Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s announcement that the company will pause political donations in Florida, amid the uproar over the company’s past support for politicians who backed the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, underscored the shifting position for corporate campaign contributions. Where corporate political action committees faced relatively little scrutiny, save from public interest groups and campaign finance journalists, now they are political flashpoints — not just for large segments of their customer base but for rank-and-file employees. “We are hard at work creating a new framework for our political giving that will ensure our advocacy better reflects our values,” Chapek wrote in a memo to employees on Friday. When it comes to contributions to politicians, Hollywood overall has leaned to the left for decades. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks federal contributions, the split is 89% Democrats to 11% Republicans so far this cycle. But at the corporate level,...
- 3/12/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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