★ Private Action
Jeffery/Melinda Hildebrand donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural
Filed January 2025$1,000,000
★ The Brief
What happened
Jeffery and Melinda Hildebrand contributed $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. Jeffery Hildebrand is the founder and chairman of Hilcorp Energy Company, a privately held oil and gas exploration and production firm he established in 1989.
Who enabled it
Who benefits
Deal or steal?
Trump has eliminated the climate endangerment finding, reopened Arctic oil leasing, and restarted stalled natural-gas exports. The Senate has since confirmed Hildebrand's wife Melinda as Trump's Ambassador to Costa Rica.
Jeffery/Melinda Hildebrand, affiliated with Hilcorp Energy, donated $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee in connection with the 2025 presidential inauguration. Industry: Independent oil & gas producers. The total reflects contributions from the named individuals and their spouse/dependent-child donations per OpenSecrets methodology.
Actors
Who pushed it · 1Who initiated, paid, or pushed the action.
- Jeffery Hildebrand
Donated $1,000,000 to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.
Beneficiaries
Who gained · 1Who stood to gain.
- Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee
Received $1,000,000 from Jeffery/Melinda Hildebrand.
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