| 词条 | Virginia James |
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|name = Virginia James |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = |birth_place = Passaic, New Jersey |residence = Lambertville, New Jersey |spouse = |alma_mater = Columbia University |employer = |occupation = Investor |years_active = |networth = }} Virginia James, also known as Virginia Manheimer[1] and Virginia Gilder,[1][2] is a self-employed investor and conservative donor. Personal life and educationJames grew up in Passaic, New Jersey and Levittown, Pennsylvania. While working as a secretary on Wall Street, she met her husband, Richard Gilder.[1] The couple divorced in 1994.[5] James lives in Lambertville, New Jersey.[3] James graduated from Columbia University.[1] Political activityJames is Chairwoman of the Empire Foundation for Policy Research, founder of A Brighter Choice (ABC) Scholarships, and a member of the board of the Foundation for Education Reform and Accessibility.[4] James and her ex-husband helped found the Empire Foundation, a conservative think tank, in 1991.[1] James is a supporter of school vouchers. In 1996, James offered to pay for 90% of the private school tuition for any student of Giffen Memorial, an Albany primary school.[5] James is a co-founder of The Club for Growth,[6] to which she donated $700,000 in 2008.[7] James is on the leadership council of the Club for Growth.[8] James donated $1 million in 2014, $500,000 in 2013, $1.2 million in 2012, and $350,000 in 2010 to the Club for Growth Action.[2][9] James has also donated to George Pataki,[1] Ted Cruz, Richard Mourdock,[10] and Steve Lonegan.[11] James was a major supporter of Let Freedom Ring, John Templeton, Jr.'s organization that opposed the election of Barack Obama in 2008.[7] James donated $200,000 to Women Speak Out PAC, a project of the Susan B. Anthony List that opposed the re-election of Barack Obama.[12] James donated $400,000 to All Children Matter, Dick Devos's school voucher advocacy group.[13] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|last=Rosewicz|first=Barbara|title=Ms. Gilder's Excellent Experiment|url=http://www.foundationnews.org/CME/article.cfm?ID=1422|publisher=Council on Foundations|accessdate=30 November 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Virginia}}2. ^1 {{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Kent|title=Club for Growth Action Gets $1 Million Donation|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/club-for-growth-action-gets-1-million-donation/?dcz=|accessdate=20 May 2014|newspaper=Roll Call|date=20 March 2014}} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Yang|first=Jia Lynn|title=Here’s who pays the bills for Ted Cruz’s crusade|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/11/heres-who-pays-the-bills-for-ted-cruzs-crusade/|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=11 October 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=http://www.nyfera.org/?page_id=189|publisher=Foundation for Education Reform and Accessibility|accessdate=30 November 2013}} 5. ^1 {{cite news|last=Dao|first=James|title=How to Make a Poor School Change; A Well-Financed Exodus of Students Is Countered by a Flurry of Fixing|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/29/nyregion/make-poor-school-change-well-financed-exodus-students-countered-flurry-fixing.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=29 September 1997}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Burton|first=Cynthia|title='Soft money' flows to campaigns A handful of wealthy individuals in N.J. and Pa. have contributed millions to the so-called "527" groups.|url=http://articles.philly.com/2004-10-28/news/25388724_1_soft-money-support-groups-fortune|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=Philly.com|date=28 October 2004}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Evans|first=Will|title=Big Bucks Let Freedom Ring|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/secretmoney/2008/11/let_freedom_ring_money.html|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=NPR|date=3 November 2008}} 8. ^{{cite news|last=Bravender|first=Robin|title=Club for Growth super PAC raises $1.5M|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73080.html|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=Politico|date=20 February 2012}} 9. ^{{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Kent|title=Super PAC Has $500,000 Donor|url=http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/super-pac-has-500000-donor/|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=Roll Call|date=20 September 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news|last=Schouten|first=Fredreka|title=10 people heavily fund conservative anti-tax super PAC|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/25/club-for-growth-ted-cruz-top-donors-obamacare-government-shutdown-health-care/2867561/|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=25 September 2013}} 11. ^{{cite news|last=Rizzo|first=Salvador|title=Booker raises 8 times more cash than Lonegan in U.S. Senate race|url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/booker_raises_eight_times_more_cash_than_lonegan_in_us_senate_race.html|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=14 October 2013}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=Super PAC: Women Speak Out PAC|url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/campaign-finance/pac/women-speak-out-pac|accessdate=30 November 2013|newspaper=New York Times}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=All Children Matter Fined for Illegally Funneling Campaign Money|url=http://www.weac.org/news_and_publications/at_the_capitol/archives/2007-2008/all_children_matter.aspx|publisher=Wisconsin Education Association Council|accessdate=30 November 2013}} 3 : Living people|American conservative people|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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