Corporate Cash Is Infesting the Democratic and Republican National Conventions

Tell the Parties: Disclose Immediately and Ban All Corporate Contributions for Future Conventions

Both the Republicans and Democratic parties have set up “host committees” or other nonprofit groups to accept corporate and special interest contributions. Both are likely to keep the full list of sponsors secret for as long as they can — well after the conventions.

These conventions should be about celebrating party members and nominating candidates, not selling influence to profit-hungry corporations and special interests.

Add your name below to urge the Democrats and Republicans to disclose the host committee donors and ban all corporate contributions for future conventions.

We, the undersigned, call on the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention to disclose immediately the sources of their funds and ban all corporate giving to host committees in the next election.

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Expose the Sponsors

Though neither party is disclosing its full list of corporate sponsors, some sponsors of a nonprofit group set up by the DNC’s host committee have been revealed thanks to investigative reporting. The RNC host committee lists some corporate sponsors on its website. Below is a list of the corporate sponsors we know about:

Republican convention (August 27 to 30 in Tampa, Fla.)

• American Petroleum Institute
• American Natural Gas Alliance
• Florida Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Bright House Networks
• Chevron
• Coca-Cola
• CSX
• Darden Restaurants
• Florida Realtors
• Ford
• Google
• Harris
• Microsoft
• Mosaic
• Progress Energy
• Publix
• Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (Altria)
• St. Pete Clearwater
• Tampa Bay & Co.
• TECO Energy
• UPS
• Walmart
• WellCare
• Wells Fargo
• Xerox

Democratic convention (September 4 to 6 in Charlotte, N.C.)

• AT&T
• Bank of America
• Coca-Cola
• Duke Energy
• Time Warner Cable
• Wells Fargo

If you are attending either convention and you notice corporate-sponsored events, let us know. Take a picture of any corporate logos you see and email them to action@citizen.org.

Illegal Activity

When corporate lobbyists schmooze with lawmakers at the conventions, they sometimes cross the line of what’s legal. Find out what lobbyists and lawmakers aren’t allowed to do, and help watch for illegal activity at the conventions.