Carl H Lindner

American Financial Group

With 2 brothers, opened ice cream shop in 1940 with just $1,200; grew into United Dairy Farmers chain. UDF now run by brother Robert; operates nearly 200 stores in the Midwest. Moved into finance with S&L investments in 1959 and insurance in 1971. Today, with sons, owns 29% stake in American Financial Group; shares down 20% since February 2007. American Financial Group owned, or held substantial investments in, Charter Co., marketer of fuel to electric utilities; Chiquita Brands International Inc., one of the world's largest food producers, and Great American Insurance Co. His financial support for the University of Cincinnati, which named its business administration building after him, and various charities earned him a reputation as a philanthropist. Lindner's fortunes began to slide in the late 1980s with the acquisition of Taft Broadcasting, a Cincinnati television and radio company. The $1.5 billion takeover in 1987 left the new company, Great American Communications, mired in debt. The company was forced to sell several key assets in a short time, including cartoon creator Hanna-Barbera Productions. In 1992, Lindner suffered losses of $560 million at Great American Communications and $284 million at Chiquita, leading to a $77 million loss at American Financial. In 1993, Lindner filed for "prepackaged" bankruptcy to restructure the debts of Great American Communications. Lindner, along with brothers Robert and Richard and sister Dorothy, helped his parents in a succession of dairy businesses, first in Dayton, and then in Cincinnati. He never finished high school because he was so busy. Lindner's three sons, by second wife Edyth Bailey, all followed him into the family business. Carl H. Lindner III, 58, is president of Great American Insurance Co. S. Craig Lindner, 56, is president of American Annuity Group and senior executive vice president of American Money Management. Keith Lindner, 52, is vice chairman of Chiquita Brands International Inc.

