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Since at least 2006, the [[Koch brothers]] have hosted semi-annual meetings for wealthy right-wing donors, sometimes referred to as the '''Koch network'''.<ref>Stephen Moore, "[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB114687252956545543 Private Enterprise]," ''Wall Street Journal'', May 6, 2006.</ref> While these gatherings are carefully guarded, occasional leaked documents and recordings have revealed that they include "titans of industry — from health insurance companies, oil executives, Wall Street investors, and real estate tycoons — working together with conservative journalists and Republican operatives," as well as prominent public officials, including members of Congress, state governors, and even Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia.<ref>Lee Fang, "[http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/10/20/124642/beck-koch-chamber-meeting/ MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election]," ''ThinkProgress'', October 20, 2010. Accessed June 30, 2010.</ref> The meetings involve fundraising, reportedly in the millions of dollars, as well as discussions about political strategy.<ref>Lee Fang, "[http://www.republicreport.org/2012/koch-meeting-indian-wells/ EXCLUSIVE: Koch Brothers Convene Ultra-Secret Billionaires Meeting To Raise Funds, Plot Strategy]," ''Republic Report'', February 3, 2012. Accessed June 30, 2014.</ref>

The known locations, dates, and participants in Koch network meetings are listed below.

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==Koch Donor Summits and Known Attendees==
===January 2019, Indian Wells, California===
At a luxury resort in the California desert, 634 donors who are committed to giving $100,000 dollars or more to Koch Network organizations. Of those 634, 181 are new donors this year. Reports from the summit say that the Network decided to take a more "politically muted tone than in years past." Kentucky Governor [[Matt Bevin]], and Senators Ben Sasse
and Mike Lee were slated to be in attendance.<ref>SALLY HO [https://www.apnews.com/2930f1f88d4d4d60b3f3880e4be8dbf1 Muted political tone at largest Koch donor network meeting] ''Associated Press'' January 26, 2019</ref> Divisions between the Koch Network and the GOP were apparent as the Network stated intention to curtail partisan efforts within politics and the [[RNC]] stated "it does not plan to renew a data-sharing agreement with the Koch network for the 2020 cycle, after years of working in tandem to enrich voter files for GOP campaigns and state parties."<ref>Michelle Ye Hee LEE [At Koch gathering, a turn away from partisan politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-koch-gathering-a-turn-away-from-partisan-politics/2019/01/28/5fcf3dac-22a2-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?utm_term=.7278b63e6fc1] ''Washington Post'' Jan 28, 2019</ref>

===January 2017, Indian Wells, California===
At the 2017 Koch Donor Summit in California, the Koch network announced that they plan to spend between "$300 million and $400 million to influence politics and public policy over the next two years."<ref name="ts">Tina Sfondeles, [http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-attending-koch-brothers-summit-in-california/ Rauner attending Koch brothers’ summit in California], ''Chicago Sun-Times'', January 29, 2017.</ref> Most of the money will be used to fund the [[astroturf]] efforts of Koch groups like  [[Americans for Prosperity]], [[Generation Opportunity]], [[Libre Initiative]], and [[Concerned Veterans for America]].<ref name="ts"/> Over 550 donors were in attendance for the summit with each willing to contribute at least $100,000 a year to the network.<ref name="ts"/>

Elected officials in attendance at Indian Wells included: Wisconsin Governor [[Scott Walker]], Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (PA), Sen. David Perdue (GA), Sen. Ben Sasse (NE), Sen. Mike Lee (UT) and Sen. James Lankford (OK), Rep. Jason Chaffetz (UT) and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN).<ref> Matea Gold and James Hohmann, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/01/30/scott-walker-tells-republicans-its-put-up-or-shut-up-time/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.fb1fa1abcc82 Scott Walker tells Republicans: ‘It’s put up or shut up time’], ''Washington Post'', January 30, 2017.</ref> Nobody from the Trump administration was reported to be in attendance.

===July-August 2016, Colorado Springs, Colorado===
[[File:Kochreading1.png|180px|thumb|right|2016 Koch Summit Reading list, Page 1]]
[[File:Kochreading2.png|180px|thumb|right|2016 Koch Summit Reading list, Page 2]] 
[[Charles Koch]] and his network will not support Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] or [[Donald Trump]] in the 2016 US presidential election, he stressed at the Koch donor summit in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 30-August 1, 2016.<ref name="sp">Steve Peoples, [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0e2705615be8411fb05c03b5e7583cf8/koch-donors-gather-weekend-retreat Billionaire's aide says no plans to help Trump], ''Associated Press'', July 30, 2016.</ref> Koch Industries general council and senior vice president, [[Mark Holden]] said that, "from a values, and beliefs and policy perspective," neither candidate interests the Kochs.<ref name="sp"/> Instead, the massive Koch donor network is "focused on the Senate."<ref name="sp"/> [[Americans for Prosperity]] president [[Tim Phillips]] echoed Holden when he was quoted by ''CBS News'' as saying, "We're not engaged on the presidential."<ref>AP, [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charles-koch-i-cant-support-either-candidate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/ Charles Koch: "I can't support either candidate"], ''CBS News'', July 31, 2016.</ref>

The ''AP'' reported that, 
:"The weekend's agenda for the estimated 400 donors gathered in Colorado Springs featured a series of policy discussions and appearances from several elected officials in addition to (Paul) Ryan: Wisconsin Gov. [[Scott Walker]], Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, Texas Sen. [[John Cornyn]], Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas. Rep Jason Chaffetz of Utah and Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado."<ref name="sp"/>

Koch said at the meeting that the donor network will spend roughly $750 million in the 2016 election cycle.<ref name="sp"/> Matea Gold of the ''Washington Post'' wrote that roughly $250 million of this will be used to finance "the policy and political campaigns of groups such as [[Americans for Prosperity]], [[Freedom Partners]] Action Fund, [[Concerned Veterans for America]], the [[Libre Initiative]] and [[Generation Opportunity]].<ref>Matea Gold, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/koch-network-seeks-to-defuse-donor-frustration-over-trump-rebuff/2016/08/01/7247b8c2-579a-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html?postshare=4511470025965455&tid=ss_tw Koch network seeks to defuse donor frustration over Trump rebuff], ''Washington Post'', August 1, 2016.</ref>

