LittleSis: Winton M Blount III

Winton Blount III, a former chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and candidate for governor, has died. Blount was 71, according to Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange, his former business partner. Blount and Strange had car dealerships and other businesses together from 1990 to 2001. In 1998, Blount challenged Gov. Fob James in the Republican primary. He forced James into a runoff, but James prevailed. Blount also served as chairman of the Business Council of Alabama in 1989. Blount's father, Winton "Red" Blount, was also a Republican Party leader, serving as U.S. Postmaster General under President Nixon. "Red" Blount built an international construction company and was known for his philanthropy, including the funding of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery.

Donor	Common Recipients
Michael W Adcock	Robert Aderholt, Spencer T Bachus III, Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Riley, Alabama Republican Party, George C Wallace Jr
Peter M Flanigan	Lamar Alexander, Jeff Sessions, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Campaign for a New American Century, George H W Bush
James S McDonnell III	Lamar Alexander, Robin Hayes, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush
Bart Starr	Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Alabama Republican Party, Frank McRight, Bill Cabaniss
John H Watson	Spencer T Bachus III, Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, Alabama Republican Party, Regions Financial Corporation Committee on Government Affairs, Bill Cabaniss
W Lucas Simons	Lamar Alexander, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, Campaign for a New American Century, George H W Bush, George C Wallace Jr, Bill Cabaniss
Lee J Styslinger III	Spencer T Bachus III, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Alabama Republican Party, Regions Financial Corporation Committee on Government Affairs, Bill Cabaniss
David Bockorny	Lamar Alexander, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Riley, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush
Lee Beaman	Lamar Alexander, Jeff Sessions, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, George H W Bush
Carmen A Collazo	Robert Aderholt, Spencer T Bachus III, Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, Alabama Republican Party
Smith Davis	Spencer T Bachus III, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush
Howard M Jenkins	Spencer T Bachus III, Robin Hayes, Jeff Sessions, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Continue the Majority, George H W Bush
Ed Noble	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn
Dean L Buntrock	Lamar Alexander, Spencer T Bachus III, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush
Doyle Bartlett	Robert Aderholt, Spencer T Bachus III, Richard Shelby, Robert Riley, National Republican Congressional Committee, Continue the Majority, George H W Bush
Harlan Crow	Lamar Alexander, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, George H W Bush
Mel Sembler	Lamar Alexander, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Continue the Majority
Dan Evins	Lamar Alexander, Robin Hayes, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Campaign for a New American Century
Janet Berman	Lamar Alexander, Spencer T Bachus III, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush
Richard Hohlt	Lamar Alexander, Richard Shelby, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, George H W Bush

Donor

Common Recipients

Michael W Adcock

Robert Aderholt, Spencer T Bachus III, Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Riley, Alabama Republican Party, George C Wallace Jr

Peter M Flanigan

Lamar Alexander, Jeff Sessions, William H Frist, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dylan C Glenn, Campaign for a New American Century, George H W Bush

James S McDonnell III

Lamar Alexander, Robin Hayes, Richard Shelby, William H Frist, Newt Gingrich, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, George H W Bush

Bart Starr

Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Alabama Republican Party, Frank McRight, Bill Cabaniss

John H Watson

Spencer T Bachus III, Robert Terry Everett, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Republican National Committee, Alabama Republican Party, Regions Financial Corporation Committee on Government Affairs, Bill Cabaniss