Mitt Romney Created by former aides to Mitt Romney, this super PAC is running advertisements in Florida, Nevada and Arizona to oppose Newt Gingrich.Investor and former top executive at Bain Capital, the private equity firm Mr. Romney helped start.Co-chief executive at Renaissance Technologies Corp., a hedge fund company.Founder of the hedge fund Paulson & Company. Well known for earning billions of dollars betting against the subprime mortgage market.Houston homebuilder who was a major financier of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004.Founder of Tiger Management, a hedge fund.Manager of Elliot Associates hedge fund.Shares a Provo, Utah, address with F8 LLC.Shares a Provo, Utah, address with Eli Publishing Inc.An Idaho-based health and wellness products company; donations were made under the names of four associated companies.Private investment firm based in Tulsa, Okla. Its chief executive is Francis Rooney, a former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.Founder and chief executive of Shumway Capital Invetments and protégé of Julian Robertson.An oil and gas company based in West Palm Beach, Fla. It was founded by Bill Koch, the brother of David H. and Charles Koch, wealthy conservative businessmen who have opposed President Obama through the political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity.Founder of Moore Capital. Topped a British list of the richest hedge fund managers in 2010.Chairman of New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc.Managing director at Bain Capital. Married to Sandra Edgerley.Worked at Bain & Company, a consulting company founded by Bill Bain, for 10 years. Married to Paul Edgerley.Chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm.Chairman and chief executive officer of Marriott International.Chairman of Host Hotels & Resorts. In 2010, Mr. Marriott and his wife gave Mr. Romney more than $200,000 through the state-based affiliates of Mr. Romney's federal PAC, Free and Strong America.Co-managing partner and co-chief executive officer of Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm.The news media in Florida reported that this investment group gave $250,000 to Rick Scott in 2010 for his gubernatorial campaign.Joined Bain Capital in 1989. Has been a managing director since 1997.Joined Bain Capital in 1993. Currently a managing director.Chairman of Fireman Capital Partners, a private equity firm.Founder of the Geier Group, a marketing and communications consulting firm. Chairman and chief executive officer of Interpublic, a global advertising and marketing services company, from 1977 to 2000.Founder and leader of Oxbow Group, a private energy company. He is a brother of Charles G. and David H. Koch, the secretive billionaire businessmen who have contributed significant sums to conservative causes. Over a decade ago, he accused Charles and David of cheating him in a business deal and sued them for $2 billion.Owner of The Villages retirement community and corporation.New England businessman and chief executive of Mugar Enterprises.President of The Pence Group Inc., a real estate development company based in McLean, Va.A managing director of Bain Capital since 2001 and a member of the firm since 1997.Located in Redwood City, Calif.
A software company. Its chief executive is Robert A. Maginn Jr., the chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party, the finance co-chairman of Mr. Romney’s last presidential campaign and a former senior partner and director at Bain & Company.The Villages of Lake Sumter Inc.Retirement community in Florida.Chairman and chief executive of IntercontinentalExchange, a financial firm.Partner at TPG Capital, a private equity firm.Connecticut billionaire who is chairman and chief executive of Tudor Investment Corporation.A Michigan firm that provides services to the real estate industry, including foreclosure services.Senior advisor at TPA Private Equity.Dallas-based real estate investor.Automobile dealer with more than 30 dealershipsPennsylvania-based energy company.A real estate investment firm headed by the Trammell Crow family of Dallas.Managing director at Bain Capital, the private equity firm Mitt Romney helped start.President of Blue Ridge CapitalCo-chief executive of Sun Capital Advisers.Co-chief executive of Sun Capital Advisers.
