Billionaire Jeff Yass has donated $1 million to the Moderate PAC, a super PAC supporting centrist Democratic candidates and aiming to unseat Rep. Summer Lee. The president of the Moderate PAC, Ty Strong, revealed that Yass has contributed an undisclosed larger amount to the group. The donation is part of a growing movement in Pittsburgh against the far-left member representing a D-plus-eight district.
Billionaire Jeff Yass , a GOP megadonor, gave $1 million to the Moderate PAC in 2022. The super PAC supports centrist Democratic candidates and is working to unseat Lee. Moderate PAC President Ty Strong revealed that Yass had donated an even greater sum to the group, though he didn’t disclose the exact amount. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) arrives for Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-PA) inauguration, Jan. 17, 2023, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) “I went to Jeff Yass and made a proposal,” Strong said. “He knew nothing about Summer. … He’s a really wealthy guy, so he made a donation in line with his wealth. But there’s other Pittsburgh people that are now seeing this and doing the same thing. And so it’s not Jeff Yass, it’s me and Pittsburgh who realized that this far-left member shouldn’t be representing a D-plus-eight distric
Jeff Yass GOP Megadonor Moderate PAC Centrist Democratic Candidates Unseat Lee Donation Pittsburgh Far-Left Member D-Plus-Eight District
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