He (or his family, I haven't kept up with Heinz family history) was the creator, she chose him, he died, then she chose Kerry. Same chick, two different choices. I don't believe she chose either of them based on their political beliefs, probably just the size of their bank accounts, which is rather typical in America, maybe not for their time, but you can't blame a bitch for catching onto the idea of gold digging a little earlier, shit, one might even congratulate her for it for being so ahead of the game.