SHELDON ADELSON

Born: 1933

Location: Nevada

Net Worth: $36.1 Billion (as of December 2013)

Associations: Las Vegas Sands; Miriam Adelson

Mission: Anti-union; hawkish foreign policy

Political Donations: $106,827,563 (since 2008 election cycle)

Election Cycle Amount

2008 $5,601,138

2010 $2,276,000

2012 $98,950,425

Top Known Recipients (since 2008 election cycle):

Restore Our Future (Mitt Romney) $30,000,000

American Crossroads $23,000,000

Winning Our Future (New Gingrich) $20,000,000

American Solutions For Winning The Future

$6,650,000

Congressional Leadership Fund $5,000,000

YG Action Fund $5,000,000

Summary:

Sheldon Adelson is an American casino mogul, the 15th richest person in the world as of February 2014, and the majority stakeholder of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which is the largest gambling company in the world. The self-made tycoon is primarily known for his hawkish views on the Middle East and for his attempts to weaken organized labor. While long a player in funding political campaigns, Adelson burst onto the scene during the 2012 election and was the largest individual donor on either side; he and his wife, Miriam Adelson, reported contributions of almost $99 million dollars in the 2012 election. Notably, the two gave $20 million to help former House Speaker Newt Gingrich win the Republican nomination, and when Gingrich’s campaign floundered, the Adelsons gave $30 million to Restore Our Future, a super PAC backing Mitt Romney

Notable Facts:

· In addition to the 2012 contributions disclosed to the FEC, Adelson reportedly gave at least

$30 million to Crossroads GPS and at least $15 million to groups linked to the Koch

brothers.

· Adelson is behind a campaign to ban online gambling, which he refers to as “fool’s gold.”

· In 2013, Adelson suggested that the U.S. deploy nuclear weapons inside Iranian territory to

persuade the country to end its nuclear program.