John Jordan (vintner)

Thomas John Jordan
Residence Healdsburg, California
Alma mater Occidental College
Empire College School of Law
University of San Francisco
Occupation Vintner
Employer Jordan Vineyard & Winery

John Jordan is an American vintner, philanthropist, technology entrepreneur and Republican donor.

Life and career

Jordan earned a bachelor's degree from Occidental College, a JD from Empire College School of Law, and an MBA from the University of San Francisco.[1] Jordan served in the United States Naval Reserve, rising to the rank of captain.[1] He has worked as an attorney and as a professor at Empire College School of Law.[2] Jordan took over day-to-operations of Jordan Vineyard & Winery, founded by his parents, in 2005.[2] He is a philanthropist and entrepreneur who created the John Jordan Foundation in 2012, which focuses on providing disadvantaged youth and young adults with the tools needed to excel educationally and professionally. Jordan also co-founded Labrador Omnimedia in 2011, which makes an iPad app for restaurants.[2]

Political activities

Jordan and his family are long-time Republican donors, and Jordan has supported Republican groups and candidates such as John Boehner, Monica Wehby, and NewRepublican.org.[2] Jordan gained particular notoriety for supporting Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, spending over one million dollars to support a PAC that Jordan created to advocate for Gomez's election.[3] After initially donating primarily to American Crossroads, Jordan became part of a growing group of "relatively anonymous free-spenders" funding their own political organizations.[2] Jordan was the third most prolific donor to Super PACs in 2013.[2] In addition to his political giving, Jordan has also written opinion columns for Fox News.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Labrador Omnimedia. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goldmacher, Shane (5 May 2014). "This Man Is the Future of Super PACs". National Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ King, Jr., Neil. "GOP Mystery Donor in Mass. Senate Race". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Jordan, John. "The left has hijacked the language of politics. Here's how the GOP can get it back". Fox News. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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