James Ketelsen

Former president of Case and Tenneco

Credited with becoming one of the first corporate leaders in the nation to draw the connection between employee wellness and business profitability, James Ketelsen died April 27 in Houston of natural causes. He was 86. Ketelsen joined J.I. Case Company in 1959 as assistant comptroller, rising to the role of president on Dec. 7, 1967 — at age 37 — and began to reorganize the company into three operating divisions: agriculture, construction equipment and components. Ketelsen became president of Tenneco in 1978 and retired as chairman and CEO in 1992. During his tenure, in 1985 Case bought International Harvester’s agricultural equipment line and became Case IH.

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National Republican Senatorial Committee Campaign committee for Republican U.S. Senate candidates

• 2 contributions · 20,000 USD (Mar 16 '89→Mar 30 '90)

Carolyn McCarthy US Representative from New York

• 6 contributions · 3,750 USD (Jul 27 '06→Mar 11 '13)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 1 contribution · 2,500 USD (Sep 22 '92)

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (Oct 1 '07→Nov 3 '07)

George H W Bush 41st US president; DCI 1976-77

• 2 contributions · 2,000 USD (Oct 31 '91→Apr 27 '92)

Dan Coats Former Trump Director of National Intelligence. Senator and Representative from Indiana

• 4 contributions · 2,000 USD (Apr 18 '90→May 17 '90)

Bill White former Mayor of Houston

• 2 contributions · 1,500 USD (Feb 23 '09→Nov 9 '09)

Dolly Madison McKenna Founder, Liberty Tree, Washington, DC

• 2 contributions · 1,000 USD (Jan 24 '92→Apr 30 '92)

Lynn Morley Martin US Representative from Illinois

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Jul 20 '90)

Evan Bayh Democratic US Senator from Indiana

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD (Jun 21 '05)