==="Unprecedented" Spending Plans for 2016 Election Cycle===

At the January 2015 Koch network meeting, it was revealed that the network planned to spend $889 million on the 2016 election campaign, a goal the ''New York Times'' called "unprecedented" and which "would put it on track to spend nearly as much as the campaigns of each party’s presidential nominee."<ref name="budget on par"/>

In October 2015, the network had reportedly "raised and ha[d] commitments for about $600m," and donors associated with the network had contributed at least $20 million to Super PACs supporting Republican candidates, ''The Guardian'' reported, including:
:"Arizonan Randy Kendrick, a wealthy conservative who has donated $100,000 to a pro-Rubio Super Pac and is also a leading fundraiser for his campaign committee in her home state of Maryland. Kendrick is a regular attendee at the Kochs’s semiannual retreats.
:"Ken Griffin, who runs Citadel, a large Chicago hedge fund, and has donated to Koch network projects. Griffin also chipped in $100,000 to the pro-Rubio Super Pac, and $100,000 to the pro-Jeb Bush super Pac, Right to Rise USA.
:"Hedge-fund mogul Robert Mercer, a big donor to the Koch network, who poured $11m into the pro-Cruz Pac, Keep the Promise I, of which $500,000 was shipped to the Fiorina-supporting Super Pac, Carly for America.
:"Helen Schwab, the wife of investor Charles Schwab, a longtime donor to the Koch network, who gave $1.5m to the Jeb Bush-supporting Super Pac, Right to Rise USA."<ref>Peter Stone, "[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/06/koch-brothers-network-donors-republican-super-pacs Koch network donors have already shelled out $20m to GOP Super Pacs]," ''The Guardian'', October 6, 2015.</ref>

===August 2015, Dana Point, California===

The Koch network held its 2015 summer meeting July 31-August 2 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach luxury resort in Dana Point, California. According to ''Politico'', about 450 donors attended. Attendees included several Republican candidates for President: former Florida Governor [[Jeb Bush]], Texas Senator [[Ted Cruz]], former CEO of [[Hewlett-Packard]] [[Carly Fiorina]], Florida Senator [[Marco Rubio]], and Wisconsin Governor [[Scott Walker]].<ref name="2015 love fest"/>

''Politico'' also reported that several elected officials in attendance spoke about the influence of the Koch's donor network. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey "recalled that he attended a previous conference as a donor before being elected to his state’s top office last year. 'Every time I’ve been invited to this conference, I’ve benefited from this conference,' he said." Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), all first elected in 2014, "credited Koch network donors for helping the GOP take control of the Senate that year. 'Your help over the last election cycle produced the numbers that we have today,. Scott said [...] 'The major contributions and investments that you have made have played a major role."

Click [http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-04/read-charles-koch-s-speech-to-conservative-mega-donors here] for a transcript of [[Charles Koch|Charles Koch's]] speech.

Others reportedly in attendance included:
* [[Art Pope]], "longtime Koch network donor," CEO of Variety Wholesalers,<ref name="2015 love fest"/> director of the [[Pope Foundation]]
* Kellie Peters, "major Ohio donor focused on education reform"<ref name="2015 love fest"/>
* [[Nancy Pfotenhauer]], board member of [[Americans for Prosperity]]<ref name="2015 love fest"/>
* Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO)<ref name="koch 2015 warriors">Kenneth P. Vogel, "[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/charles-koch-blasts-parties-for-corporate-welfare-120901.html Charles Koch: We're warriors 'seeking to right injustices']," ''Politico'', August 1, 2015.</ref>
* Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)<ref name="koch 2015 warriors"/>
* Former Indiana Governor [[Mitch Daniels]]<ref>Julie Bykowicz, "[http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/scott-walker-compares-koch-donor-conference-to-prior-tea-party/article_1b20e305-9061-5c8a-827e-6adc062dd528.html Scott Walker compares Koch donor conference to prior tea party rallies]," ''Associated Press''/''Wisconsin State Journal'', August 2, 2015.</ref>

''Politico'' also reported that New York hedge fund tycoon [[Robert Mercer]] was a Koch network donor.<ref name="2015 love fest"/>

====Controversy Over "Strings Attached" to Media Access====

This was the first summit that allowed major newsmedia to attend, but only after reporters agreed to certain conditions. Nine media organizations reportedly agreed: ''Associated Press'', ''Bloomberg News'', ''CNN'', ''Politico'', ''Time Magazine'', ''USA Today'',  ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''The Washington Times''.<ref name="media won't name"/>

''Politico'' reported that it attended the summit "on the condition that donors spotted there not be named unless they agreed to be identified." One of its staff members, Mike Allen, also conducted a set of on-stage interviews with presidential candidates during the summit.<ref name="2015 love fest">Kenneth P. Vogel, "[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/koch-love-fest-in-california-120928.html?hp=t3_r Koch love fest in California]," ''Politico'', August 3, 2015.</ref> 

Michael Calderone of ''The Huffington Post'' raised concerns about the restrictions: "The problem is that the ground rules could restrict journalists from reporting what's right in front of their eyes... So it’s possible journalists end up reporting largely what the event sponsors want, such as fiery speeches and candidate remarks criticizing Democrats, but less on the power brokers attending who play key behind-the-scenes roles in the 2016 election."<ref>Michael Calderone, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/journalists-private-koch-brothers-donors_55bde43ee4b0b23e3ce30e48 Journalists Attend Private Koch Brothers Gathering, But Agree Not To Name Donors]," ''Huffington Post'', August 2, 2015.</ref> 

''The Undercurrent'', which was also at the resort but "was not granted any special access," criticized media for agreeing to the restrictions, writing, "The presence of major media companies at the retreat lends the Koch operation the appearance of transparency, essentially white-washing activities that are corrosive to American democracy."<ref name="media won't name">Lauren Windsor, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-windsor/mainstream-media-wont-nam_b_7928646.html Mainstream Media Won't Name Koch Donors, But We Will]," ''The Undercurrent''/''Huffington Post'', August 5, 2015.</ref>

