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The chairman of the board of directors of Costco donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Democrats during the last electoral cycle, and several other members of the board of directors were also strongly given to the Democrats, according to data from the Commission Federal elections.
The wholesaler of the grocery store is struggling with a public reaction after the board of directors ended in favor of the controversial policies of the company.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors Hamilton E. James gave $ 100,000 to the Harris Action Fund in May 2023. Hamilton, who was previously the Blackstone group, donated $ 150,000 to the Harris Victory Fund in October 2024, reveals the FEC data.
The president of Costco donated $ 250,000 to the majority of the Senate PAC, a political action committee dedicated to electing democrats in the Senate, and gave $ 100,000 to the majority of the PAC chamber, which works to elect Democratic candidates in the House of Representatives, between September and October. 2024.

The members of the Costco board of directors made a donation to the Democrats during the electoral cycle 2023-24. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Hamilton, 73, made a donation of $ 41,000 to the CAP for representative Hakeem Jeffries, Dn.y., called the Jeffries Victory Fund in September 2024, among many other democratic pacs, reveals federal data and made Donations to many democratic parties and committees and state committees.
Costco Board member And the former CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Jeff Rakes, seems to be one of the most prolific donors among the board of directors, giving more than $ 400,000 to candidates and Democratic causes in the past two years . On October 28, 2024, Raikes gave $ 25,000 to the Harris Victory Fund, a few days before the presidential election. A month earlier, he gave $ 25,000 to the majority of the PAC room.
Kenneth Denman, member of the Costco board of directors, has also made many donations to candidates and left -wing groups. In the complexity of the 2024 presidential election, Denman made two donations of $ 2,500 to Harris for the president in one week, on October 20 and 26.
Sally Jewell, who has seized the Costco Board of Directors since 2020 and has been in the Obama administration as interior secretary, made 49 contributions to the support of Democratic candidates between January 2023 and December 2024. She gave thousands of people to the groups supporting the campaigns of Democrats across the Democrats Countries, including the former senator of Pennsylvania Bob Casey and the former Senator of Montana Jon Test.
Director Helena Buonanno Foulkes gave Harris $ 3,300 for the presidency and $ 3,500 to Harris Victory Fund in August, and donated Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tammy Baldwin and Bob Casey. Foulkes is the niece of the former Democratic Senator of Connecticut Christopher Dodd, and it made an unsuccessful offer for the Democratic appointment for the Governor of Rhode Island in 2022.
Among the members of the board of directors of Costco that Fox News Digital could verify independently, only John Stanton gave the CAPs aligned by the Republicans. Stanton made a donation to PACS supporting the Republican senses. John Thune from the southern Dakota and Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, and he also contributed to the representative of Michigan, John James. He also donated to a Washington Democrat, representative Adam Smith, last cycle.
None of the other members of the board of directors seemed to have given a donation to the Republicans or the right -wing PACs. According to their website, Costco’s Board is currently made up of 11 members. The other members did not seem to make individual political gifts in the 2024 cycle, or could not be verified for having done so, according to the FEC website.
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The member of the board of directors of Costco, Jeff Raike, was a franc defender of Dei. (Getty Images)
The important left -wing political contributions among the members of the Costco board of directors are in the light of a unleashed controversy on the dee policies of the wholesale grocer. Nineteen general prosecutors urged the wholesaler of the grocery store To give up on Monday in the light of the executive orders of President Donald Trump who served him from the federal government.
Raikes was A frank supporter dei. In November 2024, he wrote: “The attacks on Dei are not only bad for business – they harm our economy. A diversified workforce stimulates innovation, expands markets and feeds growth. Let us focus on building a future where all talents thrive ”, in a Publish.

Larry Ellison, executive Charmain Oracle, listens to American president Donald Trump, the Roosevelt room at the White House on January 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Denman frequently republishes Trump criticism and praise for Democrats on his accounts X and Bluesky.
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The founder of the company, James Sinegal, who retired from his management position in 2012, was a fervent supporter of the Democratic Party. He spoke during the National Democratic Convention in 2012 as the funder of President Barack Obama.
Fox News Digital contacted the members of the board of directors who donated during the 2024 electoral cycle and have not yet received an answer. Jewell, James, Stanton could not be reached.