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Pioneer Profiles: George W. Bush's $100,000 Club
 
Name: William F. Weld
Occupation: Attorney, McDermott, Will & Emery
Industry: Lawyers & Lobbyists
Home: Cambridge, Massachusetts

   

Political Contributions:
Bush Gubernatorial Races: 
 $1,000
Republican Hard Money: 
$42,000
Republican Soft Money: 
$0
Democratic Hard Money: 
$0
Democratic Soft Money: 
$0
Federal PAC Hard Money:
$1,500
Total Contributions:
 $44,500
Soft Money from Employer:
$29,350
to Republicans:
$7,000
to Democrats:
$22,350
Weld stepped down as governor of Massachusetts in an apparent miscalculation of the prospects of the Senate confirming him as President Clinton’s ambassador to Mexico. After this fiasco, Weld signed on with an international law firm, where Weld reportedly focuses on litigation and financial issues. Like Bush Pioneer James Connolly, Weld’s firm has lobbied for a piece of the “Big-Dig” Massachusetts Turnpike boondoggle that is more than $2 billion over budget. Robert Cordy, who was legal counsel in the administrations of Weld and current Gov. Paul Cellucci, also now works at Weld’s firm. Cordy and Weld reportedly helped Keane, Inc. win a Big-Dig-related contract to develop valuable land that the turnpike no longer needs. 


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