In those three cycles, here are the totals: $34,246,015 to Republicans (77.2%) $10,113,638 to Democrats (22.8%) The most donations over a . eventAction: 'click_ads' In an age when media companies are flailing and laying off staffers by the dozens, Penske has managed to transform PMC into a publishing powerhouse. Who owns Rolling Stone? ABC Supply (Wisconsin)Diane Hendricks, who is the co-founder, chair, and sole owner of this wholesale distributor of residential construction materials, is one of the wealthiest billionaires in Wisconsin. Eventually, Penske evolved the company into Penske Media Corporation, making a full pivot to publishing in 2010 with the sale of Mail.com. Gillespie is a past chair of the Republican National Committee and served as a counselor to George W. Bush during his second term. Three months later, they acquired the rest of the comapny's stake from BandLab Technologies, giving the company full ownership of the venerable magazine, including all event and licensing rights, and the parallel entity Rolling Stone International. Readers Call to Boycott Rolling Stone After Owner's Ties to Saudis "After telling us they were publishing a defamatory story and giving us a 48-hour deadline to respond last Wednesday, @RollingStone and @seth_hettena are now targeting the few vendors we have who assist with our canvassing & ad buys," Meidas Touch said in a tweet. While there, Trump praised the good bloodlines of Henry Ford, the anti-Semitic founder of the company and a great-grandfather of the companys Executive Chairman, Bill Ford. If the national election cycle tells you anything, its that proper reporting and accurate facts coming from an independent source are the last line of defense in a democracy. Bob Iger Calls for Disneys Return to the Office But Will Hollywoods Remote Workers Listen? He is also the chairman and CEO of Penske Media Corporation (PMC). In the contentious 2020 election season, the other side is employing two key strategies to stop BIPOC communities voices from being heard. Michael Kovac/Getty Images. The PMC staff has come to expect this kind of magnanimity from Penske. The threat of state legislatures overriding the will of voters is especially high in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, where rules against processing mail-in ballots before Election Day make it highly likely that the final results will not be known for days after the election and the tally will shift drastically from Trump to Biden as mail-in ballots are counted.