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About America First Secretary of State Coalition (AFSSC) is a political group promoting right-wing candidates for secretary of state who support Trump’s baseless claims of 2020 election fraud. The coalition grew out of a May 2021 meeting in Las Vegas convened by former Nevada State Rep. Jim Marchant, who is running for secretary of state … Read more
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About Founded in 1999 as a “constructive alternative” to the “left-wing” American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) defines its mission as “to protect the God-given rights outlined in the U.S. Constitution” and to push back against “harmful, anti-constitutional ideologies that have taken hold in our nation’s courts, schools, and bureaucracies.” … Read more
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The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) was founded in 1973 by Henry Hyde, Lou Barnett, and Paul Weyrich. It is currently led by CEO Lisa Nelson and Florida State Representative Daniel Perez, who serves as the board’s 2023 national chair.
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About David Argall is a state senator from Pennsylvania representing the 29th district. Argall has been affiliated with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate bill mill that creates right-wing model legislation for implementation at the state level. Following the 2020 election, Argall assisted in the attempt to overturn the presidential election and contributed … Read more
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Background On Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob supporting then President Trump and his false claims that the 2020 presidential election had been “stolen” from him attacked the U.S. Capitol. Immediately after a rally called the March to Save America, during which Trump implored his supporters to “fight like hell,” the angry crowd marched from the … Read more
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Shawnna Bolick was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2019–23, where she served on the Elections and Federal Relations committees and as vice chair of the Ways and Means Committee. Before being elected in 2018, she worked for multiple right-wing politicians and think tanks.
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The Council for National Policy (CNP) is a Christian Right influence organization that has set the movement’s agenda for decades, focusing on political strategy, media, and grassroots organizing. CNP describes itself as bringing “together the country’s most influential conservative leaders in business, government, politics, religion, and academia to hear and learn from policy experts on a wide range of issues.”
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About Jim Cox is a Republican state representative in Pennsylvania who has served the state’s 129th district since 2006. He is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a corporate pay-to-play bill mill, and chairs the House Labor and Industry Committee in the state legislature. Cox studied pre-law at Pensacola Christian College in … Read more
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About Sheryl Delozier (R) serves the 88th legislative district in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives, a position she has held since 2008. Prior to being elected to public office, she worked for two Pennsylvania gubernatorial administrations. Delozier is running for her eighth term in 2022 in a district that—after redistricting—only gives Republicans a slight advantage. She … Read more
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About Based in Bethesda, Maryland, the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation (DDSF) is a philanthropic organization focused on education, national security, entrepreneurship, and public policy. It has contributed to numerous groups that are suppressing voter access and subverting voting processes. DDSF is led by CEO Abby Spencer Moffat, the daughter of Shelby Cullom Davis, who made … Read more