On December 22nd, 2020, well after the 2020 election, Silicon Valley Bank PAC donated to Citizens for Waters, a political committee aligned with Congress Woman Maxine Waters(D-CA). On the same date, Silicon Valley Bank Pac donated to Friends of Gregory Meeks, a political committee aligned with Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Anthony Gonzales for Congress also received a donation from Silicon Valley Bank Pac on December 22nd, 2020. Anthony Gonzales was among the few Republican Congressmembers to vote to impeach Trump following January 6th.
Before the 2020 election, Silicon Valley PAC notability donated to Peters for Michigan, a political committee associated with Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) from Michigan. Peter’s received an unprecedented amount of mail-in voting that helped him win reelection in 2020.
Interestingly the only political committee Silicon Valley Pac gave to during the 2022 cycle was to friends of Mark Warner. Mark Warner won reelection in 2020 and is not up again until 2026.
Congressional records show that Silicon Valley’s Bank lobbyist in 2022 where the Franklin Square Group, LLC. Franklin Square Group was founded by Josh Ackil, who worked for then-President Bill Clinton. Ackil openly brags about his workings with the Clintons on his Franklin Square Group profile and in media outlets such as the Hill.
