LANSING – Business Insider reported today that Trump’s former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — who last year said the department she once led ‘should not exist’ and has pushed to dismantle public education in Michigan — maxed out contributions to Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
The story noted that Betsy DeVos and several other members of the DeVos family contributed a total of $46,200 to Roger’s campaign, which is approximately 6.97% of the total contributions that Rogers received in the third quarter of 2023.
Read Business Insider’s reporting on how Betsy DeVos maxed out political contributions to Mike Rogers below:
Business Insider: Ex-Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who last year said the department she once led ‘should not exist,’ maxes out political contributions to Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers
- Former Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos donated the maximum allowable political contributions to Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, a former congressman who in his campaign announcement last month said that schools “care more about social engineering” than teaching the basics.
- According to third-quarter disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission, DeVos gave Rogers $3,300 for both the Senate primary and the general election, respectively, totalling $6,600.
- The Federal Election Commission allows individuals to contribute up to $3,300 per election, an increase from the $2,900 that was permitted during the 2022 election cycle.
- In addition to Betsy DeVos, several other members of the DeVos family…gave the maximum political contributions to Rogers…The contributions from DeVos family members totaled $46,200, which represented roughly 6.97% of the total itemized contributions that Rogers received in the third quarter of 2023.
- Betsy DeVos, a former Michigan Republican Party chair, served as Education secretary under President Donald Trump from February 2017 to January 2021…
- Last year, the former Education secretary attracted renewed attention after she remarked that the department she once led “should not exist” during a speech at the national Moms for Liberty summit…
- Last year, Michigan Republicans lost their majorities in both houses of the state legislature. The party also faltered in the governor’s race, with GOP nominee Tudor Dixon losing to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by double digits.
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