John Rakolta Jr

CEO, Walbridge Aldinger; Trump nominee to be Ambasador to the United Arab Emirates.

John Rakolta, Jr. is the only son of John Rakolta a prominent citizen of Detroit, Michigan. He heads up one of the 50 largest construction firms in the United States, Walbridge Aldinger. This privately held family-owned construction firm specializes in the Design/Build/Management and Development of large-scale commercial, municipal, educational, federal and industry-specific projects. He is a second-generation American Romanian. He takes great pride in his Romanian heritage, especially given that both sets of his grandparents were born in Romania. They come from Transylvanian cities of Ludus, county of Sibiu, Unimat and Simiklous, county of Satu Mare. He cherishes the Romanian traditions that were practiced in his home as a child, especially Romanian food, such as sarmale (stuffed cabbage), carnati (sausage), mamaliga (corn meal) and cozonaci ( cake). He is married to the former Terry Lynn Stern and together they have 4 children, Eileen, Lauren, Paige and John III. John Rakolta, Jr. received his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Marquette University in 1970. Thereafter, he completed the Smaller Company Management Program at the Harvard Business School. His business career started with Walbridge Aldinger in 1971 and he held a variety of positions culminating with the dual role of Chairman and CEO in 1993. John has successfully managed his company’s resources, especially its most valuable resources, its clients and employees, forward into the new millennium. Under his stewardship, the company has tripled in size. Walbridge currently has offices in Mexico City, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Chicago and Detroit. Its projects are located in over a dozen states and several foreign countries. As Walbridge Aldinger expands its geographic boundaries into the 21st Century, he is a firm believer in the value of diversity and global competition. Mr. Rakolta is also co-chair of the Coalition for the Future of Detroit School Children and of the Metropolitan Affairs Coalition and is as trustee of New Detroit Inc. and a campaign cabinet member for United Way of southeast Michigan. He also has served as an Honorary Consul for Romania. Mr. Rakolta earned his B.S. from Marquette University.

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David T Fischer	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Mark A Foley, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Forum PAC, Jeffrey Lamberti, Commonwealth PAC, the, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, John Pappageorge, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Debbie Dingell, Andrew Raczkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Paul F Welday, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
James B Nicholson	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Forum PAC, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Idaho Republican Party, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, John Pappageorge, Patrick N Nowak, Carly Fiorina, Melvin Hollowell Jr, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Debbie Dingell, Dan Benishek, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Dave Trott
Richard DeVos	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Norm Coleman, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Rogers, Mark A Foley, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Carly Fiorina, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Edward C Levy Jr	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Ronna Romney, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Debbie Dingell, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Hansen Clarke, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Dave Trott
Ronald Weiser	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Jeffrey Lamberti, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Andrew Raczkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Robert S Taubman	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Debbie Stabenow, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Commonwealth PAC, the, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Bob Carr, Ronna Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Bill Huizenga, John Gregory Chachas, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Yousif Ghafari	Spencer Abraham, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeffrey Lamberti, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Ronna Romney, John Pappageorge, Patrick N Nowak, Melvin Hollowell Jr, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee
Manuel Moroun	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, John Dingell, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Debbie Stabenow, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bob Carr, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Patrick N Nowak, Dan Benishek, Bill Hardiman, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Harold Beznos	Spencer Abraham, Eric Cantor, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Jeffrey Lamberti, Michael J Bouchard, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Carly Fiorina, Andrew Raczkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Jason Allen, Paul F Welday, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Kenneth Eisenberg	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Debbie Stabenow, John E Sununu, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Forum PAC, Commonwealth PAC, the, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Bob Carr, Clark Durant, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Hansen Clarke, Bill Huizenga, Mike Bishop, Dave Trott
Doug DeVos	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, John Pappageorge, Patrick N Nowak, Carly Fiorina, Andrew Raczkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Terry Rakolta	Spencer Abraham, John Dingell, Chuck Grassley, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Debbie Stabenow, Rob Portman, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Commonwealth PAC, the, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Idaho Republican Party, Ronna Romney, Melvin Hollowell Jr, Walbridge Aldringer PAC, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Andrew Raczkowski, Marco Rubio, Mike Bishop, Dave Trott, Rubio Victory Cmte
Helen DeVos	Spencer Abraham, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Rogers, Mark A Foley, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Richard M. DeVos, Jr.	Spencer Abraham, Chuck Grassley, Peter Hoekstra, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Jeffrey Lamberti, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
J C Huizenga	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Andrew Raczkowski, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Jason Allen, Bill Hardiman, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Leslie Rose	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Eric Cantor, Norm Coleman, Chuck Grassley, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, John E Sununu, Mark A Foley, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Leslie Ann Touma, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Clark Durant, Ronna Romney, Patrick N Nowak, Andrew Raczkowski, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Marco Rubio
Anthony L Soave	Spencer Abraham, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Thaddeus George McCotter, Candice S Miller, Mike Rogers, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Building Our Bases (Bobs) PAC, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Commonwealth PAC, the, Michael J Bouchard, Myrah Lynn Kirkwood MS, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Ronna Romney, John Pappageorge, Melvin Hollowell Jr, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Hansen Clarke, Paul F Welday
Peter Karmanos Jr	Spencer Abraham, Norm Coleman, John Dingell, Peter Hoekstra, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Joseph Knollenberg, Carl Levin, John McCain, Candice S Miller, Debbie Stabenow, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Forum PAC, Commonwealth PAC, the, Michael J Bouchard, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Ronna Romney, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Debbie Dingell, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Mike Bishop, Dave Trott
Daniel DeVos	Spencer Abraham, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Peter Hoekstra, Joseph Knollenberg, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Rogers, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Michael J Bouchard, Mitt Romney, Ronna Romney, Kelly Ayotte, Dan Benishek, Bill Huizenga, Marco Rubio, Jason Allen, Mike Bishop, Terri Lynn Land, Dave Trott
Stephen Schwarzman	John Boehner, Eric Cantor, John Dingell, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, John E Sununu, Rob Portman, Phil Gramm, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Arkansas Leadership Committee 2004 Fcrc, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party of Wisconsin, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Commonwealth PAC, the, George H W Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Kelly Ayotte, Marco Rubio, Rubio Victory Cmte

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John Rakolta Jr

CEO, Walbridge Aldinger; Trump nominee to be Ambasador to the United Arab Emirates.

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