Cash for Clout: Mapping Multi-Millionaire Republicans Shopping For Senate Seats

The Very Rich G.O.P. Senate Candidates Bidding for Working-Class Votes

“In 2023, Mr. Moreno, a Colombian-born businessman revealed assets valued from $25.5 million to $105.7 million and an annual income nearing $6 million… including a $2.3 million Aston Martin Vulcan, a house listed in Ocean Reef, Fla., worth as much as $25 million, and a home in Avon, Ohio, valued at up to $5 million…

“We are not the party of the elites in big business. We’re the party of the working class, said Moreno.” — NY Times

Meet more multi-millionaire Republicans pretending to be regular guys to get elected with this interactive map. Can you spot what they all have in common? Answer below.

Republicans: Party of the rich, by the richer, for the richest

Many citizens and analysts believe that Congress is out of touch with the needs of the average American citizen because of the sizable wealth of many of its members. The salary of a U.S. senator is a respectable $174,000 per annum, but many senators make much more money through other investments, the use of their high-profile status to make connections, and various business dealings. — Investopedia

Estimated net worth

Rick Scott $300 million
Tim Sheehy $74–200 million
Mike Braun $137 million
David McCormick $ 116–290 million
Eric Hovde $70 million
Bernie Moreno $25–105 million

Multi-millionaire who failed to pay his workers overtime

“In Ohio, Mr. Moreno’s Republican opponents, especially the Republican establishment’s choice, State Senator Matt Dolan, repeatedly went after him for a lawsuit filed by an employee of one of his car dealerships, who sued him in 2017 for failure to pay overtime. The judge in the case determined that Mr. Moreno “either did not retain or shredded” monthly reports on overtime hours… Mr. Moreno did lose the suit and was ordered to pay $416,160 to his employees.” — NY Times

TakeAway: Don’t fall for this Republican con. These multi-millionaires are in it for themselves and other millionaires, not for hard working Americans. Vote for Democrats.

Deepak
DemLabs

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Answer: They are all rich white guys.

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