Walter Scott Jr

Construction, telecom billionaire; Heritage Services

Walter Scott, former chairman of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc., died Saturday September 25 2021. He spent his entire business career with Kiewit before turning his focus to charitable endeavors. Walter Scott, Jr. had been Kiewit's Chairman of the Board since September 1979, and a director since April 1964. Mr. Scott was been Chairman Emeritus of Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. ("PKS") since 1998. Mr. Scott was also a director of PKS, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company and Valmont Industries, Inc. The Scott connection with the Kiewit company went back to his father, the late Walter Scott. Peter Kiewit hired the elder Scott in 1926 to supervise building the tower on the State Capitol. Scott also served as a board member of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate from 1988 until his death, and even invested alongside Berkshire in the company's utility and energy unit. Scott held about 8% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy's stock and 105 Class A Berkshire shares with Buffett's Berkshire holding nearly all the rest. As the co-founder of the philanthropic fundraising organization Heritage Services and its leader for 30-plus years, Scott had an outsized hand in more than $1 billion in major facility projects in Omaha, projects that have altered the city’s quality of life. The Heritage 12-member board came to be composed of Omaha’s most prominent and powerful philanthropists, enabling them to leverage their political clout, business acumen and dollars to do still bigger things in Omaha. Over time, the Heritage board would become a kind of unofficial board of directors for the city. Heritage support for any civic project virtually guaranteed it would become a reality. And from the start, Scott was Heritage’s unquestioned leader. Scott's net worth is pegged by Forbes Magazine at $4.2 billion and he made plans to leave the majority of his estate to charity — an example first set for him by his mentor, Peter Kiewit. Scott joined Kiewit full time after earning an engineering degree from Colorado State University, which later became another recipient of his philanthropy. In his early years with Kiewit, Scott went wherever the construction work took him, moving 17 times. Scott, his first wife, Carolyn, and their first two children once lived over a neighborhood bar. Carolyn Scott died in 1983. Walter Scott later married the former Suzanne Singer in 1987.

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Donor	Common Recipients
David L Sokol	Bob Kerrey, Wayne Allard, Steve King, John McCain, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Adrian Smith, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Douglas Kent Bereuter, William J Janklow, Greg Ganske, William E Barrett, Jon Lynn Christensen, Bill Bradley, Steven M Kupka, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Thomas Lee Strickland, Don Stenberg, Campaign America Inc, Texas Freedom Fund, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Thomas William Osborne, Hopefund Inc., Oklahoma Leadership Council, Nebraska Republican Party, Tom Vilsack, Mitt Romney, Nebraska Leadership PAC, Idaho Republican Party, Janice D Stoney, Jon Bruning, Cal Energy Company PAC, Ronald Lee Staskiewicz, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Chuck Hagel, Michael O Johanns
Joseph Petrone	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Louie Gohmert, Steve King, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Greg Ganske, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Steven M Kupka, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Janice D Stoney, Roy Ashburn, Jim Lightfoot, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Billy Tauzin III, Michael O Johanns
Robert Holmes Tuttle	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Roy Ashburn, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Billy Tauzin III
Ken Griffin	Wayne Allard, Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, Adrian Smith, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Greg Ganske, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III, Sue Lowden
Charles Cobb Jr	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roy Ashburn, Jim Lightfoot, Billy Tauzin III, Chuck Hagel
Stephen F Brauer	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Roy Ashburn, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee
Lanny Griffith	Hank Brown, Wayne Allard, Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Ben Nelson, Jon C Porter, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, David Vitter, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Texas Freedom Fund, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jim Lightfoot, Chuck Hagel, Sue Lowden
Terry S Semel	Bob Kerrey, Charles Boustany, Thomas Allen Coburn, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Tom Daschle, Bill Bradley, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Thomas Lee Strickland, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III
Duane Acklie	Norm Coleman, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Adrian Smith, Lee Raymond Terry, John Thune, Douglas Kent Bereuter, Greg Ganske, William E Barrett, Jon Lynn Christensen, Harold John Daub Jr, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Don Stenberg, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Thomas William Osborne, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Nebraska Republican Party, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Janice D Stoney, Ally Milder, Ronald Lee Staskiewicz, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Chuck Hagel, Michael O Johanns
Geoffrey T Boisi	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Chuck Schumer, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Bill Bradley, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Roy Ashburn, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee
Benjamin Leon Jr	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Roy Ashburn, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Billy Tauzin III
E Llwyd Ecclestone Jr	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III
Lee Bass	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III
Kermit Sutton	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Roy Ashburn, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Billy Tauzin III, Sue Lowden
Vicki Click	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Nancy A Naples, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III
Duane R Roberts	Wayne Allard, Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, John Thune, David Vitter, Greg Ganske, Harold John Daub Jr, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Don Stenberg, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Oklahoma Leadership Council, Gregory Edward Walcher, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Idaho Republican Party, Vermont Republican Federal Elections Committee, Billy Tauzin III, Sue Lowden
Julie Finley	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Paul Coverdell, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, Campaign America Inc, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, John Swallow, Arlene Wohlgemuth, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Bruning, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III, Chuck Hagel
Charles B Johnson	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, Louie Gohmert, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, John Thune, David Vitter, Michael G Fitzpatrick, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Nancy A Naples, John Swallow, Gregory Edward Walcher, Larry William Diedrich, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Roy Ashburn, Billy Tauzin III, Sue Lowden, Michael O Johanns
Stephen Schwarzman	Bob Kerrey, Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, Chuck Schumer, Adrian Smith, John Thune, David Vitter, Tom Daschle, Phil Gramm, Paul Coverdell, Bill Bradley, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Campaign America Inc, Gregory Edward Walcher, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Billy Tauzin III
Charles R Schwab	Charles Boustany, Richard Burr, Norm Coleman, Geoffrey C Davis, Charlie Dent, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jon C Porter, Dave Reichert, Rick Renzi, Pat Roberts, Adrian Smith, John Thune, David Vitter, Tom Daschle, Phil Gramm, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Massachusetts Republican State Congressional Committee, Gregory Edward Walcher, George H W Bush, Mitt Romney, Max Baucus, Jon Bruning, Billy Tauzin III, Chuck Hagel

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Walter Scott Jr

Construction, telecom billionaire; Heritage Services

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