The CCP Loves State Politics
Chinese communists can’t come here and vote in America, but they can pour money into our state politics, shape laws, and tilt the playing field.
If we don’t act, they will make our state constitution into their playground.
Across the country, politicians at every level are quietly accepting donations from Chinese Communist Party (CCP)–aligned businessmen. These donors aren’t writing checks out of charity. They’re investing in influence, and state-level offices are proving to be some of the easiest points of entry.
Foreign money isn’t new, but the wave of CCP-connected cash flowing into American campaigns and ballot initiatives exposes how vulnerable our system has become.
Missouri should take action to ban foreign funding of ballot measures and pass Amendment 4 in 2026.
Wanxiang Group Plays in Gubernatorial Races
In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer, accepted a $50,000 donation from Pin Ni, a Chinese auto executive tied to the CCP.
Ni runs Wanxiang America, the U.S. subsidiary of a massive Chinese conglomerate whose founder is celebrated in official documents as an “Outstanding Communist Party Member.”
It’s not just Virginia.
In New Jersey, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill took more than $45,000 from the same Chinese businessman, Pin Ni.
What did the Wanxiang Group hope to gain?
The Wanxiang Group is deeply invested in electric-vehicle supply chains, sectors that rely heavily on state subsidies and policy decisions.
Favorable leadership in state government is good for their bottom line.
Arizona and Chinese Land Ownership
In 2024, Missouri Governor Mike Parson restricted the ability of foreign adversaries to own land near military bases.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a similar bill in Arizona and soon after received a donation from none other than Pin Ni.
A politician vetoes legislation protecting state assets from foreign control, then takes money from foreign-aligned interests.
That’s not policy. That’s foreign interference.
State Politics Are Vulnerable
Most Americans assume foreign influence is a Washington, D.C. problem.
The real danger is at the state and local level, where CCP-aligned interests can shape policy through donations and ballot measures.
Federal law bans foreign nationals from donating to candidates, but ballot initiatives exist in a legal loophole. They’re not classified as elections under federal law.
That means a foreign entity can legally fund campaigns to rewrite our state’s constitution.
And they have.
In Maine and Montana, foreign companies spent directly to influence ballot measures on proposed regulations of their industries.
In Missouri, the foreign-backed Sixteen Thirty Fund spent $8 million to pass a minimum wage hike and an amendment allowing unregulated abortion in 2024.
Missouri Amendment 4
Foreign nationals are intervening in Missouri politics.
Amendment 4 stops them by putting a foreign funding ban into our state constitution.
Missourians deserve to know that their elections are decided by Missourians only.
Not Chinese Communist businessmen.
Not foreign abortion fanatics.
America’s adversaries should not get a say in our ballot measure campaigns.
If you oppose foreign interference in state politics, add your name here.
Andy Bakker
Executive Director
Liberty Alliance USA