===January 2015, Palm Springs, California===

According to ''Politico'', the Koch network planned to hold its winter meeting the weekend of January 23 at a hotel in Palm Springs, California. Sources told ''Politico'' that Republican politicians including "Sens. [[Ted Cruz]] of Texas, [[Rand Paul]] of Kentucky and [[Marco Rubio]] of Florida, and Gov. [[Scott Walker]] of Wisconsin received coveted invitations to speak to the vaunted network assembled by the billionaire industrialist megadonors Charles and David Koch."<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel, "[http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/koch-brothers-ted-cruz-rand-paul-marco-rubio-scott-walker-2016-elections-114386.html?hp=rc1_4 4 GOP hopefuls expected to attend Koch event]," ''Politico'', January 21, 2015. Accessed January 21, 2015.</ref> Walker's plans to attend were confirmed by a campaign spokesperson.<ref>Matthew DeFour and Scott Bauer, "[http://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/update-gov-scott-walker-reportedly-attending-private-koch-brothers-event/article_01d60371-5f11-5027-8143-2eabc9081df8.html Gov. Scott Walker attending private Koch brothers event]," ''LaCrosse Tribune'', January 21, 2015. Accessed January 21, 2015.</ref>

At the meeting, it was revealed that the network planned to spend $889 million on the 2016 election campaign, a goal the ''New York Times'' called "unprecedented" and which "would put it on track to spend nearly as much as the campaigns of each party’s presidential nominee."<ref name="budget on par">Nicholas Confessore, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to-spend-900-million-on-2016-campaign.html Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending]," ''New York Times'', January 26, 2015. Accessed January 27, 2015.</ref>

:“It’s no wonder the candidates show up when the Koch brothers call,” said [[David Axelrod]], a former senior adviser to [[Barack Obama|Mr. Obama]]. “That’s exponentially more money than any party organization will spend. In many ways, they have superseded the party.”<ref name="budget on par"/>

===June 2014, Dana Point, California===

The June 2014 Koch conference appears to have been held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, near San Diego, California. The entire hotel was reserved under the name "T&R Sales Meeting" for the weekend of June 14-17, and "guests who weren’t part of the conference [...] were escorted out of the hotel by security on Saturday afternoon."<ref name="kpbs secret">Joanne Faryon and Brad Racino, "[http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jun/16/secret-summit-24-hours-koch-brothers/ Secret Summit: 24 Hours With The Koch Brothers]," KPBS, June 16, 2014. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref> Reporters who were among those escorted out reported that the conference theme was "American Courage, Our Commitment to a Free Society" and attendees appeared to be discussing new Common Core education standards and the IRS investigation of political non-profits.<ref name="kpbs secret"/> A new super PAC, [[Freedom Partners Action Fund]], was also announced at the summit, according to ''Politico''. It "aims to spend more than $15 million in the 2014 midterm campaigns."<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Darren Goode, "[http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/2014-elections-koch-brothers-super-pac-107926.html Kochs launch new super PAC for midterm fight]," ''Politico'', June 16, 2014. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref>

Reportedly present at the summit were "James Davis, former communications director and chief spokesman for the 2012 Republican National Convention" and affiliated with [[Freedom Partners]], "Carl Anderson, former chairman and CEO of Arrow International Inc. and current board member and independent director at Carpenter Technology Corp," [[David Koch]], and [[Charles Koch]].<ref name="kpbs secret"/> The speaker list was reported to include Republican Sen. [[Marco Rubio]] and Dr. [[Charles Murray]], author of The Bell Curve.<ref>Peter Stone, "[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/13/koch-brothers-make-climate-activists-new-target.html Koch Brothers Unveil New Strategy at Big Donor Retreat]," ''The Daily Beast'', June 13, 2014. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref>

Groups reported to be in attendance included:<ref>Leo Castaneda, Joanne Faryon, and Brad Racino, "[http://inewsource.org/2014/06/16/groups-represented-at-the-secret-koch-brothers-summit/ Groups represented at the secret Koch brothers summit]," ''inewsource'', June 16, 2014. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref>
*[[Concerned Veterans for America]]
*[[Center for Shared Services]]
*[[The Libre Initiative]]
*[[Americans for Prosperity]]
*[[Mercatus Center]]
*[[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]
*[[Institute for Humane Studies]]
*[[i360]], owned by [[Freedom Partners]]
*[[Charles Koch Institute]]
*[[Generation Opportunity]]

====Audio of Koch Politicians====

Audio recordings of some portions of the meeting were obtained by ''The Undercurrent'', ''Huffington Post'', and ''The Nation.'' The recordings included speeches by three Republican Senate candidates: Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst, Arkansas Rep. Tom Cotton, and Colorado Rep. Cory Gardner,<ref name="huffpo recording">Sam Stein, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/26/koch-brothers-ernst-cotton-gardner_n_5718773.html?1409113517 At Koch Retreat, Top GOP Senate Candidates Credited Koch Network For Their Rise]," ''Huffington Post'', August 26, 2014. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref> and remarks by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).<ref name="nation recording">Lauren Windsor, "[http://www.thenation.com/article/181363/caught-tape-what-mitch-mcconnell-complained-about-roomful-billionaires-exclusive Caught on Tape: What Mitch McConnell Complained About to a Roomful of Billionaires (Exclusive)]," ''The Nation'', August 26, 2014. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref>

Ernst credited the Koch network with advancing his career, saying "But the exposure to this group and to this network and the opportunity to meet so many of you, that really started my trajectory." Cotton highlighted the role of Koch-funded [[Americans for Prosperity]]: ""Americans for Prosperity in Arkansas has played a critical role in turning our state from a one-party Democratic state [inaudible] building the kind of constant engagement to get people in the state involved in their communities."<ref name="huffpo recording"/>

McConnell attacked campaign finance limits, saying that "The worst day of my political life was when President George W. Bush signed McCain-Feingold into law in the early part of his first administration." He also described plans to "go after" Democrats by using attaching riders to spending bills. "No money can be spent to do this or to do that. We’re going to go after them on healthcare, on financial services, on the Environmental Protection Agency, across the board [inaudible]. All across the federal government, we’re going to go after it."<ref name="nation recording"/>

The recordings and transcripts are available here: [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/mmky/ McConnell's remarks], [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/u-s-senate-candidates-speak-at-koch-donor-summit/ Senate candidates], [http://ladylibertine.net/2014/08/26/koch-operatives-discuss-senate-strategy/ Koch operatives].