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A Jerrold Perenchio	Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Larry Edwin Craig, John Dingell, Elizabeth Dole, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Fritz Hollings, Jesse Helms, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, DCCC-E Non-Federal Account 5, Progress for America Voter Fund, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Joe Heck, Rudy Boschwitz, Right to Rise USA, Freedom Project
Patrick G Ryan	Spencer Abraham, David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Dick Gephardt, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, Alan Simpson, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Volunteer PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr, Tom Campbell, Arizona Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, David McSweeney, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Ted Stevens, Joe Heck, Right to Rise USA
Ken Griffin	David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, John Thune, Mike R Turner, David Vitter, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Greg Ganske, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Steve Stivers, Volunteer PAC, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Cory Gardner, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Right to Rise USA, New Republican Majority Fund, Freedom Project, Fighting For Ohio Fund
Rick Sharp	Peter H Coors, Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Trent Lott, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Greg Ganske, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Connie Mack III, Bob Dole, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, George H W Bush, Jon Kyl, James Clifford Miller III, Bob Smith, Joe Heck, John W Warner
Earle I Mack	Dennis Hastert, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Trent Lott, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dole North Carolina Victory Committee Inc, Dick Zimmer, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Washington State Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Prostate Cancer Foundation, James Clifford Miller III, Joe Heck, John W Warner, Rudy Boschwitz, Right to Rise USA, Fighting For Ohio Fund
Marilyn Fox	Peter H Coors, Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Dan Coats, Al D’Amato, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Dole North Carolina Victory Committee Inc, Dick Zimmer, Thomas H Kean Jr, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Sharron E Angle, Ken Buck, Rudy Boschwitz
Annette C Simmons	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Byron Dorgan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John Thune, George Allen, Tom Delay, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Don Nickles, Pat Toomey, Ed Bryant, Greg Ganske, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, John Ashcroft, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Larry Pressler, George Nethercutt, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Dick Zimmer, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Bob Smith, Rudy Boschwitz, Right to Rise USA
A James Clark	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Trent Lott, Richard Green Lugar, Connie Mack IV, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Deborah D Pryce, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, Tim Hutchinson, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Freedom Project, Bluegrass Committee, Campaign America Inc, Mitt Romney, Garabed Haytaian, Scott P Brown, Thomas J Tauke
Kenneth M Duberstein	Spencer Abraham, David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Dingell, Elizabeth Dole, Mike Enzi, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Al D’Amato, Lauch Faircloth, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Dick Zimmer, Pioneer Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Trey Grayson
Bruce E Toll	Peter H Coors, Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Greg Ganske, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Bob Dole, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Tom Campbell, Nrccc - Non Federal 2, Nrccc - Non Federal 1, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Garabed Haytaian, Sharron E Angle, Scott P Brown, Ken Buck
George Klein	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trent Lott, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, John Ashcroft, Connie Mack III, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Republican Party, New York Republican Federal Campaign Committee, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Thomas H Kean Jr, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Nrccc - Non Federal 1, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Scott P Brown, Ted Stevens, Rudy Boschwitz
Vin Weber	Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Trent Lott, Richard Green Lugar, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Tom Delay, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Ed Bryant, Greg Ganske, John Ashcroft, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, New Republican Majority Fund, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Dick Zimmer, Volunteer PAC, Freedom Project, Ohio's Future PAC, Bluegrass Committee, R Pat Dewine, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, James Clifford Miller III, Bill Thomas, Rudy Boschwitz
Robert L Livingston	David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, Spencer T Bachus III, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Steve Chabot, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Chuck Grassley, Jim Inhofe, Trent Lott, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Fred Dalton Thompson, Bill McCollum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, Newt Gingrich, Bob McEwen, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Dick Zimmer, Volunteer PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr, R Pat Dewine, Wayne Parker Jr, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Ted Stevens, Bluegrass Cmte
Rosemarie Buntrock	Spencer Abraham, David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, Wayne Allard, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Susan Collins, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trent Lott, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Deborah D Pryce, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, John Thune, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Dick Gephardt, Don Nickles, Fred Dalton Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, Dan Coats, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, Alan Simpson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Illinois Republican Party, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, David McSweeney, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Max Baucus, Cory Gardner, Bob Smith, Rudy Boschwitz, Hank Brown, Freedom Project
Larry J Hochberg	Spencer Abraham, David Perdue, Dennis Hastert, John Boehner, Jim Bunning, Steve Chabot, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Larry Edwin Craig, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Arlen Specter, Conrad Burns, Tom Delay, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Tom Daschle, Fritz Hollings, Pat Toomey, John Ashcroft, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Al D’Amato, John Glenn, Bob Packwood, Alan Simpson, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Nrccc - Non Federal 2, David McSweeney, Nevada State Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Trey Grayson, Scott P Brown, Ted Stevens, John W Warner, Rudy Boschwitz
James S McDonnell III	Peter H Coors, Spencer Abraham, Roy Blunt, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Geoffrey C Davis, Elizabeth Dole, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jim Inhofe, Richard Green Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, Bob Packwood, Larry Pressler, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Volunteer PAC, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Bob Smith, Scott P Brown, Ted Stevens
Robert A Day	Peter H Coors, Dennis Hastert, Wayne Allard, John Boehner, Kit Bond, Hillary Clinton, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Dingell, Elizabeth Dole, Byron Dorgan, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Trent Lott, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Voinovich, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Fritz Hollings, Phil Gramm, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Ashcroft, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, California Republican Party/V8, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, NRSC - Nonfederal, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Progress for America Voter Fund, George H W Bush, Steve Forbes, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Kyl, Rudy Boschwitz, Right to Rise USA
James E Evans	John Boehner, Sherrod Brown, Tom Carper, Steve Chabot, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Deborah D Pryce, Jean Schmidt, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Mike DeWine, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dick Gephardt, Ken Lucas, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Frank Cremeans, Martin R Hoke, Larry Pressler, Bob McEwen, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Ohio Republican Party State Central & Executive Committee, Republican Federal Committee of Pennsylvania, Republican Party of Florida, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Ohio's Future PAC, Arizona Republican Party, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Washington State Republican Party, Kentucky State Democratic Central Executive Committee, R Pat Dewine, Edwin Gex Williams III, Wayne Parker Jr, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Ken Blackwell, David Mann, Charles John Luken, Rudy Boschwitz, Freedom Project, Fighting For Ohio Fund
Mel Sembler	Spencer Abraham, Dennis Hastert, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Connie Mack IV, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, George Allen, Tom Delay, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, John Ashcroft, Paul Coverdell, Connie Mack III, Bill McCollum, Dan Coats, Al D’Amato, Newt Gingrich, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Florida, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Thomas H Kean Jr, NRSC - Nonfederal, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Cory Gardner, Issues '96 (Fka Issues '94), Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Rudy Boschwitz, Right to Rise USA
Russell L Carson	David Perdue, Roy Blunt, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Larry Edwin Craig, Chuck Grassley, Richard Green Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Ben Nelson, Denny Rehberg, Arlen Specter, John E Sununu, George Voinovich, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Pat Toomey, Paul Coverdell, John Kasich, Al D’Amato, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, New Jersey Republican State Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Dick Zimmer, Volunteer PAC, Thomas H Kean Jr, NRSC - Nonfederal, Suzanne Haik Terrell, Campaign America Inc, Tom Campbell, Nrccc - Non Federal 2, Nrccc - Non Federal 1, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Cory Gardner, Bill Thomas, Scott P Brown, Joe Heck, Right to Rise USA, Fighting For Ohio Fund

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Aliases	Carl H Lindner Jr

Carl H Lindner

American Financial Group

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