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Jeffery/Melinda Hildebrand donates $1M to Trump-Vance inaugural

Trump-Vance Inaugural Fund

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

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.

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