| David H. Koch AKA David Hamilton Koch Born: 3-May-1940
Birthplace: Wichita, KS
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Business, Philanthropist
Party Affiliation: Libertarian Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir Net worth $17B (Forbes 2007). Libertarian Party Vice Presidential candidate, 1980. Donated $100M to MIT, founding the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. Major underwriter of right-wing political causes and candidates, with his brother Charles. A 2010 investigative piece in The New Yorker described the brothers as "longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower personal and corporate taxes, minimal social services for the needy and much less oversight of industry � especially environmental regulation." Father: Fred C. Koch (Founded Koch Industries; b. 1900, d. 1967)
Mother: Mary Robinson Koch (b. 17-Oct-1907, m. 1932, d. 21-Dec-1990)
Brother: Frederick R. Koch (b. 1932)
Brother: Charles G. Koch (b. 1935)
Brother: William I. Koch (his twin, b. 3-May-1940)
Wife: Julia Margaret Flesher (m. 25-May-1996, three children)
High School: Deerfield Academy
University: BS Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1962)
University: MS Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1963)
Administrator: Trustee, Rockefeller University
Koch Industries EVP
Member of the Board of Koch Industries
American Legislative Exchange Council
Americans for a Republican Majority
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Truth in Politics
Aspen Institute Trustee
Bayou Leader PAC
Bush-Cheney '04
Cato Institute Co-Founder, Trustee
Citizens for a Sound Economy Chairman
DeMint for Senate Committee
Earthwatch Institute Past Director
Elizabeth Dole for President
Free and Strong America PAC
Friends of George Allen
Friends of Giuliani Exploratory Committee
Friends of Mark Foley
George W. Bush for President
Grow PAC
Hospital for Special Surgery Board of Directors
Institute for Humane Studies
Institute for Justice
John McCain 2008
McCain 2000
McCain for Senate '98
National Republican Senatorial Committee
New Republican Majority Fund
Pacific Research Institute
Pete Coors for Senate
Pioneer PAC
Progress for America Voter Fund
Quayle 2000
Rand Paul for US Senate 2010
Reason Foundation Board of Directors
Romney for President
Santorum 2006
Volunteer PAC
The Western Way PAC
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer
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