Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
United States 39th Secretary of Commerce
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Profile Summary
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Wilbur L. Ross Jr. is a U.S. business figure who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce. He has an estimated net worth of ~$2.5B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR search results associate Ross-related records with BankUnited, Inc. (BKU), Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO), Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS), Greenbrier Companies Inc. (GBX), and WL Ross & Co LLC. The BankUnited record reports 923 total filings and 587 insider filings; insider reports include Form 4 filings, which disclose transactions by company insiders, and Form 144 filings, which give notice of proposed sales of restricted or control securities. SEC EDGAR
Political Activity
FEC records show 96 contributions totaling $1,287,872.71 between September 5, 1980, and April 3, 2024. The party breakdown was $710,200 classified as unknown, $570,672.71 to Republican recipients, and $7,000 to Democratic recipients. The largest listed recipients were the Republican National Committee ($353,900), Trump Victory ($325,000), Romney Victory Inc ($125,800), Trump 47 Committee, Inc. ($125,000), and Senate Battleground Fund ($50,000). FEC
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U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
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Top Recipients
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