Beto O’Rourke returned a $1 million donation to FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, the Texas Democrat’s largest campaign contributor between July 1 to Sept. 29.
O’Rourke, the failed Texas gubernatorial candidate who lost to Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, returned the contribution four days before the midterm election, his campaign told The Texas Tribune.
Bankman-Fried gave approximately $40 million to the Democratic Party during the 2021–22 election, according to OpenSecrets.
Bankman-Fried’s donations made him the second-highest Democrat donor behind George Soros, who contributed $128 million, as previously reported by The Epoch Times. Donations were also made by other former FTX executives, including co-CEO Ryan Salame, who gave $23 million to Republicans and conservative groups, and former engineering director Nishad Singh, who contributed nearly $13 million to Democrats and liberal causes….