Pioneer Profiles:
212 Pioneers Listed Alphabetically
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R
S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A
Anthony J. Alexander President & Chair, FirstEnergy Corp.
$22,535
Joe B. Allen, III Lobbyist, Vinson & Elkins
$10,225
Paul Anderson Top Staff Lobbyist, JM Family Enterprises
$1,318
George L. Argyros Chair & CEO, Arnel & Affiliates
$15,000
Jorge L. Arrizurieta Top Staff Lobbyist, Huizenga Holdings, Inc.
$3,500
Alfred S. Austin President, The Austin Companies
$26,300
Jeanie Austin President, Jeanie Austin and Associates
$2,450

B
Joe L. Barton U.S. Congressman (R-TX)
$5,500
Lee Bass President & Owner, Lee M. Bass, Inc.
$78,427
George S. Bayoud, Jr. Businessman, Texas, Ltd.
$8,550
Henry C. Beck, III Chair & Owner, Beck Group
$19,500
Louis A. Beecherl, Jr. Owner, Beecherl Investments
$446,350
Dennis R. Berman CEO & President, Denitech Corp.
$305,400
Wayne L. Berman Lobbyist & Owner, Berman Enterprises, Inc.
$165,878
Roland W. Betts Chair, Chelsea Piers Management
$26,000
Teel Bivins Rancher & State Senator, State of Texas
$15,500
James J. Blosser Lobbyist, Poole and McKinley
$2,950
Joseph Bogosian VP of Federal Public Affairs, McGuireWoods Consulting
$1,000
Michael M. Boone Attorney, Haynes & Boone
$12,000
Rudy Boschwitz Chair, Home Valu
$50,625
Katherine E. Boyd Owner, Katherine Boyd Interior Decoration
$54,588
Daniel H. Branch Lobbyist, Winstead Sechrest & Minick
$6,500
Stephen F. Brauer President, Hunter Engineering Co.
$190,130
Tim Bridgewater Executive & Consultant, Interlink Management Corp.
$1,326
Nancy Brinker Wife of Chair, Brinker International
$255,835
William O. Brisben President & Owner, W.O. Brisben Companies
$0
Leslie J. Brorsen Managing Director of Government Relations, Ernst & Young
$5,300
C. David Brown, II Attorney, Broad & Cassel
$5,500
W. L. Brown, Jr. Retired Chair & CEO, Brown-Forman Corp.
$169,250
Christopher B. Burnham Managing Director, Stock Power
$22,000
Jonathan Bush CEO & President, Riggs Investment Management Co.
$13,400
William H. T. Bush Chair, Bush-O'Donnell Co.
$37,000

C
Joseph C. Canizaro Owner & CEO, Joseph Canizaro, Inc.
$234,250
Stephen G. Canton CEO, Teleglobe Buisness Solutions
$0
A. R. Carpenter Vice Chair, CSX Transportation 
$10,000
Claiborne Carrington President, C. Clarrington and Co.
$2,500
Charles M. Cawley Chair, CEO, President, MBNA America Bank
$70,875
William Ceverha Lobbyist, Self-employed
$28,447
Elaine Chao Fellow, Heritage Foundation
$26,450
Martha Chayet Executive, Oxbridge Group
$10,750
Jim Click Owner, Jim Click Automotive Group
$70,540
Herbert F. Collins Chair, Boston Capital Partners
$303,719
Pete Coneway Investment Banker, Goldman Sachs & Co
$76,850
James Michael Connolly President, James Michael Connolly Associates
$2,250
Bob Corker President, Corker Group, Inc.
$0
Jim Culbertson President, Financial Computing Inc.
$8,000

D
William Danhof Attorney, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone P.L.C.
$1,000
Robert Addison Day, Jr. Chair & CEO, Trust Company of the West
$274,770
R. H. Dedman, Jr. Chair & CEO, Club Corp International
$18,590
Bob Devlin Chair, CEO, President, American General Financial Corp.
$9,438
William O. DeWitt, Jr. President, Reynolds DeWitt & Co.
$61,750
Jennifer Dunn US Representative, US Government
$5,416
Patrick J. Durkin Managing Director, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
$43,025

E
Richard J. Egan Chair, EMC Corp.
$106,059
John Engler Governor, State of Michigan
$0
Charles W. Evers, III Owner, Consensus Communications
$2,000

F
J. Nelson Fairbanks President & CEO, U.S. Sugar Corp.
$23,350
Martha Fallgatter Lobbyist, ARB, Inc.
$700
Robert Fee President & CEO, Turner Construction Co.
$1,000
Thomas Martin Fiorentino VP of Communications, CSX Transportaion
$4,000
Edward Floyd Physician, Floyd Medical Associates
$19,750
Thomas C. Foley Chair, NTC Group, Inc.
$49,000
William P. Foley, II Chair & CEO, Fidelity Title Co.
$97,791
Jose Fourquet Investor, Goldman Sachs & Co.
$1,000
Sam Fox CEO & Chair, Harbour Group
$831,733
James B. Francis, Jr. President, Francis Enterprises, Inc.
$25,240
Bradford M. Freeman General Partner, Freeman Spogli & Co
$207,706
Russ F. Freeman General Partner, Nilles Hanson & Davies, Ltd.
$0
Jeff Fuqua President, Amick Construction
$13,500

G
David Girard-diCarlo Attorney, Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP
$30,750
Charles L. Glazer Owner, C.L. Glazer Co., Inc.
$30,250
D. Stephen Goddard, Jr. Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen, LLP
$8,637
Steve Goldsmith Attorney, Baker & Daniels
$0
Robert T. Grand Lobbyist, Barnes & Thornburg
$12,964
Maurice R. Greenberg CEO & Chair, American International Group
$126,000
Mark Guzzetta President, Water Resources Corp.
$0

H
Adele Hall Homemaker, Hallmark Cards
$105,500
Tim Hammonds CEO & President, Food Marketing Institute
$10,560
James H. Harless Owner, International Industries, Inc.
$26,600
James A. Haslam, III CEO, Pilot Corp.
$3,000
Joyce Haver Owner, Joyce A. Haver & Associates AKA "The Rainmakers"
$2,550
Richard Heath Ex-CEO, BeautiControl Cosmetics
$141,699
John M. Hennessy Retired Chair, Credit Suisse First Boston Corp.
$6,000
Hans Hertell Attorney, Fernandez & Hertell
$8,250
R. Steven Hicks Vice-Chair, AMFM, Inc.
$90,000
Mike Hightower Lobbyist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
$1,500
J. Roger Hirl CEO & President, Occidental Chemical Co
$38,779
Alfred Hoffman, Jr. Chair, Watermark Communities, Inc.
$52,850
Robert B. Holland, III Chief Operating Officer, Triton Energy, Ltd.
$16,000
David Horowitz Full-time former leftist, Center for Study of Popular Culture
$1,950
Nevils D. Horton, Jr. CEO & President, Horton Industries, Inc.
$59,875
Allan B. Hubbard President, E&A Industries, Inc.
$47,450
Kathy Hubbard Wife of Ex-president, E&A Industries, Inc.
$6,250
Randall D. Hubbard CEO, Hollywood Park Racetrack
$50,750
James R. Huffines First Vice President, Morgan Keegan & Co.
$8,750
Richard E. Hug Chair emeritus, Environmental Elements
$14,035
Gaylord T. Hughey, Jr. Attorney, Hughey Oil Co.
$51,250
J.C. Huizenga Owner, National Heritage Academies Heritage Academies
$0

I

J
Chris Jenny Managing Partner, Parthenon Group
$3,000
Karen A. Johnson Lobbyist, Self
$2,250
Robert Wood Johnson, IV Chair & CEO, Johnson Company, Inc.
$126,332
Thomas L. Johnson Executive Director, Associated General Contractors of Texas
$1,250
Walter E. Johnson Chair & CEO, Southwest Bank of Texas
$6,075
Don D. Jordan Chair & CEO, Reliant Energy
$9,000

