★ Private Action
George Bishop donates $500K to Trump 47 Committee
Filed May 2024$500,000
★ The Brief
What happened
George H. Bishop, founder and chief executive of Texas oil-and-gas exploration firm GeoSouthern Energy, contributed $500,000 to Trump 47 Committee in a single contribution during the 2024 federal election cycle.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Bishop's $500,000 joined a crowd of oil-and-gas donors backing Trump's return; he also gave $1 million to MAGA Inc. the same cycle. Upstream producers like his GeoSouthern Energy have since gained from the tax law that lets drillers dodge the corporate minimum tax and the EPA's scrapping of the climate endangerment finding.
★ Cast your vote
George Bishop of Texas, employed by Geosouthern Energy CORP, contributed $500,000 to Trump 47 Committee in a single contribution during the 2024 federal election cycle, in support of Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. Trump 47 Committee (FEC C00867937) was the principal joint fundraising committee of the cycle, distributing proceeds to the Trump 2024 campaign, the Republican National Committee, Save America (Trump's leadership PAC), and participating state Republican parties per its joint fundraising agreement.
Further reading
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