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61-718: The hall is named after the father of Steve Bing , and the son of Leo S. Bing , Peter S. Bing (Stanford 1955) and Helen Bing, notable donors to Stanford who donated the lead gift of $ 50 million towards its construction Eventual construction cost was $ 111.9 million. Bing Concert Hall was designed by Richard Olcott of Ennead Architects , with the acoustics done by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics , who also worked on Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California and New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida . This Santa Clara County, California -related article

122-425: A "new, saltier social media prowess". His outspoken opposition to many of Trump's actions prompted one local media outlet to describe his new strategy before his 2018 reelection campaign as "Oppose Trump every chance he gets". In February 2018, while speaking to John Catsimatidis on New York radio station WNYM , Casey issued a warning to special counsel Robert Mueller not to deliver a report on his findings in

183-591: A 12-year sentence in North Korea . Former President Bill Clinton was instrumental in their return and accompanied the reporters back to the United States. Bing reportedly covered the whole cost of the flight, estimated to be around $ 200,000. In 2001, Bing sued billionaire Kirk Kerkorian for invasion of privacy. Bing alleged that convicted criminal and private investigator Anthony Pellicano took Bing's dental floss out of his trash to collect his DNA. At

244-671: A candidate for state treasurer in 2004, Casey opposed school vouchers and supported using state funds "to increase the availability of safe, quality and affordable early care and education for families that choose to use these programs". Casey questioned Trump's nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education on the grounds that she and her husband had donated to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), which seeks to "defend individual rights on college campuses". Casey said DeVos "fully explain whether she supports

305-436: A flawed understanding of U.S. foreign assistance" since becoming president and that he was "personally undermining efforts to promote U.S. national security and economic prosperity" by preventing the use of Fiscal Year 2018 national security funding. The senators argued that foreign assistance to Central American countries created less migration to the U.S. by helping to improve conditions in those countries. Casey voted against

366-461: A lawyer for Bing, called Pellicano's statement regarding Hurley "an absolute lie." ( Daily Mail reportedly paid a "substantial" settlement to Bing in 2003 after Pellicano's sworn statement that he had "never been engaged by Mr. Bing nor his attorney Mr. Martin Singer to investigate anyone on Mr. Bing's behalf, including Ms. Hurley." ) Following two trials in 2008 in which Bing did not testify, Pellicano

427-594: A letter to congressional leadership advocating the passage of legislation that would permanently fund health care and pension benefits for retired coal miners as "families in Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Colorado, North Dakota and New Mexico" would start to receive notifications of health care termination by the end of the following month. Casey formerly identified as pro-life and expressed support for overturning Roe v. Wade . In 2005, he opposed funding embryonic stem cell research. In 2006, he supported

488-521: A move that gave him "inside access to the halls of the White House". Casey campaigned across Pennsylvania in support of Obama's candidacy in the months leading up to the primary in that state; they bowled together at Pleasant Valley Lanes in Altoona . Casey has been called an "even-keeled moderate, not only in tone but in policy", but after Donald Trump became president in 2017, Casey developed

549-557: A must-pass spending bill needed to keep the government running" if the coal miners' benefits were not extended. Alongside all other Senate Democrats, Casey voted against the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , saying that it was "a giveaway to the super rich". In 2016, The Washington Post reported that "'pro-gun' Bob Casey" had become "an evangelist for gun control laws". After the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012, he had "completely flipped his views" on several gun issues, largely as

610-680: A nurse, and Peter Bing, a doctor in public health. He was Jewish on his father's side and Croatian on his mother's. Bing attended the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. At the age of 18, he inherited an estimated $ 600 million from his grandfather, Leo S. Bing , a real estate developer who had made his fortune in New York in the 1920s. The Los Angeles Business Journal ' s January 2010 publication of "The Lists 2010" listed him in its "Wealthiest Angelenos" section of

671-535: A position he was elected to in 1996 and held until 2005. In 2002 , Casey ran for governor of Pennsylvania, but lost the Democratic primary to Ed Rendell . After being term-limited out of his position as auditor general, Casey was elected treasurer in 2004 . In 2006 , Casey ran for the U.S. Senate and defeated the Republican incumbent, Rick Santorum . Casey was reelected in 2012 and in 2018 , becoming

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732-472: A prominent piece that echoed Casey's characterization of FIRE, while National Review and other publications assailed Casey and defended FIRE. Casey accused his Republican opponent Rick Santorum of not recognizing the danger of global warming . Along with over 70 other senators, Casey wrote to urge the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. He introduced

