For Jon M. Huntsman Sr., political donations are all in the family.
The industrialist made more than $2.2 million in donations to Our Destiny PAC, a super PAC that supported his son, the former ambassador to China, Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
The donations were made in 10 installments between October and January. The maximum donation topped out at $400,000.
Much of the super PAC money was used to fund advertisements in New Hampshire, where Huntsman hoped to perform well.
But it wasn't enough, and the younger Huntsman dropped out of the Republican presidential race in South Carolina following a poor showing in the New Hampshire primary.
The level of giving by his father, who could have afforded far more, was said to be a source of tension within the Huntsman campaign.
Huntsman consistently said he was unaware of any contributions from his father to the super PAC supportive of his candidacy, citing federal law prohibiting any coordination between super PACs and campaigns.
"He's my dad. He's my best friend. I love him dearly," Huntsman told CNN in November. "He can do whatever he wants to do. We don't talk about those things; we can't."
