The 20 Most Influential Billionaires Behind The Scenes Of US Politics {IMAGES}

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Alice Walton
Alice Walton, one of the Wal-Mart fortune heirs, is an early backer of Hillary Clinton's "Ready for Hillary" super PAC.

Source: Brookings Institute



19. Donald Trump
Multimedia master Donald Trump routinely comments on numerous political issues and has succeeded in amassing a large following of conservatives.

Source: Brookings Institute



18. Marc Andreessen

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Marc Andreessen backed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012. He's interested in the future of journalism — and in particular, the swift transition from traditional media to digital.

Source: Brookings Institute


17. Peter G. Peterson
Peterson argues for the reduction of government debt and with his foundation has funded organizations such as Fix the Debt and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Source: Brookings Institute


16. Paul Singer

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Paul Singer — a conservative Republican — has been a supporter of same-sex marriage and has a political action committee called American Unity that contributed $2 million in support of GOP legislators who also are in support of same-sex marriage.

Source: Brookings Institute