Fox PAC gave big money to key Democrats in January
The political action committee for Fox Corporation, the parent company of conservative-boosting Fox News, gave $25,000 to Democratic candidates and causes in January alone, according to a Raw Story review of federal campaign records.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee received $15,000 from FOX PAC, and the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund received $5,000.
The campaign for Tom Suozzi (D-NY) — who last week won back his House seat vacated by embattled former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) — received $2,500 from the PAC. So did the campaign of Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), who’s running for re-election in one of the most contested Senate races in the nation.
A $1,000 check for the campaign of Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) was voided.
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The $25,000 to Democratic causes is equal to the amount given to Republicans.
On the Republican side, the campaign of Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) received $1,000 and Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) got $1,500 for his campaign. The fundraising committee for California Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-CA), who is running for the seat vacated by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, received $2,500.
The Johnson Leadership Fund received $20,000 in combined funding to support House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
FOX PAC has often played both sides of the aisle with its money. But some Democratic candidates have declined FOX PAC donations of late, with the campaign committees of Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), former Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and former Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) sending back $12,500 collectively in 2022, Business Insider reported.
In April, Fox News settled a $1.6 billion lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems that alleged the network promoted former President Donald Trump's baseless claim that its voting machines were used to rig the 2020 presidential election that he lost to President Joe Biden, Raw Story reported. Fox agreed to a $787.5 million settlement.
Representatives for Fox News Media and the Fox Corporation PAC did not immediately respond to Raw Story’s request for comment.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, Montanans For Tester, Suozzi for Congress and Scanlon for Congress also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.