Neil Bluhm

Chicago based investor, Real Estate and Casinos

Former lawyer cofounded JMB Realty with U. of Illinois roommate 1970. Prospered until early 1990s real estate crash. Didn't give up: founded private equity firm Walton Street Capital 1994. Today JMB Realty portfolio includes Chicago's Four Seasons Hotel, MGM Tower in Los Angeles. Spent $1 billion building casinos in Mississippi and Canada, developing another in Pittsburgh. Contemporary art collector donates to Northwestern Hospital, Whitney Museum, Jewish United Fund. Neil G. Bluhm is an internationally known and highly respected real estate and casino investor and developer. His companies have acquired, developed and/or managed in excess of $50.0 billion of real estate worldwide including luxury hotels, casinos, shopping malls, office buildings and mixed-use projects. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, receiving a B.S. in Accounting, and is a CPA. He also graduated from Northwestern University Law School. He is a co-founder and chairman of Rush Street Gaming, which together with its affiliates, own and operate two Rivers Casino properties in Des Plaines, Ill., and in Pittsburgh, PA; plus SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia PA. A fourth Rush Street property, Riverwalk Casino in Vicksburg, Miss., was sold to Churchill Downs in December 2012. Mr. Bluhm is a co-founder and chairman of Falls Management Company (FMC) which was selected by the Province of Ontario to develop and manage The Fallsview Casino Resort, an Integrated Resort which opened in 2004 and is located in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It is currently the highest grossing casino in Canada. He is a co-founder and Managing Principal of Walton Street Capital which invests in opportunistic real estate on behalf of institutional investors, and high net worth individuals. Mr. Bluhm is a co-founder and the current president of JMB Realty Corporation, which together with its associated entities, is a holding company engaged in real estate investment and development. JMB owns luxury hotels, office buildings, mixed-use projects as well as land held for development. He is also a Trustee at Northwestern University, a member of the Board of Directors of Northwestern Memorial Foundation of Northwestern Hospital, a member of the Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Investment Committee of The Art Institute of Chicago, President of the Board of Trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and a member of the Board of Directors for the Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Association.

