"Tan, the CEO of the vaunted startup incubator Y Combinator, announced Wednesday he had spun up a dark-money group called "Garry's List" that he described as a "voter education group" that is "dedicated to civic engagement, voter education and support for common-sense policies and candidates" in a press release. Such groups give donors a way to anonymously support causes without giving directly to a candidate or a measure."
"But the operation is also a media venture: Garry's List started with a blog pillorying public-sector unions as "special interests," attacking the ongoing teachers' strike, and denouncing the proposed billionaire tax. Tan has for years called on tech executives to create "parallel" media and "replace the unelected parts of the system," like unions and nonprofits. "We need our own machine," he said in 2023."
Garry Tan created Garry's List, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit positioned as a voter education group able to spend on candidates and ballot measures. The organization can print voter guides, host events, run ads, and train future elected officials. Garry's List began as a media venture criticizing public-sector unions, opposing the teachers' strike, and denouncing a billionaire tax. Tan has urged tech executives to build parallel media and replace unelected institutions like unions and nonprofits. Tan has spent significant sums in local races and has publicly promoted center-right, law-and-order positions in San Francisco.
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