====List of Attendees====
According to conference documents obtained by ''The Nation'', the following people participated in the June 2014 summit:<ref name="exclusive behind">Lauren Windsor, "[http://www.thenation.com/article/180267/exclusive-behind-koch-brothers-secret-billionaire-summit# Exclusive: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Billionaire Summit]," ''The Nation'', June 17, 2014. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref><ref>''The Nation'', "[http://www.scribd.com/doc/230108736/The-Koch-Brothers-Secret-Billionaire-Summit The Koch Brothers' Secret Billionaire Summit]," agenda document, accessed June 18, 2014.</ref>
<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Attendees</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Koch]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Koch]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Rep. [[Tom Cotton]]</td> <td></td><td>Republican, Arkansas </td> </tr>
<tr><td>Rep. [[Cory Gardner]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Colorado</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Rep. [[Jim Jordan]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Ohio</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Sen. [[Mitch McConnell]]</td> <td></td><td> Republican, Kentucky</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Sen. [[Marco Rubio]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Florida</td> </tr>
<tr><td>State Sen. [Joni Ernst]]</td> <td></td> <td>Republican, Iowa</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rich DeVos]]</td> <td></td> <td>co-founder of [[Amway]], owner of the Orlando Magic</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gavin Herberg]]</td> <td>pharmaceuticals</td> <td>founder, [[Allergan]]; major funder of [[ALEC]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mark Holden]]</td> <td>law</td> <td>senior vice president, general counsel for [[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Nancy Pfotenhauer]]</td> <td></td> <td>president, [[MediaSpeak Strategies]]; former director [[Koch Industries]] Washington office</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Karen Steward]]</td> <td></td> <td>director of research, [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Hubbel Relat]]</td> <td></td> <td>former associate director, [[Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Amity Shlaes]]</td> <td>writer</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Murray]]</td> <td>political scientist</td> <td>author, The Bell Curve</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Lomax]]</td> <td></td> <td>president and CEO, [[United Negro College Fund]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jeff Crank]]</td> <td>media</td> <td>radio host, formerly [[Americans for Prosperity]], [[Aegis Strategic]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dale Gibbens]]</td> <td></td> <td>vice president, [[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Philip Ellender]]</td> <td></td> <td>president and COO, [[Koch Companies Public Sector]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Hardin]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Marc Short]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Norman Reimer]]</td> <td>law</td> <td>[[National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Daniel Turner]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Generation Opportunity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jose Mallea]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[The Libre Initiative]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Teresa Oelke]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Palmer]]</td> <td></td> <td>leading session on "Voter Turnout:Using Data to Target, Persuade, and Get-out-the vote"</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Emily Seidel]]</td> <td></td> <td>leading session on "Voter Turnout:Using Data to Target, Persuade, and Get-out-the vote"</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Brian Hooks]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Mercatus Center]], executive director</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Chad Thevenot]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Institute for Humane Studies]], COO</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Derek Johnson]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Charles G. Koch Foundation]], program manager for higher education</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Dr. [[Victor Davis Hanson]]</td> <td></td> <td>American military historian, writer for [[National Review]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Dr. [[Will Ruger]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Mercatus Center]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Lombardo]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Adam Millsap]]</td> <td></td> <td>possibly: former [[Koch Intern]], intern at [[Reason Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Diana Thomas]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Mercatus Center]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Otteson]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Fund for American Studies]], [[BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism]] at Wake Forest</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ryan Stowers]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Charles G. Koch Foundation]], director of higher education programs</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Evan Feinberg]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Generation Opportunity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rachel Campos-Duffy]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[The Libre Initiative]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Marty Zupan]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Institute for Humane Studies]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Phillips]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]], president</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Phil Cox]]</td> <td></td> <td>possibly: [[Republican Governors Association]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jeff Frazee]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Young Americans for Liberty]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Derrick Sontag]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Doug Ducey]]</td> <td></td> <td>State Treasurer, Arizona</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Pete Hegseth]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Concerned Veterans for America]], CEO</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Schweizer]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Hoover Institution]], [[Government Accountability Institute]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kevin Gentry]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Justine Fink]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jennifer Stefano]]</td> <td></td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
</table>

===February 2014, Palm Springs, California===
This is a list of attendees at the [[Koch brothers|Koch brothers']] semiannual conference held in Palm Springs in February of 2014.<ref name="palm springs list">Andy Kroll and Daniel Schulman, "[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/02/koch-brothers-palm-springs-donor-list The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Donor Conference]," ''Mother Jones'', February 5, 2014.</ref>  The list was discovered by a hotel guest who provided it to ''Mother Jones''. The document not only lists prominent attendees of the conference, but also executives of [[Koch Industries]], [[Americans for Prosperity]], and [[Freedom Partners]] with whom they were scheduled to meet in one-on-one conversations. According to [[Mother Jones]], "the meeting list illustrates the interwoven nature of the Koch brothers' corporate, political, and philanthropic activities" and "suggests a close collaboration between officials of Koch Industries, AFP, and Freedom Partners, whose staff and board are stacked with numerous current and former Koch Industries employees."<ref name="palm springs list"/>

====List of Attendees====
The February 2014 Koch semiannual conference attendees were:<ref name="palm springs list"/>

