★ Private Action
John Rakolta Jr. donates $650K to Trump 47 Committee
Filed October 2024$650,000
★ The Brief
What happened
John Rakolta Jr., a Republican businessman who served as Trump's first-term Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and is the former chief executive of Detroit construction firm Walbridge, contributed $650,000 to Trump 47 Committee across two contributions during the 2024 federal election cycle.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
John Rakolta Jr. of Michigan, employed by Wacbridge Group, contributed $650,000 to Trump 47 Committee across 2 contributions 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.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
John Rakolta Jr.Donated $650,000 to Trump 47 Committee.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 1Who stood to gain.
- Trump 47 Committee
Received $650,000 from John Rakolta Jr..
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