Sheldon Adelson gave half of June donations to pro-Romney
super PAC
by Chris Moody
Restore
Our Future, a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney's campaign for president,
raised about $20 million in June, more than three times the amount pulled in by
the main super PAC behind President Barack Obama's re-election bid.
Just under half of the donations came from Las Vegas casino
magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, who each donated $5 million apiece to the
effort.
The group also received gifts of $1 million or more from a
handful of sources, including Boston-based private equity leader John W.
Childs, Texas-based real estate investor Harlan Crow and businessman Bill Koch.
Foster Friess, who supported former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's
Republican primary bid, gave $200,000.
So far this calendar year, Restore Our Future has raised $52
million and has $23 million left in cash on hand, according to financial
disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission Friday. The June haul is
a significant boost from May, when the group raised $4.9 million.
Priorities USA Action, which supports Obama, took in $6.1
million in the same month.
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