793-433: A relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which resulted in a pregnancy. Bing urged Hurley to have an abortion, but Hurley refused. Bing denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001. However, a DNA test established Bing as the child's father. Hurley gave birth to Damian Charles Hurley on April 4, 2002. Hugh Grant is Damian's godfather. The paternity of Bonder's daughter

854-539: A report on income inequality in Pennsylvania and urged Congress to raise the minimum wage , extend unemployment insurance, and increase funding for early education. He has said he believes that the United States has not exhausted its options to stop foreign countries from flooding the country with steel supplies, and that he wanted the Trump administration to defend nuclear power in Pennsylvania. In 2017, Casey

915-654: A resolution in 2024 proposed by Senator Bernie Sanders to apply the human rights provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act to U.S. aid to Israel's military . The proposal was defeated, 72 to 11. Casey introduced legislation in 2012 that would extend the payroll tax cut for another year and provide tax credits for employers that add jobs. In 2016, Casey joined a group of Senate Democrats led by Joe Manchin of West Virginia who wanted to extend expiring benefits for retired coal workers. Described as "unusually animated", Casey said he would "vote against

976-655: A result of having been "accosted" by his wife and daughter. "Casey has since embraced every major proposal to counter gun violence", the Post reported, "including a renewed ban on assault weapons and enhanced background checks before gun purchases." In the wake of the Orlando Pulse massacre , he unveiled the Hate Crimes Prevention Act , which would have prevented people convicted of hate crimes from buying guns. He said he had never really thought about

1037-798: A seat he has held since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation . Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania , Casey is the son of Bob Casey Sr. , a former governor of Pennsylvania . After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross and the Catholic University of America , he practiced law in Scranton before beginning his political career as Pennsylvania Auditor General ,

1098-570: A total of $ 8.2 million to the Democratic National Committee . He also gave to specific candidates, including Al Gore , Hillary Clinton , John Kerry , Nancy Pelosi , and Dianne Feinstein . Bing was reported to have given at least $ 49.5 million during the 2006 election cycle in support of Proposition 87 , a California initiative which sought to raise $ 4 billion in oil production taxes to help develop alternative fuels. Bing also supported several key races in other parts of

1159-454: A twist to the case, The New York Times reported payments of $ 335,000 by Bing to Pellicano between June 2000 and August 2002. According to excerpts of recorded calls, Pellicano bragged to Kerkorian's lawyer in April and May 2002 that he was "working for" and "consulting for" Bing in matters related to Elizabeth Hurley and her son's disputed paternity, which was then in the news. Martin Singer,

1220-477: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Steve Bing Stephen Leo Bing (March 31, 1965 – June 22, 2020) was an American businessman, film producer, investor, and philanthropist. He had business interests in property and construction and was the founder of Shangri-La Entertainment and Shangri-La Music . Bing was born in New York City on March 31, 1965. His parents were Helen,

1281-758: The American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to The Heritage Foundation , Young Americans for Liberty and the Cato Institute ". Casey's position was challenged in USA Today by Stuart Taylor and KC Johnson , who wrote that, contrary to a letter in which Casey and Senator Patty Murray described campus sexual assault as "affecting millions of college students", 5,178 campus rapes were reported in 2014. Politico ran

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1342-576: The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund tax and ensured that miners affected by the 2018 coal company bankruptcies would not lose their health care. In 2019, when asked during a town hall whether he supported Medicare for All , Casey declined to directly answer, but said he supported "universal coverage". Amid discussions to prevent a government shutdown in September 2019, Casey was one of six Democratic senators to sign

1403-647: The California secretary of state . He spent $ 4.25 million in 2005 in a successful effort to defeat Prop. 77 , a redistricting initiative sponsored by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger . Other beneficiaries of his political pursuits included: the California Democratic Party ($ 640,172); Governor Gray Davis ($ 675,000); and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom , whose campaign received $ 750 in 2004. In October 2008, Bing pledged to match donations made to

1464-904: The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts , in 1982, and received a Juris Doctor from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. , in 1988. Between college and law school, Casey served as a member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and spent a year teaching 5th grade and coaching basketball at the Gesu School in Francisville, Philadelphia . He practiced law in Scranton from 1988 until 1996. Casey ran for Pennsylvania State Auditor General in 1996, winning

1525-552: The Democrats for Life of America 's Pregnant Women Support Act , which sought to reduce abortion by supporting women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Casey has voted against barring HHS grants to organizations that provide abortion services, where such services may often not be central to the organization's chief purpose. In 2010, during a debate on the Affordable Care Act , Casey was heckled for his handling of

