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Erle A. Nye

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Connections: Erle A. Nye has direct or once-removed relationships with 1,255 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 97% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 97

Influence: Nye has a Muckety influence index of 98 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: 98

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Erle A. Nye

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Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 77

Address: Lives and/or works in Dallas, TX

Areas of interest:

education

business

energy industry

politics & government

restaurants

Politics: Nye is a contributor to Republican committees and campaigns.

Personal social network: Much of Nye's Muckety comes from political connections.

Erle A. Nye current relationships:

Homeland Security Advisory Council - member

National Infrastructure Advisory Council - chairman

University of Texas Investment Management Company - director

Erle A. Nye past relationships:

2004 George W. Bush presidential campaign - supporter

2008 John McCain presidential campaign - supporter

Brinker International Inc. - director

National Petroleum Council - member

Texas A&M University System - regent

TXU Corporation - chairman emeritus

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Erle A. Nye with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Erle A. Nye → Brinker International Inc. →
  Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates → American Express Company →
    Just Ask the Locals →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Erle A. Nye's web of second-degree relationships:

James R. Schlesinger

Norman R. Augustine

Elliott B. Broidy

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Erle A. Nye campaign contributions:

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

National Republican Congressional Committee - $10,000 on 4/30/2010

National Republican Congressional Committee - $10,000 on 2/16/2010

National Republican Congressional Committee - $15,000 on 3/17/2009

National Republican Congressional Committee - $10,000 on 5/5/2008

National Republican Congressional Committee - $10,000 on 3/4/2008

Good Government Fund - $5,000 on 6/13/2007

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