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Lockheed Martin Will Also Pause Donations To Lawmakers

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, January 14th, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Will Also Pause Donations To Lawmakers

The January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has announced it will also join several other defense firms in pausing political contributions to lawmakers in the wake of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The company now joins Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon [RTN], BAE Systems, Leidos [LDOS] and Boeing [BA] in suspending donations, for the time being, for all members of Congress, not just the 147 lawmakers who voted against certifying the results of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. “Lockheed Martin routinely evaluates and…

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