Nevadans put up big bucks for political races
By Adelaide Chen, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Nevada’s top political donors so far this election cycle for presidential and congressional campaigns, PACs and Super PACs are the co-founder of a data center, the former head of Reebok and a casino magnate.
Super PACs, which operate independently of the candidate’s own campaigns, are not subject to the federal contribution limits that regular political action committees have, but they are required to disclose their donors, according to the Federal Election Commission.
George Macricostas, CEO and executive chairman of RagingWire Data Centers, made America’s Liberty the most funded Super PAC in Nevada in 2015, donating more than $2.1 million indirectly to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.,who dropped out of the presidential race on Feb. 3. Reached by phone, Macricostas’ father confirmed that his son lives full time in Incline Village.