Don Nickles

Chairman & CEO of the Nickles Group, LLC and Former US Senator from Oklahoma

A Senator from Oklahoma; born in Ponca City, Kay County, Okla., December 6, 1948; attended the public schools; graduated, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater 1971; served in the National Guard 1970-1976; businessman; member, Oklahoma State senate 1979-1980; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986, 1992 and 1998 and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 2005; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (One Hundred First Congress), Republican Policy Committee (One Hundred Second to One Hundred Fourth Congresses), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Eighth Congress); Republican whip (1996-2003); was not a candidate for reelection in 2004. Don Nickles has been a member of our Board of Directors since January 2005. Senator Nickles is the founder and President of The Nickles Group, a consulting and business venture firm in Washington D.C. Senator Nickles was elected to represent Oklahoma in the United States Senate from 1980 to 2005 where he held numerous leadership positions, including Assistant Republican Leader from 1996 to 2003 and Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2003 to 2005. Senator Nickles also served on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Finance Committee. Prior to his service in the U.S. Senate, Senator Nickles served in the Oklahoma State Senate from 1979 to 1980 and worked for Nickles Machine Corporation in Ponca City, Oklahoma becoming Vice President and General Manager. Senator Nickles is also a director of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), an independent oil refiner headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIGI), a company based in Columbia, Maryland which provides specialized security services, and Washington Mutual Investors Fund. Senator Nickles served in the National Guard from 1970 to 1976 and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1971. A Senator from Oklahoma; born in Ponca City, Kay County, Okla., December 6, 1948; attended the public schools; graduated, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater 1971; served in the National Guard 1970-1976; businessman; member, Oklahoma State senate 1979-1980; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986, 1992 and 1998 and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 2005; chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (One Hundred First Congress), Republican Policy Committee (One Hundred Second to One Hundred Fourth Congresses), Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Eighth Congress); Republican whip (1996-2003); was not a candidate for reelection in 2004. Senator Don Nickles is Chairman & CEO of the Nickles Group, LLC, which he founded in 2005. Senator Nickles supervises the firm's government relations and consulting practices, and oversees the management of business development and client issues. Immediately prior to founding the Nickles Group, Senator Nickles served the state of Oklahoma and the country for 24 years in the United States Senate. Nickles was a key member of the Senate Republican Leadership for more than a decade, serving as Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Committee, Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee and as the Assistant Republican Leader. In his tenure as United States Senator, Nickles built a legacy of advancing free enterprise causes, from natural gas deregulation and repeal of the windfall profits tax in the 1980s, to repeal of onerous ergonomics regulation and the fight against federalized health care during the Clinton administration. He was the author of the Congressional Review Act and the Child Citizenship Act, and the principal sponsor of the President's economic growth package in 2003 which cut capital gains and corporate dividend taxes to 15%. Nickles was Chairman of the influential Senate Budget Committee during his last two years in the Senate, and was a senior member of both the Senate Finance Committee and the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

