Billionaire philanthropist and former New York City mayor, Mike Bloomberg, has made significant contributions to two Democratic candidates running for the Loudoun County school board in Virginia. Both Anne Donohue and Erika Ogedegbe have received donations from the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, a lobbying group founded and largely funded by Bloomberg. Donohue received $19,982.12, with the majority coming from a single donation of $19,217.41 in October. Ogedegbe has accepted $7,962.37 from the same group this year. Ogedegbe, who is running for reelection, had not received any contributions from Bloomberg's group in the previous year.

While these donations have helped tip the scales in favor of the Democratic candidates, it has also raised concerns. Congressman Ronny Jackson has written to Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling for the firing of Anne Donohue due to a violation of nonpartisanship rules under the Hatch Act. Donohue is running as a Democrat while being employed by the Department of Justice. Jackson alleges that Donohue's campaign rhetoric aligns with the DOJ's targeting of parents at school board meetings, referring to them as domestic terrorists.

As the election results come in, it remains to be seen how Bloomberg's donations and potential violations of nonpartisanship rules will impact the outcome of the Loudoun County school board race.

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