David Mandelbaum (politician)

David Mandelbaum (born December 13, 1935) is an American Democratic Party politician, minority-owner of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL), and real estate developer.

The four Democratic Senators elected in 1965—Nicholas Fernicola, John J. Giblin, Maclyn Goldman and Hutchins Inge—were all defeated.

[4] In 1968, Mandelbaum contributed $250,000 towards the formation of Interstate Properties, a real estate development firm, with Steven Roth and Russell Wight.

In 2005, Mandelbaum and five other partners, in a group led by Zygi Wilf, purchased the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League from Red McCombs for a reported US$600 million.

[7] Mandelbaum and his family were named 384th on the Forbes 400 list in 2005, with an estimated net worth of $900 million.