Dark Money

Fossil Fuel Lobbyist Joins Thune-Linked ‘Dark Money’ Group’s Board

By Donald Shaw,

Published on Jun 25, 2025   —   3 min read

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Summary

One Nation's newest board member is a longtime GOP political operative who led lobbying for Devon Energy and Koch Industries.

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Allen Wright, a longtime government affairs executive for Devon Energy and Koch Industries, has quietly joined the board of One Nation, a powerful Republican dark money group tied to Senate Majority Leader John Thune. His addition to the board, disclosed on filings made last year with the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the Internal Revenue Service, is just the latest sign of the fossil fuel industry’s close ties to congressional Republicans’ campaign financing operations. 

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