Secret Funders Join the Party
Presidential hopefuls and party leaders will start courting these benefactors
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In 2015 presidential hopefuls will court high-profile billionaires such as Sheldon Adelson, the Koch brothers, and Tom Steyer. But there’s another, less well-known group of wealthy people ready to give.
Joe Ricketts (R)
Net worth: $1.6 billion
How he made it: Founded TD Ameritrade
How he gives: $4.7 million to conservative super PACs in 2014, including his Ending Spending Action Fund
Why he matters: Ending Spending bundled more than $20 million for the midterms, and it will be a force in 2016.