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John Boehner also benefiting from the Adelson family

While it was Newt Gingrich that got all the attention for big donations from casino mogul Shel Adelson, he’s not the only one benefiting from the billionaire’s largess.

Adelson and his wife donated $10,000 to Speaker John Boehner’s campaign committee in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to recently released fundraising reports.

John Boehner got $50k donation from CEO he helped in redistricting

In September, an aide to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) urged redistricting officials to add the headquarters of the Timken Co. to the new district of freshmen Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio).

On September 12th, 2011, Tom Whatman, the director of the speaker’s “Team Boehner” group wrote in an email to redistricting officials about the change. “Thanks guys. Very important to someone important to us all. I relly [sic] should have thought of this,” he wrote.

Campaign for Fair Elections Video "Where's John Boehner" Named One of Summer's Best Political Ad's

Politico has named the Fair Elections ad "Where's John Boehner to the

The Founding Fathers Do Ohio

100_1032The Founding Fathers invaded Ohio's 8th Congressional district on Sunday and Monday to search for Rep. John Boehner. See our full report.