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Adelson, a Nevada physician who immigrated to the U.S. from Israel, has a net worth of around $50 billion thanks to the casino business owned by her late husband Sheldon Adelson. She has solidified herself as a major figure in Republican politics. During the midterm cycle, she gave almost exclusively to PACs, as well as a six-figure check for the Republican National Committee. She donated $25 million to MAGA Inc, the super PAC supporting Donald Trump, as well as $30 million to Republicans’ Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), and $10 million to another right-leaning super PAC called the Conservative Leadership Fund (CLF), FEC filings show. Through PACs including the NRSC Victory Fund, her donations ended up in the hands of campaigns including those for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R., Neb.) and Tim Scott (R., S.C.).

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Last year, as Congress debated the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Cadogan brought together coalition board members Steve Ballmer (owner of the LA Clippers) and Karl-Anthony Towns (star player of the Minnesota Timberwolves), with bill sponsors Rep. Karen Bass (D-California) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) for a discussion. In March, Cadogan was joined by Dwane Casey, Pistons coach and coalition board member, to lobby the White House in support of criminal sentencing legislation. “The tools of 2020 are not the tools of 2022,” Cadogan said. “The reason that we established a coalition is to take on this work on behalf of the NBA community, so it will look different over time. And it should look different over time. What we saw in the bubble, which I think will go down as a critical, pivotal moment, in not just sports history, but American history … there was a need and a moment and the right opportunity for players to stand up in a new way. “Now, the outgrowth, the real question, I think this is true of anybody who cares about this work is, how do you do it sustainably? And how do you keep it going beyond the moments of protest?”

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