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'''Robert Mercer''' was reported as one of the 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers by ''Forbes''. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2012/03/01/the-40-highest-earning-hedge-fund-managers-3/ The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers] ''Forbes'', March 1, 2012, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref> He contributed $250,000 to [[Club for Growth Action]] (the [[Super PAC]] associated with [[Club for Growth]])<ref>http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00487470&cycle=2012 OpenSecrets.org, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref> in July, 2012. The July FEC filing also shows that he contributed $500,000 in the 2012 election cycle.<ref>FEC Filing http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00487470/806066/sa/ALL FEC.gov, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref>
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'''Robert Mercer''' is a hedge fund manager at Renaissance Technologies who earned $125 million in 2011. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2012/03/01/the-40-highest-earning-hedge-fund-managers-3/ The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers] ''Forbes'', March 1, 2012, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref> He contributed $250,000 to [[Club for Growth Action]] (the [[Super PAC]] associated with [[Club for Growth]])<ref>http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00487470&cycle=2012 OpenSecrets.org, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref> in July, 2012. The July FEC filing also shows that he contributed $500,000 in the 2012 election cycle.<ref>FEC Filing http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00487470/806066/sa/ALL FEC.gov, Accessed August 24, 2012</ref>
  
 
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Robert Mercer is a hedge fund manager at Renaissance Technologies who earned $125 million in 2011. [1] He contributed $250,000 to Club for Growth Action (the Super PAC associated with Club for Growth)[2] in July, 2012. The July FEC filing also shows that he contributed $500,000 in the 2012 election cycle.[3]

References

  1. The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers Forbes, March 1, 2012, Accessed August 24, 2012
  2. http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.php?strID=C00487470&cycle=2012 OpenSecrets.org, Accessed August 24, 2012
  3. FEC Filing http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00487470/806066/sa/ALL FEC.gov, Accessed August 24, 2012