Jess S Jackson

Co founded Kendall-Jackson wine with his first wife in 1974

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.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Barbara R Banke	Howard Coble, Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Lynn C Woolsey, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bruce Lunsford, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PAC, John Garamendi, Carly Fiorina, Fiorina Victory Cmte
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Lynn C Woolsey, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi
Thomas Boggs	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, Mike Thompson, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Frank D Riggs, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John William Conway, John Garamendi
Roselyne Chroman Swig	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Lynn C Woolsey, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi
Norm Brownstein	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future
Heather Podesta	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Mike Thompson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bruce Lunsford, PAC to the Future, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, John Garamendi
John Catsimatidis	Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee
Martin A Harmon	Dianne Feinstein, John McCain, Mike Thompson, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi, Bill Thomas, Carly Fiorina
Jack Valenti	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, PAC to the Future, Bill Thomas
A Jerrold Perenchio	Dianne Feinstein, 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, Inactive Federal Political Committee, Carly Fiorina
Ronald Perelman	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee
Leonard Blavatnik	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carly Fiorina
Bill Gates	Dianne Feinstein, 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, PAC to the Future
Leo Hindery Jr	Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi
Donald G Fisher	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, PAC to the Future, Bill Thomas
Thomas A Davis	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, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PAC, Bill Thomas
Richard N Goldman	Dianne Feinstein, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Mike Thompson, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Inactive Federal Political Committee, PAC to the Future
Stanley M Chesley	Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, Kentucky Victory 2007, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte
James M Copeland	Dianne Feinstein, Patrick Leahy, Mike Thompson, Lynn C Woolsey, Frank D Riggs, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, PAC to the Future, John Garamendi, Bill Thomas
Gerald J Ford	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Al D’Amato, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, John William Conway, National Thoroughbred Racing Association Political Action Committee/Horse PAC, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte

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Types	Person, Business Person, Lawyer
Gender	Male
Birthday	Feb 18 '30
Date of death	Apr 21 '11
Aliases	Jess Jackson

Jess S Jackson

Co founded Kendall-Jackson wine with his first wife in 1974

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