Climate advocates have poured millions of dollars into Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), the leading candidate to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
Jay Faison Founder of the Clear Path Foundation, a North Carolina-based nonprofit focused on “conservative clean energy.” Donated He gave $2 million to Utah for Conservative Values, a super PAC. Spent About $5 million was spent supporting Curtis and about $330,000 was spent attacking Trent Staggs, the mayor of Riverton, Utah, and Curtis’s primary opponent.
Trent Staggs, mayor of Riverton, Utah, and a U.S. Senate candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, addresses delegates at the 2024 Utah Republican Party Convention in Salt Lake City, Saturday, April 27, 2024. Staggs won more than two-thirds of the delegate votes to become the party’s nominee, but will face off against a formidable rival in the June 25 Republican primary. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Clearpath Action Fund name Curtis is one of 10 “Clean Energy Champions.” Curtis is currently Chair Conservative Climate Parliamentary Group.
According to Open Secrets, Utah’s conservative values are Spent Of all the outside groups competing to replace Sen. Romney, the most money was poured into supporting Curtis. Outside groups spent $7.7 million to support Curtis, nearly $2 million to support Spent To counter the Stags.
“The fact that I’m working on non-traditional problems [among Republicans] It’s been helpful to me,” Curtis said. POLITICO He noted his focus on climate change policy in January.
Other climate change groups, such as EDF Action, spent $100,000 on ads. support Curtis. Clearpath Action Fund Spent $67,000 to support Curtis.
The EDF Action Fund formally announced its opposition to former President Donald Trump’s reelection bid in March.
“But in 2020, our board determined that the consequences of a second term for Trump would be disastrous and we had no choice but to oppose his candidacy. This marks the first time that EDF Action has taken a side in a presidential election,” wrote David Keeve, president of the EDF Action Fund.
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Many hoped that Donald Trump would be a distant memory by now, but our country is not so lucky. Trump is the almost certain Republican presidential nominee and leads in many general election polls. Make no mistake about the stakes: Trump is worse off on our core issues than he was four years ago. His antipathy toward electric vehicles and renewable energy has deepened, and he has made a massive expansion of oil drilling one of his top priorities on his first day in office, often prioritizing it over building a border wall. His allies are also developing a comprehensive plan to roll back environmental and public health protections, while at the same time exacerbating a climate crisis that is already upending people’s lives and communities.
All of the progress we’ve made over the past four years is at risk. We’ve made historic investments to fight the climate crisis, accelerate the clean energy transition, and address environmental injustice. We’ve accomplished more on climate than at any time in American history, and the contrast with President Trump’s presidency couldn’t be more dramatic.
Trump poses an unparalleled threat to our air, water, and public health. His policies will cause irreparable damage. The climate cannot be protected from Trump.
“Progress requires all of us working together, and it’s critical that we continue to push forward to meet our climate goals and build a stronger, healthier, and more prosperous America for everyone,” Keeve added.
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