92°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada

Adelson donates $30M to GOP-aligned super PAC

By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
May 11, 2018 - 4:40 pm
 
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson speaks during a press conference before the grand opening of his new resort, Parisian, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, in Macau. Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @Erik_Verduzco

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson gave a Republican-aligned super PAC $30 million this week as the GOP seeks to blunt Democratic efforts to regain control of the House of Representatives.

Adelson, a mega-donor to GOP causes, gave the donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund after meeting last week in Las Vegas with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who is not seeking election but has vowed to help defend the Republican majority.

Democrats need to flip 23 Republican-held seats in the 2018 midterm election to win back the majority.

The Review-Journal is owned by the family of Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson.

Contact Gary Martin at gmartin@reviewjournal.com or at 202-662-7390. Follow @garymartindc on Twitter.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
MORE STORIES
recommend 1
Sportsbook offers odds on which QB will start for Raiders in Week 1
recommend 2
Allegiant Stadium hosting 2-day event to hire game day and event staff
recommend 3
8 to 10 cats found dead after mobile home catches fire in east valley
recommend 4
US seeks post-war plan, says Israel risks Gaza power vacuum
recommend 5
Interior staffer 1st Jewish Biden appointee to publicly resign over war in Gaza
recommend 6
Yemen’s Houthi rebels acknowledge attacking a US destroyer that shot down missile in the Red Sea
THE LATEST
Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at a caucus night watch party hosted by the Tru ...
Trump thumps Biden in Nevada, poll says
By Jessica Hill / RJ

The New York Times/Siena College poll found that if the election were held today, 50 percent would pick Donald Trump and 38 percent would pick Joe Biden.

The north portal of the Yucca Mountain exploratory tunnel. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Yucca Mountain: Where GOP Senate candidates stand
By Jessica Hill / RJ

Plans to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s nuclear waste repository have long received opposition from both sides of the aisle. But, is that changing?