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Orin S Kramer	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Jon S Corzine, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Liberal Party of New York State, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Democratic Party of Virginia, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Priorities USA Action, Brad Schneider, Kent Conrad, Hillary Action Fund
Gerald S J Cassidy	Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Thomas Peter Lantos, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Jon S Corzine, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, William Lipinski, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Democratic Party of Virginia, Max Baucus, Senate Majority PAC, Kent Conrad
Lisa Blue Baron	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Brad Carson, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Robin Carnahan, Michelle Nunn, Senate Majority PAC, Kent Conrad, Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, Biden For President
Richard Blum	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark Udall, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Bob Graham, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Reuniting Our Country PAC, KIDSPAC, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Michelle Nunn, Senate Majority PAC, Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, Biden For President, Unite The Country
James A Johnson	Bob Kerrey, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Jon S Corzine, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Al Gore, William Lipinski, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, KIDSPAC, Daniel W Hynes, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Northside Democrats United, Kent Conrad
Charles T Manatt	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Brad Carson, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Richardson, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Max Baucus, Les AuCoin, Kent Conrad
William S Singer	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Jan Schakowsky, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Robert Guy Torricelli, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), Reuniting Our Country PAC, Gery J Chico, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Daniel Joseph Seals, F Michael Kelleher Jr, Lauren Beth Gash, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Robin Carnahan, Brad Schneider, Kent Conrad
Norman Lear	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Democratic Party of Virginia, KIDSPAC, Mark Kennedy Shriver, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Max Baucus, Alan Khazei, Michelle Nunn, Kent Conrad, Multi-Issue PAC, Biden For President
Rebecca Crown	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jesse L Jackson Jr, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Thomas Peter Lantos, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Jan Schakowsky, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark Udall, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Alan Cranston, J.B. Pritzker, Mel Levine, William Lipinski, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Joseph Seals, Daniel W Hynes, Lauren Beth Gash, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Mel Reynolds, Alexander Giannoulias, Brad Schneider, Rudy Boschwitz
Herbert H Kohl	Bob Kerrey, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Brad Carson, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Harris Wofford, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Les AuCoin, Robin Carnahan, Kent Conrad, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte
Thomas Safran	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Russ Feingold, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Thomas Peter Lantos, Carl Levin, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Mel Levine, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, Democratic Party of Virginia, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Alexander Giannoulias, Robin Carnahan, Alan Khazei, Michelle Nunn, Kent Conrad, Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, Eric Lynn For Congress, Biden For President, Eric Lynn, Unite The Country, Hickenlooper Victory Fund, Amy For America, Giddy Up Pac
Al Dwoskin	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Carl Levin, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Bob Graham, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Democratic Party of Virginia, Daniel Joseph Seals, Mark Kennedy Shriver, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Nancy Pelosi Victory Fund, Biden For President
Thomas Boggs	Bob Kerrey, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Jesse L Jackson Jr, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Thomas Peter Lantos, Frank Lautenberg, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden, Brad Carson, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Kent Conrad
Melanie Barnes	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Rod R Blagojevich, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Max Baucus, Robin Carnahan, Kent Conrad, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte
Anne Bartley	Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Mark Steven Kirk, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Democratic Party of Virginia, Daniel Joseph Seals, Lauren Beth Gash, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Les AuCoin, Robin Carnahan, Senate Majority PAC, Antonio Delgado, Delgado for Congress, Biden For President, Amy For America
Susan Manilow	Bob Kerrey, Melissa L Bean, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Jan Schakowsky, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Richardson, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Reuniting Our Country PAC, Gery J Chico, Daniel Joseph Seals, Democratic Party of Illinois, Lauren Beth Gash, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Marty Russo, Mel Reynolds, Northside Democrats United, Alexander Giannoulias, Robin Carnahan
Peter G. Kelly	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden, Tom Daschle, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, Harris Wofford, Alan Cranston, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, Leadership '02 (Fka Friends of Albert Gore JR Inc), Democratic Party of Virginia, Mark Kennedy Shriver, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Marty Russo, Les AuCoin, Kent Conrad, Democratic Congressional Dinner Cmte, Biden For President
Jay Rockefeller	Bob Kerrey, Gray Davis, Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Jon S Corzine, Brad Carson, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Claiborne Pell, Paul Martin Simon, Harris Wofford, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Tony Knowles, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Mel Eugene Carnahan, Max Baucus, Les AuCoin, Senate Majority PAC, Kent Conrad
Lawrence F O'Brien III	Bob Kerrey, Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Tim Mahoney, Bob Menendez, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Ken Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden, Jon S Corzine, Tom Daschle, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Charles Spittal Robb, Bill Richardson, Bill Clinton, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, DNC-Non-Federal Individual, Carol Moseley Braun, Bob Graham, DNC Non-Federal Unincorporated Association Account, Dscc/Non-Fed Unincorp Assoc, Inez Moore Tenenbaum, Daniel W Hynes, Tammy Duckworth, Michael Bennet, Max Baucus, Senate Majority PAC, Kent Conrad
Sara Crown Star	Bob Kerrey, Melissa L Bean, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Luis Vicente Gutiérrez, Tom Harkin, Daniel Ken Inouye, Ted Kennedy, Mark Steven Kirk, Thomas Peter Lantos, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Jan Schakowsky, Chuck Schumer, Mark Udall, Dick Gephardt, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Rod R Blagojevich, Robert Guy Torricelli, Charles Spittal Robb, Paul Martin Simon, Daniel David Rostenkowski, William Lipinski, Bill Clinton, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gery J Chico, Democratic Party of Virginia, KIDSPAC, Daniel Joseph Seals, Lauren Beth Gash, Mel Reynolds, Cheryle Jackson, Alan Khazei, Brad Schneider, Rudy Boschwitz, Schneider for Congress, Durbin Senate Victory, Biden For President

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1938

Neil Bluhm

Chicago based investor, Real Estate and Casinos

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