Harris slammed for hiring adviser with ties to dark money group pushing gas stove ban: 'Par for the course'

O.H. Skinner, executive director of the nonprofit Alliance for Consumers, told Fox News Digital that "this is sadly par for the course."

"For years the left has been focused on assaulting consumers and the things in their homes. That has included a litany of Biden-Harris regulations and mandates," he said. "From 'green' regulations on dishwashers and washing machines to EV mandates and bans on gas stoves, a Harris-Walz administration will no doubt continue to eviscerate consumer choice and force Americans to pay more for everyday products and household appliances that do a worse job."

The only public contribution to Rewiring America is a 2020 grant worth $300,000 from the left-wing nonprofit Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

The group was founded by Alex Laskey, Saul Griffith and Ari Matusiak in 2020. The three founders have all pursued various wind, solar, electrification and energy efficiency ventures, some of which have netted them millions of dollars in buyouts or received significant federal funding. They have simultaneously advocated for policies benefiting those ventures through the nonprofit.

Among its key objectives, Rewiring America has maintained that Americans must broadly electrify their homes to combat climate change and has advocated for massive spending on climate programs.

In an October interview with Politico, Thorndike indicated that Hurricanes Helene and Milton were caused by climate change. She told Politico that Harris is "not promoting expansion [of fossil fuel drilling]. She's just said that they wouldn't ban fracking," despite Harris repeatedly supporting a fracking ban during her failed 2019 presidential campaign.

Jason Isaac, a former Texas representative and CEO of the American Energy Institute, told Fox News Digital that Harris' decision to bring on Thorndike "underscores her administration's hostility towards American energy sources that power our economy and support millions of jobs."

"If her campaign's staff is any indication, we can expect Harris to continue pushing policies that harm American energy independence and target the livelihoods of countless workers," he said. "This isn't just about gas stoves. It's a coordinated effort to undermine affordable, reliable energy that Americans depend on."

Rewiring America did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. 

Fox News' Thomas Catenacci and Aubrie Spady contributed to this report.