Pet Stores

The chart above depicts the percent of contributions in U.S. Dollars donated to Republican and Democrat candidates/parties/affiliated groups, seeking national office during the 2020 election cycle, donated by employees, or owners, of the companies listed, and those individuals' immediate family members, based on data collected from www.opensecrets.org.

In some instances the money was possibly donated by the actual company, but the bulk of it typically comes from individuals within the company, or immediate family members of individuals within the company.  The only way I'm discussing the actual organization is if I reference it as "the organization itself", otherwise, I'm talking about the jargon mentioned above (individuals within the company, owners, employees, direct family, etc.).  In some instances, the money considered contributed may come from PACs affiliated with the mentioned organization. 

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PetSmart*                            $174,979   $41,019    

PetCo**                               $230,515  $106,566    

Pet Valu/Pet Supermarket***  $137,127   $565,496    

Petsense****                          $19,724    $49,396    

Totals                                  $562,345  $762,477

The Pet Stores (or large parent companies in which they fall under) above donated a combined $1,324,822 to 2020 political campaigns. 58% of which (equaling $762,477) went to candidates (or entities associated with) Republicans., 

*The parent company for Petsmart is BC Partners

**The parent company for PetCo is CVC Capital

***The parent company for Pet Valu/Pet Supermarket is Roark Capital Group

****The parent company for Petsense is Tractor Supply Co.

Special Thanks to  https://charts.livegap.com for the website used to make the chart above.