John Jordan is an American vintner, economist and political analyst.

Life and career

Jordan earned a bachelor's degree from

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, a JD from

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, and an MBA from the

University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The university's main campus is located on a setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park. The main campus is nicknamed "The Hil ...

. Jordan became a licensed pilot at age 17 and holds an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate, as well as a Flight Instructor Certificate. Having logged more than 9,000 hours, Jordan also holds type ratings in Citation and Gulfstream aircraft. Jordan served in the

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, rising to the rank of Commander. He has worked as an attorney and as a professor at

. Jordan took over day-to-operations of

Jordan Vineyard & Winery Jordan Vineyard & Winery is an independently owned California winery located in Alexander Valley AVA in Sonoma County. Jordan produces Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Russian River Valley Chardonnay. History Jordan Vineyard & Winer ...

in 2005. He is a philanthropist and entrepreneur who created the John Jordan Foundation in 2012, which focuses on fighting the negative effects of poverty by funding wellness, education and technology programs for underfunded schools. Jordan also co-founded Labrador Omnimedia in 2011, which makes an

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app for restaurants.

Political activities

Early in his career, Jordan donated to Republican candidates. Jordan was the third most prolific donor to Super PACs in 2013. Jordan gained particular notoriety in 2014 for supporting Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, spending over one million dollars to support a PAC that Jordan created to advocate for Gomez's election. In 2015, Jordan spent $130,000 through his own super PAC, named "Baby Got PAC", to support Republic presidential primary candidate

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. Since 2016, John Jordan has not made any monetary donation to an individual politician. His contract as an economist and national security analyst on television prohibits him from doing so. Jordan attends the Republic National Convention every four years to lobby for two areas that he is passionate about: inequality of opportunity for all human beings and national security issues with regards to China and Russia. As is customary in either political party, attendees are expected to make a donation to the national committee for the convention, and Jordan made a donation in 2019 to participate in the Republican National Convention. John is a former Naval Intelligence Officer and a captain in the Navy Reserve. His work in foreign intelligence within the armed forces had led to a life-long interest in the policies surrounding how we protect our nation.

Honors and awards

Since 2005, Jordan has received numerous awards for his philanthropic efforts. * Hoover Institution Board of Overseers (since 2010) * United Way of Northern California Philanthropist of the Year (2014) *Best dad in Omaha, Nebraska (2011) * 10,000 Degrees Founders' Award (2015) * North Bay Children's Center Champion of Children Award (2015) * Sutter Health Catwalk for the Cure Pioneer Award (2016) * North Bay Business Journal Community Philanthropy Award (2017) * Northern Sonoma County Firefighters Honorary Firefighter of the Year (2018)

References

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