Page updated April 25, 2012.

Richard D. Kinder

Nickname: Rich

Business executive

Muckety metrics:

Connections: Richard D. Kinder has direct or once-removed relationships with 422 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 93% of all entries.

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Muckety connection score: 93

Influence: Kinder has a Muckety influence index of 95 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: 95

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Richard D. Kinder

Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 67

Address: Lives and/or works in Houston, TX

Wealth class: Billionaire

Areas of interest:

business

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

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

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Richard D. Kinder personal relations:

Nancy G. Kinder - spouse

Other current Richard D. Kinder relationships:

Giving Pledge - participant

Kinder Morgan Energy GP Inc. - chairman & CEO

Kinder Morgan Inc. - chairman & CEO

National Petroleum Council - member

Richard D. Kinder past relationships:

Enron Corporation - president

Knight Inc. - chairman & CEO

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect Richard D. Kinder with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
Richard D. Kinder → National Petroleum Council →
  Lee R. Raymond → JPMorgan Chase & Co. →
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities →

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Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in Richard D. Kinder's web of second-degree relationships:

Andrew N. Liveris

Ray R. Irani

John J. Hamre

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Richard D. Kinder campaign contributions:

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

National Republican Senatorial Committee - $30,800 on 7/27/2011

McCain Victory 2008 - $37,800 on 6/9/2008

KPAC - $5,000 on 3/19/2007

John McCain 2008 - $4,600 on 2/15/2008

Republican National Committee - $25,000 on 6/28/2007

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