1586-536: The Mexico City Policy , which prohibits foreign aid for organizations that provide or promote abortion. His vote prompted anti-abortion activists to question his commitment to their cause. The National Right to Life Committee criticized Casey for his 2017 vote against the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. In 2018, Politico wrote: After a decade in

1647-714: The Roe decision and opposes the taxpayer funding of the [abortion] procedure. But like progressive abortion rights organizations, he supports Obamacare, access to contraception through programs such as Title X and funding for Planned Parenthood." Casey considers contraception a tool to reduce the demand for abortions. He has called on greater funding for access to contraceptives, specifically supporting Planned Parenthood's efforts to make them more accessible. In 2022, Casey fully reversed his anti-abortion position and said he supported legislation to codify national abortion rights. He and 45 other senators voted to allow debate to continue on

1708-540: The Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections investigation too near to the 2018 midterm elections . While saying he could not "make any assumptions about where the Mueller investigation is going", he said he "would recommend Mueller not release a report on his findings near the midterms" because it would "distract from elections or cause people to question the election's integrity". In 2014, Casey released

1769-512: The abortion rights movement had attempted to convince to run against Casey in the Democratic primary. Casey's more socially conservative views led to two challenges in the Democratic primary. His two challengers, college professor Chuck Pennacchio and pension lawyer Alan Sandals, argued that Casey's views on abortion and other social issues were too conservative for most Pennsylvania Democrats. Casey challenged this, arguing his opinions gave him cross-party appeal. He defeated both challengers in

1830-523: The genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar and called for a stronger response to it. Casey was one of 34 senators to sign a letter in 2019 to President Trump encouraging him "to listen to members of your own Administration and reverse a decision that will damage our national security and aggravate conditions inside Central America", asserting that Trump had "consistently expressed

1891-441: The Democratic primary election . Rendell had run for governor and lost to Casey's father in 1986 . The Pennsylvania Democratic Party supported Casey, whom it saw as more electable than Rendell due to his popularity among Democrats statewide, strong support from unions, and name recognition. He chose Jack Wagner as his running mate. In a bitter primary, classified as the then-most expensive in Pennsylvania's history, Rendell won

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1952-409: The Democratic nomination. He won the general election and was reelected in 2000 , serving two terms, from 1997 to 2005. In a 2002 PoliticsPA feature story designating politicians with yearbook superlatives , Casey was named "Most Likely to Succeed". Casey attempted to follow in his father's footsteps by running for governor of Pennsylvania . He faced former Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell in

2013-523: The Democratic nomination. His run for the Senate was his fifth statewide campaign in nine years. Casey was almost immediately endorsed by Governor Ed Rendell , his primary election opponent from 2002 . He was endorsed by two Democrats who had been mentioned as possible U.S. Senate nominees: former Congressman Joe Hoeffel , who had run against Pennsylvania's other Senator, Arlen Specter , in 2004, and former State Treasurer Barbara Hafer , whom many in

2074-493: The Democratic primary, and faced the Republican nominee, former coal company owner Tom Smith , in the general election. He defeated Smith on November 6, 53.7% to 44.6%, making him the first Democrat elected to a second term in the Senate from Pennsylvania since Joseph S. Clark Jr. in 1962. Casey defeated the Republican nominee, U.S. Congressman and former Hazelton mayor Lou Barletta , 55.7% to 42.6%. The victory made Casey

2135-510: The May 16 primary with 85% of the vote. On election night, Casey won the race with 59% of the vote to Santorum's 41%. Casey's 17.4-point victory margin was the highest ever for a Democrat running for Senate in Pennsylvania. It was also the largest for a challenger to any incumbent Senator since James Abdnor unseated George McGovern by 18.8 points in 1980 . Casey sought reelection in 2012. His prospects were uncertain. Observers noted that as

2196-626: The NO on Proposition 8 campaign from October 17 to October 19. On December 18, 2008, the William J. Clinton Foundation released a list of all contributors. It included Stephen L. Bing, who gave between US$ 10–25 million. On August 5, 2009, a 737 private aircraft owned by Bing and based at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Southern California, was utilized in the return of American reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee who had spent 5 months of

2257-614: The NRA lane or the voting for commonsense gun measures lane. So I decided whether I was going to stay in the old lane, in which I had traveled a long time but really had never been challenged or had to cast a real big vote." Casey supported President Obama's health reform legislation; he voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2009, and for the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 . Casey

