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The ‘billionaire primary’: Who’s backing whom?

Mega-wealthy donors, many of them billionaires, are expected to play an unprecedented role in the 2016 presidential race. Here’s a list of who’s backing whom so far:

4. Marc Lasry: former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with local residents at the Jones St. Java House in LeClaire, Iowa, April 14, 2015.

Mr. Lasry is the billionaire co-founder of investment firm Avenue Capital Group, and a longtime friend of the Clintons. Chelsea Clinton worked for the company from 2006 to 2009.

Soon after Mrs. Clinton announced her campaign on April 12, her campaign asked major supporters to get 10 friends to donate $2,700 apiece – the maximum for the primaries. Lasry told Bloomberg News he signed on to raise $270,000. 

Lasry ranks at No. 1,006 on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires (tied with Norman Braman), and has a net worth of $1.9 billion.

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