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T. Boone Pickens Jr.

Muckety metrics:

Connections: T. Boone Pickens Jr. has direct or once-removed relationships with 426 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: Pickens has a Muckety influence index of 99 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: 99

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T. Boone Pickens Jr.

Gender: Male

Age in 2012: 82

Address: Lives and/or works in Dallas, TX

Wealth class: Billionaire

Areas of interest:

education

business

energy industry

health care

politics & government

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

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Muckety news stories featuring T. Boone Pickens Jr.

Swift Boaters for Rick Perry

A presidential bid by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, widely regarded as imminent, could bring back the old Swift Boat gang.

July 22, 2011

Boone Pickens' big ad campaign boosts Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

T. Boone Pickens is spending $58 million on his national marketing campaign to promote alternative energy sources like wind for electricity and natural gas for cars.

July 22, 2008

Boone Pickens, like Ross Perot, has a plan to save America

Maybe there is something in the Dallas water that makes Big D billionaires want to save the country from itself.

July 8, 2008

And starring T. Boone Pickens as himself

Dallas oil, wind and water billionaire T. Boone Pickens, it seems, is everywhere.

June 28, 2008

T. Boone Pickens Jr. personal relations:

William A. Brewer III - client

Madeleine Pickens - spouse

Other current T. Boone Pickens Jr. relationships:

BP Capital - founder

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. - founder & director

Clinton Global Initiative - member

EXCO Resources, Inc. - director

Giving Pledge - participant

Mesa Petroleum - founder

Mesa Power Group - founder

Mesa Water Inc. - founder

Oklahoma State University - donor

Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation - trustee

T. Boone Pickens Foundation - chairman

United Shareholders Association - founder

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - donor

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - donor

T. Boone Pickens Jr. past relationships:

2008 Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign - finance committee member

Andrew J. Littlefair - executive assistant

Progress for America Voter Fund - major donor

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth - major donor

Five degrees of Kevin:

We can connect T. Boone Pickens Jr. with Kevin Bacon in five steps:
T. Boone Pickens Jr. → Clinton Global Initiative →
  Elie Wiesel → Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity →
    Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities →

Many people have multiple paths to Kevin. If you know of a shorter one, send us a note.

Indirect links:

T. Boone Pickens Jr. has multiple indirect connections to the following people:

Robert L. Stillwell

Extended reach:

Among the most influential people in T. Boone Pickens Jr.'s web of second-degree relationships:

Frederick B. Whittemore

James C. Miller III

Nancy Pelosi

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Reuters

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Wall Street Journal

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T. Boone Pickens Jr. campaign contributions:

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

John Sullivan for Congress - $4,800 on 10/22/2009

Major contributions to state-level political organizations & campaigns:

Texans for Rick Perry - $100,000 on 12/18/2009

Texans for Rick Perry - $100,000 on 8/25/2010

Contributions to political organizations reporting to IRS:

Republican Governors Association - $25,000 on 7/15/2010

Republican Governors Association - $15,000 on 9/29/2003

Democratic Governors Association - $25,000 on 8/31/2010

Republican Governors Association - $15,000 on 9/25/2003

Committee for Honest Politics - $15,000 on 11/2/2006

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