WASHINGTON – Employees of large technology companies have been a major source of contributions to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, showing recently released records of campaign funding and embezzling employee donations from traditional Democratic fundraising sources such as banks and law firms.
Employees of Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., and Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc. were the five biggest sources of money for mr. Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committees among those who identify corporate employers, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of campaign funding reports.
Mr. Biden’s presidential campaign has received at least $ 15.1 million from employees of the five technology companies, according to the information. The companies declined to comment.
Former Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have also received large contributions from employees of technology companies, but their top sources of employee donations extend beyond the technology sector.
Mrs. Clinton’s largest sources of funds from those identifying corporate employers in 2016 were employees of law firm Morgan & Morgan and JPMorgan Chase & Co., along with Google, Microsoft and Apple, according to election records compiled by the non-party Center for Responsible Politics .