businessman

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Past Republican candidates, including businessman John Cox in 2018 and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman in 2010, have self-financed their campaigns with their vast fortunes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Brady has long worked closely with Sullivan, most recently as vice-chair of West Ham, which the businessman took over with the Gold brothers in 2010.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Transport businessman Julio Cesar Raurau is backing Fujimori to solve the problem.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

A 1999 6-liter “Methuselah” bottle from the cellar of billionaire businessman Bill Koch sold for $275,000 at a Christie’s auction last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“My daughter, she was always more like her dad. Jim was a businessman, died too young. Driven as the day was long. But now her son has my blood, it seems.”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti