Billionaire megadonor James Simons hires new team of lobbyists…

Photo: James Simons. Credit: Brendan Smialowski | Bloomberg | Getty Images. Article by Brian Schwartz. CNBC – June 25, 2021.

KEY POINTS

• Simons recently hired five powerful lobbyists, including former Republican Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and former Democratic Sen. John Breaux. Lott, Breaux and Biden served in the Senate together.
• Simons founded New York-based hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, and Forbes lists his net worth at around $24 billion.
• Simons and his wife combined gave more than $26 million to Democrats during the last election cycle, including major contributions to super PACs backing Biden. […]

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