<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Attendees</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Carl Berg]]</td> <td>Real estate</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ronnie Cameron]]</td><td></td><td> [[Mountaire Corporation]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Chandler]]</td><td>Banking</td><td> CEO of [[Intrust Bank]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[John Childs]]</td><td>Finance</td><td> [[J.W. Childs & Associates]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Clark]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Jamie Coulter]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Fettig]]</td><td></td><td> [[Tankcraft]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Fettig]]</td><td></td><td> [[Tankcraft]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Paul Foster]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[George Gibbs]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Leslie Gilliam]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Gilliam]]</td><td>Mining</td><td>[[Cumberland Resources Corporation]], [[Endurance Gold]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Griffin]]</td><td></td><td> [[Citadel]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[John Griffin]]</td><td></td><td> [[Blue Ridge Capital]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Haworth]]</td><td></td><td> [[Haworth]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Hayden]]</td><td></td><td>former head of [[Peacock Engineering]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[George Jenkins]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Kayne]]</td><td></td><td> [[Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dan Kirby]]</td><td></td><td> [[Kirby Financial]] </td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Fred Klipsch]]</td><td></td><td> [[Klipsch Group]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Frank Kozel]]</td><td></td><td> [[Keystone Energy Oil & Gas Inc.]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Francis "Franc" Lee]]</td><td></td><td> [[First Tower, LLC.]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Robert Luddy]]</td><td></td><td> [[CativeAire Systems Inc.]] </td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Hugh Maclellan]]</td><td></td><td> [[Maclellan Foundation]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Kent McCarthy]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Andrew Miller]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Cecil O'Brate]]</td><td></td><td> [[Palmer Manufacturing & Tank]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Verl Purdy]]</td><td></td><td> [[AGDATA Inc.]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Tom Rastin]]</td><td></td><td> [[Ariel Corporation]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[George Records]]</td><td></td><td> [[Hoover Institution]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Robert Rowling]]</td><td></td><td> [[TRT Holdings]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Ted Saunders]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[John Schnatter]]</td><td></td><td> [[Papa John's International]] </td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Tom Smith]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Craig Snider]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Jaime Snider]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Tina Snider]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dian Stai]]</td><td></td><td> [[Owen Healthcare Inc.]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Stephenson]]</td><td></td><td> [[Yancey Bros. Co.]], [[Americans for Prosperity]] board member</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Von Ehr]]</td><td></td><td> [[Zyvex Labs]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Debra Waller]]</td><td></td><td> [[Jockey International Inc.]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Lew Ward]]</td><td></td><td> [[Ward Petroleum Corporation]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Weiss]]</td><td></td><td>[[Wells Capital Management]]</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Dean Williams]]</td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Karen Wright]]</td><td></td><td> [[Ariel Corporation]]</td></tr>
</table>

====List of Koch "players"====
These are the Koch "players" who were scheduled to meet with the above attendees.

<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Koch "players"</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Organization</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Koch]]</td> <td> [[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Lanzara]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Feilmeier]]</td> <td> [[Koch Industries]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kevin Gentry]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jeff Noble]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Phillips]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Chris Fink]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Teresa Oelke]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Fladeboe]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Brett Hinkey]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Daniel Garza]]</td> <td> [[The Libre Initiative]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Chase Koch]]</td> <td> [[Koch Fertilizer]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Fink]]</td> <td> [[Koch Industries]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ryan Stowers]]</td> <td> [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Brian Hooks]]</td> <td> [[Mercatus Center]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Marc Short]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Scott Hagerstrom]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]] Michigan</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jennifer Stefano]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]] Pennsylvania</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tommy Von der Heydt]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Corey Lewandowski]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Slade O'Brien]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]] Florida</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Hardin]]</td> <td> [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Palmer]]</td> <td> [[i360]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Derek Johnson]]</td> <td> [[Charles G. Koch Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Nathan Nascimento]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[James Davis]]</td> <td> [[Freedom Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Luke Hilgemann]]</td> <td> [[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
</table>

===August 2013, Albuquerque, New Mexico===
''Politico'' reported that the summer 2013 Koch summit was held just outside Albuquerque "at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort in Bernalillo, N.M., which was completely booked and had its entrances blocked to traffic."<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel and Jake Sherman, [http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/eric-cantor-paul-ryan-koch-brothers-95294.html Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan headlined Koch summit]," ''Politico'', August 7, 2013. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref> Attendees reportedly included Republican House Majority leader [[Eric Cantor]], Rep. [[Paul Ryan]] (R-WI), New Mexico Gov. [[Susana Martinez]], and [[Arthur Brooks]] of the [[American Enterprise Institute]].

===April 2013, Palm Springs, California===
The winter 2013 meeting was held in late April. ''Politico'' attributed the schedule change to a need to accommodate an audit of 2012 election spending results.<ref>Kenneth P. Vogel, "[http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/koch-world-reboots-87834_Page2.html Koch World Reboots]," ''Politico'', February 20, 2013. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported that attendees included Dr. Ben Carson, South Carolina Gov. [[Nikki Haley]], Ohio Gov. [[John Kasich]], Sen. [[Ted Cruz]] (R-TX), and Sen. [[Rand Paul]] (R-KY)<ref>Nicholas Confessore, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/us/politics/koch-brothers-plan-more-political-involvement-for-their-conservative-network.html?_r=1& Koch Brothers Plan More Political Involvement for Their Conservative Network]," ''New York Times'', April 30, 2014. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref>

===June 2012, San Diego, California===
According to ''Politico'', the [[Koch brothers]] hosted a summit in San Diego, California the weekend of June 23, 2012. However, "[t]he specific location of the San Diego summit could not be determined. And a Koch spokesman declined to comment on details of the summit."<ref name="inside koch world">Kenneth P. Vogel and Tarini Parti, "[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0612/77453.html Inside Koch world]," June 15, 2012. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref>

===January 2012, Indian Wells, California===
The winter 2012 summit was reportedly held at the Renaissance Esmeralda resort in Indian Wells, California.<ref>Amanda Terkel and Ryan Grim, "[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/koch-brothers-100-million-obama_n_1250828.html Koch Brothers, Allies Pledge $100 Million At Private Meeting To Beat Obama]," ''The Huffington Post'', Feburary 3, 2012. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref> The summit is reported to have raised as much as $150 million in donations from attendees.<ref name="inside koch world"/>

===June 2011, Vail, Colorado===
''Politico ''reported that Texas Governor Rick Perry and Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, both Republicans, attended the June 2011 Koch retreat in Colorado.<ref name="vogel">Kenneth P. Vogel, "[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57888.html Bob McDonnell, Rick Perry at latest Koch brothers summit]," ''Politico'', June 26, 2011. Accessed June 9, 2014.</ref> Also reported to be in attendance were Wisconsin businessman Fred Young, a major donor to Republican Governor [[Scott Walker]],<ref>Brendan Fischer, "[https://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/09/11010/wealthy-wisconsin-heir-speaks-koch-brothers-meeting Wealthy Wisconsin Heir Speaks at Koch Brothers Meeting]," ''PR Watch'', September 8, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref> and Andrew P. Napolitano, a [[Fox News]] host and former New Jersey Supreme Court judge.<ref name="exclusive audio">Brad Friedman, "[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/exclusive-audio-koch-brothers-seminar-tapes Exclusive Audio: Inside the Koch Brothers' Secret Seminar]," ''Mother Jones'', September 6, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref> A full list of attendees is not available for this meeting.

