Sentence examples for heavy contributor from inspiring English sources

The guards' union, the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which negotiated that contract with the governor's predecessor, Gray Davis, has been a heavy contributor to political campaigns and until now considered politically untouchable.

He became a shipbuilder, a motion-picture tycoon, and a heavy contributor to the Democratic Party; many have accused him of having also traded in bootleg liquor during Prohibition.

Allan was a heavy contributor to the Conservative campaign in the 1872 election, and Macdonald's Liberal opponents accused him of having awarded the contract in return for this financial support (April 1873).

Mr. Vignali's father, Horacio Vignali, a Los Angeles businessman, became a heavy contributor to the Democratic Party after his son's conviction in 1994, but he denied that he had asked any politicians to lobby for a pardon or a commuted sentence for his son.

Besides taking Mr. Pataki on his private jet for a vacation, Mr. Mack has been a longtime supporter of the governor and a heavy contributor not only to the governor's campaigns, but also to the state Republican committee and a committee controlled by the Senate Republicans.

Musk has been a heavy contributor to politicians in both parties, and has visited the White House during President Obama's tenure at least a dozen times.

Dougie and his brother were members of the generally unregarded Watford firm and heavy contributors to the hoolie-lit movement.

Mr. Powers, the consumer advocate, is skeptical that change will emerge from the forthcoming session, noting that insurance companies are big heavy contributors to many Republican lawmakers.

General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman, which will also benefit from many of the new bill's general tax cuts, are heavy contributors to political campaigns.

Alternatives to farm-grown leather already exist, but so far, they have been inorganic – not biodegradable – and heavy contributors to environmental pollution.

The usual explanation is that when members of Congress vote on an issue they are frequently influenced by the wishes of heavy contributors to their campaigns.