Julie Jenkins Fancelli a daughter of the late George Jenkins, founder of Publix has created a public relations problem for the privately-held company.  It was disclosed that Ms. Fancelli donated $300,000 of the $600,000 required to fund the “Rally At The Ellipse” on January 6th that subsequently developed into the incursion into the Capitol.  Previously Fancelli was criticized for the magnitude of her $2.5 million in donations to the GOP in 2021 including the election campaign of the 45th President.
 

It was also disclosed that following four $25,000 donations by Publix to the PAC of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), announced that the company pharmacies would be designated as vaccination centers and publicized his decision with a photo-op in a Publix store.

Social media reacted to the report of the funding calling for a boycott of Publix.  The company responded by stating that Ms. Fancelli was not involved in the management of the company and her donations were independent of Publix.

As an heir to the company founder Ms. Fancelli obviously derives a dividend and should be cognizant of the effect of her partisan financial support of conservative politicians and issues that have obviously struck a jarring note among a proportion of the Publix clientele.