Dwayne Orville Andreas (born c. 1918, Worthington, Minnesota), is one of the most prominent political campaign donors in the United States, having contributed millions of dollars to Democratic and Republican candidates alike. For thirty years, he was in the leadership of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the largest processor of farm commodities in the United States, where he made his fortune. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Worthington is a city located in Nobles County, Minnesota. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ... The Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), based in Decatur, Illinois, operates more than 270 plants worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into numerous products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial and animal feed markets worldwide. ...

Andreas grew up mostly in Iowa and attended Wheaton College in Illinois, but dropped out in his sophomore year after getting married, and went to work for a modest, family-owned food-processing firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In 1971 Andreas became Chief Executive Officer of ADM, and is credited with transforming the firm into an industrial powerhouse — so powerful that by 1996, ADM had been investigated for price-fixing and was assessed the largest antitrust fine in U.S. history: 100 million dollars. Andreas remained CEO until 1997, by which time he drew a salary of $3.6 million. He was succeeded by his nephew, G. Allen Andreas. Andreas became Chairman Emeritus of ADM's Board of Directors in 1999, but stepped down from this role in November 2001, while the size of the Board was reduced from fourteen to ten members and his daughter, Sandra Andreas McMurtrie was installed. Critics of ADM assert that Andreas continues to control the company via his family. State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... Blanchard Hall Wheaton College is a private, interdenominational Christian college located in Wheaton, Illinois. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... City Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Downtown Cedar Rapids, including Mays Island Cedar Rapids is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

While not well known to the public, Andreas commands much respect among Washington politicans for his largesse. As part of the investigations surrounding illegal campaign fundraising linked to the Watergate scandal, Andreas was charged with (but acquitted of) illegally contributing $100,000 to Hubert Humphrey's 1968 presidential campaign. In 1972 Andreas unlawfully contributed $25,000 to President Nixon's re-election campaign via Watergate burglar Bernard Barker. Other recipients of Andreas's "tithing" — as he puts it — have included George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Michael Dukakis, Jesse Jackson, and Jack Kemp. The Watergate Complex as depicted in Government Exhibit 1. ... Hubert Horatio Humphrey II (May 27, 1911–January 13, 1978) was the 38th Vice President of the United States, twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota and was mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... The Watergate Complex as depicted in Government Exhibit 1. ... Bernard L. Barker, former member of the Cuban secret police under the Batista regime and subsequently one of the Plumbers, the Nixon White Houses so-called Special Investigations Unit, was one of the five burglars paid by CREEP, Nixons re-election campaign fundraising committee, and convicted in the... Order: 41st President Vice President: J. Danforth Quayle Term of office: 20 January , 1989 – 20 January , 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: 12 June , 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush GCB ( born... Order: 39th President Vice President: Walter Mondale Term of office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born... Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (born July 22, 1923) is best known as a former Republican United States Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Kansas. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician and former presidential candidate, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Greek-immigrant parents. ... Jesse Jackson The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. ... Jack French Kemp (born July 13, 1935) is an American politician and former professional American football player. ...

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During the 1992 election, Andreas gave more than $1.4 million in soft money and $345,000 to individual candidates, using multiple donors in his company and family members (including wife Inez) to circumvent contribution limits.

Not all of Andreas's charity goes directly to politicians: in the 1990s he contributed $2.5 million to Florida public broadcasting network WXEL. State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

Andreas was one of several signatories to a May 20, 2004 open letter exhorting President George W. Bush to lift travel and humanitarian aid restrictions on Cuba. May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 43rd President of United States Vice President: Dick Cheney Term of office: January 20, 2001 – Present (His second term will end on January 20, 2009. ...

Andreas is on the Board of Trustees of The Forum for International Policy. The Forum for International Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan brain trust of nationally-recognized foreign policy experts. ...