Sheldon Adelson
Entrepreneur
Billionaire casino mogul who was a prominent supporter of Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential election.
He bought the Sands Casino in Las Vegas and opened another one in Macao on his way to becoming the third-richest American according to Forbes.
He and his wife both donated $250,000 for the best seats at George W. Bush's second inauguration. They spent more than $30 million on the 2008 elections alone through the advocacy group Freedom's Watch.
He divorced his first wife Sandra and met his second one on a blind date. He had two sons named Mitchell and Gary.
He donated to the election campaign of the Massachusetts Republican Senator Scott Brown.