A look at the Top Donors of Georgia's Republican Candidates
The Georgia Senate runoffs marked the most expensive U.S. Senate races in history, as per OpenSecrets.org, the nonprofit organization which tracks the money raised and and spent by political candidates.
The organization says that nearly $470 million was spent in the race between David Perdue and Jon Ossoff, and about $363 million was spent in Kelly Loeffler vs. Raphael Warnock.
If we take a closer look at the name of the top five campaign donors for the Republican candidates, there are some familiar names.
The incumbent Kelly Loeffler, who lost her seat to Democratic leader Raphael Warnock, was heavily supported by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) - Get Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Report. Loeffler, 50, was once a CEO of Bakkt, the Exchange's subsidiary. The International Exchange donated $127,300 to her campaign.
It's worth mentioning that as soon as the news of Loeffler - also the co-owner of the Atlanta Dream WNBA team - surfaced, many players took to Twitter (TWTR) - Get Twitter, Inc. Report, to express their happiness.
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"Think I’m gone put together an ownership group for the The Dream. Whose in?," NBA star Lebron James tweeted.
Loeffler is notorious for opposing the Black Lives Matter movement.
Taking a look at the donations made to both Republican candidates, HomeDepot (HD) - Get Home Depot, Inc. Report has made a generous support to both candidates.
The home improvement retailer contributed $51,513 to Kelly Loeffler and $164,646 to David Perdue.
Companies like Delta Air Lines (DAL) - Get Delta Air Lines, Inc. Report, Goldman Sachs (GARTX) - Get Goldman Sachs Abs Return Tracker A Report also are in the list.
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