Simons, James
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</div><div></div><div><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 20px 30px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(33, 43, 74); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><li style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: outside;"><strong>James Simons</strong> – Estimated worth: $18 billion. Contributions (with wife Marilyn) since 1989: $46.1 million</li></ul><p style="padding: 5px 0px; margin: 5px 0px; color: rgb(33, 43, 74); font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The founder of Renaissance Technologies and his wife Marilyn gave out $26.8 million of their $18 billion in wealth in the 2016 cycle. About $11 million went to Priorities USA Action and $8 million to <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00484642&cycle=2016" target="blank" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(17, 123, 184); text-decoration-line: none;">Senate Majority PAC</a>. They also gave directly to Dems in tight races, such as Senate candidates <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00038397&newmem=Y" target="blank" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(17, 123, 184); text-decoration-line: none;">Maggie Hassan</a> (N.H.) and <a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00027860&cycle=2016" target="_blank" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: rgb(17, 123, 184); text-decoration-line: none;">Tammy Duckworth</a> (Ill.), and Clinton.</p></div><div>===</div>