Ron Cameron (businessman)
Ron Cameron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 or 1945 (age 78–79) |
| Education | University of Arkansas (BA) |
| Title | Owner and chairman, Mountaire Farms |
| Spouse | Nina Cameron |
| Children | 4 |
Ronald M. Cameron (born 1945)[1][2] is an American businessman, and the owner and chairman of Mountaire Farms.
Early life
[edit]Cameron is the son of Ted Cameron, who was chairman of Mountaire, and grandson of Guy Cameron, who founded Mountaire Corporation in 1914 (although it was then known by a different name).[3]
He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Arkansas.[4]
Career
[edit]Cameron joined Mountaire in 1968, and became president and CEO in 1978, after the death of his father. Mountaire is the sixth-largest poultry company in the US.[5]
In 2009, Cameron was named the 14th richest Arkansan by Arkansas Business.[5]
Cameron is also a member of Bear State Financial Holdings LLC, which bought First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. The CEO of First Federal, Dabbs Cavin, is a former employee of Cameron's.[6] Cameron is the former director of Doulos Ministries in Littleton, Colorado.[5]
Political activities
[edit]Cameron is a major donor to Arkansas politician Tom Cotton[7] and The Club for Growth.[8] Cameron also donated a million dollars to Freedom Partners in 2014.[9][10] In the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 he contributed $3 million to the Super PAC supporting Mike Huckabee[11][12] and after Huckabee dropped out donated 5 million to Conservative Solutions PAC which supported Marco Rubio's bid.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Cameron is married to Nina, they have four children, and live in Arkansas.[14][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mountaire Chairman inducted into NC Poultry Federation Hall of Fame". wattagnet.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Jane. "How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Ronald Cameron Family". Arkansas Business. 24 July 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ a b "North Carolina Poultry Federation". www.ncpoultry.org. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Arkansas Business' 25 Wealthiest Arkansans (25th Anniversary)". Arkansas Business. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Waldon, George (30 March 2012). "Dabbs Cavin, Arkansas' Newest CEO, On The Rebirth of First Federal Bancshares". Arkansas Business. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ McNeill, Mike (23 October 2011). "Congressional candidates Rankin and Cotton receive $500,000+ in donations, from very different sources". Magnolia Reporter. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs'". New York Times. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Linsky, Annie (15 July 2014). "Koch-Founded Super-PAC Draws $500,000 Donor in First Days". Bloomberg.
- ^ Carney, Eliza Newlin (24 October 2014). "Koch Lobbying Nears $10 Million, Donation Transparency Increases". Roll Call.
- ^ Strauss, Daniel (31 July 2015). "Mike Huckabee super PAC raises $3.6 million, mostly from one donor". Politico.
- ^ Murray, Sara (5 May 2015). "Mike Huckabee poised to make another White House bid". CNN. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ Kennet P. Vogel (20 March 2016) Rubio super PAC raised $25 million last month Politico
- ^ Jones, Natalie (2 November 2018). "Midterm big spenders: the top 20 political donors this election". Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via www.theguardian.com.
External links
[edit]- Political campaign contributions by year