2318-647: The No Robot Bosses Act, which prohibits employers from solely using an automated decision system to make employment-related decisions. In 2024, Casey introduced the Shrinkflation Protection Act, which would prevent companies from selling smaller sizes of product without lowering prices, and the Price Gouging Prevention Act, which would create a federal ban on "grossly excessive price increases". As

2379-531: The Senate, Casey has become an increasingly reliable vote in support of abortion rights—scoring as high as 100 percent on NARAL Pro-Choice America 's vote tally in 2016 and 2017 ... although his 2018 rating is sure to be lower. Politico acknowledged that scorecards "are an imperfect calculation of a lawmaker's position", adding that Casey asserted that he had voted anti-abortion on 13 of the 15 abortion-related measures during his career. According to Politico , "Like conservative anti-abortion groups, [Casey] opposes

2440-548: The Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money (STORM) Act of 2016, which punishes countries that accept terrorist financing by their citizens or within their borders. Casey voted for the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act , which was designed to ensure that the U.S. is not a market for antiquities looted from Syria and was signed into law by Obama. Casey condemned

2501-469: The abortion provisions in the bill and for not taking an uncompromising anti-abortion stance. He was the primary sponsor of an amendment to prevent government funds from being used for abortion services, but when he tried to organize a compromise that appealed to the party's lone Senate holdout, Ben Nelson , he angered some religious groups. In 2011, Casey voted against defunding Planned Parenthood and cutting funding for contraception, and for cloture for

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2562-594: The age of 55 by jumping from his condominium on the 27th floor of the Ten Thousand building at 10000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles. He had been depressed about lack of human contact during the Coronavirus disease quarantine. With a past linked to drug addiction, including the recent loss of a close girlfriend due to overdose, a history of failed investments in

2623-708: The country as Democrats fought to win back control of Congress. They included Democratic challenger Bob Casey, Jr. in Pennsylvania, who unseated conservative GOP incumbent Senator Rick Santorum , and future United States senator Tammy Duckworth in Illinois, then a Democratic congressional hopeful and an Army National Guard major who lost her legs in Iraq, who went on to lose to State Senator Peter Roskam in that race. Excluding Prop. 87 contributions, in California Bing donated $ 7.8 million worth from 2000 on, according to

2684-534: The election approached, Casey, an early supporter of Obama, had "started to oppose the president outright or developed more nuanced responses to events that differentiate him from Mr. Obama. Analysts say Mr. Casey wants to put some distance between himself and a president whose job approval ratings in Pennsylvania are poor". In December 2011, it was reported that the AFL–CIO would spend "over $ 170,000" on pro-Casey TV ads. Casey easily defeated challenger Joseph Vodvarka in

2745-399: The film industry and failed relationships with both lovers and his own estranged children, at the time of his death, he was worth $ 300,000 in liquid assets having spent almost all of the $ 600 million he had inherited. Bob Casey, Jr. Robert Patrick Casey Jr. (born April 13, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who is the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania ,

2806-484: The first Democrat in Pennsylvania to win three consecutive Senate terms. He unsuccessfully sought a fourth term in 2024 , losing to Republican challenger David McCormick . Casey was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania , on April 13, 1960, one of eight children of Ellen (née Harding) and Bob Casey Sr. , the 42nd governor of Pennsylvania . He is of Irish descent. Casey played basketball at Scranton Preparatory School , from which he graduated in 1978. He graduated from

2867-463: The first Democrat to be elected to a third term in state history, as well as the first to win six statewide elections. Casey ran for a fourth Senate term in 2024. Casey was defeated by Republican nominee David McCormick . Casey endorsed Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primaries of 2008 . The Pennsylvania Report said he "struck gold" by endorsing Obama early in the primary ,

2928-522: The first to introduce gun control legislation after the massacre in Orlando". Casey said his switch had been a result of "thinking of the enormity of it, what happened to those children, which was indescribably horrific, and then having my wife and daughter say to me, 'You're going to vote on this at some point. How are you going to vote?'" He said: "I had to ask myself that question, because normally I would stay in my lane. There's only two lanes on this. It's

2989-513: The gun issue until Sandy Hook, "coasting along with Pennsylvania's traditional pro-gun views in a state where the National Rifle Association has held sway for decades". After Sandy Hook, he "found it unacceptable that the NRA opposed any new laws". Philadelphia magazine ran an article the same year about Casey's "profound about-face on gun control", noting that it had taken place in "a matter of days" and that Casey "was

