Chris Christie will head outside of New Jersey tomorrow for the first time since superstorm Sandy ravaged the state last month, with the governor attending a meeting of the Republican Governors Association in Las Vegas. “I’m the vice chair and...
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Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, in July 2011. Photograph by Peter Foley/Bloomberg
Christie’s Vegas Get-Away: Comparing Sandy-Katrina Notes
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Houston homebuilder Bob Perry
Perry’s $2 Million Top Donation to Republican Governors Group
The Republican Governors Association raised $14.8 million in this year’s third quarter, including $2 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, it said in a filing to the Internal Revenue Service. Perry’s donation was the largest to the RGA during the...
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Americans for Prosperity Foundation chairman and Koch Industries Executive Vice President David H. Koch in Washington.
Koch, Trump Help Republican Governors’ Group Raise $12.3 Million
The Republican Governors Association raised $12.3 million in the first three months of this year from donors including billionaire David H. Koch and real estate developer Donald Trump. Koch, the co-owner and executive vice president of Koch Industries, donated $1...
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