====Donors highlighted at Vail summit====
Audio of the 2011 Vail summit leaked to ''Mother Jones'' included recordings of speeches in which Charles and David Koch "name some of the "great partners" who have contributed millions of dollars to their causes."<ref name="exclusive audio"/> As reported by ''Mother Jones'', the following people were acknowledged at the summit for donating at least $1 million to Koch-approved causes:<ref>Gavin Aronsen, "[http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/09/koch-brothers-million-dollar-donor-club Exclusive: The Koch Brothers' Million-Dollar Donor Club]," ''Mother Jones'', September 6, 2011. Accessed June 11, 2014.</ref>
<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Major Donors</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Organization</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[John Childs]]</td> <td>CEO, JW Childs Associates</td> </tr>
<tr><td>Dean and Joan Cortopassi</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Joseph Craft]]</td> <td>[[Alliance Resource Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rich DeVos]] and Helen DeVos</td> <td>[[Amway]], [[Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Farmer]]</td> <td>[[Cintas Corporation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Foster Friess]]</td> <td>[[Friess Associates]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Fullinwider]] and Leah Fullinwider</td> <td>[[Hillwood International Energy]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Gilliam]] and Leslie Gilliam</td> <td>[[Cumberland Resources Corporation]] and [[Endurance Gold]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Griffin]] and [[Anne Dias Griffin]]</td> <td>[[Citadel]] and [[Aragon Global Management]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Haworth]] and Ethie Haworth</td> <td>[[Haworth]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Diane Hendricks]]</td> <td>ABC Supply roofing company</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ethelmae Humphreys]]</td> <td>[[Tamco Building Products]], [[Cato Institute]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kenneth Levy]] and [[Frayda Levin]]</td> <td>Jacobs Levy equity management, [[Americans for Prosperity]], [[Club for Growth]], [[Motion Picture Institute]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Elaine Marshall]], widow of E. Pierce Marshall</td> <td>Family ties to [[Koch Industries]]<ref name="exclusive audio"/></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Art Pope]]</td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Corbin Robertson]]</td> <td>[[Natural Resource Partners]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Karen Wright]]</td> <td>[[Ariel Foundation]], [[Ariel Corporation]], [[American Petroleum Institute]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tom Rastin]]</td> <td>[[Ariel Foundation]], [[Ariel Corporation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Services Group of America]]</td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ron Cameron]]</td> <td>[[Mountaire Corporation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Harold Hamm]]</td> <td>[[Continental Resources]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Hayden]] and Marilyn Hayden</td> <td>[[Peacock Engineering]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Virginia James]]</td> <td>major donor to [[Club for Growth]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Menard]]</td> <td>[[Menards]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Moran]]</td> <td>[[Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation]], [[Republican National Finance Committee]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Schwab]]</td> <td>[[Charles Schwab Corporation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Paul Singer]]</td> <td>[[Elliott Management]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Templeton, Jr.]] and Josephine Templeton</td> <td>[[John Templeton Foundation]]</td> </tr>
</table>

===January 2011, Rancho Mirage, California===
According to ''Politico'', the January 2011 summit "raised a reported $49 million in pledged donations" to groups like Americans for Prosperity.<ref name="vogel"/> A full list of attendees is not available for this meeting. [[Koch Industries]] promised to match all attendees' donations at the Rancho Mirage meetings.<ref name="double money">Lee Fang, "[http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/01/27/141171/koch-meeting-details/ Exclusive: Koch Industries Promises To Double Money Raised This Weekend, 40% Of Donors Will Be New]," ''ThinkProgress'', January 27, 2011. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref>

===June 2010, Aspen, Colorado===
The June 2010 meeting of the Koch network was held June 27-28 in Aspen, Colorado. The list of attendees below is based on a memo obtained by ThinkProgress that included a schedule and attendee list for the Aspen summit.<ref name="thinkprogress">ClimateProgress, "[http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2010/10/20/206902/koch-big-oil-chamber-glenn-beck-plot-2010-election/ MEMO: Health insurance, banking, oil industries met with Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck to plot 2010 election]," ''ThinkProgress'', October 20, 2010. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref> [[Koch Industries]] promised to match all attendees' donations at the Aspen meetings.<ref name="double money">Lee Fang, "[http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/01/27/141171/koch-meeting-details/ Exclusive: Koch Industries Promises To Double Money Raised This Weekend, 40% Of Donors Will Be New]," ''ThinkProgress'', January 27, 2011. Accessed June 17, 2014.</ref>

====List of Attendees====
''Note: the geographic locations provided below may contain inaccuracies.''

