E Davison Massey

E. Davison Massey, a 72-year-old retiree living in Winnetka, Illinois, an affluent North Shore community located 16 miles north of downtown Chicago. Massey is no stranger to the world of campaign finance. According to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, Massey and his wife Rebeca have donated more than $870,000 to Republican candidates and committees with most of that, over $700,000, coming in the last two election cycles. The couple’s largest donations in the 2012 election cycle included $65,000 to Romney Victory Inc., $30,800 to the Republican National Committee, $30,800 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and $25,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee. Last year, Massey upped the ante with six-figure donations to two federal super PACs. The retired commodities trader ponied up $170,000 for Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and $250,000 for Liberty for All, a hybrid super PAC dedicated to the recruitment, support, and election of “next generation” libertarian politicians.