J. Scott Applewhite / AP
When U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly voted against the certification of election results following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, they joined many Republican members of Congress who stand to lose future campaign contributions from some of the largest corporate interests in the country.
But while corporate political action committees (PACs) may have disavowed Republican actions, union-affiliated PACs that have backed Kelly and Reschenthaler are largely keeping quiet.
According to campaign finance data from the National Institute on Money in Politics, more than two dozen labor groups have donated a total of $321,500 to the Western Pennsylvania lawmakers since they were elected to Congress including the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, LiUNA, Boilermakers and a union representing Operating Engineers. So far, at least, they show little sign of rethinking that support. Of the 28 unions that WESA reached out to, onl