Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, based Kohl’s members, employees and affiliates including Kohl’s Department Stores, have given $18,355 in political donations so far this year for the 2022 elections cycle, according to Open Secrets.
By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy
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As a corporation, Kohl’s Corp. cannot make political donations directly to a candidate as per federal law. In order to make donations, the company would need to set up a political action committee (PAC), which they do not currently have.
This places Kohl’s affiliates at the 7,084th spot out of 26,914 spots in terms of largest donors, Open Secrets data shows.
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Just a few weeks before the November mid-term elections, let’s take a look at where and to whom Kohl’s members, employees and affiliates have donated to. Here are some of the recipients and the amount they received:
- DNC Services Corp — $2,239
- Wisconsin Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes — $1,230
- Pennsylvania Democratic candidate John Fetterman — $1,142
- Arizona Democratic candidate Mark Kelly — $1,048
- Connecticut Democratic candidate Jim Himes — $1,000
- New Jersey Democratic candidate Rob Menendez — $1,000
- Wisconsin Republican candidate Ron Johnson — $900
- National Republican Senatorial Committee — $885
- Florida Democratic candidate Val Demings — $675
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee — $635
The bulk of the contributions to congressional and federal candidates went to Democrats, with 86.7% and 88% of the total amount of dollars, respectively, Open Secrets data shows
Additional retailer affiliates who gave mostly to Democrats this election cycle include those connected to Macy’s, who donated a total of $89,940. Of this total, 74.6% went to Democratic federal candidates.
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Other corporate affiliates who largely donated to Democrats this election cycle include those connected with Pfizer, who gave a total of $1.7 million, with 57.4 % of the total amount of dollars going to Democratic federal candidates.
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