Warnock Voter-Registration Group Received $482,000 in PPP Loans

Warnock Voter-Registration Group Received $482,000 in PPP
Loans 1

While Georgia Democrat Raphael�Warnock has slammed his
Republican opponent for “playing political games” with COVID-19
relief, the voter-registration group he ran raked in $482,000 in
coronavirus bailout money.

The New Georgia Project, a voter-registration nonprofit founded
by Stacey Abrams and helmed by Warnock until earlier this year,
took in the nearly half-million-dollar sum from the Paycheck
Protection Program, new data show.
The loan program was created to help small businesses struggling
financially during the coronavirus pandemic.

Warnock has attacked his
opponent, Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, over the
distribution of the loans.

“Georgians are wondering when are they going to get some
COVID-19 relief,” Warnock said during a Sunday debate. “They’re
wondering who is going to put small businesses in front of the
large corporate giants.”

The Senate hopeful’s website advocates for
greater transparency in the program to make sure small businesses
are not ignored “in favor of wealthy corporations that are
politically well-connected.”

The Warnock-tied nonprofit works to register black voters in the
Peach State. Abrams launched the group in late 2013 with the
ambitious goal of registering hundreds of thousands of new minority
voters. Warnock served as its CEO from 2017 to February 2020.

The New Georgia Project says it
registered 500,000 new voters ahead of the November 3 elections. In
the month following the elections, the group says it
has registered an additional 10,000 voters. As part of mobilization
efforts leading up to the January 5 runoffs, it plans to knock on
one million doors and contact five million voters via text and
calls.

Through Abrams, the nonprofit has connections to high-level
Democratic donors and operatives. In April 2018, the failed
gubernatorial candidate appeared at a closed-door meeting of the
Democracy Alliance, a billionaire donor club, and led
a panel that included
 talks of fighting for reparations by
2022. Top Democratic operatives, such as DNC chairman Tom Perez,
attended the gathering.

The New Georgia Project also partners with
the Democracy
Alliance-backed
 Center for Popular Democracy, whose
network includes dozens
of liberal advocacy groups. Abrams has asked members
of the alliance to give cash to her group in the past.

While the New Georgia Project does not disclose its donors, the
identities of some recent funders can be gleaned from public
records. During the 2020 election cycle, it received $46,775 from
the MVP Justice Fund, a super PAC that receives all
of its cash
 from another super PAC called Defeat by Tweet.
Defeat by Tweet is bankrolled by
a handful of individuals, including Michael Novogratz, the CEO of
Galaxy Investment Partners. In 2018, the New Georgia Project’s
action fund received $35,000 in
donations from the Working Families Party independent expenditures
committee. The group reported nearly $2
million
 in donations on its most recent tax forms.

The New Georgia Project has also come under fire for alleged
financial mismanagement. During her tenure leading the group,
Abrams faced criticism for paying herself
a $177,500 salary for 20 hours of work per week. The nonprofit is
now under
investigation
 by Georgia’s secretary of state, Republican Brad
Raffensperger, for allegedly sending ballot applications to
non-residents.

Warnock’s campaign and the New Georgia Project did not respond
to requests for comment.

The post
Warnock Voter-Registration Group Received $482,000 in PPP Loans

appeared first on Washington Free
Beacon
.

Read the Full Article

State of Texas Files Lawsuit Against Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania Over Election Procedures, SCOTUS Will Hear the Case
As Trump Fights Election Fraud, Most Republicans in Congress Remain Quiet

You might also like
Menu