LittleSis: Leslie Alexander

Leslie Alexander is a true self-made billionaire. He dropped out of Brooklyn Law School at age 21 after his father died and headed to Wall Street to help provide for his mother. He found he was pretty good at investing, and after finishing his law degree he went back to trading bonds -- this time for himself. In 1993, he shelled out $85 million to buy the Houston Rockets. Good timing: Hakeem Olajuwon led the team to NBA titles in the next two seasons. In 2017 Tilman Fertitta agreed to purchase the Houston Rockets for a record $2.2 billion. Alexander first landed on the Forbes 400 in 2006 thanks to his stake in student loan securitizer First Marblehead, though the Rockets proved to be his best investment. In June 2016 First Marblehead was acquired by FP Resources for $5.05 per share, less than 1% of its 2006 peak price. Outside of business, Alexander is an animal lover; he funds a horse sanctuary in Middleburg,Virginia named after his mother, Evelyn.

Donor	Common Recipients
Fred Baron	John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account
Israel Roizman	Chris Dodd, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the
Lisa Perry	John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Gary Peters, Lois Frankel
Robert J Katz	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal
Roger McNamee	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Richard Blumenthal
Barry S Sternlicht	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal
Eugene M Grant	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Sedgwick William Green, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee
Antonio Magliocco, Jr.	John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Roger F Kahn, Richard Blumenthal
Lawrence F O'Brien III	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Richard Blumenthal
Alan S Becker	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John McCain, Robert Wexler, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the, Lois Frankel
Irwin Schneiderman	John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Al Gore, Sedgwick William Green, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
Fred P Hochberg	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account
Marvin Lender	Chris Dodd, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal
William P Lauder	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal
Jill Kraus	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Paul Tsongas
Beth Dozoretz	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Roger F Kahn
Robert H Dugger	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account
Benedict Kuehne	Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Lois Frankel
Alida Rockefeller Dayton	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters
Jeff T Blau	John Cornyn, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Lois Frankel, Richard Blumenthal

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Common Recipients

Fred Baron

John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account

Israel Roizman

Chris Dodd, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the

Lisa Perry

John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Gary Peters, Lois Frankel

Robert J Katz

Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal

Roger McNamee

Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Richard Blumenthal