Stanley S. Hubbard
Industry: Media
Primary Company: Hubbard Broadcasting
Age: Born in 1933.1R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Estimated Worth: $2 billion as of July 20192“#1227 Stanley Hubbard,” Forbes, July 18, 2019. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QJUSW
Background
Stanley S. Hubbard is the president, chairman and CEO of Hubbard Broadcasting. He became president in 1967, and chairman and CEO in 1983.3R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC The company was incorporated in 1958 by his father, Stanley E. Hubbard, who died in 1992 at the age of 95.4“A HISTORY OF FIRSTS,” Hubbard Broadcasting. Archived July 23, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/LcgmZ
Hubbard and his wife Karen Hubbard have five children: Kathryn Rominski, Stanley E. Hubbard, Virginia Morris, Robert W. Hubbard, and Julia Hubbard Coyte.5R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
Stanley Hubbard said in an 2008 interview that if he were, hypothetically, president of the United States, he would “back off on this global warming nonsense.” He added: “it’s going to be very interesting to see Al Gore and his guys made fools of in five years. Actually, global warming is a very good thing, if it happens.”6R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
Funding
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Among groups funded by the Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation is the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, a free market think tank and member of the State Policy Network (SPN).
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Political Contributions
Stanley S. Hubbard has been described as one of the most prolific donors to Republican politics. In May 2016 ,The Hill reported that despite having early doubts about Donald Trump, Hubbard had backed a pro-Trump super PAC. Hubbard told The Hill that his reason for supporting Trump was that the alternative was worse:7“Where Republican donors stand on Donald Trump,” The Hill, May 15, 2016. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/ztrzl
“[Hillary Clinton’s] a tool of the union bosses and left-wing fruitcakes, believers of global warming, and that’s more scary.”8“Where Republican donors stand on Donald Trump,” The Hill, May 15, 2016. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/ztrzl
Below is a partial summary of Stanley S. Hubbard’s political donations totaling $10,000 or more, via campaign finance data exported from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Note that while efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data, errors may have been introduced in the original finance records.
View the attached spreadsheet for a complete list of Stanley S. Hubbard’s political spending by year (.xlsx).
| Committee | Total Contributions |
| NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE | $683,150 |
| REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE | $516,380 |
| FREEDOM PARTNERS ACTION FUND, INC. | $300,000 |
| NATIONAL REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL COMMITTEE | $289,150 |
| TEAM RYAN | $250,000 |
| GREAT AMERICA PAC | $125,000 |
| NRCCC – NON FEDERAL #2 | $101,000 |
| RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE | $100,000 |
| 2001 PRESIDENT’S DINNER – NON-FEDERAL INDIVIDUAL | $100,000 |
| 2000 REP H/S DINNER NON FED INDIVIDUAL | $100,000 |
| CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND | $80,000 |
| HATCH VICTORY COMMITTEE | $77,500 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) | $60,000 |
| UNINTIMIDATED PAC INC | $50,000 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA | $42,500 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS TELEVISION AND RADIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $40,000 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN | $35,000 |
| REPUBLICAN PARTY OF MINNESOTA – FEDERAL | $30,000 |
| KLINE FOR CONGRESS | $29,600 |
| LET AMERICA WORK | $27,000 |
| BOEHNER FOR SPEAKER | $21,000 |
| HEARTLAND FUND | $20,000 |
| NORTHSTAR LEADERSHIP PAC | $20,000 |
| FRIENDS OF ERIK PAULSEN | $19,800 |
| HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INC | $18,300 |
| COLEMAN VICTORY CMTE- NON FEDERAL ACCT | $18,000 |
| TED CRUZ FOR SENATE | $16,200 |
| ERNST VICTORY IOWA | $15,400 |
| PROGRESS FOR AMERICA VOTER FUND | $15,000 |
| NEW REPUBLICAN PAC | $15,000 |
| NRSC – NONFEDERAL | $15,000 |
| JIM RAMSTAD VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE | $14,250 |
| COMMITTEE TO ELECT DARRYL GLENN | $13,500 |
| EMMER FOR CONGRESS | $13,400 |
| REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF NEW MEXICO | $12,250 |
| BACHMANN FOR CONGRESS | $11,700 |
| FRIENDS OF JOHN BOEHNER | $11,600 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY | $11,450 |
| DOMENICI VICTORY FUND, THE | $11,300 |
| BOOZMAN FOR ARKANSAS | $10,800 |
| DUFFY FOR WISCONSIN | $10,800 |
| FRIENDS OF TODD YOUNG, INC. | $10,800 |
| RYAN FOR CONGRESS, INC. | $10,800 |
| JASON LEWIS FOR CONGRESS | $10,800 |
| YOUNG HOOSIER VICTORY FUND | $10,400 |
| GUTKNECHT FOR U.S. CONGRESS COMMITTEE | $10,092 |
| FLORIDA VOTES COUNT | $10,000 |
| FREEDOM FIRST PAC | $10,000 |
| RIGHT NOW USA | $10,000 |
| OUR PRINCIPLES PAC | $10,000 |
| COLEMAN MINNESOTA RECOUNT COMMITTEE | $10,000 |
| PAULSEN VICTORY FUND | $10,000 |
| RESTORATION PAC | $10,000 |
| JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PAC | $10,000 |
| DCCCC – NON-FEDERAL ACCOUNT NO 10 | $10,000 |
| FREEDOM AND SECURITY PAC | $10,000 |
| PROSPERITY ACTION INC. | $10,000 |
| AMERICA LEADS | $10,000 |
| KIDSPAC | $10,000 |
Koch Events
June 2010
Stanley Hubbard and his wife attended the meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.9“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
Affiliations
- Hubbard Broadcasting — Chairman, president, and CEO.10“A HISTORY OF FIRSTS,” Hubbard Broadcasting. Archived July 23, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/LcgmZ
- Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation — President/director.
Other Resources
- “Stanley Hubbard” on Wikipedia.
Sources
- 1R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
- 2“#1227 Stanley Hubbard,” Forbes, July 18, 2019. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QJUSW
- 3R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
- 4“A HISTORY OF FIRSTS,” Hubbard Broadcasting. Archived July 23, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/LcgmZ
- 5R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
- 6R. Randall Padfield. “HUBBARD BROADCASTING’S STANLEY S. HUBBARD,” Business Jet Traveler, June 2008. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/zjciC
- 7“Where Republican donors stand on Donald Trump,” The Hill, May 15, 2016. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/ztrzl
- 8“Where Republican donors stand on Donald Trump,” The Hill, May 15, 2016. Archived July 22, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/ztrzl
- 9“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
- 10“A HISTORY OF FIRSTS,” Hubbard Broadcasting. Archived July 23, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/LcgmZ
