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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Daylight Mistakenly Makes Its Way Into the Koch Empire


by Abby Zimet

by Abby Zimet
Oops. Somebody let the dogs out. At last week's annual, private, media-barred Palm Springs conclave of rich conservative donors eager to help the Koch Brothers stop the rabid left's "assault on American freedom and prosperity" - in the name of which lofty goal the Kochs last year funneled over $400 million into elections - one attendee left behind a supposedly confidential VIP donor list. And Mother Jones got it. 

DONORS
Carl Berg: Ranking No. 308 on the Forbes 400, Berg is a Silicon Valley real estate titan with an estimated fortune of $1.1 billion.
Ronnie Cameron: He runs agribusiness giant Mountaire Corporation. During a meeting of the Kochs' donor network in 2011, Charles Koch recognized Cameron (and other donors) for donating at least $1 million to their cause.
Charles Chandler: Based in the Kochs' hometown of Wichita, Kansas, Chandler is the CEO of Intrust Bank.
John Childs: He runs the Boston-based private equity firm J.W. Childs & Associates.
Jamie Coulter: Haling from Wichita, Coulter is the former CEO of the Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon restaurant chain.
Bob and Steve Fettig: The Fettigs run the metal fabrication company Tankcraft, based in Darien, Wisconsin. Steve is the company's CFO; Bob is CEO.






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