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The woman who was arguably one of the most influential U.S. educators in decades died on Christmas day in her home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 81, with her fingernails freshly painted bright red — as always. That would be Linda Brown, who tried very hard to remain private, and succeeded. To date, there […]
Richest Woman In World Donates To NYC Elections For First Time
arrow Alice Walton Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, attends the Wal-Mart shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 2015. Danny Johnston/AP/Shutterstock
A candidate for a New York City Council seat left vacated in the Bronx is getting a six-figure boost in his run, in part because of contributions from the world s wealthiest woman, according to campaign filings.
John Sanchez, a candidate in the crowded 15th Council District special election, received a helping hand from New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, a super PAC that formed in 2014. Its chief donor is Alice Walton, the billionaire heir to the family-owned Walmart corporation and the world s richest woman whose net worth stands at $62.3 billion, according to estimates reported by Forbes Magazine in 2020. The contributions once again demonstrate the presence of big money this election cycle, in which the mega-ric