During his time in Congress, then-Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) raised concerns about corporate power and accused Republicans of boosting special interests. That didn’t stop Walz, now Minnesota’s governor and the 2024 running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, from accepting large checks from corporations.

Walz, as he represented Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District from 2007 to 2019, raked in over $1.7 million from political action committees, including those funded by corporations and corporate PACs themselves, campaign finance records show. The vice presidential nominee recently chaired the Democratic Governors Association, which pockets donations from corporations such as CVS Health, Walmart, Comcast, and Coca-Cola, according to OpenSecrets.