholders and our democracy