WASHINGTON – Employees of large technology companies were a key source of contributions to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, according to campaign funding records, which overshadow employee donations from traditional Democratic fundraising sources. such as banks and law firms.
Employees of the parents of Google, Alphabet Inc., and Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc. were the five largest sources of money for the Biden campaign and the joint fundraising committees among those that identify corporate entrepreneurs, according to employees. to a Wall Street Journal analysis of campaign funding reports.
Biden’s presidential campaign received at least $ 15.1 million from employees of these five technology companies, according to records. The companies declined to comment.
Former Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama also received large contributions from employees of technology companies, but their main sources of employee donations extended beyond the technology sector.
Ms. Clinton’s main sources of funds identifying corporate entrepreneurs in 2016 included employees of personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan and JPMorgan Chase & Co., along with Google, Microsoft and Apple, according to records compiled by the Non-Partisan Center for Sensitive Politics.