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Alice Walton is a graduate of Trinity University San Antonio , and lives in Mineral Wells, Texas on The Rocking W Ranch. Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton's only daughter, Alice chose not to get involved in the operations of the family business. For a time she was a broker for E.F. Hutton . Her hobby is horses. Walton was the 20th largest individual contributor to 527 Committee s in the U.S. Presidential Election, 2004 , donating $2.6 million to the Conservative Progress For America group. OpenSecrets.org During the 2004 election cycle, Progress for America ran advertisements supporting the Iraq occupation and praising George W. Bush for preventing "another 9/11". The ads were criticized for their inaccuracy. Pro-Republican ads stretch the truth on Iraq to influence elections, McClatchy, October 17, 2006 In 1989, Alice Walton killed a 50-year-old pedestrian mother of two, in an automobile accident in Springdale, Arkansas . Although Walton was speeding, and had been been ticketed multiple times over the previous year for reckless driving incidents, no charges were filed in connection to the 1989 fatality. New York Inquirer In 1996, Walton was cited for driving while intoxicated and fined $925. Forbes Autos ART COLLECTION In 1995, Alice Walton purchased in Bentonville, Arkansas. Crystal Bridges website SEE ALSO Walton Family REFERENCES |
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