The King of Coal Reveals $1 Million Bet on Jeb Bush

Chris Cline, owner of Foresight Energy LLC, poses for a portrait inside an elevator to the mine at Foresight Energy LLC's Shay coal mine in Carlinville, Illinois, on June 21, 2010.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Zachary R. Mider and Mario Parker

August 6, 2015 at 9:28 PM UTC

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August 6, 2015 at 10:28 PM UTC

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Chris Cline, the billionaire coal baron, revealed himself today as the donor behind a $1 million contribution to a super-PAC supporting Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign.

“Chris is proud to support Right to Rise,” said Brian Glasser, a lawyer for Cline, in an e-mail to Bloomberg News, using the name of the pro-Bush super-PAC.