Starwood Hotels is owned by the Ziff brothers... Including Dirk Ziff, a billionaire Manhattan democratic socialite...
Not surprising.
(Their father founded Ziff Davis Press and sold it off, gave his sons some serious dough -- they then started Ziff Brothers Investment... Located in the old Citicorp building... The one with the slanted roof featured on drudge recently as being under terror threat)
You sure are right. He's a soft money RAT sugardaddy.
Non-Federal Receipts "Exempt From Limits"
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC
09/30/1998 12000.00 98020233688
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
DCCCC NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5
10/19/2000 45000.00 20036663990
DCCCE NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT #5
05/27/1999 12500.00 99034532587
DSCC NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUALS
05/20/1999 12500.00 99020052224
DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC
05/24/2001 10000.00 21020081511
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS LLC
DSCC/NON-FED UNINCORP ASSOC
01/30/2002 5000.00 22020140925
ZIFF, DIRK MR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVEST
DNC-NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL
07/16/1999 50000.00 20035104583
12/20/1999 25000.00 20035104583
Total Soft Money: 172000.00
Contributions to Political Committees
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10017
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
09/22/1997 -10000.00 98032674044
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
SALAZAR, KEN
VIA SALAZAR FOR SENATE
06/12/2004 1000.00 24020481868
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
INVESTOR
LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT
VIA FRIENDS OF BLANCHE LINCOLN
05/28/2004 1000.00 24020472996
MIKULSKI, BARBARA A
VIA MIKULSKI FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
06/25/2004 1000.00 24020430866
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENT
GORE, AL
VIA GORE/LIEBERMAN GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING COMPLIANCE FUND
03/31/1999 1000.00 99990061644
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
MURRAY, PATTY
VIA PEOPLE FOR PATTY MURRAY U S SENATE CAMPAIGN
06/21/2004 1000.00 24020480922
SCHUMER, CHARLES E
VIA FRIENDS OF SCHUMER
05/30/2002 1000.00 22020571590
06/17/2003 1000.00 23020310572
06/17/2003 1000.00 23020310572
TENENBAUM, INEZ MOORE
VIA INEZ TENENBAUM FOR US SENATE
03/17/2004 1000.00 24020282689
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS/BANKER
CLARK, WESLEY K
VIA CLARK FOR PRESIDENT INC
10/23/2003 2000.00 24980433526
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS/INVESTM
LIEBERMAN, JOSEPH I
VIA JOE LIEBERMAN FOR PRESIDENT INC
03/31/2003 2000.00 23990743528
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF INVESTMENTS/INVESTMENTS
GORE, AL
VIA GORE 2000 INC
03/31/1999 1000.00 20990085107
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
KENNEDY, PATRICK J
VIA FRIENDS OF PATRICK J KENNEDY INC
06/29/2004 -1000.00 24961826463
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
BEHUN/ZIFF DESIGN
PINGREE, ROCHELLE MARIE
VIA CHELLIE PINGREE FOR US SENATE
11/02/2002 1000.00 22020950499
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
BENUN ZIFF DESIGNER
BOXER, BARBARA
VIA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER
12/22/2003 1000.00 24020111752
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS
SCHUMER, CHARLES E
VIA FRIENDS OF SCHUMER
06/27/2000 1000.00 20020250366
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INTERNATION
ENGEL, ELIOT L
VIA ENGEL FOR CONGRESS
09/11/2000 1000.00 20036184988
09/11/2000 1000.00 20036184988
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVEST
DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
09/25/2000 10000.00 20036153855
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
BOWLES, ERSKINE B
VIA ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE
02/14/2002 1000.00 22020262600
06/14/2004 1000.00 24020412806
BOXER, BARBARA
VIA FRIENDS OF BARBARA BOXER
05/29/1998 1000.00 98020142464
05/29/1998 1000.00 98020142464
BREAUX, JOHN B
VIA JOHN BREAUX COMMITTEE
04/27/1998 1000.00 98020142063
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM
VIA HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC
09/30/1999 1000.00 20020040984
COMMITTEE FOR A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
12/27/1999 5000.00 20035154870
DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW
VIA A LOT OF PEOPLE SUPPORTING TOM DASCHLE INC
02/20/1998 1000.00 98020081278
DODD, CHRISTOPHER J
VIA 98 FRIENDS OF CHRIS DODD
06/17/1998 1000.00 98020130540
KENNEDY, EDWARD MOORE SENATOR
VIA KENNEDY FOR SENATE 2000
12/27/1999 1000.00 20020031386
SCHUMER, CHARLES E
VIA SCHUMER '98
09/11/1997 1000.00 98020040744
09/11/1997 1000.00 98020040744
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS/CHAIR
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
06/30/2004 12500.00 24961960747
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS/INVESTM
KENNEDY, PATRICK J
VIA FRIENDS OF PATRICK J KENNEDY INC
06/07/2004 2000.00 24961826324
06/07/2004 2000.00 24961826323
ZIFF, DIRK MR
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
LEADERSHIP '02 (FKA FRIENDS OF ALBERT GORE JR INC)
05/30/1998 5000.00 98033190446
Total Contributions: 55500.00
Joint Fundraising Contributions
These are contributions to committees who are raising funds to be distributed to other committees. The breakdown of these contributions to their final recipients may appear below
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
FRIENDS OF LANDRIEU AND CARNAHAN
08/24/2001 1000.00 22020020882
08/24/2001 1000.00 22020020881
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
DIRK BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL
TEXAS US SENATE 2002
09/30/2002 1000.00 22020660328
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROS INVESTMENTS
NORTH CAROLINA VICTORY FUND
11/01/2002 1000.00 22020883205
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENT
VICTORY IN NEW YORK
09/30/1998 13000.00 98020233170
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
NEW YORK SENATE 2000
12/22/1999 1000.00 20020022494
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS/INVESTO
ART 2002
02/19/2003 13200.00 23991565741
Total Joint Fundraising: 31200.00
Recipient of Joint Fundraiser Contributions
These are the Final Recipients of Joint Fundraising Contributions
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10017
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS LLC
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
09/30/1998 13000.00 98020233457
KIRK, RONALD
VIA RON KIRK FOR U S SENATE
09/27/2002 1000.00 22020850883
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS
CARNAHAN, JEAN A
VIA JEAN CARNAHAN FOR MISSOURI COMMITTEE
08/24/2001 1000.00 22020060099
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10021
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENT
LANDRIEU, MARY L
VIA FRIENDS OF MARY LANDRIEU INC
09/10/2001 1000.00 22020121123
ZIFF, DIRK
NEW YORK, NY 10022
ZIFF BROTHERS INVESTMENTS
BOWLES, ERSKINE B
VIA ERSKINE BOWLES FOR US SENATE
10/31/2002 1000.00 22020921942
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM
VIA HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FOR US SENATE COMMITTEE INC
12/22/1999 1000.00 20020041246
Gaaaahhhhh
Mother Jones has him listed #6 on the Mother Jones 400 of fatcats!
http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/coinop_congress/96mojo_400/bios/6.html
Harley-Davidson tried to trademark their engine sound. They were told to take a hike.
96 fatboy
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