Report: Teamsters Union Donates to Battleground Republicans After Years of Backing Democrats
The Teamsters union is increasing donations to Republican candidates despite maintaining support for Democrats, with nearly 60% of members favoring Donald Trump in recent polling.
- The Teamsters Union has donated nearly $70,000 to Republican candidates in 2025, marking the second consecutive cycle of supporting Republican candidates after decades of backing Democrats.
- President Sean O'Brien criticized the Democratic Party for failing to engage with the working class, stating that many members support Trump over Harris without endorsing a candidate.
- The Teamsters contributed $5,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee and $62,000 to 22 House Republican candidates during the second quarter of fundraising in 2025.
- Kara Deniz, a Teamsters spokesperson, emphasized that their members are working people whose interests cut across party lines, highlighting the union's shift in political support.
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Teamsters Dole Out Cash To GOP Candidates As President Argues Dems Have Abandoned ‘Working People’
by Adam Pack at CDN - Republicans are continuing to receive labor union support amid Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien repeatedly lambasting Democrats for allegedly deserting the working class. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters’ Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (DRIVE) PAC has doled out nearly $70,000 to Republicans this year. The donations mark the second cycle in a row that the … Click to read the rest HERE-> Tea…
Teamsters Dole Out Cash to GOP Candidates as Union Boss Argues Dems Have Abandoned Working People - The Pennsylvania Daily Star
Republicans are continuing to receive labor union support amid Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien repeatedly lambasting Democrats for allegedly deserting the working class.
Democrat-Supporting Union Now Donating to Republicans
A longtime Democrat-supporting union, the Teamsters, is now donating to some Republican candidates. According to a report from Politico, the labor union’s D.R.I.V.E political action committee, which stands for Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education, provided the National Republican Congressional Committee with $5,000 in the second quarter. The Teamsters also gave $62,000 to nearly two-dozen Republican congressional candidates. The rep…
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