LittleSis: Gregory E Abel

Gregory E. Abel, 53, is chairman, president and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, based in Des Moines, Iowa. Through its energy-related businesses, Berkshire Hathaway Energy provides electric and natural gas service to more than 11.5 million customers worldwide. These businesses are Pacific Power, Rocky Mountain Power and PacifiCorp Transmission, comprising PacifiCorp; MidAmerican Energy Company; NV Energy, Inc.; Northern Powergrid Holdings Company; BHE Pipeline Group; BHE U.S. Transmission; AltaLink, L.P.; BHE Renewables; and HomeServices of America, Inc., which is the second-largest residential real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. Abel serves as chairman, CEO and director of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and PacifiCorp; as chairman and director of NV Energy, Northern Powergrid and Northern Natural Gas, and as a director of AltaLink and HomeServices. Abel serves on the board and executive committee of the Edison Electric Institute and the Greater Des Moines Partnership. He also serves on the Kraft Heinz Company board of directors; the AEGIS Insurance Services, Inc. board of directors; the Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited board of directors; the Kum & Go, L.C. board of directors; the executive board of the Mid-Iowa Council Boy Scouts of America; the American Football Coaches Foundation board of directors; and is a past member of the Drake University board of trustees.

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Drew Maloney	Joe Barton, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Grassley, Thomas Latham, John McCain, Charles W Pickering Jr, Lee Raymond Terry, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Texas Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, Romney Victory
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Melanie Barnes	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden, George W Bush, Iowa Democratic Party, Mitt Romney, Christie Vilsack
Bradford M Freeman	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Chuck Hagel, Jobs, Opportunity & New Ideas PAC, Ernst Victory Iowa, Joni Ernst
Michael L Moskowitz	Hillary Clinton, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, John McCain, Pat Roberts, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Bill Paxon	John McCain, Charles W Pickering Jr, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Greg Ganske, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Don Stenberg, Texas Freedom Fund, Mitt Romney, Michael O Johanns, Romney Victory
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William C Rudin	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Grassley, John Kerry, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Iowa Democratic Party, ActBlue
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Michael D Smith	Bob Kerrey, Leonard L Boswell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Iowa Democratic Party, Tom PAC, Tom Vilsack, Nebraska Leadership PAC
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James A Johnson	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Ben Nelson, Charles W Pickering Jr, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden, Bill Bradley, Tom Vilsack, Chuck Hagel
William C Steere Jr	Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Gordon Harold Smith, Greg Ganske, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Don Stenberg, Mitt Romney
Steven A Ballmer	Bob Kerrey, Joe Barton, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Gordon Harold Smith, Ron Wyden, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Iowa

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