Julie Fancelli

Fancelli is one of seven children of George W. Jenkins, the founder of the Publix supermarket chain, and Anne MacGregor. She attended the Mount Vernon Seminary in Washington, D.C., and the University of Florida in Gainesville. == Business endeavors ==

Until 2017, Fancelli owned Alma Food Imports, Inc., a company that sold millions of dollars' worth of products to Publix, including $1.7 million in 1996. Publix stopped using Alma as a vendor after Fancelli's departure. From at least the late 1980s, Fancelli owned two Italian restaurants in Florida. She co-owns a private golf club in Lakeland with her relatives. == Political contributions ==

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Fancelli donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates and party organizations. Association with the 2021 United States Capitol attack On December 29, 2020, Fancelli donated $150,000 to the nonprofit arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, the Rule of Law Defense Fund. That money was subsequently used to pay for robocalls promoting the "Stop the Steal" rally at the Ellipse on January 6. Fancelli, who was reportedly a "regular listener" of Jones's show, had an assistant call Jones to discuss possible ways to undermine president-elect Joe Biden's victory, and Fancelli and Jones spoke directly at least once between December 27, 2020, and January 1, 2021. The Wall Street Journal described Fancelli's donation as the "lion's share" of the funding behind the "Stop the Steal" rally, while Axios observed "It's getting harder to see how Jan. 6 would have happened without Fancelli's money." Fancelli is the largest donor to the event whose identity is publicly known. Fancelli had reportedly planned to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally herself and had booked a room at the Willard Hotel, but decided not to travel due to fears about the pandemic. On January 31, 2021, Fancelli issued the following statement: "I am a proud conservative and have real concerns associated with election integrity, yet I would never support any violence, particularly the tragic and horrific events that unfolded on January 6." == Personal life ==

Fancelli's family, including her six siblings, was ranked by Forbes as the 39th richest family in the United States, with an estimated net worth of $8.8 billion. == References ==