Lukas Tyler Walton (born September 19, 1986) is an American

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heir. He is the grandson of

Sam Walton Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's l ...

, the founder of

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Early life and career

Lukas Walton is the only child of John T. Walton (1946–2005) and his wife

Christy Walton Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, making her the main heir to his fortune of billi ...

. He grew up in

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, and

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County, one of the richest counties in the Unite ...

. His father, John T. Walton, died in a plane crash in 2005. Following his father's death, he moved with his mother to

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. When he was three years old, Walton was diagnosed with a rare kidney cancer, and his mother attributed his recovery to a plant-based remedy from her garden. He has a bachelor's degree in environmentally sustainable business from

Colorado College Colorado College is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was founded in 1874 by Thomas Nelson Haskell in his daughter's memory. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduates at its campus. The college offer ...

, where he graduated in 2010. He went on to work at

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Philanthropy

Walton works for the Walton Family Foundation. He is the environment program committee chair for the Walton Family Foundation.

Politics

In 2020, Walton gave $5,600 to the Biden campaign and $142,000 to the

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Personal life

As of 2021, Lukas Walton is ranked 127th in the ''

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'' annual list of the world's billionaires. He lives in

and

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. As of September 2020, he was listed as the richest person in the state of Illinois. He is married to Samantha Walton, who is listed as the co-president with Lukas Walton in the Builders Initiative, which is a Walton family foundation.http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/821/821503941/821503941_201812_990PF.pdf

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, Lukas 1986 births Living people People from Chicago People from Jackson, Wyoming People from National City, California Colorado College alumni American billionaires

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