K
Sheldon B. Kamins Owner, Blum Frank & Kamins
$185,350
Stephen Kass Ex-CEO?, Meris Laboratories, Inc.?
$76,000
Craig Keeland President, Youngevity, Inc.
$5,501
Bobbie Greene Kilberg President, Northern Virginia Technology Council
$0
Richard & Nancy Kinder Chair & CEO, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
$408,759
Jim Kittle, Jr. CEO & President, Kittle's Furniture
$17,300
Dorothy Bush Koch Homemaker, Wine Institute
$5,250
C. Michael Kojaian Executive Vice President, Kojaian Companies
$88,100
Thomas R. Kuhn President, Edison Electric Institute
$9,700

L
David M. Laney Attorney, Jenkins & Gilchrist
$28,000
James C. Langdon, Jr. Managing Partner, Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld
$23,500
Franklin L. Lavin Regional Manager, Bank of America
$2,000
Kenneth Lay Chair & CEO, Enron Corp.
$574,550
Fred W. Lazenby Retired Chair & CEO, Southlife Holding Co.
$18,000
Howard H. Leach President, Cypress Farms, Inc.
$282,163
R. Steve Letbetter CEO, Reliant Energy
$0
Tom & Nancy Loeffler Lobbyist, Arter & Hadden
$495,424
Jeff B. Love Attorney, Locke Liddell & Sapp
$17,179

M
John B. Mahaffey President, Mahaffey Enterprises
$35,000
Thomas P. Marinis, Jr. Attorney, Vinson & Elkins
$16,421
Robert Martinez Managing Director Government Relations, Carlton Fields
$3,500
William Martini Attorney, Sills Cummis Radin Tishman Epstein & Gross
$0
Sharon L. McCutchin Homemaker, Jerry McCutchin Drilling Co.
$2,000
Colin Riley McMillan Chair, CEO, President, Permian Exploration Corp.
$45,500
Andrea & Dean McWilliams Lobbyists, self employed
$3,250
Jules Frank Mermoud Ex-Senior Vice President, Aegis Communication
$1,250
David A. Metzner Managing Director, American Continental Group
$78,841
Vance C. Miller CEO & Chair, Henry S. Miller Co.
$42,751
David Miner State Representative, State of North Carolina
$2,000
Stephan M. Minikes Lobbyist, Thelan Reed & Preist
$34,120
Suzie Mitchell President, Mitchell Research & Communications
$1,400
Philip O'Bryan Montgomery, III Chair, CEO, President, P.O.'B Montgomery & Co.
$4,000
H. Gary Morse CEO, Villages of Lake-Sumter
$38,169
Dennis Muchmore Partner, Muchmore Harrington Smalley & Associates
$10,650
Robert Madison Murphy Chair, Murphy Oil Corp.
$0

N
Charles D. Nash, Sr. Owner, Capitol Chevrolet, Inc.
$14,160
Patrick M. Nesbitt Chair, Windsor Capital Group
$161,000
Andres R. Nevares Attorney, Nevares Sanchez-Alvarez & Mendez
$0
James B. Nicholson CEO & President, PVS Chemicals, Inc.
$22,850
Dennis E. Nixon Chair & CEO, International Bank of Commerce
$13,689
Alan P. Novak Attorney, Conrad O'Brian Gellman and Rohn
$7,900
Erle A. Nye Chair & CEO, Texas Utilities (TXU)
$88,949

O
Robert J. O'Connell Chair & CEO, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
$4,750
Joseph J. O'Donnell CEO, Boston Concessions Group
$18,750
Joseph I. O'Neill, III President, O'Neill Properties
$18,250
John Ong Reitred Chair, B.F. Goodrich
$124,665
Bill Owens Governor, State of Colorado
$210
Patrick C. Oxford Attorney, Bracewell & Patterson
$28,944

P
William J. Palatucci Owner, William Palatucci & Associates
$0
John N. Palmer, Sr. Chair, GulfSouth Capital, Inc.
$368,300
James E. Paul, Jr. President, Tejano Sports
$6,850
Marshall B. Payne Vice President, Cardinal Investment Co.
$29,000
Stephen P. Payne Lobbyist, Self
$2,500
Tom Petway, III Chair & CEO, Zurich Insurance Services
$50,000
Robert H. Pickens CEO, Pickens Companies
$148,370
Donald E. Powell Chair & CEO, Boatmen's First National Bank of Amarillo
$44,950
Heinz C. Prechter Chair, Prechter Holdings
$337,337
John Price Chair & CEO, J P Realty Inc
$335,792
Chesley Pruet President, Pruet Drilling Co.
$12,000

