List of companies that halted U.S. political contributions in January 2021

In January 2021, a number of companies halted their political contributions in the United States, primarily in response to some Republican legislators' objections to certification of the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count and the ensuing mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol. All of these companies announced suspension of donations to legislators and/or executive branch members who were challenging the vote certification, unless otherwise stated.

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3M – Halted all political donations for further review^[1]

A

ADM – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Aflac – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]^[4]
Airbnb^[5]^[6]
Amazon^[5]^[7]
American Airlines – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]^[4]
American Express^[5]^[6]^[7]
American Investment Council – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
AT&T^[5]^[7]

B

BAE Systems – Resumed political donations in March 2021^[8]
Bank of America – Halted all political donations for further review^[1]
Best Buy^[9]
BlackRock – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association^[5]^[6]
Boeing – Resumed political donations in May 2021^[10]
Booz Allen Hamilton – Halted all political donations for further review^[8]
Boston Scientific – Halted all political donations for further review^[11]
BP – Halted all political donations for further review^[9]

C

Cargill – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Cboe Global Markets – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Charles Schwab – Permanently halted all political donations, shut down PAC^[5]
Cheniere Energy – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Cigna – Pledged to "discontinue support of elected officials who encouraged or supported violence, or hindered the peaceful transition of power" in public statement issued January 2021;^[3] clarified that voting against certification of the 2020 presidential election did not rise to that standard and resumed donations as of April 2021^[12]
Cisco Systems^[9]
Citigroup – Halted all political donations for further review^[7]
CME Group – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
The Coca-Cola Company^[6]
Comcast – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]^[7]
Commerce Bancshares^[13]^[5]^[6]
ConocoPhillips – Halted all political donations for further review^[7]

D

Deloitte^[1]
Disney^[1]
Dow Chemical^[5]^[6]^[7]
Duke Energy – Paused all political contributions for 30 days^[2]

E

Edison International – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Edward Jones Investments – Halted all political donations for further review^[9]
Exelon^[2]

F

Facebook, Inc. – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]^[7]
FedEx – Halted all political donations for further review^[9]
FirstEnergy – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Ford Motor Company – Halted all political donations for further review;^[14] resumed political donations in June 2021 after getting input from members of its employee-funded PAC^[4]
Freeport-McMoRan – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]

G

General Electric^[7]
General Motors – Announced suspension to political donations in January 2021, along with statement that "[c]haracter and public integrity aligning with GM's core values" would factor into future donations; resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]^[4]
Gilead Sciences – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Goldman Sachs – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]
Google – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]

H

Hallmark Cards – Additionally asked two Senators to return contributions^[5]
Hilton Worldwide – Suspended political donations in March 2020; announced in January 2021 that it will keep donations "suspended indefinitely"^[1]
Honeywell^[8]
Huntington Ingalls Industries – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[8]

I

Intel – Halted all political donations for further review^[15]
Intercontinental Exchange – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Investment Company Institute – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]

J

JBS USA – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
JetBlue – Resumed political donations in April 2021^[12]
JPMorgan Chase – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]^[7]

K

Kraft Heinz^[2]
Kroger – Halted all political donations for further review^[15]

L

Leidos – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[8]
Loan Syndications and Trading Association – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Lockheed Martin – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]

M

Major League Baseball – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Managed Funds Association – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Marathon Petroleum – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Marriott International^[5]^[6]
MassMutual^[2]
Mastercard^[6]
McDonald's – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Microsoft – Halted all political donations for further review^[5]
Morgan Stanley^[14]

N

Nasdaq, Inc. – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
National Association of Realtors – Resumed political donations in April 2021^[12]
Nike, Inc.^[5]
Northrop Grumman – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]

P

PepsiCo – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
PricewaterhouseCoopers^[15]

R

Raytheon Technologies – Halted all political donations for further review^[8]
Rocket Holdings (Quicken Loans) – Announced a $750,000 donation to Joe Biden's inauguration committee, then halted all political donations for further review^[16]

S

Salesforce – Halted all political donations for further review^[1]
Smithfield Foods – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Southern Company – Pledged to "discontinue support for any official or organization" who lacked "values we follow as a business — honesty, respect, fairness, integrity and the value of diversity"; resumed donating to politicians who contested the 2020 presidential election as of June 2021^[3]
Squire Patton Boggs – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
State Street Corporation^[2]

T

Target Corporation – Halted all political donations for further review^[1]
Toyota – Resumed political donations in April 2021^[12]
Tyson Foods – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[4]

U

United Parcel Service – Resumed political donations in June 2021^[3]^[4]

