Top Donor for Trump Nominee Allegedly Leaned on Employees to Support GOP
Source: Kaiser Health News
A donor for Republican Representative Tom Price allegedly pushed employees to give money to support Republican candidates and causes.
KAISER HEALTH NEWS
01.16.17 12:00 PM ET
By Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett - Kaiser Health News
President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet pick Tom Price counts among his top contributors a Georgia company and its CEO, who sent managers an email demanding donations “IMMEDIATELY” to a political action committee supportive of GOP candidates and causes, according to documents reviewed by Kaiser Health News.
The PAC was operated by Georgia-based MiMedx, whose CEO Parker H. “Pete” Petit is among the top individual contributors to Price, a Georgia congressman and Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary. Federal campaign finance records show MiMedx, through its PAC, chief executive and his relatives, has contributed more than $40,000 to Price’s campaign and joint fundraising committees since 2014. With combined PAC and individual donations, the company was ranked as Price’s top contributor for 2015-2016 by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.
A spokesman for Trump’s transition said Price had no knowledge of “internal issues” at MiMedx. He acknowledged that Price has helped the company, which is based in his congressional district, but said he gave it no special treatment.
“Dr. Price assisted MiMedx in navigating regulatory waters, just as he would for any constituent,” said Phillip Blando, who did not elaborate on how Price helped the company.
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