LittleSis: Leslie Alexander

Leslie Alexander is a true self-made billionaire. He dropped out of Brooklyn Law School at age 21 after his father died and headed to Wall Street to help provide for his mother. He found he was pretty good at investing, and after finishing his law degree he went back to trading bonds -- this time for himself. In 1993, he shelled out $85 million to buy the Houston Rockets. Good timing: Hakeem Olajuwon led the team to NBA titles in the next two seasons. In 2017 Tilman Fertitta agreed to purchase the Houston Rockets for a record $2.2 billion. Alexander first landed on the Forbes 400 in 2006 thanks to his stake in student loan securitizer First Marblehead, though the Rockets proved to be his best investment. In June 2016 First Marblehead was acquired by FP Resources for $5.05 per share, less than 1% of its 2006 peak price. Outside of business, Alexander is an animal lover; he funds a horse sanctuary in Middleburg,Virginia named after his mother, Evelyn.

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Nanci Alexander	Sam Farr, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, George John Mitchell, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Paul Tsongas, Ron Sims, Humane USA Political Action Committee, Carol A Roberts, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the, Lois Frankel
Alfonso Fanjul, Jr.	Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Lois Frankel
Mitchell Berger	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Carol A Roberts, Lois Frankel, Richard Blumenthal
Roselyne Chroman Swig	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Raymond Eugene Green, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal, Wyden for Oregon
Paul Tudor Jones II	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the, Richard Blumenthal
S Daniel Abraham	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Carol A Roberts, Lois Frankel, Richard Blumenthal
David Stern	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Gary Peters, Ron Sims, Humane USA Political Action Committee, Richard Blumenthal, Wyden for Oregon
Joel Jankowsky	Chris Dodd, Sheila Jackson-Lee, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Bill White, Carroll G Robinson, Lois Frankel
Stephen M Ross	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Carol A Roberts, Lois Frankel
Amy Rothschild Friedkin	Chris Dodd, Raymond Eugene Green, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
Penny Pritzker	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters
Tony Podesta	Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, Sheila Jackson-Lee, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
E John Rosenwald, Jr	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Sedgwick William Green, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Lois Frankel
John D Raffaelli	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal, Holding Onto Oregon's Priorities
Jonathan M Tisch	Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters
Elaine Schuster	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Paul Tsongas, Lois Frankel
Victor H Fazio	Earl Blumenauer, Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, Raymond Eugene Green, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Bill White
Bernard L Schwartz	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Richard Blumenthal, Holding Onto Oregon's Priorities
Mark Gallogly	John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Paul Tsongas, Richard Blumenthal
Michael B Levy	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michael Peter Skelly, Gary Peters, Bill White, Richard Blumenthal

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Nanci Alexander