James Harold Simons



James Harold Simons is a billionaire hedge fund manager. Simons is estimated to be worth at least $11 billion Prior to his work as a hedge fund manager, Simons was a mathematician. Simons used his money to fund several science and technology initiatives as well as several of the most prominent Democratic-aligned SuperPACs in the 2012 election cycles.

Influencing the 2012 Election
Simons was the largest donor to Democratic-aligned superPACs as of October 8th, 2012. In 2012, Simons donated $2 million to Priorities USA, a SuperPAC formed expressly for the purpose of re-electing Barack Obama for a second term as president. Simons also contributed $1.5 million to Majority PAC, which runs ads in support of vulnerable Democratic nominees to the U.S. Senate, and $500,000 to House Majority PAC, which runs ads in support of Democratic nominees to the U.S. House of Representatives