James Irsay

Indianapolis Colts

Nine straight playoff appearances helped push the value of his Indianapolis Colts football team to $1 billion. Colts lost Super Bowl in 2010 to New Orleans Saints; won in 2007 against Chicago Bears. Music fan and collector owns guitars of Jerry Garcia, George Harrison and Elvis Presley; letters from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Paid $2.4 million for the original manuscript of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" in 2001. "I think my destiny was to be that wizard behind the curtain more than anything. I think I have a pretty good idea of how to show people how to have a good time and let them experience things."

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Donations

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 1 contribution · 300 USD (Sep 7 '12)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

1 / 3

Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee

• 7 contributions · 22,500 USD ('04→'12)

Marion County (In) Democratic Party Federal Account

• 3 contributions · 20,500 USD ('04→'06)

Gridiron PAC

• 3 contributions · 15,000 USD (Dec 9 '19→Sep 22 '21)

Indiana Republican State Committee Inc.

• 3 contributions · 10,000 USD ('10)

Richard Green Lugar Former Republican US Senator from Indiana

• 6 contributions · 8,500 USD ('99→'11)

Evan Bayh Democratic US Senator from Indiana

• 7 contributions · 8,100 USD ('97→'05)

Julia May Carson US Representative from Indiana

• 8 contributions · 7,500 USD ('01→'06)

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

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('00)

George W Bush 43rd US president, ex-governor of Texas, son of George H W Bush

• 3 contributions · 5,000 USD ('99→'04)

Tom Carper US Senator from Delaware (2001-present); former US Rep from Delaware (1983-1993)

• 2 contributions · 5,000 USD ('12)

Schools

Southern Methodist University

• BA (past)