Robert Allbritton (born February 16, 1969) is the owner and founder of

Capitol News Company Capitol News Company, LLC is an American media company based in Arlington, Virginia, United States. It is a private holding company owned by Robert L. Allbritton. Its primary publication is ''Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), k ...

, the parent company of Capitol Hill

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and

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Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...

''. Allbritton also served as the chairman and CEO of

Allbritton Communications The Allbritton Communications Company was an American media company. Based in Arlington, Virginia, Allbritton was the leading subsidiary of Perpetual Corporation, a private holding company owned by the family of company founder and former Riggs B ...

, which owned several

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-affiliated television stations in

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Allbritton was previously the final CEO of Riggs National Corporation, the parent of

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, from 2001 to 2005, when

PNC Bank The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (stylized as PNC) is an American bank holding company and financial services corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its banking subsidiary, PNC Bank, operates in 27 states and the Distric ...

acquired the bank. Allbritton has been described by ''

The New Republic ''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...

'' as having "reshaped the way we follow politics." He is a trustee of the

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. In October 2011, Allbritton was included on ''The New Republic''s list of Washington's most powerful, least famous people. Allbritton received his

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degree from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the c ...

in 1992, and has served as a member of its board of trustees. With his wife Elena, Allbritton donated funds for the establishment of the school's Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life. Allbritton is the son of the late banker and businessman

Joe Allbritton Joe Lewis Allbritton (December 29, 1924 – December 12, 2012) was an American banker, publisher and philanthropist. Early life Joe Allbritton was born on December 29, 1924, in D'Lo, Mississippi, the sixth of seven children. His family soon relo ...

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