The identity of the donor who gave $ 500,000 for efforts to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom two weeks ago was finally revealed.
The donation was made by the mysterious Orange County consulting firm Prov 3: 9 LLC, and the company announced in a statement to several media outlets Tuesday that its main financier is John Kruger, an individual who opposes the restrictions. of the governor’s COVID-19 church.
“Prov 3: 9 has financed charities in the past, using the proceeds of its only member John Kruger,” wrote the company’s manager, Thomas Liu, in the statement. “The mission of Prov 3: 9 is based on faith. Both Mr. Kruger and I believe that the actions of the Governor’s Executive banning religious assembly and worship have violated the constitutional rights of Californians to congregate and worship.”
Campaign funding reports on the California Secretary of State’s website indicate that a John Kruger from California has made large donations to Republicans and Democrats in the state in the past, but it is unclear whether it is the same person. In several of the donations, a John Kruger is listed as employed by Orange County-based JB Properties Inc., including a $ 7,300 donation to Marshall Tuck for the 2018 State Superintendent of Public Education, where Kruger is listed as “President of the Council “for JB properties.
The revelation of the sponsor of Prov 3: 9 comes a day after Ann Ravel, former chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission, lodged a complaint with the California Attorney General’s Office, alleging that Prov 3: 9 was acting as a security company. facade to hide the identity of its donors.
“The people of California have a right to know who is trying to force an expensive special recall election that could cost $ 80 [million] to $ 100 million just months before the primary elections for the same office, “she writes in the complaint.” This dark money scheme is the antithesis of a functioning democracy and violates the state’s comprehensive campaign finance laws. ”