Rendering of the planned addition to the Kentucky Republican Party headquarters in Frankfort. Architects said they aimed for consistency with “the unique and eclectic mix of buildings” in the historic residential neighborhood near the Capitol. (City of Frankfort)
FRANKFORT – The Republican Party of Kentucky Building Fund has raised another $314,750 in the past three months for its project to expand its state headquarters, known as the “Mitch McConnell Building.”
This brings the total amount raised for the project to over $3.2 million, the vast majority of which comes from large contributions from major corporations with lobbying interests in Washington and Frankfurt.
The building society reported this week to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance that its donors for the quarter ended June 30 were: alcoholic beverage maker Beam Suntory of New York, $100,000; AT&T of St. Louis, $100,000; Keeneland of Lexington, $50,000; Barbara R. Banke Revocable Trust of Geyserville, Calif., $50,000; National Thoroughbred Racing Association of Lexington, $12,500.
Three prominent Frankfort lobbyists – John McCarthy, Patrick Jennings and Collin Johnson – are also listed as donating $750 each.
In the spring, the party announced plans to build a 66,000-square-foot building on a vacant lot adjacent to — and connected to — its current headquarters at the corner of Third Street and Capital Avenue in Frankfort. The party plans to begin construction later this year.
The Republican Party headquarters in the state is named after Kentucky’s longest-serving senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell.
Biggest Donors to the Republican Party from Kentucky Building Fund Since Late 2022
Pfizer Inc., New York $1,000,000
NOW Resources, Greenwood Village, CO $500,000
AT&T, St. Louis $300,000
Verizon, Washington, DC $300,000
Metropolitan Life Insurance, New York $300,000
Boeing Company PAC, Arlington, VA $100,000
Ray Suntory, New York $100,000
Churchill Downs, Louisville $100,000
Altria (Philip Morris USA), Richmond, VA $100,000
Microsoft Corporation, Reno $100,000
Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia $100,000
Keeneland, Lexington $50,000
Delta Airlines, Atlanta $50,000
Jockey Club, New York $50,000
Barbara Banke Revocable Trust, Geyserville, CA $50,000
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