Giants Baseball Insider

SF Giants principal owner makes max donation to Ron DeSantis campaign

SF Giants principal owner Charles B. Johnson has continued supporting far-right political candidates, donating to Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants principal owner makes max donation to Ron DeSantis campaign
SF Giants principal owner makes max donation to Ron DeSantis campaign /
In this story:

The Republican Party has consistently been able to turn to SF Giants principal owner Charles B. Johnson for financial support over the past few decades. In fact, Johnson donated nearly $3.77 million during the last election cycle to Republican candidates and Super Pacs. Johnson is indeed back at it this cycle, having made the maximum $6,600 donation to Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis (hat tip to SFGATE's Alex Shultz for first pointing out the filing).

Johnson has previously been a sizable financial backer of former president Donald Trump, who is running once again in 2024. DeSantis is currently considered the biggest threat to Trump's campaign in the Republican primary, but recent reports have shown a cash solvency issue in DeSantis' campaign that could force his run to fall short.

DeSantis has not only pushed a far-right rhetoric throughout his political career, he has also passed fascist policies during his tenure as Florida's governor. DeSantis has successfully taken away rights from LGBTQIA+ people and banned books that have ties to political movements he opposes. Often, the book bans have gone so far as to ban books written by or about Black and/or queer characters without any more direct political message.

He also made a $2,900 donation to West Virginia Republican member of the House Alex Mooney, who aims to challenge incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin for a senate seat last year. Mooney has been a staunch ally of former president Donald Trump and has defended the January 6th coup attempt. He also was the subject of a recent investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics last year, which found "substantial reason to believe" Mooney violated congressional ethics by accepting an all-expenses-paid family vacation to Aruba.

The report also found that Mooney "likely" violated federal law “by providing false testimony and withholding evidence or making edits to his calendar.”

Published
Marc Delucchi
MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

Home/San Francisco Giants News