Thompson's Donors

by Ryan Sager
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 at 5:40 PM
updated Tue, 31 Jul 2007 at 5:41 PM

I've been spending a little time going over Fred Thompson's first campaign filing.

The interesting names so far, after the jump...

Eugene Volokh — prominent UCLA law professor and libertarian blogger — donated $750

Kirby Wilbur — prominent conservative Washington State radio host — donated $2,300

Christopher Demuth — the president of the American Enterprise Institute — donated $2,300 (his wife Susan Demuth donated the same amount)

Georgette Mosbacher — New York socialite and Thompson ex-girlfriend — donated $2,300

John M. Dowd — a Washington, D.C., attorney and former John McCain backer — donated $2,300 (his wife Carol Dowd donate the same amount)

Al D'Amato — a former New York senator who endorsed Mr. Thompson on NY1 earlier this year — donated $2,300 (other New Yorkers sharing his surname, presumably relatives, donated as well)

Douglas J. Feith — a former undersecretary of defense and architect of the Iraq war — donated $2,300

Thomas Phillips — chairman of the conservative Eagle Publishing, parent company of Regnery Publishing — donated $2,239 [there's also a contribution listed for him as "in kind"]

David Bossie — president of conservative activist group Citizens United — donated $2,300

Andrew Biggs — a former Cato staffer and assistant director of the Cato Institute's Project on Social Security Choice — donated $250

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