THE donations from CEOs and employees of Alphabet (Google), Netflix and Microsoft to Vice President Kamala HarrisDemocratic candidate, are marked in red during these presidential elections. They helped her for decades. First as a candidate for the post of prosecutor of San Francisco (California). As a California prosecutor candidate. As a candidate for senator. As a candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2020. This date coincides with the change in strategy of Silicon Valley in California donations to the Democratic Party. Their CEOs, employees and families have also increased their donations to Democratic representatives in Congress. What exactly is behind the $30 million that Alphabet (Google), Netflix and Microsoft gave Harris this year?
Its CEOs, Like the rest of Silicon Valley, they want to control regulations on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies and other technologies. Kamala Harris and Silicon Valley CEOs have known each other for decades. His brother-in-law Tony West is head of Uber’s legal departmentbased in San Francisco. He has advisors who previously worked for Google. They now want Harris in the White House, who they convinced in California not to impose major regulations on them.
Following, What follows is a breakdown of all the campaign donations from these three major companies and their connections to Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party.among which stands out the good harmony between former President Barack Obama and the laws that the Democrats approved and which benefited these companies. Contributions are made individually through their CEOs, employees and family members, since it is prohibited to make them from companies.
Alphabet (Google)
- Total employee contributions in 2024: $9.5 million. Democrats: $6.7 million. Republicans: $700,000.
- Donations to make entrance hall in Congress with laws in favor of Alphabet (Google) and its subsidiaries: $7.2 million in 2024 and $14.4 million in 2023. How are you entrance hall? did entrance hall with campaign donations to some Democratic congressmen and registered groups that lobby for laws to be passed or blocked to benefit the Internet industry. Like for example the regulations that Joe Biden wanted to impose on the development of artificial intelligence. They put heavy pressure on him to drop out of the presidential race, along with Democratic Party leaders, including Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, California.
- Main beneficiary of your donations in 2024: Kamala Harris with $2.1 million.
- Controversial. The relationship between Google and Harris has been the subject of controversy in recent days. The giant included in its search engine ads section (Google Ads), produced by the Harris campaign, notes about Harris that appear to have been written by the media.
Netflix
- Contributions of its founder, Reed Hastings: seven million dollars to a Kamala Harris Super PAC. Super PACs and PACs are groups that campaign for candidates without being directly tied to them and can receive unlimited campaign donations. The content of Netlfix series and productions is generally ideological woke up through which, in many cases, the policies of the Democratic Party are transmitted through interventions or productions of its members, as for example with former President Barack Obama, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Democratic Senator from New Jersey Cory Booker.
- Total employee contributions: $6.6 million. All of his donations went to Democrats. They did nothing to the Republicans.
- Main beneficiary of your donations in 2024: the majority PAC in the Senate received two million dollars. This is a group that campaigns and helps various Democratic senators. As a PAC, you can receive unlimited donations. Kamala Harris received $180,000.
Microsoft
- Contributions of its founder Bill Gates, who does so through his foundation which bears his name: this year he gave $193,000 to Democrats. In 2020, he donated $1.8 million.
- Total employee contributions: $7.1 million to Democrats.
- Donations to make entrance hall: Microsoft stands out for its large donations to politicians in Congress who write laws, rather than to presidential candidates. In 2024, they donated to lobbyists and Democratic congressmen $5.1 million. In 2023, $10.5 million.
- Republican Party. Microsoft employees and Bill Gates through their foundation also donate to the Republican Party, although they are 20% of what they give to Democrats.
Data source on donations to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party: Open Secrets.
