James Talarico Sought Tech Donations at 4 California Fundraisers Despite Anti-Corporate Pitch
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 20
James Talarico Sought Tech Donations at 4 California Fundraisers Despite Anti-Corporate Pitch
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 20
Summary
Mid-April trips took James Talarico to at least four Bay Area fundraisers in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Oakland and Marin County, where he solicited donations for his Texas Senate campaign.
Politico said the events drew venture capitalists, wealthy Democratic donors and political staffers, creating tension with Talarico’s campaign message attacking billionaires, megadonors and tech’s “predatory algorithms.”
Talarico has pledged to reject corporate PAC money, but he has accepted donations from corporate executives; his campaign argued supporters of taxing billionaires and curbing big money are welcome to help defeat Ken Paxton.
More than $40 million has flowed into Talarico’s campaign—second most of any Senate candidate this cycle—mostly from small-dollar donors, as Texas Democrats eye a costly race that one fundraiser said could top $500 million.