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David L. Sokol

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Connections: David L. Sokol has direct or once-removed relationships with 338 people, organizations or other entities in our database of the most influential people in America. Under a scoring system that gives more weight to direct links, this score is higher than 92% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 92

Influence: Sokol has a Muckety influence index of 94 out of 100. This is a measure of power and reach compared with others in the U.S. leadership elite.

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Muckety influence score: 94

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David L. Sokol

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Gender: Male

Address: Lives and/or works in Des Moines, IA

Areas of interest:

nonprofits

education

business

energy industry

Personal social network: Much of Sokol's Muckety comes from business connections.

Muckety news stories featuring David L. Sokol

Sokol quits Berkshire

David Sokol, widely considered a possible successor to Warren Buffett, has resigned from Berkshire Hathaway.

March 30, 2011

David L. Sokol current relationships:

National Collegiate Athletic Association - leadership advisory board member

National Petroleum Council - member

David L. Sokol past relationships:

CalEnergy Company, Inc. - chairman & CEO

Johns Manville Corporation - chairman

JWP Inc. - president & COO

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company - chairman & CEO

NetJets Inc. - chairman & CEO

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect David L. Sokol with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
David L. Sokol → National Collegiate Athletic Association →
  Kenneth I. Chenault → American Express Company →
    Just Ask the Locals →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in David L. Sokol's web of second-degree relationships:

Frederick W. Smith

Bradford M. Freeman

Andrew N. Liveris

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David L. Sokol campaign contributions:

Listed below are federal donations of $3,000+ reported to the FEC.

Latham for Congress - $4,000 on 3/19/2011

National Republican Congressional Committee - $16,000 on 10/7/2010

National Republican Senatorial Committee - $30,400 on 5/28/2010

Nebraska Leadership PAC - $4,800 on 12/31/2009

National Republican Senatorial Committee - $5,000 on 8/31/2009

National Republican Senatorial Committee - $5,000 on 8/18/2008

Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute - $5,000 on 1/22/2007

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