John Faso

Leadership & Staff

Peter D Lopez Region 2 Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency

• District Office Director (past)

Business Positions

Manatt Phelps & Phillips

• Partner ('02→?)

Board Memberships

Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority State-created watchdog org for the City of Buffalo

• Member ('03→'06)

Positions

New Yorkers for Growth

• Founder ('09→?)

In the office of

George Pataki Former Governor of New York; of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke

• Chair, Budget Transition Team ('94→?)

Government Positions

New York State Assembly

• Minority Leader ('98→'02) [+1]

• Assemblyman ('86→'02)

Donors

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Richard Gilder Chairman emeritus of the Club for Growth and former chairman of the Manhattan Institute; founder of Gilder Gagnon & Howe

• 6 contributions · 65,000 USD (Jun 27 '01→Feb 14 '06)

Roger Hertog American businessman, financier and conservative philanthropist

• 4 contributions · 65,000 USD (Jun 27 '01→Jun 8 '06)

Thomas E McInerney Bluff Point Associates

• 3 contributions · 64,600 USD (May 22 '01→Jul 11 '06)

Paula G McInerney Bluff Point Associates

• 4 contributions · 63,900 USD (Jul 25 '01→Jul 11 '06)

Bruce Kovner Chairman, Caxton Associates LLC

• 3 contributions · 60,700 USD (Oct 30 '00→Oct 12 '05)

Peter M Flanigan advisor to UBS Securities; former Nixon aide

• 9 contributions · 51,150 USD (Jun 21 '99→Jun 21 '06)

Steven B Klinsky founder and CEO of New Mountain

• 8 contributions · 36,000 USD (Aug 20 '00→Oct 2 '06)

David Koch Billionaire industrialist; helped fund vast conservative, libertarian political operation

• 2 contributions · 33,900 USD (Sep 20 '06→Oct 19 '06)

Lawrence Auriana Federated Kaufmann Fund/Portfolio Manager

• 2 contributions · 32,700 USD (Dec 23 '01→Jan 12 '06)

Peter S Kalikow President of H.J. Kalikow & Company, LLC

• 4 contributions · 30,000 USD (Jan 15 '02→Oct 29 '02)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Golden State Political Action Committee

• 10 contributions · 5,360 USD ('03→'12)

Mitt Romney U.S. senator from Utah, former Massachusetts governor

• 4 contributions · 4,000 USD ('12)

Rudy Giuliani Trump adviser; former mayor of New York City

• 2 contributions · 2,300 USD ('07)

Christopher Gibson US Representative from New York

• 5 contributions · 2,300 USD ('10→'11)

George W Bush 43rd U.S. president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H. W. Bush.

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD ('03→'04)

Sandy Treadwell

• 2 contributions · 1,055 USD ('08)

New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD ('05→'10)

John McCain US Senator and Representative from Arizona

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('08)

Tom Reynolds Former Republican Congressman from NYS

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('05)

Chuck Hagel Former Obama defense secretary, Nebraska U.S. senator

• 2 contributions · 500 USD ('95→'96)

Campaign Donors

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Ron Cameron CEO of Arkansas-based Mountaire Corp., one of the country's largest poultry companies.

• 4 contributions · 10,800 USD (Nov 11 '15→Nov 19 '15)

Woody L Hunt Hunt Building Co. - El Paso Texas

• 6 contributions · 10,800 USD (Nov 25 '15→Apr 29 '16)

Elizabeth May Stern Scarsdale New York

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Jul 30 '15→Mar 17 '16)

Diana Mercer Wife of right-wing hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Jul 29 '15)

Rebekah Mercer Daughter of right-wing hedge-fund billionaire Robert Mercer

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Sep 24 '15)

Thomas J Tisch Brother of James Tisch, Andrew Tisch, and Dan Tisch; his first cousins include Jon Tisch and LA-based film producer Steve Tisch.

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Dec 28 '15)

Steven B Klinsky founder and CEO of New Mountain

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Jul 21 '15)

Earle I Mack Retired Senior Partner, The Mack Company

• 3 contributions · 5,400 USD (Aug 18 '15→Oct 19 '16)

Carl Paladino Buffalo developer and failed gubernatorial candidate

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Sep 18 '15→Aug 16 '16)

Michael Steinhardt New York billionaire; founder of hedge fund Steinhardt Partners

• 2 contributions · 5,400 USD (Oct 14 '15)

Social

Carl G Whitbeck Jr

• close friend