Who's Forking Over the Cash? A Peek at the Bigwigs Supporting Our Policymakers
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Let's cut to the chase - you wanna know who's throwing their hard-earned dough at the folks making the rules, right? Well, buckle up, my friend, because we're diving deep into the world of big-time sponsors!
The Big Kahunas: NCSL Foundation's All-Star Lineup
The NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures has landed a powerhouse team of sponsors, hailing from various sectors like tech, healthcare, energy, and more. Here's a quick rundown of the tiers and some of their key players:
- Capitol Circle Sponsors (Going for $50,000 and above): Airbnb, Amazon, America's Credit Unions, American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), American Gas Association, American Hotel & Lodging Association, American Kratom Association, AT&T, Avangrid, Axon, Cenovus Energy, Chevron, Cisco Systems, Inc., Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), CTIA - The Wireless Association, Dominion Energy, Inc., Esri, General Motors, Google, Honeywell International, Inc., Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, Maximus, National Beer Wholesalers Association, NCTA—The Internet & Television Association, Nuclear Energy Institute, Oracle, PMI Global Services Inc., Rocket, Sazerac, Stand Together Trust, TIAA, TikTok, Inc., Turo, Verizon, Vistra Corp., Walmart, Western Governors University.
- Platinum Sponsors (Playing for $30,000): 1-800 CONTACTS, Inc., Adobe, Ancestry, Apple, Block, Bombardier, The Carpet and Rug Institute, Charter Communications, Cigna, Code.org, Comcast Corporation, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, CSL Behring, Curriculum Associates, CVS Health, Darden Restaurants, Dell, Deloitte, Diageo, DoorDash, eBay Inc., Edward Jones, Eli Lilly & Company, Entertainment Software Association, Everytown for Gun Safety, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Global Medical Response, HCA Healthcare, Heartland Forward, HMH, Humana, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), JPMorgan Chase, Las Vegas Sands, Lenovo, Live Nation, Lyft, McDonald.
- Gold Sponsors (Stepping Up with $15,000): 3M Company, AARP, ACT | The App Association, ADM, Advanced Energy United, The Advocacy Group (TAG)/FOCUS, a Leonine Business, Alliance, and others.
In a nutshell, we're talking a diverse crew of titans from tech, healthcare, energy, and other industries joining forces to back our policymakers.
Other Contenders
A quick search also dredged up a list of sponsors for organizations like Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Code.org. But since we weren'tspecific about which organization, the NCSL Foundation’s list takes the cake as the most comprehensive and prominent one out there! [1,3,5]
So, there ya have it - a rundown of the corporate heavyweights fueling our political machine! Now, who said you can't buy influence around here? (Wink, wink!)
[1] NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures sponsors - Source[3] FBLA Sponsors - Source[5] Code.org Sponsors - Source
The NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures' sponsors have extended their support to key policymakers, with some notable names in tech and healthcare, such as Google, Johnson & Johnson, and Amazon. Moreover, sponsors for organizations like Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Code.org also contribute, but the NCSL Foundation's sponsor list is the most comprehensive and prominent.
