Thomas John Jordan
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Jordan Winery |
| Role: | CEO |
| Location: | Healdsburg, Calif. |
| Education: | Occidental College (economics) Empire College School of Law (J.D.) University of San Francisco (M.B.A.)[1] |
Thomas John Jordan is chief executive officer of Jordan Winery in Healdsburg, Calif., a position he has held since 2005.[1] He is also the founder and board chair of the John Jordan Foundation, a nonprofit organization which aims to support "programs that improve quality of life for our most vulnerable fellow citizens; placing special emphasis on those that provide the disadvantaged with the tools to succeed educationally and professionally."[2] Jordan founded his eponymous foundation in March 2012.[2] Jordan is one of the largest contributors to the Republican party.[3] National Journal called Jordan "the future of Super PACs" in a 2014 feature.[4]
Career
Thomas John Jordan ran unsuccessfully for the California State Senate in 1998.[5] He completed graduate study toward both an M.B.A. and a J.D. in 2002.[1] From 2002 to 2005, he worked as a practicing litigator, first for a Santa Rosa, Calif., law firm, then he opened his own private firm in Sonoma County, Calif., in 2004. In 2005, he left his firm to take over as chief executive officer of Jordan Winery in Healdsburg, Calif.[1]
Political giving
Thomas John Jordan is a leading donor to Republican candidates and causes.[3] According to Bloomberg, Jordan "represents a new breed of political funder created by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Rather than signing over contributions to a candidate’s campaign or to a Super PAC, rich political enthusiasts like Jordan can run their own minipolitical operations with almost no limits."[6]
By June 2013, he donated $1.4 million to Americans for Progressive Action, a Super PAC which ran ads in support of Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez's unsuccessful effort to defeat then-U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D) in a 2013 special election for the United States Senate seat from Massachusetts vacated by John Kerry (D). Kerry resigned to become Barack Obama's (D) Secretary of State.[4][7][8][5] Between 2013 and 2014, Jordan gave a total of $2.9 million to Super PACs.[6] He has been the primary funder of Super PACs Americans for Shared Prosperity and Bold Agenda PAC.[9]
For the 2016 campaign cycle, Time Magazine wrote that Jordan is "formally backing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio with a new super PAC, named Baby Got PAC" that was "formed Nov. 3, according to Federal Election Commission and Internet registration records."[10][5]
In addition to donations to the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, as well as his Super PACs, Jordan has made direct contributions to Republican politicians such as former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.)[6][11] [12]
Media
Top influencers by state
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jordan Winery, "About John Jordan," accessed December 30, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 John Jordan Foundation, "Homepage," accessed December 30, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Francisco Chronicle, "S.F. billionaire Tom Steyer ranks at top of political donors," August 8, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Journal, "This man is the future of Super PACs," May 5, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Los Angeles Times, "California vintner John Jordan wants to shape politics -- on his terms," November 19, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bloomberg, "How to make friends and influence elections," June 3, 2015
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "GOP mystery donor in Mass. Senate race," June 21, 2013
- ↑ Mother Jones, "GOP super-donor on politicians: "Most of these people...they're unemployable," May 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "GOP donor behind Americans for Shared Prosperity pitches ‘Bold Agenda’ for Republicans," October 19, 2014
- ↑ Time Magazine, "New 'Baby Got PAC' Super PAC to back Marco Rubio," November 10, 2015
- ↑ To access a record of Jordan's federal campaign contributions, go the "Transaction Query By Individual Contributor" page on the Federal Election Commission's website, and search separately for both Thomas Jordan and John Jordan in Healdsburg, California, listing Winery under Employer/Occupation.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Transaction Query By Individual Contributor," accessed December 30, 2015
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