12 Billionaire Donors Supporting Trump VP JD Vance

Gabrielle Olya

July 25, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.·2 min read

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Although vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance comes from humble beginnings, the Ohio senator has garnered the support of numerous ultra-wealthy individuals throughout his political career. Some of his most notable billionaire donors include PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Roku founder Anthony Wood.

Here’s a look at Vance’s prominent billionaire donors, as identified by Forbes.

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Peter Thiel

Donations to Vance groups: $15 million
Net worth: $7.9 billion
Source of wealth: PayPal co-founder, general partner of venture capital firm Founders Fund

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Elizabeth Uihlein

Donations to Vance groups: $250,000
Net worth: $6.6 billion
Source of wealth: President of Uline

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Richard Kurtz

Donations to Vance groups: $100,000
Net worth: $1 billion
Source of wealth: Founder, CEO and controlling shareholder of The Kamson Corporation

Jimmy Haslam

Donations to Vance groups: $94,000
Net worth: $8 billion
Source of wealth: Chairman of Pilot Flying J

Anthony Wood

Donations to Vance groups: $53,000
Net worth: $1.7 billion
Source of wealth: Founder and CEO of Roku

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Steve Wynn

Donations to Vance groups: $34,400
Net worth: $3.4 billion
Source of wealth: Co-founder of Wynn Resorts

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Palmer Luckey

Donations to Vance groups: $15,800
Net worth: $2.3 billion
Source of wealth: Founder of Oculus VR

John Catsimatidis

Donations to Vance groups: $11,600
Net worth: $4.3 billion
Source of wealth: Owner of New York City supermarket chain Gristedes

Diane Hendricks

Donations to Vance groups: $8,700
Net worth: $20.9 billion
Source of wealth: Co-founder of ABC Supply

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Kelly Loeffler

Donations to Vance groups: $5,800
Net worth: $1 billion
Source of wealth: Married to Jeff Sprecher, the founder and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange

Paul Singer

Donations to Vance groups: $5,800
Net worth: $6.1 billion
Source of wealth: Founder of hedge fund firm Elliott Management

Margaretta Taylor

Donations to Vance groups: $5,800
Net worth: $4 billion
Source of wealth: Co-owner of Cox Enterprises

All data is sourced from Forbes and is accurate as of July 19, 2024.

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