Vincent J Viola

Chairman of high frequency trading and market making firm Virtu Financial LLC; owner, Florida Panthers NHL franchise

Viola, who is reportedly worth $1.8 billion, is the founder of electronic trading firm Virtu Financial and was previously the chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange from 2001 to 2004. Viola, a Brooklyn native whose father was a truck driver, graduated from West Point in 1977 and went on to be an infantry officer in the Army’s 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell. After completing active duty, he remained in the Army Reserves. In 1983, he graduated with a law degree from New York Law School. In 2003, Viola founded and helped fund the creation of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Viola is also the owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, which he bought in 2013 for a reported $250 million. If Viola is confirmed, the ownership of the Panthers will be placed in a trust for the other members of the Viola family, and Douglas Cifu, vice chairman and alternate governor of the club, will take over Viola’s role as chairman and governor of Sunrise, Sports and Entertainment, according to a statement from the team. Viola also endowed the Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. Chair in Catholic Theology at Fordham University and is a supporter of the Catholic Leadership Institute. Forbes ranked Viola as the 374th wealthiest person in the United States on its 2016 list of 400 richest people in America.

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John Catsimatidis	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, Tish James, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Richard Dietl, Carl Kruger
George S Kaufman	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Joseph J Lhota, Tish James, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, Carl Kruger
Peter S Kalikow	Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, David Vitter, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Illinois Republican Party, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Joseph J Lhota, Michael G Grimm, Tish James, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
David S Mack	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Joseph J Lhota, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Leonard Litwin	Geoffrey C Davis, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, David Vitter, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Kathleen Rice, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Leonard A Lauder	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Steven Roth	Paul Hodes, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Howard M Lorber	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Michael R Rocque, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice
Howard P Milstein	Paul Hodes, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Margo Catsimatidis	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, David Vitter, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, Tish James, Richard Dietl
Stephen M Ross	Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, David Vitter, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Michael G Grimm, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
William C Rudin	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Rhode Island Democratic State Committee, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, Tish James, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Al D’Amato	Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, Janet DiFiore
David C Rich	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, Anthony D Weiner, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Dinallo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, Carl Kruger
Jeremy Jacobs Sr	Steve Israel, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, David Vitter, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, Janet DiFiore
Douglas D Durst	Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Robert B Catell	Steve Israel, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Republican National Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Dinallo, Eric T Schneiderman, Kathleen Rice, Joseph J Lhota, Tish James, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, NYS Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee
Kenneth G Langone	Steve Israel, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Andrew Cuomo, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Joseph J Lhota, Michael G Grimm, Patrick Meehan, Janet DiFiore, Richard Dietl
Scott Rechler	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Anthony D Weiner, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Andrew Cuomo, Eric T Schneiderman, Cory Booker, Kathleen Rice, Michael G Grimm, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Shawn Smeallie	Steve Israel, Mary Landrieu, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, Mike DeWine, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, 21st Century Freedom PAC Federal, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Joseph J Lhota, Michael G Grimm, Patrick Meehan, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee

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Vincent J Viola

Chairman of high frequency trading and market making firm Virtu Financial LLC; owner, Florida Panthers NHL franchise

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