LittleSis: George Hearst Jr

Grandson of publishing legend William Randolph Hearst. William's father, George, was a prospector, land baron, U.S. senator who "won" failing San Francisco Examiner newspaper as payment for gambling debt in 1880. Only child, William (d. 1951), assumed control in 1887, built nation's largest newspaper chain via sensational "yellow" journalism. Infamously portrayed by actor Orson Welles in Citizen Kane. Today Hearst Corp. controls newspaper (San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle) and magazine (Cosmopolitan, Esquire) divisions, flourishing cable networks (stakes in ESPN, Lifetime, A&E). Also TV, radio stations. Longtime chief exec Victor F. Ganzi resigned suddenly in June amid reports of clashes with Hearst family over direction of the company. One of his sons, George R. Hearst III, is publisher of the Albany Times Union in New York. He is also survived by his wife, Susan Hearst; two other children, Stephen T. Hearst and Erin Hearst Knudsen; his twin sister, Phoebe Hearst Cooke; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Donor	Common Recipients
Carl H Lindner	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Sharron E Angle
Red Emmerson	John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell
Richard M Rosenberg	Michele Bachmann, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell
John J Fisher	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell
Gavin S Herbert	John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell
Kenneth M Duberstein	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Friends of Newt Gingrich PAC
Steve Wynn	Michele Bachmann, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8
T Boone Pickens	Elizabeth Dole, Kevin McCarthy, Henry John Hyde, Bob Barr, Newt Gingrich, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee
John Hotchkis	John McCain, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell
Richard S Griffith	Michele Bachmann, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sharron E Angle, Bob Barr Leadership Fund, the
Richard Bertea	Michele Bachmann, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Andrea Seastrand, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Black America's Political Action Committee, Sharron E Angle
Gordon Earle Moore	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell
Augusta Petrone	Michele Bachmann, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Sharron E Angle, Alan L Keyes
Sam Reeves	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell
Vin Weber	Michele Bachmann, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Henry John Hyde, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Friends of Newt Gingrich PAC
Charles Virgin	Michele Bachmann, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Vernon L Robinson, Black America's Political Action Committee, Sharron E Angle
Gordon M Binder	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Sharron E Angle
Gay Hart Gaines	Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Tom Campbell, Sharron E Angle, Alan L Keyes
Robert Smittcamp	John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell
Stanley Tate	Michele Bachmann, John McCain, Bob Barr, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones

Donor

Common Recipients

Carl H Lindner

Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell, Sharron E Angle

Red Emmerson

John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell

Richard M Rosenberg

Michele Bachmann, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, Bill Jones, Tom Campbell

John J Fisher

Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell

Gavin S Herbert

John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Huffington, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Matthew K Fong, California Republican Party/V8, Tom Campbell