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Pro-Sullivan group gets $500,000 for U.S. Senate race from NFL owner
http://www.adn.com/article/20140924/pro-sullivan-group-gets-500000-us-senate-race-nfl-ownerPro-Sullivan group gets $500,000 for U.S. Senate race from NFL owner
Nathaniel Herz
September 24, 2014
The owner of the Houston Texans football franchise is spending $500,000 on the U.S. Senate race in Alaska, in support of the Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.
The franchise owner, Bob McNair, made the donation this month to a super PAC that supports Dan Sullivan, said Art Hackney, the Anchorage-based political consultant who runs the group.
McNair, who made his fortune in the energy industry, donates heavily to Republican causes. Kevin Cooper, the Texans' senior director of communications, said McNair believes strongly in “free enterprise” but does not comment on his political contributions.
Hackney said McNair is a big supporter of South Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, and added that Graham “is very fond of Dan.”