Which nfl owners support romney

Four years ago, I found 11 professional sports owners who donated money to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Many Republicans in sports turned their money this time toward congressional races instead of Trump. Republicans in sports gave more during the primary season , when they were all over the map with their presidential donations during a primary with 17 candidates. There were a handful of rare donations this cycle by college coaches and athletic directors, who typically avoid politics.

Here are some of the endorsements for Clinton and Trump this presidential season from sports figures:. And when I think about the kinds of policies and ideas the kids in my foundation need from our government, the choice is clear. That candidate is Hillary Clinton. We are in a defining battle between the resurgence of the irrational, and all the horrors that have historically gone with it -- violence, bigotry, fascism -- and reason, with all the advances that have accompanied it -- justice and freedom for all, regardless of ethnic background, social status, gender or sexual orientation.

Former U. Donald, initially, I really hoped he would be something different, that as a businessperson, I thought there was an opportunity there.

But then he went off the reservations and went bats crazy. This doesn't include money spent on PACs or political parties, or staging fundraisers for a candidate, such as Michael Jordan and Vince Carter hosting events for Obama. Paul Bryant Jr. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The people who own these teams — a small club of wealthy people who own some of the most lucrative media properties in the world — are heavily involved in politics too, and have jumped into the race in a massive way. We looked up each owner on the Center for Responsive Politics ' donor lookup page to find out who the people who run football were financing.

The answers surprised us. Each owner has his own political philosophy, and you can see their diverse views come out based on who they donate to. Arthur Blank, who co-founded Home Depot before buying the Falcons, has backed a number of Democrats this cycle.

Tom Carper of Delaware. Wilson was one of the founding owners of the American Football League, which would go on to become one of the two conferences in the NFL.

He's the oldest team owner at 93 years old. Jean Schmidt of Ohio. Olympia Snowe of Maine and Rep. The prominent Dallas football owner made his fortune with the Jones Oil and Land Lease company before buying the Cowboys.

He's been very active in Texas politics. Dewhurst lost to Tea Party candidate Ted Cruz. He's given big to Texas Republicans. Kevin Brady and Rep. John Culberson. Irsay has a mixed track record with donations to political parties this campaign season. Richard Luger, who recently lost in the Republican primary. Khan has given mostly to local politicians in both parties. Clark Hunt is the grandson of an oil tycoon and inherited ownership of the Chiefs from his father, Lamar, along with his three siblings.

And he's a huge Republican backer. Roy Blunt. Lurie has kept his contributions small. Ben Cardin. Dan Rooney has been a longtime progressive.