An avid philanthropist, Mr. Crown met Mr. Obama in 2003, when he was preparing to run for the U.S. Senate in Illinois, and became an enthusiastic supporter.
They also said he needed money, Mr. Crown provided both.
“I was just taken with his sensibility, his intelligence, his values and how he conducted himself during that campaign,” Mr. Crown told The New York Times in 2007.
Mr. Crown and his family donated a total of $112,500 to Mr. Obama during the Democratic primary, and Chicago’s Jewish leaders raised hundreds of thousands more during the campaign.
A few years later, Mr. Crown became Mr. Obama’s chief presidential fund-raiser in Illinois.
Persons:
Crown, Obama, Mr, “, ” Mr, Alan Keyes, Obama’s, Henry Crown
Organizations:
U.S . Senate, Democratic, New York Times, Mr, Senate, Museum of Science, Industry
Locations:
Illinois, Chicago