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<div>=</div><div><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/09/whos-funding-the-controversial-anti-aoc-political-ad/">https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/09/whos-funding-the-controversial-anti-aoc-political-ad/</a></div><div>
</div><div>When <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00041162" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>’s picture appeared — burned, melted away amid a pile of skeletons — in a TV ad aired during breaks on Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate, controversy quickly rose as many <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/13/politics/aoc-criticizes-attack-ad/index.html" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">criticized ABC News</a> for running the graphic video.</div><div>
</div>The <a href="https://twitter.com/annalecta/status/1172328830842703873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1172328830842703873&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fcongress%2Falexandria-ocasio-cortez-condemns-republican-pac-ad-shows-her-face-n1054066" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">half-minute ad</a> featured former congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng, who <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2018&id=CA16" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">lost her race </a>against incumbent Rep. <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00026341" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Jim Costa</a> (D-Calif.) last year. Heng, a daughter of Cambodian refugees, attacked the New York Democrat’s image as “the face of socialism and ignorance.”Ocasio-Cortez quickly responded to the attack on Twitter, calling the ad <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1172323323641905165" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">an act of white supremacy</a>. Heng countered by bashing on the Democrats as <a href="https://twitter.com/ElizabethHeng/status/1172328300418650112" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">“supporting an evil ideology.”</a>The group behind the ad — <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00700252&cycle=2020" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">New Faces GOP PAC</a> — is a recently formed super PAC funded mainly by Republican donors and little-known corporations, most of whom <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-gop-super-pac-burns-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-likeness-in-debate-night-ad?ref=scroll" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">also gave money to Heng’s campaign</a>. The group’s <a href="https://www.newfacespac.com/" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">website</a> says its goal is to “help elevate the next generation of Republicans so that we can not only survive as a party, but expand beyond the boundaries we’ve set for ourselves.” The group has received <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00700252&cycle=2020" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">nearly $171,000</a> from 22 donors since January. It spent $71,800 — almost half of what it raised — airing the ad in the nation’s capital during and after the Thursday debate, according to Federal Communications Commission records in OpenSecrets’ <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/ad-data" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">political ad database</a>.The super PAC is mostly funded by longtime GOP donors and a handful of obscure companies. Venture capitalist <a href="https://bullpencap.com/team/paul-martino" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Paul Martino</a>, who founded San Francisco firm Bullpen Capital, wrote a $25,000 check to the new group. A longtime Republican donor, Martino <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=Paul+Martino&order=desc&sort=D" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">maxed out contributions</a> to Sen. <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00030836" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Rand Paul</a> (R-Ky.) and his leadership PAC <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2018&strID=C00493924" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Reinventing a New Direction</a>, as well as Reps. <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00038779" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Brian Fitzpatrick</a> (R-Pa.) and <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00027229" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Michael Fitzpatrick</a> (R-Pa.) over the years. Martino’s <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?cycle=2018&strID=C00487298" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">River Horse PAC</a> also gave $2,000 to Heng’s campaign last year.  New York businessman Andrew Sabin, an active donor to both Republicans and conservation causes, contributed $10,000 to New Faces GOP. He’s the most prolific donor to fund the Heng-related group, having given hundreds of thousands to Republican candidates and groups including $100,000 to President <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/2020-presidential-race/candidate?id=N00023864" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Donald Trump</a>’s joint fundraising committee, <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/jfc/summary.php?id=C00618389" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Trump Victory</a>. Apart from big individual donors, the super PAC also attracted money from California holding companies and shell entities. Tov Investments, LLC made the largest contribution of those companies at $25,000. The limited-liability corporation is a property investment company for Millbrae resident Karen Tov and other members of her family, according to California business records. Members of the Tov family gave <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=tov&cycle=&state=&zip=&employ=&cand=Elizabeth+Heng" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">$21,600</a> to Heng’s campaign in 2018. Hanna Trust DTD, a shell corporation affiliated with California businessman David Hanna, gave $10,000 to the group. Hanna, the son of legendary animator William Hanna, gave $5,400 to Heng last year. An active Republican donor, he gave a total of $175,000 to the <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2018/11/karl-rove-crossroads-gps-is-dead-long-live-dark-money-operation/" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">once-mighty</a> Karl Rove-affiliated <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cycle=2014&cmte=C00487363" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">American Crossroads</a> super PAC between the 2012 and 2016 election cycles.Shiralian Enterprises — which gave $5,000 — is an umbrella company for gas stations and truck stops owned by Fresno businessman Shawn Shiralian, according to California business records. Shiralian contributed $2,700 to Heng in 2018 and is an active donor to Rep. <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00007248" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Devin Nunes</a> (R-Calif.).  Another donor corporation, T Management Services, Inc, is an obscure consulting firm owned by Long Beach businessman Gary DeLong, according to California business records. DeLong, a former Long Beach city council member, <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?&id=CA47&cycle=2012" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">ran unsuccessfully</a> for California’s 47th District seat in 2012. He also gave $2,700 to Heng in 2018 and chipped in another $12,500 to the House Republicans’ <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/detail.php?cycle=2020&cmte=C00504530" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Congressional Leadership Fund</a> super PAC. Other donors to give $10,000 include the owner of a California onion farm and the senior advisor at a Los Angeles private equity firm.One of the group’s original largest donors, California businessman James Jameson, had his $25,000 contribution <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00700252/?tab=spending" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">refunded</a> in June. The former George H.W. Bush administration official gave $5,400 to Heng’s unsuccessful 2018 campaign and is a longtime donor to California Republicans. Jameson is now part of a <a href="https://b612foundation.org/members/james-d-jameson/" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">planetary defense group</a> that aims to protect Earth against asteroids. In 2011, he <a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/books/sdut-entrepreneuraposs-international-insights-2012apr28-htmlstory.html" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-height: 1e+06px; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">published a memoir</a> detailing his business career, which involved starting businesses in former communist countries, and reflecting on the successes and shortcomings of capitalism.