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Kenneth Kies

Thursday, July 12, 2012

McLean Donors Making Large Campaign Contributions to Obama, Romney

Well-known McLean residents support presidential candidates.

The national finance co-chair of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, a new member of the Airports Authority board, and a well-known Tysons Corner developer are among McLean's major contributors to the Mitt Romney campaign. A "father of the Internet," the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and a former U.S. Secretary of Labor are among McLean's major contributors to the Barack Obama campaign. Romney, the Republican presumptive presidential candidate has raised nearly $675,000 from large donors with McLean addresses. He has raised a total of $3.8 million from large and small donors in Virginia, according to recent reports from two nonpartisan groups that track campaign finance, the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) …

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