Invest in Tomorrow PAC Topples Chip Roy With $1.1 Million, Eyes $15 Million National Push
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Updated · The New York Times · May 29
Invest in Tomorrow PAC Topples Chip Roy With $1.1 Million, Eyes $15 Million National Push
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 29
$1.1 million in PAC ads helped undercut Representative Chip Roy in the Texas Republican attorney general runoff, where he lost after the group cast him as insufficiently loyal to Donald Trump.
Invest in Tomorrow targeted Roy because he led last year's push to scrap Biden-era manufacturing tax credits for wind, solar, electric vehicles and other clean-energy production.
$15 million now sits on hand at the coalition, which says it wants to build a pro-clean-energy majority in Congress by backing Republicans who support wind and solar.
Chris Larsen, Ripple's billionaire co-founder, is a major backer of the PAC, which is funded by renewable-energy developers and philanthropists and is now preparing to expand beyond Texas.
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How $1 Million from a Clean Energy PAC Toppled a Texas Republican—and Sparked a National Campaign Finance Arms Race
Overview
The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC has quickly become a powerful force in Texas politics, using strong financial backing from renewable energy developers, philanthropists, and major donors like Chris Larsen to influence key elections. By engaging aggressively in political campaigns, the PAC has demonstrated the growing power of clean energy interests to challenge established political figures and shape policy discussions. Their success in Texas highlights how well-funded clean energy groups can shift the political landscape, signaling a new era where renewable energy advocates play a decisive role in both state and national politics.