Portfolio manager at Maverick Capital.Chief executive at Waters Corporation.Managing director, West Rim Capital/Sorenson Capital.Vice president and director at The Interface Group.Investment manager at Tudor Investment Corporation. President of Flaum Management Company.Chairman and chief executive of W/F Investment Corporation.Founder and chief executive of Citadel LLC.Executive at Northwest Excavating.President of Autocam Corporation.Senior adviser at TA Associates, a private equity firm.Senior managing director at the Blackstone Group.Partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.Executive at Willis Group Holdings.Chief executive of CKE Restaurants.Chief executive of Putman Investments.Chief executive of Vornado Realty Trust.Managing partner at August Columbia Capital.Partner at Smith-Christensen Enterprises.Chief operating officer of investment banking at Credit Suisse.Chairman and chief executive of Arvest Bank Group and son of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart.Managing director at Parkman Whaling.New York hedge fund founded by John A. Griffin.Los Angeles-based real estate company.A travel company that had the exclusive right to sell Vancouver Olympic tickets.Larry H. Miller Group of CompaniesLocated in Sandy, Utah.Salt Lake City entity; President is Jonathan W. Bullen, a real estate investor who is also owner and president of Provo College, Eagle Gate College, and Evolution Fitness. Mr. Bullen, who is a Mormon like Mr. Romney, was a national finance co-chairman for his campaign back in 2008.The Rod and Leslie Aycox Foundation Inc.Alpharetta, Ga.Investment banker at Goldman Sachs.Investment banker at Goldman Sachs.Chief executive of Harbour Group.Chief executive of the Heavener Group.Investment professional at Apollo Management.Investment manager at TA Associates.Executive at Acosta Sales and Marketing.Venture capitalist at Andreessen Horowitz; co-founder of Netscape.Real estate investor at Black Equities.Partner at Monitor Clipper Partners.Chairman of Chaparal Investments.A co-founder, co-chairman, and co-chief executive officer of Canyon Partners, an investment firm.Head of the Merchant Banking Division at Goldman Sachs.Chairman of the Gardener Company, a private commercial real-estate company.Businessman and part owner of the Atlanta Hawks basketball team.A partner with the law firm of Wallace & Graham.Chief executive officer of Western Group, a privately-held apartment owner/developer company.Chief executive officer of the Johnson Foundation.A co-founder, co-chairman, and co-chief executive officer of Canyon Partners, an investment firm.A managing director at Fort Ashford Holdings, a private equity firm.Founder and chairman of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, a Los Angeles-based investment firm.Founder and chief investment manager of Knott Partners, a hedge fund firm.Chief executive of Townsquare Media, a local media and entertainment company.President and chief executive of Soave Enterprises.Founder of Stearns Lending Inc.An investment banker at Goldman Sachs.A co-founding partner of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm.Chairman and chief executive of the Tribune Company.A leading manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets and distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables.Linked to Blue Ridge Capital, hedge fund run by John Griffin. Both Blue Ridge and Mr. Griffin donated to the super-PAC as well. Salisbury, N.C. company linked to Bill Graham, a Salisbury lawyer who also made a personal contribution to the PAC.Linked to Mark S. Siegel, chairman of the board of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., an oil and natural gas drilling company; also founder and president of REMY Investors & Consultants, an investment firm.A Houston entity linked to Ralph Eads, vice chairman at Jeffries & Co., an investment bank, who has contributed to the Romney campaign and focuses on the energy sector. Consultant, The Parthenon Group.Management consultant, The Parthenon Group.Investment managing partner, TA Associates Management.Chairman and chief executive, Arch Street Management LLC.Suffolk Construction Company Inc.Boston construction company.Chief executive, Winthrop Realty Trust.Senior managing director, FTI Consulting.Anesthesia Associates of Southern Illinois LLCBased in Marion, Ill.Printing company based in Lafayette Hill, Pa.Chairman and chief executive, Codina Partners LLC.Real estate developer, SRC Development Group.Managing director at Sutter Hill Ventures.Venture capitalist at Trident Capital.An executive at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.Oral maxillofacial surgeon at Clear Choice Centers.Chairman and co-founder of Independent Capital Partners.Chairman of Manchester Financial GroupAsset manager at Axiom International Investor.Investment manager at GCP Capital Partners.Financial adviser at Merrill Lynch.Managing partner at Tailwind Capital.Chairman and chief executive of World Wide Technology.Investor at Tribull Investment.Former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs.Ballard Exploration Company Inc.Houston-based oil and natural gas company.Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLPPhiladelphia law firm.Neal Communities Land Development LLCFlorida real estate company.Spectrum Laboratory Products Inc.Chemical company.98% $30.2 million
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ties This super PAC was active in many Congressional races during the 2010 midterm elections and has Karl Rove as its senior adviser. Crossroads GPS, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit group that is affiliated with the super PAC and does not have to disclose its donors, has spent at least $20 million on ads criticizing President Obama. Dallas billionaire who was among the top donors to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.Houston homebuilder who was a major financier of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004.Private holding company owned by Harold Simmons, a Dallas billionaire who has been among the top donors to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.Affiliated with Jerry Perenchio, the chief executive of Chartwell Partners.Chief executive of TRT Holdings Inc.Chairman emeritus of The Geier Group.A real estate investment firm headed by the Trammell Crow family of Dallas.Founder of the telecom