UPDATED: Facebook PAC Donates More To Republicans; Employees Favor Democrats

Facebook’s political-action committee, fbPAC, continued to hit its like button more for Republicans than Democrats in 2012, as CNNMoney reported that GOP politicians raked in $140,000 from the social network through September, compared with $127,000 for Democrats.

Facebook’s political-action committee, fbPAC, continued to hit its like button more for Republicans than Democrats in 2012, as CNNMoney reported that GOP politicians raked in $140,000 from the social network through September, compared with $127,000 for Democrats.

However, when it comes to individual Facebook employee contributions, Democrats took in $116,300, more than double the GOP haul of $53,700, according to CNNMoney, which added that Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg — who served as chief of staff to former Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers from 1996 through 2001, under Democratic ex-President Bill Clinton — contributed $30,800 to the Democratic National Committee and $5,000 to President Barack Obama.

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