Democrat stacey abrams, a wrong gubernatorial candidate for georgia
Abrams, a tax attorney by trade, does not have experience in clean energy technology, and according to SEC filings, Brockington Hall acquired 15,000 securities of Heliogen on December 2021 as part of the merger with Athena. On March 7, 2022, Abrams directly received 40,404 securities of Class A stock under the “2021 Equity Incentive Plan” as a form non-employee director compensation. On July 7, 2021, the Law Office of Brodsky and Smith announced that it was investigating potential claims against Athena for possible breach of fiduciary duties and other federal and state violations in connection with the merger.
Abrams did not disclose a current or former fiduciary position, investment interest, or ownership interest in Athena Technology Acquisition Corp. on her March 15, 2022, Financial Disclosure Statement covering the 2021 calendar year. Abrams only noted a fiduciary, investment, and ownership interest in Heliogen, Inc.
When Abrams began her 2018 campaign, she had roughly $200,000 in student loans, credit cards, and deferred tax payments debt. By the beginning of her 2022 campaign, Abrams reported a net worth of more than $3 million. In 2021 alone, Abrams made over $3 million In part from delivering speeches claiming the 2018 election was stolen.
Abrams believes governors reserve the right to demand compliance from voters and that voters elect leaders to “tell people what they should do.” In 2018, Abrams stated that federal programs which allow local law enforcement agencies to train and enforce federal immigration laws “terrorizes families”.
Abrams’ nonprofit, Third Sector Development, had 7 tax liens placed against it for unpaid employment contributions. Abrams blamed the liens on clerical issues and a spokesperson for her office said that the issue was due to third party contractor errors.
Abrams called the Defund the Police movement a “necessary rallying cry” and has said “we need dismantle and eliminate qualified immunity.” In 2020, Abrams said that she was supportive of Black Lives Matter rioters and that she has been supportive by “helping with bail funds.” In 2021, Abrams said that America is “diseased by racism” and needs to be cured.