It appears as though Harlan Crow is experiencing buyer’s remorse — sort of. Just two years after making several political contributions to Rep. Nancy Mace’s campaign, the Dallas billionaire and real estate developer is donating to Mace’s primary challenger, Catherine Templeton.
In late March, Crow and his wife donated $3,300 each to Templeton’s campaign for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. She is the only primary challenger Crow has donated to so far this cycle, and notably not one Donald Trump supports.
Crow’s influence over American politics has come under heightened scrutiny because of his close friendship with Justice Clarence Thomas. His political donations, meanwhile, place him apart from Trump and the generation of lawmakers the former president rallies around.