Former House majority leader Dick Armey -- now chairman of Freedom Works, a major backer of the Tea Party funded by the Koch Brothers and other portly felines (I didn't say "fat cats") -- predicts this will give Perry "a big boost".
Winfrey was a major backer of Obama's presidential campaign.
Woody Johnson During the election cycle, Johnson, a major backer of Mitt Romney, regularly mixed football with politics.
A British millionaire, James (1907-1984) waSalvadoror Dalí's most important patron and a major backer of other surrealist artists.
Despite the Senate rebuff in 1999, the United States is a major backer of the monitoring system.
A major backer is East Hill Advisors, which is run by the New England businessman Landon T. Clay, former chief executive of Eaton Vance, an investment management firm.
Lewis, a major backer of efforts to decriminalize marijuana, has helped underwrite campaigns to hold referenda on decriminalization in Arizona and California.
Take Virginia's attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, who was a major backer of the law passed by his state requiring voters to present ID before they cast a ballot.
He became the largest donor to Save the Children, and a major backer of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
A win would cost unions millions of dollars in revenue, and be a heavy blow to a major backer of the Democrat party.
Since 2011, Robert Mercer has been a major backer of Breitbart, Bannon's news site, and Bannon has served as a political adviser to the Mercers.
