Bill Walton

Former chairman and CEO, Allied Capital Corp

Mr. Walton is Vice President of Council for National Policy and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute. He is the chairman of Rappahannock Ventures, LLC (private equity), Rush River Entertainment and The Forge Studios, LLC. He has produced two upcoming feature films, Max Rose, starring Jerry Lewis and The Ticket, starring Dan Stevens. An early cut of Max Rose was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Previously, he served as chairman of the board and CEO of Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE) from 1997 to 2010, when the company was successfully merged with Ares Capital. Under Bill’s leadership Allied Capital grew from $600 million in managed assets to $12 billion with a majority interest in businesses employing approximately 20,000 people. Bill was also a Managing Director of Butler Capital Corporation, a private equity firm, the personal investment advisor to William S. Paley, founder of CBS, and Senior Vice President with Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb. Bill serves on the boards of The Heritage Foundation, The Media Research Center and ForAmerica. He serves on the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art and as an Advisor to the National Gallery of Art’s Board of Trustees Finance Committee. He is also President of the Washington, VA Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company and is a life member of MENSA and the NRA.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Daniel Mattoon	Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Jeb Hensarling, Johnny Isakson, Donald A Manzullo, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Federal Victory Fund, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Chuck Hagel
Barry S Friedberg	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Straight Talk America, Thomas H Kean Jr, Leadership PAC 2006, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Sander R Gerber	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, Olympia Snowe, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory, Fund for America's Comeback Cmte
John Canning Jr	Evan Bayh, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Venture Capital Association Venturepac, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio
Thomas L Kempner Jr	Peter H Coors, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Jeb Hensarling, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Brian P Miller	Peter H Coors, Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Michael Garver Oxley, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio
Todd A Eardensohn	Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Gary Palmer, Marco Rubio
Dian Graves Stai	Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Jeb Hensarling, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John Thune, David Vitter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Thomas H Kean Jr, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Christine O'Donnell, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Ronald Krancer	Peter H Coors, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Jim Gerlach, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, 2004 Joint State Victory Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl
Kenneth M Duberstein	Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Chuck Hagel, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
John J Fisher	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Prosperity PAC, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Edyth Bailey Lindner	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Thomas H Kean Jr, Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory
Jane L Bainum	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Romney Victory
Thomas Kempner, Sr	Peter H Coors, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Jeb Hensarling, Mel Martinez, John McCain, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Sue W Kelly, Rick Santorum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Chuck Hagel, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Thomas W Smith	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rob Portman, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Prosperity PAC, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory, Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund
John R Kopec	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Johnny Isakson, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, David Vitter, George Allen, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Thomas H Kean Jr, Michael Steele, Senate Conservatives Fund, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Chuck Hagel, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
David E Franasiak	Peter H Coors, Richard Hugh Baker, Roy Blunt, Eric Cantor, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Donald A Manzullo, Olympia Snowe, John E Sununu, John Thune, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, Dan Coats, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Sandhills Political Action Committee, Leadership PAC 2006, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC
John David Hoppe	Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Johnny Isakson, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John Thune, David Vitter, Conrad Burns, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, Dan Coats, George W Bush, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Keith S Fimian, Jon Kyl, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio
Jeff Yass	Peter H Coors, Evan Bayh, Eric Cantor, Thomas Allen Coburn, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Jim Gerlach, Jeb Hensarling, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, David Vitter, Rick Santorum, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Michael Steele, Leadership PAC 2006, Prosperity PAC, Jon Kyl, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Gary Palmer
S Craig Lindner	Peter H Coors, Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Thomas Allen Coburn, Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Paul Ryan, John E Sununu, David Vitter, George Allen, Rob Portman, Rick Santorum, David McIntosh, George Nethercutt, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Republican Party of Virginia Inc, Mitt Romney, Christine O'Donnell, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Romney Victory

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Gender	Male
Aliases	William L Walton

Bill Walton

Former chairman and CEO, Allied Capital Corp

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