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.

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Leo Hindery Jr	John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
David Geffen	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
Geraldine S Lebow	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Roger F Kahn
Jeffrey Katzenberg	Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Richard Blumenthal
Richard P Richman	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Carol A Roberts, Richard Blumenthal, Wyden for Oregon
Carrin F Patman	Earl Blumenauer, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Michael Peter Skelly, Gary Peters, Bill White
Tilman Fertitta	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, Sheila Jackson-Lee, Nicholas V Lampson, John McCain, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Bill White
Leonard A Lauder	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Sedgwick William Green, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters
Bernyce Adler	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Robert Wexler, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida
Kate Moss	Chris Dodd, Sam Farr, Raymond Eugene Green, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Richard Blumenthal, Wyden for Oregon
Marc Rowan	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters
Jonathan F P Rose	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Sedgwick William Green, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Richard Blumenthal
Emanuel Joshua Friedman	John Cornyn, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Richard Blumenthal
Alan Roth	Chris Dodd, Raymond Eugene Green, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
Alan F Horn	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, John McCain, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, George John Mitchell, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Richard Blumenthal
Blair Effron	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, George W Bush, Democratic National Committee, Bill White, Richard Blumenthal, Wyden for Oregon
Fred Eychaner	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Gary Peters, Paul Tsongas
Henry Howard	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Tim Mahoney, Robert Wexler, Peter R Deutsch, Al Gore, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, 20th District Florida Federal PAC, the
Jane Greenspun Gale	Earl Blumenauer, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, Al Gore, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Executive Committee of Florida, Gary Peters, Humane USA Political Action Committee, Richard Blumenthal, Humane Society Legislative Fund Political Action Committee
Marc Winkelman	Chris Dodd, Alcee Lamar Hastings, John Kerry, Nicholas V Lampson, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Contributions, Democratic National Committee, Gary Peters, Bill White, Richard Blumenthal

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