Bill Walton

Former chairman and CEO, Allied Capital Corp

Mr. Walton is Vice President of Council for National Policy and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute. He is the chairman of Rappahannock Ventures, LLC (private equity), Rush River Entertainment and The Forge Studios, LLC. He has produced two upcoming feature films, Max Rose, starring Jerry Lewis and The Ticket, starring Dan Stevens. An early cut of Max Rose was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Previously, he served as chairman of the board and CEO of Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE) from 1997 to 2010, when the company was successfully merged with Ares Capital. Under Bill’s leadership Allied Capital grew from $600 million in managed assets to $12 billion with a majority interest in businesses employing approximately 20,000 people. Bill was also a Managing Director of Butler Capital Corporation, a private equity firm, the personal investment advisor to William S. Paley, founder of CBS, and Senior Vice President with Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb. Bill serves on the boards of The Heritage Foundation, The Media Research Center and ForAmerica. He serves on the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art and as an Advisor to the National Gallery of Art’s Board of Trustees Finance Committee. He is also President of the Washington, VA Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company and is a life member of MENSA and the NRA.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Shawn Smeallie	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Sue W Kelly, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Keith S Fimian, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Chuck Hagel, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
James A Patterson	Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Barack Obama, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Michael Steele, Leadership PAC 2006, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Jon Kyl, Christine O'Donnell, Club for Growth.Net, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Ray Oden Jr	Peter H Coors, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, Jeb Hensarling, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Michael Steele, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Christine O'Donnell, Club for Growth.Net, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Richard H Kimberly	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Bill Haslam	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Erle Nye	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio
Doyce Boesch	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Michael Steele, White Mountain PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Ken Griffin	Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Indiana Democratic Congressional Victory Committee, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio
Ronald J Gidwitz	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Elizabeth Dole, Donald A Manzullo, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Chuck Hagel, Marco Rubio
Mercedes Cecchi	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Michael Steele, Keith S Fimian, Federal Victory Fund, Good Government for America Committee, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Peter M Flanigan	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Marco Rubio
Albert Galatyn Hill Jr	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Michael Steele, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Marc S Lipschultz	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Thomas H Kean Jr, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Lee Beaman	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, David Vitter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Christine O'Donnell, Club for Growth.Net, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Jim Pitts	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Leadership PAC 2006, Federal Victory Fund, Good Government for America Committee, Prosperity PAC, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio
Henry Kravis	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Gerlach, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Thomas H Kean Jr, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Philmore B Anderson	Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Michael Garver Oxley, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Michael Steele, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Robert Hurt, Marco Rubio
Allen Simon	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Jeb Hensarling, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Keith S Fimian, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Christine O'Donnell, Gary Palmer, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
Patrick J Raffaniello	Evan Bayh, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Dole, Johnny Isakson, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mark Warner, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Foster Friess	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Thomas Allen Coburn, Elizabeth Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Michael Steele, Good Government for America Committee, National Conservative Campaign Fund, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio

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Aliases	William L Walton

Bill Walton

Former chairman and CEO, Allied Capital Corp

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