The New York Times reported Sunday that former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. now figures among Trump's candidates under consideration for Secretary of State. The 56-year-old politician is the son of Jon M. Huntsman, the billionaire founder of Huntsman Corp., a publicly-traded chemical company based in Texas. A descendant of Utah Mormon pioneers, Jon M. Huntsman started his chemical firm in 1982, eventually acquiring 34 companies with borrowed money during the junk-bond boom. Jon M. Huntsman signed the Giving Pledge and has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to recipients including his own cancer research institute. Jon M. Huntsman also donated more than $2 million to his son's own presidential bid in 2012, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2016 18:59 UTC