Wall Street gave $43.5 million during the 2019-2020 election cycle to the 147 Republican lawmakers who later voted against Joe Biden’s certification as president, according to a new report by Americans for Financial Reform (AFR).
Financial-services firms and trade associations, as well as their employees, donated $4.9 million to the eight senators who moved against the election results in January. They donated $38.5 million to the 139 representatives who formally objected to Biden’s certification, the AFR found.
Of those who voted to overturn then-president Donald Trump’s election loss, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy received the most from Wall Street in the 2019-20 cycle at $4.8 million, per the report.
He was followed by House Minority Whip Steve Scalise at $3.7 million, and Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer at $1.8 million.
In comparison, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got $670,470, and Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley received $275,400.
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