V

Valero Energy – Halted all political donations for further review^[2]
Verizon^[1]
Visa Inc. – Halted all political donations for further review^[1]

W

Walmart^[1]
Wells Fargo – Halted all political donations for further review^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Goodwin, Jazmin (January 12, 2021). "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election". CNN Business. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Miller, Kevin (January 11, 2021). "Here Are the U.S. Companies Hitting Pause on Political Donations". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Stanley-Becker, Isaac (July 15, 2021). "American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Day, Chad (July 16, 2021). "More Corporate PACs Resume Political Donations to Republicans Who Rejected Election Results". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Frankel, Todd (January 10, 2021). "Campaign finance system rocked as firms, including Nike and Google, pause or halt contributions after election results challenged". Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Heron, Michelle (January 11, 2021). "UPDATE: More companies halt political donations to lawmakers who voted to reject election results, impacting local Republicans". WRCB-TV. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mullins, Brody (January 12, 2021). "More Blue-Chip Companies Halt Political Donations to Republicans". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gould, Joe (June 4, 2021). "Defense firms quietly resume political giving after post-insurrection pause". Defense News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Austin; Ziegler, Megan (January 11, 2021). "Walmart, Boeing, Hallmark among companies pulling political contributions after pro-Trump Capitol riot". WTTG. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ Allison, Bill (June 14, 2021). "Boeing resumes donations to Republicans who contested US election". Al Jazeera. Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ Picchi, Aimee (January 13, 2021). "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Day, Chad; Mann, Ted (April 16, 2021). "Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden's Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ Edwards, Greg (January 11, 2021). "Commerce Bank joins companies suspending political contributions, citing Capitol violence". St. Louis Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Wahba, Phil (January 11, 2021). "These Fortune 500 companies are halting contributions to Republicans (and Democrats) in the wake of Capitol attacks". FORTUNE. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c McEvoy, Jemima; Solender, Andrew (January 12, 2021). "Amazon, Intel Join Other Major Companies Suspending Donations To Republicans Involved In Biden Certification Challenge". Forbes. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ Neavling, Steve (January 11, 2021). "Rocket Companies and Ford join U.S. corporations halting political donations following Capitol riot". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[CNN-Goodwin-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Goodwin, Jazmin (January 12, 2021). "Corporate America halts donations to Republicans who voted to overturn the election". CNN Business. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[Bloomberg-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab Miller, Kevin (January 11, 2021). "Here Are the U.S. Companies Hitting Pause on Political Donations". Bloomberg News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[WaPo-SB-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Stanley-Becker, Isaac (July 15, 2021). "American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[WSJ-Day-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Day, Chad (July 16, 2021). "More Corporate PACs Resume Political Donations to Republicans Who Rejected Election Results". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[WaPo-Frankel-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Frankel, Todd (January 10, 2021). "Campaign finance system rocked as firms, including Nike and Google, pause or halt contributions after election results challenged". Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[WRCB-Heron-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Heron, Michelle (January 11, 2021). "UPDATE: More companies halt political donations to lawmakers who voted to reject election results, impacting local Republicans". WRCB-TV. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[WSJ-Mullins-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Mullins, Brody (January 12, 2021). "More Blue-Chip Companies Halt Political Donations to Republicans". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[Defense-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gould, Joe (June 4, 2021). "Defense firms quietly resume political giving after post-insurrection pause". Defense News. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[WTTG-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Williams, Austin; Ziegler, Megan (January 11, 2021). "Walmart, Boeing, Hallmark among companies pulling political contributions after pro-Trump Capitol riot". WTTG. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[AlJazeeraBoeing-10] Allison, Bill (June 14, 2021). "Boeing resumes donations to Republicans who contested US election". Al Jazeera. Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.

[CBS-Picchi-11] Picchi, Aimee (January 13, 2021). "Corporations halt political donations, with some singling out Republicans". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[WSJ-DayMann-12] Day, Chad; Mann, Ted (April 16, 2021). "Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden's Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[13] Edwards, Greg (January 11, 2021). "Commerce Bank joins companies suspending political contributions, citing Capitol violence". St. Louis Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

[FORTUNE-Wahba-14] Wahba, Phil (January 11, 2021). "These Fortune 500 companies are halting contributions to Republicans (and Democrats) in the wake of Capitol attacks". FORTUNE. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[Forbes-15] McEvoy, Jemima; Solender, Andrew (January 12, 2021). "Amazon, Intel Join Other Major Companies Suspending Donations To Republicans Involved In Biden Certification Challenge". Forbes. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[Metro-Neavling-16] Neavling, Steve (January 11, 2021). "Rocket Companies and Ford join U.S. corporations halting political donations following Capitol riot". Detroit Metro Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

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