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==Lobbyists and political donations==

==Lobbyists and political donations==

[[Federal Election Commission]] (FEC) records reveal the company is overwhelmingly staffed by [[Democrat]] donors.  96% of Dominion Voting political donations went to Democrats.  From 2014 to 2020, nine individuals who list “Dominion Voting” or “Dominion Voting Systems” as their employer contributed money to national political campaigns, including the 2020 presidential election.  Employees positions span the entirety of the voting system’s process from set-up to tabulation, including software developers, network engineers, software production specialists, and implementation managers.  Virtually all donations went to Democratic candidates through [[ActBlue]].   

[[Federal Election Commission]] (FEC) records reveal the company is overwhelmingly staffed by [[Democrat]] donors.<ref>https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_employer=dominion+voting</ref> 96% of Dominion Voting political donations went to Democrats.  From 2014 to 2020, nine individuals who list “Dominion Voting” or “Dominion Voting Systems” as their employer contributed money to national political campaigns, including the 2020 presidential election.  Employees positions span the entirety of the voting system’s process from set-up to tabulation, including software developers, network engineers, software production specialists, and implementation managers.  Virtually all donations went to Democratic candidates through [[ActBlue]].   

Dominion has employed a host of [[Democratic party]]-linked [[lobbyist]]s to assist on issues including “monitor[ing] federal legislation” and “issues related to election security.”<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/lobbyists?cycle=2020&id=D000068717</ref>  ''Bloomberg'' reported in April of last year [2019] that Dominion Voting Systems — which commands more than a third of the voting-machine market without having Washington lobbyists — has hired its first, a high-powered firm that includes a longtime aide to [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]. They hired Brownstein Farber Hyatt & Schreck. Nadeam Elshami, Pelosi’s former [[chief of staff]], is one of the lobbyists on the account.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2020/11/06/dominion-voting-systems-the-company-at-the-center-of-michigan-and-georgia-voting-glitches/</ref>  Dominion also employs Brian McKeon.  According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'',

Dominion has employed a host of [[Democratic party]]-linked [[lobbyist]]s to assist on issues including “monitor[ing] federal legislation” and “issues related to election security.”<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/lobbyists?cycle=2020&id=D000068717</ref>  ''Bloomberg'' reported in April of last year [2019] that Dominion Voting Systems — which commands more than a third of the voting-machine market without having Washington lobbyists — has hired its first, a high-powered firm that includes a longtime aide to [[Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]. They hired Brownstein Farber Hyatt & Schreck. Nadeam Elshami, Pelosi’s former [[chief of staff]], is one of the lobbyists on the account.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2020/11/06/dominion-voting-systems-the-company-at-the-center-of-michigan-and-georgia-voting-glitches/</ref>  Dominion also employs Brian McKeon.  According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'',