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Gerald O’Shaughnessy

Gerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy

Industry: Oil & Gas
Primary Company: Geopark Holding Limited, Lario Oil and Gas
Age: Born 1949.1“Executive Profile: Gerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy,” Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq 2“Gerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy,” Relationship Science. Archived September 16, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nQpma
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed

Background

Gerald (Gerry) Eugene O’Shaughnessy co-founded Latin American oil and gas company Geopark Holding Limited in 2002.

O’Shaughnessy began his fossil fuel industry career in 1976 as senior vice president and general counsel at Lario Oil and Gas, which his grandfather Ignatius Aloysius (I.A.) O’Shaughnessy founded in 1927. Many members of the O’Shaughnessy family have held positions in the firm: Mike O’Shaughnessy is the company’s CEO and president, and the late Tim O’Shaughnessy worked as vice president of Lario Logistics.3“Executive Profile: Gerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy,” Bloomberg. Archived July 19, 2019. Archive.fo URL:https://archive.fo/Xuhdq 4“TIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,” Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019.

I.A.  O’Shaughnessy established the family in the oil business when he founded his first oil company, Globe Oil & Refining Company of Oklahoma, in 1917. I.A. went on to establish a number of oil refining and exploration companies. In 1941, he created the I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. The governance of the foundation was left to I.A.’s five children, who went on to serve on its board of directors.5“Our History,” I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived September 16, 2020.

Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy, the son of Gerald and Priscilla O’Shaughnessy, passed away in 2016. The Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation was established in his name.6“TIMOTHY P. O’SHAUGHNESSY,” Timothy P. O’Shaughnessy Foundation. Archived July 20, 2019. Gerald’s wife, Priscilla, is a board member of the American Conservative Union and “an active board member of the Kansas Policy Institute.”7“Timothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,” The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc 8“Priscilla O’Shaughnessy,” American Conservative Union. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/dnHh7

O’Shaughnessy Family Structure

Ignatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy: Born July 31, 1885. Died November 31, 1973 at 88 years old9“Ignatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,” Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY

Ignatius married first wife Lillian O’Shaughnessy, whose maiden name was Smith, on October 7, 1908. Lillian passed away on April 14, 1959. He remarried on November 16, 1966 to Blanche O’Shaughnessy, whose maiden name was Finn.10“Ignatius Aloysius O’Shaughnessy,” Find a Grave Memorial. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/ThtnY 11“Lillian G. Smith O’Shaughnessy,” Find a Grave. Accessed October 15, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/nmKSx

Ignatius and Lillian had five children:

  • Lawrence O’Shaughnessy
  • John F. O’Shaughnessy Sr.
  • Donald O’Shaughnessy
  • Eileen O’Shaughnessy
  • Marion O’Shaughnessy

John F. O’Shaughnessy Sr. (1909–1987) married Lucille O’Shaughnessy (1911–1960), whose maiden name was Weigand. Their children included:

Gerald (Gerry) O’Shaughnessy married Priscilla O’Shaughnessy, whose maiden name was Louris. Their children included:15“Timothy Patrick O’Shaughnessy,” The Wichita Eagle, August 17, 2016. republished at Legacy.com. Archived September 18, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/TP5Gc

Funding

Political Spending

Below is a partial summary of the O’Shaughnessy family’s political spending, 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 be introduced in the original finance records.

View the attached spreadsheet for a complete list of O’Shaughnessy family’s political spending by year (.xlsx).

CommitteeO’SHAUGHNESSY, GERALDO’SHAUGHNESSY, PRISCILLA MO’SHAUGHNESSY, MICHAEL WGrand Total
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE$65,200$64,200 $129,400
ROMNEY VICTORY INC$50,000$50,000$3,500$103,500
TRUMP VICTORY$50,000$50,000 $100,000
KANSAS REPUBLICAN PARTY$10,000$10,500 $20,500
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC.$5,000$5,000$3,500$13,500
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC.$5,400$5,400 $10,800
VERMONT REPUBLICAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE$3,550$3,550 $7,100
IDAHO REPUBLICAN PARTY$3,550$3,550 $7,100
OKLAHOMA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL$3,550$3,550 $7,100
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN PARTY$3,550$3,550 $7,100
BROWNBACK FOR PRESIDENT INC$2,300$2,300$2,300$6,900
NRSC$5,000  $5,000
POMPEO FOR CONGRESS INC$2,400$2,500 $4,900
WASINGER FOR CONGRESS$2,400$2,400 $4,800
KANSANS FOR TIAHRT $3,000 $3,000
CITIZENS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMITTEE $3,000 $3,000
RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS $2,700 $2,700
CORY GARDNER FOR SENATE  $2,600$2,600
FRIENDS OF MIKE LEE INC  $2,000$2,000
KANSANS FOR KASSEBAUM$1,000$1,000 $2,000
TODD TIAHRT FOR CONGRESS$1,500$500 $2,000
CARSON AMERICA$1,600  $1,600
WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE PAC  $1,500$1,500
BUSH-CHENEY ’04 INC$1,000$250 $1,250
SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND$1,250  $1,250
RAND PAUL FOR PRESIDENT, INC.$1,250  $1,250
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE INC$1,000  $1,000
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC$1,000  $1,000
JACK KEMP FOR PRESIDENT$1,000  $1,000
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT INC  $1,000$1,000
FRAZIER FOR COLORADO INC  $1,000$1,000
WTW REELECTION COMMITTEE$1,000  $1,000
TEXANS FOR FISHER INC$1,000  $1,000
DOLE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE$1,000  $1,000
JIM MILLER FOR U S SENATE$1,000  $1,000
ROBERTS VICTORY COMMITTEE; THE$1,000  $1,000
GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT, INC  $1,000$1,000
PAT ROBERTS FOR  U S SENATE INC$1,000  $1,000
ERIC R YOST FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE$1,000  $1,000
ROD GRAMS FOR U S SENATE COMMITTEE $900 $900
STONEY FOR US SENATE $600 $600
GARDNER FOR CONGRESS  $600$600
RYAN FRAZIER FOR COLORADO  $500$500
DOLE FOR PRESIDENT COMMITTEE$500  $500
CITIZENS FOR JACK KEMP$500  $500
PETE COORS FOR SENATE  $500$500
COTTON FOR SENATE $500 $500
RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT$500  $500
TIM SCOTT FOR SENATE $500 $500
THE CONSERVATIVE STRIKEFORCE$500  $500
ERIC WEISSMANN.COM  $250$250
PROJECT WEST POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE  $250$250
HANK BROWN FOR U S SENATE  $200$200
Grand Total$231,500$219,450$20,700$471,650

Koch Events

June 2010

Members of the O’Shaughnessy family including Mike O’Shaughnessy, Priscilla O’Shaughnessy, and Gerald O’Shaughnessy attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.22“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

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