The June 2010 Koch strategy meeting attendees were:<ref name="thinkprogress"/>
<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Attendees</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Jack Anderson]] and [[Rose Marie Anderson]]</td> <td>Finance</td> <td>[[Culver Corporation]], [[Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation]] - Financial Advisor</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Neil Anderson]] and [[Amy Fisher-Smith]]</td> <td></td> <td>Runs [[Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Phil Anschutz]] and [[Nancy Anschutz]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>Industrialist, Owner, [[Weekly Standard]] , [[Examiner newspapers]]; Denver, CO </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Cliff S. Asness | Cliff Asness]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>[[AQR Capital Management]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Nate Bachman]] and [[Lynda Bachman]]</td> <td>Finance</td> <td>The [[Bachman Group]], Cincinnati OH - Financial Advisor</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Whitney Ball]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>Owner of [[DonorsTrust]], a firm that enables anonymous gifts to front groups</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Frank Baxter]] and [[Kathy Baxter]]</td> <td>Banking</td> <td>Ambassador [[Frank E. Baxter]] is Chairman Emeritus of NYC-based [[Jefferies and Company]] , Inc., a global investment bank focusing on mid-cap companies.  Overseer, [[Hoover Institution]]. Los Angeles CA</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Bechtel]] and [[Betty Bechtel]]</td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>Owns the [[Bechtel Group]]  (Corporation), Largest engineering company in United States</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[E. Bernard Blasingame]] and [[Margaret Blasingame]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>President and owner of [[Aqua Dynamics Systems]] (water purification), Adamsville, TN</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Alan Boeckmann]] and [[Lisa Boeckmann]]</td> <td>Oil/Engineering/Construction</td> <td>CEO [[Fluor Corporation]], Orange County, CA </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Boysie Bollinger]]</td> <td>Shipping/Commerce</td> <td>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of [[Bollinger Shipyards]] in Louisiana and Texas (builds vessels for Coast Guard) </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Patrick Broe]] and [[Paula Broe]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>Founder and CEO of Denver-based real estate asset management firm, The [[Broe Group]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David R. Brown|David Brown]] and [[Ann Brown]]</td> <td>Think Tank, funder</td> <td>[[Heritage Foundation]], [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Buford]] and [[Martha Buford]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>C. Robert Buford has been President and owner of [[Zenith Drilling Corporation]], Wichita, KS </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Busch]]</td> <td></td> <td>Likely Irvine-based [[Timothy R. Busch]],  [[Pacific Hospitality Group]] CEO, [[Catholic University of America]] trustee, [[Legatus]][http://www.legatusmagazine.org/?p=2085] (Catholic CEOs, Orange County & Napa chapters) </td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Shelby Bush]] and [[Nell Bush]]</td> <td>Energy</td> <td>Vice President, Legal and Administration – [[Hillwood Energy]] (a Perot company) </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charlies Chandler]] and [[Marla Chandler]]</td> <td></td> <td>Likely [[Charles Q. Chandler IV]] of Wichita KS-based [[Intrust Bank]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Childs]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>Chairman and CEO of [[J.W. Childs and Associates]], Boston MA </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Paul Clifton]] and [[Lea Clifton]]</td> <td></td> <td>Runs [[Robert and Marie Hansen Family Foundation]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Susie Coelhoe]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>founder and CEO of [[Susie Coelho Enterprises]]  Inc.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bill Cooper]] and [[Kristin Tollefson]]</td> <td>Finance/Banking</td> <td>CEO of [[TCF Financial]], Wayzata MI </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dino Cortopassi]] and [[Joan Cortopassi]]</td> <td></td> <td>Stockton businessman</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Joe Craft]]</td> <td>Coal</td> <td>Joseph W. Craft III is president, chief executive officer and director of Tulsa OK-based [[Alliance Resource Partners]]  LP</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Alex Cranberg]]</td> <td>Energy</td> <td>Denver-based [[Aspect Holdings]] , LLC – Chairman; University of Texas regent</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Eric Crown]] and [[Isabella King]]</td> <td>Finance (venture capital)</td> <td>Retired CEO, Insight Enterprises, Phoenix AZ </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kevin Crutchfield]]</td> <td>Coal</td> <td>Kevin S. Crutchfield serves as Chief Executive Officer of [[Alpha Coal Sales]]  Co., LLC, Latrobe PA near Pittsburgh</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ravenell Curry]] and [[Beth Curry]]</td> <td></td> <td>Likely [[Manhattan Institute]] trustee [[Ravenel Curry III]].</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Dannenbaum]] and [[Shirley Dannenbaum]]</td> <td>Engineering</td> <td>Mr. Dannenbaum, Chairman of [[Dannenbaum Engineering]]  Corporation, Houston, TX</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rich DeVos]] and [[Helen DeVos]]</td> <td>Business</td> <td>Founder and CEO of [[Amway]], near Grand Rapids, Michigan </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ned Diefenthal]] and [[Nancy Diefenthal]]</td> <td></td> <td>Metairie, LA-based former owner of [[Southern Recycling]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Patterson]] and [[Dorothy Patterson]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>[[Gulf Stream Petroleum]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dan Peters]] and [[Kellie Peters]]</td> <td>Non-for Profit</td> <td>Daniel S. Peters is president of the [[Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation]]  in Cincinnati, Ohio</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tom Petrie]]</td> <td>Banking</td> <td>Co-founder of BofA Merrill Lynch [[Petrie Divestiture Advisors]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dixon Doll]] and [[Carol Doll]]</td> <td>Technology</td> <td>Co-Founder and General Partner of Menlo Park CA-based [[Doll Capital Management]](DCM) </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Karl Eller]] and [[Stevie Eller]]</td> <td>Advertising</td> <td>The [[Eller Company]] billboards </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ron Erickson]] and [[Kris Erickson]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>Ronald A. Erickson is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of [[Holiday Companies]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Melvyn Estrin]] and [[Suellen Estrin]]</td> <td>Natural Gas</td> <td>Director of [[WGL Holdings]]  INC</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Farmer]]</td> <td></td> <td>Richard T. "Dick" Farmer is chairman of [[Cintas]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Farrell]]</td> <td>Biomed</td> <td>Founder of [[Resmed]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Ferrell]] and [[Zibbie Ferrell]]</td> <td>Fuel Oil</td> <td>[[Ferrellgas Partners]] , L.P. engages in the distribution and sale of propane and related equipment primarily in the United States.