Wooing spouses gives companies access to Newsom, CA Democrats | The Sacramento Bee

Wooing spouses gives companies access to Newsom, CA Democrats | The Sacramento Bee

• There’s a trend sweeping the California Democratic Party and the stink of this foul practice is getting worse. 

"If corporations and special interests want a state official’s attention, all they have to do is donate to their partner’s nonprofit.

A new investigation by The Bee uncovered the surge of donations from corporations that regularly lobby state government to The Representation Project, a nonprofit founded by First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. 

...In 2015, the year Gavin Newsom announced his run for governor, contributions increased by 30% to nearly $1.6 million.

For seven years, the Rep Project paid Siebel Newsom a $290,000 annual salary for her leadership role and three social justice documentaries she filmed, tax returns showed. 

The $2.3 million she earned over those years accounted for over 20% of the $10.4 million the nonprofit received...Read all!!!!!