Q

R
John S. Rainey Chair, Easlan Capital, Inc.
$13,250
James M. Reynolds, III Owner, American Real Estate
$54,450
Mercer Reynolds, III Chair, Reynolds DeWitt & Co.
$94,428
Tom Ridge Governor, State of Pennsylvania
$0
A. W. Riter, Jr. Managing Partner, Pinstripe Investments
$39,250
Sig Rogich President, Rogich Communications Group
$60,000
Raul Romero CEO, S&B Infrastructure
$2,500
John Rood Chair & CEO, Vestcor
$45,500
Edward W. Rose, III President, Cardinal Investment Co.
$42,805
Evans Rose, Jr. Attorney, Cohen & Grigsby
$750
Larry Ruvo Owner, Southern Wines & Spirits
$27,000

S
John "Chip" Saltsman, Jr. Chair, Tennessee Republican Party
$0
A. R. "Tony" Sanchez, Jr. CEO, Sanchez-O'Brien Oil & Gas
$113,000
Dwight C. Schar CEO, NVR Inc.
$71,500
William R. Scherer, Jr. Attorney, Conrad & Scherer
$4,500
Rockwell A. Schnabel Managing Director, Trident Capital
$95,750
Peter Secchia Chair, Universal Forest Products
$64,700
Nicholas T. Serafy, Jr. President & CEO, Proficiency Testing Services
$14,700
Allan "Bud" Shivers, Jr. President, Texans for Quality Health Care
$8,000
Ned L. Siegel President, Siegel Group
$101,719
Martin J. Silverstein Attorney, Martin J. Silverstein & Associates
$71,215
James P. Simmons President, James P. Simmons & Associates
$27,550
Gregory Slayton CEO & President, ClickAction
$0
Clifford Sobel President, Net2Phone
$330,958
Alex. G. Spanos Chair, A. G. Spanos Companies
$877,450
Ronald P. Spogli Owner, Freeman Spogli & Co
$106,000
Manuel N. Stamatakis CEO, Capital Management Enterprises
$37,250
Craig & Dorothy Stapleton President, Marsh & McLennan
$34,750
Roger T. Staubach Chair, The Staubach Co.
$31,775
Glenn Steil CEO, Compacito, Inc.
$186,982
Charles J. Swindells Executive, US Trust Co.
$30,250

T
Peter Terpeluk, Jr. Managing Director, American Continental Group
$41,835

U

V
Jack C. Vaughn, Jr. Vice President, Vaughn Petroleum, Inc.
$19,147
Rene Vazquez Botet Physician, Self
$0

W
Raymond Wagner Vice President Legislative Affairs, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
$2,500
Thomas E. Wagner Attorney, Calfee Halter & Griswold
$11,550
Roger Windham Wallace Senior Vice President, Public Strategies, Inc.
$8,250
Frederick L. Webber CEO & President, Chemical Manufacturers Association
$8,232
Ronald Weiser CEO, McKinley Associates
$90,100
William F. Weld Attorney, McDermott, Will & Emery
$44,500
Paul Welday Chief of Staff, Rep. Joseph Knollenberg
$1,000
Jimmy Westcott Homemaker, Jayhawk Acceptance Corp.
$27,000
Robert H. Whilden, Jr. General Counsel, BMC Software, Inc.
$11,499
George M. Williams CEO & Managing Partner, Williams Partners, Inc.
$4,000
Roger G. Williams Owner & Vice-chairman, Roger Williams Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge
$12,250
Robert J. Wright President, Medical Cities, Inc.; Crow-Wright Co.
$98,000
Charles J. Wyly, Jr. Ex-Vice Chair, Sterling Software
$291,940

X

Y

Z
Zach Zachariah Cardiologist, Self-employed
$30,000
Kenneth B. Zangara Owner, Ken Zangara Dodge
$41,250

*Total money individual Pioneer gave to Governor Bush's 2 gubernatorial campaigns, as well as to all Federal candidates, PACs and party committees from 1995-2000.  Does not include contributions from Pioneer's employer or money channeled to Bush through the Pioneer network.



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