LittleSis: Akbar Ghahary

Dr. Akbar Ghahary, an industrialist and executive in the manufacturing sector, is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Safas Corporation. Dr. Ghahary has also remained an active member of the Iranian-American community as a political advocate. He is the co-founder and current Treasurer of the Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC). He also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for both IAPAC and PAAIA (Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans). By recognizing the absence of the Iranian American's voice in American politics, Dr. Ghahary has supported and joined campaigns that recognized the importance of our Community. Some of the note-worthy campaigns include John Kerry's Presidential Campaign in 2004; Jon Corzine's campaign for New Jersey Governor in 2005; both the Senatorial campaign in 2006 and the Presidential campaign in 2008 of Hillary Clinton; and most importantly, Barack Obama's successful bid for the Presidency in 2008. Currently, he is active as NY Tri-state finance committee co chair, within the DNC.

Donor	Common Recipients
Leon Black	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Marty Meehan, Bill Nelson, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party
John A Merrigan	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Frank Pallone, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Hill PAC, Campaign for Our Country
Steve Grossman	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Marty Meehan, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, James R Stork, Campaign for Our Country
Philip Munger	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Ohio Democratic Party
Mitchell Berger	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Ohio Democratic Party
George S Kaufman	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Bruce A Karsh	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Ohio Democratic Party
James A Ratner	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Ohio Democratic Party
Alan M Leventhal	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Marty Meehan, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Ohio Democratic Party
Michael A Feiner	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Donald R Mullen Jr	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Marty Meehan, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
Cheryl Saban	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Ohio Democratic Party
David Geffen	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Ohio Democratic Party
Tom Steyer	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Ohio Democratic Party, Campaign for Our Country
Cantwell F Muckenfuss III	Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Ohio Democratic Party
John Neu	Joe Biden, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Frank Pallone, Chuck Schumer, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, James R Stork, Campaign for Our Country
Lyndon L Olson Jr	Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Hill PAC, Ohio Democratic Party
Robert Clifford	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Marty Meehan, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Bill Richardson, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Hill PAC
John D Raffaelli	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Marty Meehan, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Campaign for Our Country
Julien J Studley	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Bill Nelson, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee

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Common Recipients

Leon Black