Political Contributions and Activities
O'Neill has stated that he considers himself a "political independent." He has stated that he voted for Al Gore in 2000, and Ross Perot in 1996 and also in 1992, although records indicate he donated to the 1992 Bush-Quayle primary campaign. He has stated that he admired Democrat John Edwards during the 2004 Democratic primary but did not claim to have voted for him in that primary. However, with the exception of the 2000 election, he has not claimed to have voted for any Democratic presidential candidate since Hubert Humphrey in 1968. While he told Richard Nixon in 1971 that he had not voted for him in the 1968 election, he seconded Nixon's nomination at the 1972 Republican National Convention. Available records indicate he voted in the Republican state primary in 1998 and has regularly contributed to the Texas Republican Party and to Republican candidates for federal office. None of the available records indicate donations to the state Democratic Party or to any Democratic candidate for federal office. However, O'Neill has claimed to have made large contributions to local Democratic candidates and supported Bill White and Ron Green for the nonpartisan positions of mayor and city councilmember, respectively, of the City of Houston. In this connection, O'Neill's name appears on an endorsement for Bill White.
O'Neill is a director of the conservative David Horowitz Freedom Center (formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture), co-founded by David Horowitz; the center also publishes the online FrontPage Magazine.
O'Neill sent a letter supporting Greg Parke, an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Vermont in 2006. He has also endorsed the Presidential campaign of Duncan Hunter.
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