company Excel Communications.Coal producer run by Joseph W. Craft III, a Tulsa businessman.Popcorn company based in Indianapolis.Chief executive of Citadel Investment Group.Stephens Investments Holdings LLCLittle Rock, Ark., entity owned by investor Warren A. Stephens.Founder of Cumberland ReourcesRepublican media services firm fouded by Michael Dubke.Chief executive of Silver Eagle Distributors.Media corporation based in St. Paul, Minn., started by Stanley E. Hubbard.One of the country's largest coal producers. Its chief executive is Kevin S. Crutchfield.Founder of Equity International.President and chairman of the John Templeton Foundation; former chairman of Let Freedom Ring, an independent conservative group that supported President Bush in 2004.Hedge fund manager, Third Point LLC.Owner, United Contractors Midwest.Chairman and chief executive, Clark Enterprises, Inc.Investor, Bluff Point Associates.Physician, Cumberland Cardiology.Interior design company run by Charlene Neal, wife of Florida homebuilder Patrick Neal.League of American Voters Inc.Conservative advocacy group directed by Bob Adams.Chairman and chief executive, Harte-Hanks Inc.Chairman, president and chief executive, Invamed Associates.99% $18.4 million
Rick Perry A super PAC that was supporting Gov. Rick Perry of Texas before he left the race, headed by Mike Toomey, Mr. Perry's former chief of staff.Private holding company owned by Harold Simmons, a Dallas billionaire who has been among the top donors to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.Founder and chief executive of the Ryan LLC accounting firm.Personal injury lawyer at Buzbee Law Firm.Billionaire entrepreneur who founded Affiliated Computer Services, an information technology firm.President of Midland Energy, a West Texas energy company. Filings with the Federal Election Commission from last November show that the campaign of Gov. Rick Perry owed Mr. Anwar $66,362.50 in travel debts, apparently for use of a private jet. The latest filings show the debt to be paid.Chief executive and chairman of the board of Energy Transfer Partners, a Texas-based energy company.Founder of the super PAC; lobbyist, former legislator and one-time chief of staff to Mr. Perry of Texas.Founder, chairman and chief executive of the Houston Texans football team.Houston homebuilder who was a major financier of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004.Chairman of Western Refining Company, a Texas oil refiner and marketer. Mr. Foster spent almost $20,000 flying Gov. Perry to a trade meeting in Mexico, where the governor asked Mexican energy officials to consider more joint ventures with Texas oil companies.Livestock dealer operating as Capitol Land & Livestock, owned by Jim Schwertner. Mr Schwertner was appointed to the Texas A&M Board of Regents by Mr. Perry.Co-owner of Arctas Capital Group, an energy-sector investment firm.A container and packaging company based in Carrollton, Tex., and owned by Carl Allen and Carl Allen Jr.Oil magnate and high-profile donor to American Crossroads, the influential Republican super PAC.President and chief operating officer of Occidental Petroleum Corp.Owner of McLane Group and former owner of the Houston Astros baseball team.Retired businessman; founded a glass manufacturer.Provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services.Co-founder and managing director of Parkman Whaling LLC, an energy-sector investment firm.Texas cattle-feed yard managed by Johnny E. Trotter.Part of the Friedkin Group, which invests primarily in the automotive industry. The group's chairman and chief executive is Dan Friedkin, whom Mr. Perry named as the chair of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.Oil and gas refining and marketing company. Its chief executive is Paul Eisman.Chairman of Sanderson Farms, a poultry company based in Mississippi.Analyst at Equinox Management Partners.Chairman and chief executive of Williams Brothers Construction Company, the largest highway contractor in Texas.A wine and beverage distributor. Mr. Perry named him a regent for the Texas State University System.Physician and president of Conservative Republicans of Texas.Dimmitt, Tex., real estate investment company.Partner attorney at Jackson Walker LLP.Texas feed yard owned by Monte Cluck.97% $5.5 million
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ties A Democratic-leaning super PAC founded by David Brock, the Democratic operative and activist. The group has a non-profit arm, American Bridge 21st Century Foundation.American Federation of State, County and Municipal EmployeesPublic services employees union.American Bridge 21st Century FoundationA 501(c)4 group connected with the super PAC that does not have to disclose its donors.Investor, Corona del Mar, Calif.Co-founder of eScription Inc. and member of a committee that advises the Department of Health and Human Services.Chairman of Progressive Insurance Company.President, Bonanza Oil Company.President Emerita of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.Chairman and chief executive of Patterson Planning & Services, Inc.Lawyer, Thornton & Naumes LLP.PAC of the labor union federation.Publisher and editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books.Foudner of Innovative Interfaces Inc., a software company.Co-founder of the clothing company Esprit and former bundler for Hillary Clinton.American Federation of State County and Municipal EmployeesPublic services employees union.Consultant, former software engineer at Google.Service Employees International Union COPEPAC of the labor union.Vice President, C8 Medisensors.Retired; former partner of Goldman Sachs.Partner at Lauder Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm.Owner, Jordan Real Estate Investments, LLC.Owner, Adaptive Analytics, LLC.Investment manager, Merfin, LLC.Chairman and chief executive, Hugo Neu Corporation.Film director and producer; directed "Star Trek" and "Mission Impossible III."Producer; married to J.J. Abrams.Non-Profit Director, Bethesda, Md.American Association For Justice PACPAC of the trial lawyer association.Venture Capitalist, Miami Beach.Executive, Alliance Energy Corp.Retired, Shaker Heights, Ohio.Partner of Francisco Partners, a technology buyout fund.Corporate Vice President, C8 Medisensors.Chairman and chief executive, Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation.96% $3.7 million