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Donor	Common Recipients
John Milne	John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Ken Calvert, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Cole, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Tom Feeney, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Steve Scalise, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John Sullivan, Patrick Tiberi, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ken Calvert for Congress, Republican Majority Fund, Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee, Fund for a Conservative Future, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Truth Accountability and Courage Political Action Committee (Tacpac), Ben Quayle, James Lankford, Tom Reed, Deb Fischer, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan, McSally for Senate
Tom C Korologos	David Perdue, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Fred Upton, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Grassley Committee Inc, Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee, Fund for a Conservative Future, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Ben Quayle, Jim Risch, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Perdue for Senate, McSally for Senate
Bruce P Mehlman	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Patrick Tiberi, Fred Upton, Roger Wicker, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Rick Berg, Tom Reed, Markwayne Mullin
Ed Rogers	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Tom Feeney, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Patrick Tiberi, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Michael Steele, Defend America PAC, Truth Accountability and Courage Political Action Committee (Tacpac), Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Ben Quayle, Rick Berg
Michael J Leffell	David Perdue, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Roger Wicker, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Republican Majority Fund, Michael Steele, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Jim Risch, Tom Reed, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, Perdue for Senate, McSally for Senate
Robert L Livingston	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Ken Calvert, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Trent Franks, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Truth Accountability and Courage Political Action Committee (Tacpac), Mitt Romney, Scalise for Congress, Ben Quayle, Perdue for Senate
Smith Davis	Tommy Thompson, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, Fred Upton, George Voinovich, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Republican Majority Fund, Michael Steele, Defend America PAC, Mitt Romney, Tom Reed, Michael S McGavick
Ken Kies	David Perdue, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Cole, Norm Coleman, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Frank D Lucas, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Patrick Tiberi, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Grassley Committee Inc, Republican Majority Fund, Truth Accountability and Courage Political Action Committee (Tacpac), Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Mike Kelly, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan, McSally for Senate
Charles R Schwab	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Fred Upton, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Defend America PAC, Making Business Excel Political Action Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Ben Quayle, Rick Berg, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Michael S McGavick, Dan Sullivan, Perdue for Senate
Roy Pfautch	David Perdue, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Jeff Sessions, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Jim Risch, James Lankford, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Dan Sullivan, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan
Warren Stephens	David Perdue, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Ken Calvert, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Jeff Sessions, Roger Wicker, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ken Calvert for Congress, Grassley Committee Inc, Republican Majority Fund, Friends of Jim Inhofe Committee, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Mike Kelly, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Martha McSally, Michael S McGavick, Dan Sullivan, Mike Kelly for Congress, Cotton for Congress
Richard W Weekley	David Perdue, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Ken Calvert, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Dean Heller, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Schaffer, David McIntosh, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Defend America PAC, Michael J Bouchard, Linda Lingle, James Lankford, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Cotton for Congress, Perdue for Senate, McSally for Senate
Bonnie Loeb	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Joe Lieberman, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Schaffer, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Rick Berg, Tom Reed, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Martha McSally, Michael S McGavick, Dan Sullivan
Kenneth M Duberstein	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, Roy Blunt, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, Joe Lieberman, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Steve Scalise, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, Fred Upton, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, David McIntosh, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Ben Quayle, Rick Berg
Sam Geduldig	David Perdue, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Ken Calvert, Dave Camp, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Tom Feeney, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, Frank D Lucas, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Patrick Tiberi, Fred Upton, Roger Wicker, Rob Portman, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Fund for a Conservative Future, Mitt Romney, Rick Berg, Mike Kelly, James Lankford, Todd Rokita, Tom Reed, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer, Martha McSally, Markwayne Mullin, Dan Sullivan
Haley Barbour	David Perdue, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Steve Scalise, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, John E Sununu, Patrick Tiberi, Fred Upton, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Defend America PAC, Jim Risch, Mike Kelly, Tom Cotton, Martha McSally, Dan Sullivan, Mike Kelly for Congress, Alaskans for Dan Sullivan, McSally for Senate
Barney J Skladany Jr	Tommy Thompson, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Jim Inhofe, Frank D Lucas, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John E Sununu, Fred Upton, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Schaffer, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Majority Fund, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Richard E Mourdock, Ben Quayle, Jim Risch, Deb Fischer
Richard H Kimberly	Tommy Thompson, John Barrasso, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Frank D Lucas, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Patrick Tiberi, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Schaffer, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Fund for a Conservative Future, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, James Lankford, Dan Sullivan
Janet Berman	Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Shelley Moore Capito, Tom Cole, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Tom Feeney, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, Patrick Tiberi, George Voinovich, Frank Rudolph Wolf, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Defend America PAC, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Ben Quayle, Rick Berg, Tom Reed, Dan Sullivan
Harry Lucas Jr	David Perdue, Tommy Thompson, John Boehner, Shelley Moore Capito, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, Dan Lungren, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Michael T McCaul, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Paul Ryan, Gordon Harold Smith, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Bob Schaffer, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Linda Lingle, Mitt Romney, Scott P Brown, Rick Berg, Mike Kelly, Tom Cotton, Deb Fischer

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Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative, Business Person, Lobbyist
Aliases	Donald Lee Nickles, Mr Donald L. Nickles
Region	US and Canada

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Don Nickles

Chairman & CEO of the Nickles Group, LLC and Former US Senator from Oklahoma

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