New Jersey Dem Invests in His Donors’ Private Equity Firm
Josh Gottheimer bought KKR stock two days before receiving tens of thousands in donations from the firm's executives.
Josh Gottheimer bought KKR stock two days before receiving tens of thousands in donations from the firm's executives.
A committee set up to support vulnerable Senate Democrats received funding from private equity executives and their spouses.
KKR, Blackstone, and The Carlyle Group employees made up nearly half of the senator's joint fundraising committee haul in the first three months of the year.
The reps had campaigned to overturn a Trump-era tax hike on the wealthiest Americans.
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Reps. Gottheimer and Meeks formed a joint fundraising committee just days after defending private equity at a committee hearing. A new FEC filing shows it raised money almost exclusively from two companies that consumer advocates called out during the hearing.