University Of Tennessee’s 2022 Political Spending Heavily In Favor Of Liberals, Democrats

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The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] –

Federal Election Commission records reveal that the University of Tennessee’s political spending so far in 2022 totals $66,357 to support Liberal / Democrat organizations, PACs and candidates.

Meanwhile, UT has spent only $14,135 to support Conservative / Republican organizations, PACS and candidates during the same time period.

This should come as no surprise to those that have been following the rapid spread of Critical Social Justice on UT’s campuses, an ideology that most Liberals and Democrats tend to support.

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Earlier this year, The Claremont Institute, Idaho Freedom Foundation and Velocity Convergence released an in-depth report detailing the saturation of Critical Social Justice and UT’s flagship campus in Knoxville.

Susan Kaestner, founding director of Velocity Convergence, said “UTK is going as woke as any university in the country. Its CSJ-dedicated culture has spread at an alarming speed since Spring 2019, with an unprecedented hiring spree at the administrative level reaching down into the details of every department.”

According to Kaestner, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is nearly full-grown at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) but she warns that it is also growing throughout Tennessee’s higher education institutions.

Below, you can find the majority of the political recipients UT has contributed to in the 2022 cycle so far.  Reports also indicate they have spent $40,000 on lobbying so far this year.  Last year’s lobbying expenses came in at $150,000.

Liberal / Democrat Organizations / PACs: Total = $53,182

DNC Services Corp – $24,531.  

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee –  $10,035

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee –  $6,844

Fair Fight PAC – $6,700

Democratic Party of Tennessee – $1,946

Progressive Turnout Project – $771

Powered By The People – $750

LCV Victory Fund – $450

Defeat by Tweet – $384

Senate Majority PAC – $275

Movement Voter PAC – $250

The Lincoln Project – $100

AmeriPAC: The Fund for a Greater America – $100

Democratic Party of Texas – $46

Democrat Candidates/ Politicians: Total = $13,175

Meg Gorman (D-TN) – $250

Kelly Odessa (D-TN) – $50

Raphael Warnock (D-GA) – $4,803

Mark Kelly (D-AZ) – $2,660

Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – $1,567

Joe Biden (D-PRES) –  $824

Charles Schumer (D-NY) – $792

Jon Ossoff (D-GA) – $457

Monica Tranel (D-MT) – $400

Cheri Beasley (D-NC) – $350

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) – $310

Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) – $300

Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) – $262

Jessica Cisneros (D-TX) – $150

Conservative / Republican Organizations / PACs: Total = $8,875

Republican National Committee – $4,803

National Republican Senatorial Committee – $3,393

National Republican Congressional Committee – $604

Save America – $75

Republican Candidates/ Politicians: Total = $5,260

Tim Burchett (R-TN) – $2,975

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) – $100

Bill Hagerty (R-TN) – $75

J.D. Vance (R-OH) – $1,000

Michael Burgess (R-TX) – $500

Steve Scalise (R-LA) – $335

Matt Gaetz (R-FL) – $175

Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) – $100

About the Author: Jason Vaughn, Media Coordinator for The Tennessee Conservative  ~ Jason previously worked for a legacy publishing company based in Crossville, TN in a variety of roles through his career.  Most recently, he served as Deputy Director for their flagship publication. Prior, he was a freelance journalist writing articles that appeared in the Herald Citizen, the Crossville Chronicle and The Oracle among others.  He graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelor’s in English-Journalism, with minors in Broadcast Journalism and History.  Contact Jason at news@TennesseeConservativeNews.com