Montclair LGBTQ Group Calls For Financial Boycott Of Congressman

A Montclair-based LGBTQ advocacy group is trying to hit U.S. Congressman Scott Garrett where it hurts… his wallet.

On Tuesday, Garden State Equality sent out a release calling for corporate contributors to immediately cease all funding to Garrett and to request refunds of prior campaign donations.

The financial boycott call comes after Garrett allegedly refused to pay his dues to the National Republican Congressional Committee because it actively recruited gay candidates and supported homosexuals in primaries.

Several leading companies have taken steps to separate themselves from Garrett recently by canceling fundraisers and announcing that they are ending contributions to his political action committees.

According to Garden State Equality, major companies and firms who have contributed to Garrett since the 2014 congressional cycle include:

• AFLAC INC. (AFL)
• AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER AND FELD
• ALLIANZ OF AMERICA CORPORATION (AZSEY)
• ALLSTATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ALL)
• ALSTON & BIRD
• AMERICAN EXPRESS (AXP)
• AT&T INC. (T)
• BAE SYSTEMS
• BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
• BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC)
• BARCLAYS GROUP (BCS)
• BECTON, DICKINSON & CO (BDX)
• BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP. (BK)
• BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (BLK)
• BRANCH BANKING & TRUST CO. (BBT)
• CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP (COF)
• CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION (SCHW)
• CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE (CME)
• CHUBB CORPORATION (CB)
• CIT GROUP INC (CIT)
• CITIGROUP INC. (C)
• CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC (CFG)
• CME GROUP INC (CME)
• COMCAST CORPORATION AND NBC UNIVERSAL (CMCSA)
• COMERICA, INC. (CMA)
• COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP
• CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES
• DAVITA INC. (DVA)
• DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (DFS)
• EXPERIAN
• EXXONMOBIL (XOM)
• FARMERS GROUP, INC.
• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
• FIFTH THIRD BANCORP (FITB)
• FIRSTENERGY CORP. (FE)
• BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC)
• GEICO
• GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE)
• GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC. (GNW)
• GOOGLE INC. (GOOGL)
• HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP (HIG)
• HSBC
• ING AMERICA LIFE
• J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. (JPM)
• KING & SPALDING
• LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
• LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (LNC)
• LPL FINANCIAL (LPLA)
• MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. (MMC)
• MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
• MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL (MA)
• MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL (MHFI)
• METLIFE INC. (MET)
• MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL (MDLZ)
• MORGAN STANLEY (MS)
• NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE
• NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO
• NOMURA HOLDING AMERICA INC (NMR)
• NOVO NORDISK (NVO)
• NYSE EURONEXT (NYX)
• OPPENHEIMER FUNDS
• ORACLE AMERICA, INC. (ORCL)
• PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE
• PRIMERICA INC (PRI)
• QC HOLDINGS, INC (QCCO)
• QUICKEN LOANS, INC
• RADIAN GROUP INC. (RDN)
• RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION (RY)
• REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP. (RF)
• RBS CITIZENS
• SALLIE MAE, INC. (SLM)
• SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
• STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES
• SUN BANCORP (SNBC)
• SUNTRUST BANK (STI)
• SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES INC (SUSQ)
• TD BANK (TD)
• THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC (TRV)
• THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. (WMB)
• TIAA-CREF
• U.S. BANCORP (USB)
• UBS AMERICAS INC. (UBS)
• UNITED AIRLINES (UAL)
• UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS)
• USAA
• VANGUARD (VTI)
• VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS (VZ)
• VISA USA INC (V)
• WELLS FARGO & CO (WFC)
• WEXLER & WALKER
• ZURICH GROUP (ZURN)