Miriam Adelson's $1 million donation to Gov. Kemp's PAC could help Trump in Georgia
Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's political action committee
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Gov. Brian Kemp's super PAC, according to federal campaign finance records, a development that appears to be helping presidential nominee Donald Trump in battleground Georgia and showing evidence of his rapprochement with Kemp.
The influx of cash will help fuel Kemp's robust get-out-the-vote operation in the state on behalf of the former president and other Republicans. In 2020, Trump lost Georgia by 11,779 votes — roughly three-tenths of a percentage point. Trump's 2024 contest with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is viewed as extremely competitive.
The contribution also opens the relationship between the Georgia governor and Adelson, one of the nation's top Republican donors and the widow of the late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Her contribution is at least a small measure that Trump and Kemp have achieved at least an uneasy peace. The two have disagreed publicly in recent years, especially about Trump’s defeat in Georgia in 2020.
