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Sheldon Adelson » NV » 89109
Contributor
Candidate or PAC
Amount
Date
FEC Filing
ADELSON, SHELDON 89109 BLUNT, ROY (R)$2,400 primary 09/25/09 ADELSON, SHELDON G 89109 CRIST, CHARLIE (R)$2,400 general 09/22/09 ADELSON, SHELDON G 89109 CRIST, CHARLIE (R)$2,400 primary 09/22/09 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 FOXX, VIRGINIA (R)$2,400 general 07/14/09 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 FOXX, VIRGINIA (R)$2,400 primary 07/14/09 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 CANTOR, ERIC (R)$2,400 general 06/25/09 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 CANTOR, ERIC (R)$2,400 primary 06/25/09 ADELSON, SHELDON G MR 89109 $30,400 primary 05/20/09 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 COLEMAN, NORM (R)$10,000 primary 02/09/09 ADELSON, SHELDON G. MR. 89109 MCCAIN, JOHN S. (R)$2,300 primary 08/27/08 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 KIRK, MARK STEVEN (R)$2,300 general 08/20/08 ADELSON, SHELDON G MR 89109 $10,000 primary 08/20/08 Adelson, Sheldon G Mr. 89109 $5,000 primary 08/13/08 ADELSON, SHELDON G. MR. 89109 MCCAIN, JOHN S. (R)$2,300 primary 04/08/08 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 $10,000 primary 02/01/08 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 BLUNT, ROY (R)$2,300 general 11/06/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 BLUNT, ROY (R)$-2,300 primary 11/06/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 BLUNT, ROY (R)$4,600 primary 11/06/07 Adelson, Sheldon Mr. 89109 KING, PETER T HON. (R)$2,300 primary 11/06/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 $10,000 primary 10/03/07 ADELSON, SHELDON G. MR. 89109 GIULIANI, RUDOLPH W. (R)$2,300 primary 09/30/07 ADELSON, SHELDON 89109 COLEMAN, NORM (R)$2,300 general 07/19/07 ADELSON, SHELDON 89109 COLEMAN, NORM (R)$2,300 primary 07/19/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 CANTOR, ERIC (R)$2,300 primary 06/20/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 CANTOR, ERIC (R)$2,300 general 06/20/07 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 FOXX, VIRGINIA (R)$2,300 primary 04/06/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 PORTER, JON C SR (R)$2,300 primary 03/31/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 HELLER, DEAN (R)$2,300 primary 03/31/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 HELLER, DEAN (R)$2,300 general 03/31/07 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 PORTER, JON C SR (R)$2,300 general 03/31/07 ADELSON, SHELDON G 89109 $28,500 primary 03/30/07 ADELSON, SHELDON G MR 89109 SANTORUM, RICHARD J (R)$2,100 general 10/30/06 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 GRAMS, RODNEY DWIGHT (R)$500 general 10/25/06 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 HELLER, DEAN (R)$2,100 general 10/24/06 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 $-10,000 primary 10/13/06 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 PORTER, JON C SR (R)$10,000 primary 05/31/06 ADELSON, SHELDON G 89109 ENSIGN, JOHN E (R)$19,700 primary 02/24/06 ADELSON, SHELDON G 89109 $19,700 primary 02/24/06 Adelson, Sheldon G Mr. 89109 $5,000 primary 02/16/06 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 FOXX, VIRGINIA (R)$2,100 primary 12/30/05 Adelson, Sheldon G Mr. 89109 $11,700 primary 12/29/05 Adelson, Sheldon G Mr. 89109 $5,000 primary 12/23/05 Adelson, Sheldon G Mr. 89109 $15,000 primary 10/21/05 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 DELAY, THOMAS DALE (R)$2,100 primary 09/30/05 Adelson, Sheldon G. 89109 DELAY, THOMAS DALE (R)$2,100 general 09/30/05 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 PORTER, JON C SR (R)$2,100 general 04/28/05 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 PORTER, JON C SR (R)$2,100 primary 04/28/05 ADELSON, SHELDON 89109 ENSIGN, JOHN E (R)$2,100 general 04/23/05 ADELSON, SHELDON 89109 ENSIGN, JOHN E (R)$2,100 primary 04/23/05 Adelson, Sheldon 89109 $5,000 primary 04/21/05 Receive an alert every time new records are added to this search for Sheldon Adelson.
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Iraq
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Days
2,441
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3,476
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889
192
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13,883
2,678
DoD
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124,000
68,000
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