LittleSis: Jess S Jackson

Grew up during Depression; became farmer. Planted grapevines on 80-acre pear- and-walnut orchard in California 1970s. First Kendall-Jackson wine on market 1982. Now produces more than 4 million cases of vino a year on 14,000 planted acres. Recently acquired 44-acre Chateau Potelle Winery in Mt. Veeder, Calif. Has invested $250 million in Thoroughbred breeding. Mr. Jackson was a successful lawyer looking for a little excitement in his life in 1974, when he and his wife, the former Jane Kendall, bought an 80-acre pear and walnut farm in Lakeport, Calif., north of San Francisco. Mr. Jackson began expanding, creating or acquiring more than 30 wineries and brands that today produce more than five million cases annually. His umbrella company, Jackson Family Wines, includes in its portfolio La Crema, Cardinale, Arrowood, Cambria, Lokoya, Matanzas Creek and Vérité in the United States, Château Lassègue in Bordeaux, Tenuta di Arceno in Tuscany, Yangarra in the McLaren Vale region of Australia and Viña Calina in Chile. Mr. Jackson’s first marriage ended in divorce. He is survived by his second wife, Barbara Banke; two children from his first marriage, Jennifer Hartford and Laura Giron; three children from his second marriage, Katie, Julia and Christopher; and two grandchildren.

Donor	Common Recipients
Micky Arison	Howard Coble, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mike Thompson, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Gregory Westin Wendt	Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ed Case, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Inactive Federal Political Committee, Carly Fiorina
Ernest Gallo	Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mike Thompson, Al D’Amato, Frank D Riggs, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, PAC to the Future, Bill Thomas
James C Hormel	Dianne Feinstein, Lynn C Woolsey, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, John Garamendi
Eli Broad	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John Garamendi
Ron Conway	Dianne Feinstein, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Carly Fiorina, Fiorina Victory Cmte
Paul L Baker	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee
Jane Breckenridge Eisner	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, John William Conway, Bill Thomas
George A Zimmer	Dianne Feinstein, Lynn C Woolsey, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John William Conway, John Garamendi, Carly Fiorina
Howard M Lorber	Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carly Fiorina
Alan F Horn	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John William Conway, John Garamendi
James L Barksdale	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Carly Fiorina
Bob Iger	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee
Thomas Pritzker	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carly Fiorina
Bennett S Lebow	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Michael A Feiner	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis	Dianne Feinstein, Mike Thompson, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John Garamendi
Steven M Champlin	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Mike Thompson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte
Agnes Gund	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte
Margo Catsimatidis	Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee

Donor

Common Recipients

Micky Arison

Howard Coble, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mike Thompson, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee

Gregory Westin Wendt

Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ed Case, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Inactive Federal Political Committee, Carly Fiorina

Ernest Gallo

Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mike Thompson, Al D’Amato, Frank D Riggs, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, PAC to the Future, Bill Thomas

James C Hormel

Dianne Feinstein, Lynn C Woolsey, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, John Garamendi

Eli Broad

Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John Garamendi