of the new Yale residential colleges was named Benjamin Franklin College. In 2012, Johnson and his wife donated Carolands Chateau, their large historic mansion in Hillsborough, California, to the Carolands Foundation. Political donations Johnson is one of the largest donors to Republican and Tea-Party-backed political campaigns. From 2000 to mid-2015, he has contributed over $900,000 to the campaigns of Mitt Romney, John Boehner, and Ben Quayle. In 2015, Johnson donated $1 million to a super PAC supporting the presidential candidacy of Jeb Bush. From 2017 through 2018, Johnson and his wife Ann ranked 14th among the largest donors to Republican causes and candidates, donating over $4.58 million during this period. In 2018, Johnson and his wife, Ann, each donated $2,700 to the campaign of Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican U.S. Senator from Mississippi facing Mike Espy, an African-American Democratic candidate, in a runoff election. On the campaign trail, a video surfaced showing Hyde-Smith tell a local rancher, "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row"; the remark was criticized, especially given Mississippi's history of lynchings. After the donation was questioned, Johnson criticized Hyde-Smith's comment as "stupid" and "offensive" but said that he "had no issue with Hyde-Smith being photographed in a Confederate hat." Also in 2018, Johnson donated $1000 to Black Americans for the President's Agenda, a pro-Donald Trump super PAC. After the super PAC released a racist radio ad, Johnson said that the ad was "unacceptable" and that "I had absolutely no knowledge that this donation would be used in this manner and I, like the Giants organization, strongly condemn any form of racism and in no way condone the advertisement that was created by this entity." Johnson also donated to the campaign of Lauren Boebert which sparked controversy after Boebert appeared to be aiding rioters in the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. In addition to Boebert, Johnson donated to at least 11 other Republican congressional candidates, including Tommy Tuberville, Tom Cotton, and Kelly Loeffler. After scrutiny of his donations to Boebert and others, Johnson stated that he would request a refund from Boebert and some other candidates, and that he would "do my part in helping to heal our nation and restore peace and respect in our democratic system." However, weeks after releasing this statement, Johnson donated $5,000 (the maximum permitted amount) to a right-wing extremist PAC, Elbert Guillory's America. During