3050-405: The magazine, which estimated his worth at $ 590 million, coming in at No. 46. After inheriting his fortune, Bing dropped out of Stanford University in his junior year to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. In 2000, Bing launched his own production company, Shangri-La Entertainment . He reportedly invested around $ 85 million to co-finance The Polar Express , an animated film featuring

3111-428: The nomination by winning only 10 out of 67 counties: Philadelphia and its Delaware Valley suburbs ( Bucks , Chester , Montgomery , and Delaware ), its Lehigh Valley exurbs ( Berks , Lehigh , and Northampton ), Lancaster , and Centre , the home of Penn State University . Casey endorsed Rendell after the primary and Rendell won the general election. In 2004 , Casey, who was term limited as auditor general,

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3172-555: The nomination of Goodwin Liu , earning him a 100% rating from NARAL. The same year, Casey said he supported over-the-counter sale of the morning-after pill for emergency contraception . In the 2012 election, NARAL Pro-Choice America 's election guide endorsed Casey. In 2015 and 2018, Casey joined two other Democratic senators, Joe Manchin and Joe Donnelly , in voting for bills that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In 2017, he voted for legislation that would have overturned

3233-554: The radical view that it should be more difficult for campus sexual-assault victims to receive justice." In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal , FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate wrote that "FIRE vigorously defends the free-speech and due-process rights of college students and faculty" and that the organization "is nonpartisan and has defended students and faculty members on the left and right", making "common cause with politically diverse organizations ranging from

3294-519: The story and screenplay for the 2003 film, Kangaroo Jack . Bing also financed and produced the independently released Jerry Lee Lewis album Last Man Standing . Beginning with a $ 500 contribution in 1993 to support Senator Frank Lautenberg , D-N.J. in his bid for re-election, Bing contributed more than $ 10.7 million at the federal level to the Democratic Party and its candidates. The biggest checks were written in 2002 when he gave

3355-426: The time, Kerkorian was in a legal fight with his former wife Lisa Bonder , a former professional tennis player, over the amount of child support he would pay, with the billionaire reportedly suspecting Bing (a previous boyfriend) to be the biological father of Bonder's daughter Kira. After Bing was proven by DNA testing to be the father of Bonder's child, Bing and Kerkorian settled their dispute out of court. Bing had

3416-551: The voice of Tom Hanks , which earned $ 285 million globally and was one of the year's box-office successes. Bing was the financier of Robert Zemeckis ' Beowulf and the financier and producer of Shine a Light , a Rolling Stones concert film directed by Martin Scorsese . In addition to his career financing and producing movies, he co-wrote the 1985 film, Missing in Action II: The Beginning , and

3477-471: Was convicted of 78 counts of wiretapping, racketeering, wire fraud, and conspiracy. Pellicano was sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered, with Terry N. Christensen, to forfeit $ 2 million. In April 2012, Bing committed to join The Giving Pledge , set up by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett , willingly donating the majority of his wealth to charity. Bing died by suicide on June 22, 2020, at

3538-573: Was elected State Treasurer . He served in this position from 2005 to 2007. In 2005, Casey received calls from U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer , the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee , and Harry Reid , the Senate minority leader . Both asked him to run for U.S. Senate in the 2006 U.S. Senate election against Republican incumbent Rick Santorum . On March 5, 2005, Casey launched his campaign for

3599-601: Was one of eight Democratic senators to sign a letter to President Trump noting government-subsidized Chinese steel had been placed into the American market in recent years below cost and had hurt the domestic steel industry and the iron ore industry that fed it, calling on Trump to raise the steel issue with President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping in his meeting with him. In 2023, Casey introduced two bills focused on workplace AI and worker surveillance, including

3660-649: Was one of six Democratic senators to introduce the American Miners Act of 2019, a bill that would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to swap funds in excess of the amounts needed to meet existing obligations under the Abandoned Mine Land fund to the 1974 Pension Plan as part of an effort to prevent its insolvency as a result of coal company bankruptcies and the 2008 financial crisis. It also increased

3721-417: Was revealed by Anthony Pellicano , a private investigator (and wiretapper ) hired by Kerkorian's lawyer, who was also a "friend" to Bing. According to an FBI summary, Pellicano sometimes played Hollywood clients against each other, at one point asking financier (and Bing friend) Ron Burkle for a $ 100,000 to $ 250,000 shakedown in order not to be investigated by Michael Ovitz , another Pellicano client. In

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