LittleSis: Alfred Mann

Entrepreneur came from nothing. Grew up in Portland, Oregon during Depression; sold magazines, lemonade for change. Studied physics at UCLA. Founded aerospace companies Spectrolab in 1956 and Heliotek 4 years later; both sold to Textron (now owned by General Motors). Continued to invest in biomed firms. Helped fund MiniMed (insulin pumps), Advanced Bionics (cochlear implants), Pacesetter Systems (rechargeable pacemakers). Sold MiniMed to Medtronic for $3.7 billion in 2001. Recently reacquired Advanced Bionics after selling to Boston Scientific 2004; massive legal squabble finally over. Has invested $566 million in MannKind, a company developing inhaled insulin. Also has stakes in Stellar Microelectronics and Bioness. Donated $100 million to USC 1998, another $100 million to Purdue U. last year. Continues to search for universities to endow that will allow him to have control over how funds are used.

Donor	Common Recipients
Daniel C Tate Jr	Howard Lawrence Berman, John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Jerry McNerney, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Bennett S Lebow	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Harry Reid, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Florida, LA PAC, Mitt Romney
Ronald Perelman	John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Howard P McKeon, David Obey, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Mitt Romney
Albert B Ratner	John Boehner, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Republican Party of Florida, Mitt Romney
Richard Gunther	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Jerry McNerney, David Obey, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Mel Levine, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC, Anthony C Beilenson
Robert H Asher	Howard Lawrence Berman, John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Mitt Romney
Vincent M Versage	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC
Herta Amir	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC
Victor H Fazio	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Jerry McNerney, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Carmen H Warschaw	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC
Newton D. Becker	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Mel Levine, National Republican Congressional Committee, Anthony C Beilenson, Southern California Fund
Richard M Rosenberg	Howard Lawrence Berman, John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Howard P McKeon, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Dick Gephardt, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Tom Campbell, Mitt Romney
Irving Azoff	Howard Lawrence Berman, John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Brad Sherman, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC, Mitt Romney, Southern California Fund
Rob Reiner	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, David Obey, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC
John Doerr	Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Jerry McNerney, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Tom Campbell
Paul L Baker	John Boehner, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney
Marilyn Ziering	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC, Anthony C Beilenson
Jerome S Moss	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Brad Sherman, Henry Waxman, Dick Gephardt, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC, Anthony C Beilenson
Edgar Bronfman Jr	Howard Lawrence Berman, Barbara Boxer, Lois Capps, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, Harry Reid, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, LA PAC
Edythe Broad	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, John McCain, David Obey, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Dick Gephardt, Mel Levine, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Anthony C Beilenson

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Daniel C Tate Jr