Alignment: Late chairman and longtime owner Peter B. Lewis (d. 2013) was one of the largest individual Democratic and progressive donors of the 2000s, including a single $8 million gift to the ACLU’s anti-Bush civil-liberties campaign; the company continues a progressive corporate posture though Lewis is no longer involved.
Summary
Progressive Corporation was led for decades by Peter B. Lewis, the son of the company’s founder and one of the most prominent liberal donors in American business history. Lewis gave $8 million to the ACLU in a single 2007 gift and was a top funder of America Coming Together and other Democratic-aligned organizations in the 2004 cycle. Lewis died in 2013; the company is now publicly-traded and managed by professional leadership but retains progressive corporate-equality and ESG commitments.
Claims & Sources
Claim 1: Peter B. Lewis gave $8 million to the ACLU.
Source: ACLU (official press release) — $8 Million Gift Will Boost ACLU Campaign.
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