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Giants owner Charles Johnson donates to controversial U.S. Senate candidate

SFGate.com | November 23, 2018

Related Topics: Charles B. Johnson, Controversy, San Francisco Giants, Franklin Templeton Investments, Cindy Hyde-Smith, African Americans, United States Senate, Palm Beach, Florida, United States Secretary of Agriculture

Charles B. Johnson, a principal Giants investor, in a photo taken when he was chairman of Franklin-Templeton Investments.

Charles B. Johnson, a principal Giants investor, in a photo taken when he was chairman of Franklin-Templeton Investments.

Photo: / Franklin-Templeton Investments

Charles B. Johnson, the retired investment-company billionaire believed to hold one of the largest stakes in the San Francisco Giants, is attracting attention for the second time in two months over a political campaign contribution.

According to a federal election filing Wednesday, Johnson and his wife, Ann, each donated the maximum $2,700 to the campaign of Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican U.

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