Former GOP Mega-Donor Les Wexner Now Donating To Democrats

Wexner has reportedly given at least $20,000 to Ohio Democrats since revealing last month he was no longer a Republican.

By Dominique Mosbergen

10/28/2018 11:52 AM ET

A month after announcing his departure from the Republican Party, Ohio billionaire and former GOP mega-donor Les Wexner has reportedly started giving money to Democrats.

According to The Columbus Dispatch, Wexner has donated at least $20,000 to Ohio Democrats since disclosing last month that he was “no longer a Republican” but an independent. “I won’t support this nonsense in the Republican Party,” he said at a September leadership summit.

Wexner has given $10,000 to the Ohio House Democratic caucus and another $10,000 to Ohio House Minority Leader Fred Strahorn (D), the Dispatch reported. The newspaper said the contributions were the first Wexner had funneled directly to Democrats in at least five years.

Wexner, the CEO of retail conglomerate L Brands (which owns Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works and La Senza), had been the wealthiest GOP donor in Ohio prior to his decision to leave the party. Between 2013 and 2018, he and his wife reportedly donated about $1.9 million to Republican campaigns and candidates in the state.

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