Business executives and wealthy Republican donors helped fund attacks on critical race theory during campaigns

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Business executives and wealthy GOP donors helped fund attacks on critical race theory during campaigns in states stretching from Virginia to Colorado

that also opposes critical race theory and is supported by people linked to former President Donald Trump, such as Newt Gingrich and Ben Carson

Both Girdusky of the 1776 Project and Prior of Fight for Schools noted in separate statements to CNBC that their committees were largely funded by small dollar donors. Records show that PACs combined have raised over $735,000. Alexander Marcus, a founder and managing director of fuel supply company ESI Total Fuel Management, gave $1,000 the PAC in August. Marcus did not return a LinkedIn message for comment.

One business leader who contributed to Fight for Schools cited Covid policies as the reason for his donation.

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