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dave Fettig]]</td> <td>Natural Gas</td> <td>Tank Craft, [[Duracraft Fuel energy]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Fettig]]</td> <td>Natural Gas</td> <td>Tank Craft, [[Duracraft Fuel energy]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Fettig]]</td> <td>Natural Gas</td> <td>Tank Craft, [[Duracraft Fuel energy]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Finger]] and [[Nanette Finger]]</td> <td>Investment management</td> <td>Managing Partner, [[Finger Interests]]  LTD, Houston TX</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Budd Florkiewicz]] and [[Lauri Florkiewicz]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>[[Foam Fabricators]], Scottsdale, AZ </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charlie Fote]] and [[Kaye Lynn Fote]]</td> <td>Finance</td> <td>Founder and CEO, [[Fotec Group]]  LLC, Denver, CO</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Randy Foutch]] and [[Jean Foutch]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>Chairman and CEO, [[Laredo Petroleum]] , Inc., Tulsa, OK</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Foster Friess]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>Mr. Foster Stephen Friess is the Founder and Chairman of [[Friess Associates]] , LLC; was Executive Committee member for the far right [[Council for National Policy]][http://www.seekgod.ca/1996cnp.htm]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Friess]] and [[Polly Friess]]</td> <td></td> <td>Son and daughter-in-law  of Foster Friess</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Fullinwider]] and [[Leah Fullinwider]]</td> <td>Energy/Petroleum</td> <td>Vice Chairman, [[Hillwood International Energy]], a Perot company (Ross Perot Jr. is Chairman) (in Texas, Kurdistan, Moscow, Amman)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Gilliam]] and [[Leslie Gilliam]]</td> <td>Coal</td> <td>Richard Gilliam has been President of Norton, VA-based [[Cumberland Resources]]  Corporation since 1993.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Susan Gore]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>Founder, [[Wyoming Liberty Group]]; her "multibillion dollar family company [[W.L. Gore & Associates]] Inc. developed the high performance fabric '''Gore-Tex'''... Her brother, David Gore, co-founded a similar think tank organization in Oregon called the [[Cascade Policy Institute]] in 1991"<ref>{{cite web
|publisher=Casper Star-Tribune
|title=Beware government growth, liberty group says
|url=http://trib.com/news/local/article_e1de9722-0059-57b6-842c-28ac4bbda545.html
|accessdate=2011-03-30
|author=Tom Morton
|date=2010-06-20
}}</ref> </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Oliver Jr.]] and [[Carolyn Grace Jr.]]</td> <td>Med and Telecom</td> <td>President and chief executive officer of [[Anderson Group]] , Inc.,</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Judson Green]] and [[Joyce Green]]</td> <td>Energy and Med</td> <td>Mr. Judson C. Green is the President and Chief Executive Officer of [[NAVTEQ]]  Corp.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Griffin]] and [[Anne Griffin]]</td> <td>Investment Banking</td> <td>Founder and CEO of Chicago-based [[Citadel Investment Group]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Fred Hamilton]] and [[Jane Hamilton]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>Mr. Frederic C. Hamilton served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of [[BHP Petroleum]] , [[Hamilton Oil Company]]  and various Hamilton Oil Corporation subsidiaries and affiliates (Denver-based)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Hawk]] and [[Mary Sue Hawk]]</td> <td>Telecommunications, venture capital</td> <td>President of [[Hawk Communications]]  (also Venture Partner at [[Doll Capital Management]] (DCM); "director of Covad Communications , Centillium Communications, and several private high-technology companies." </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Haworth]] and [[Ethie Haworth]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>Head of Holland, MI-based [[Haworth Furniture]] , Multi-national corporation, 3rd largest corporate furniture company in US</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Robin Hayes]] and [[Barbara Hayes]]</td> <td>Government</td> <td>Former North Carolina Congressman</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dan Heard]] and [[Carolyn Heard]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>Executive Officer of Louisiana-based [[John H. Carter]]  Co.,</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Diane Hendricks]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>Husband of the late [[Ken Hendricks]] (ABC Supply Co., building materials) </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Hennessy]] and [[Regina Hennessy]]</td> <td>Auto Sales</td> <td>Auto Sales, Atlanta, GA</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[James Higgins]] and [[Heather Higgins]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>James Higgins is a fellow and trustee of the [[Claremont Institute]], and a principal at NY-based investment mgmt firm New Vernon Capital LLC; 
<br>Heather Higgins is president and CEO of [[Independent Women's Voice]], the 501(c)(4) sister organization of the [[Independent Women’s Forum]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Paul Hill]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>Paul J. Hill serves as CEO and has been President of [[Harvard Developments]]  Inc. since 1978; CEO  and President of [[The Hill Companies]]; Regina, Saskatchewan</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Hotchkis]] and [[Joan Hotchkis]]</td> <td>Education, Finance</td> <td>Board of Directors for [[Teach for America]]  UC Berkeley;  [[Ramajal]] LLC, [[Hotchkis and Wiley]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Allan Hubbard]] and [[Kathy Hubbard]]</td> <td>Chemicals and Manufacturing</td> <td>Founder and Chief Executive Officer, E &amp; A Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Stan Hubbard]] and [[Karen Hubbard]]</td> <td>Communications</td> <td>Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, St. Paul, MI-based [[Hubbard Broadcasting]] , Inc.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ethelmae Humphreys]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>[[Cato Institute]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Manley Johnson]] and [[Mary Johnson]]</td> <td>Political Consultant</td> <td>Manuel H. "Manley" Johnson served as the vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in the mid-1980s. Co-chairman and senior partner at DC-based financial market advisory firm [[Johnson Smick International]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Merritt Johnson]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gerry O’Shaughnessy]] and [[Priscilla O’Shaughnessy]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>Gerald Eugene O’Shaughnessy Co-founded [[Geopark Holding]] Limited in 2002; Wichita, KS</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael O’Shaughnessy]]</td> <td>Technology</td> <td>[[Petters Consumer Brands]] , LLC develops consumer electronics and appliances.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim O’Shaughnessy]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>[[Hungry Machine]] , Inc., doing business as LivingSocial.com, is a social discovery and cataloging network.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Marshall Johnson]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kyle Johnstone]] and [[Kirsten Johnstone]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mike Kasser]] and [[Beth Kasser]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>President, [[Holualoa]]  Inc</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Kendrick]] and [[Randy Kendrick]]</td> <td>Education/Technology</td> <td>Chairman, [[Datatel]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Phil Kerpen]] and [[Joanna Kerpen]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group/Think Tank</td> <td>VP of Policy, [[Americans for Prosperity]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gerald R. Kingen | Gerry Kingen]] and [[Kathryn Kingen]]</td> <td>Restauranteur</td> <td>Red Robin, [[Happy Guests International]], Seattle WA </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Scott Kirkpatrick]]</td> <td>Investor</td> <td>Owner/Partner of Jackson, WY-based [[Teton Capital Advisors]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Koch]] and [[Liz Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Chase Koch]] and [[Annie Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Koch]] and [[Julia Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Elizabeth Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Koch]] and [[Cindy Koch]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Kohlhepp]]</td> <td>Manufacturing/Services</td> <td>Vice Chairman, [[Cintas]]  Corp.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dennis Kuester]]</td> <td>Banking, Paper</td> <td>Dennis J. Kuester, retired CEO of  [[Marshall & Ilsley Bank]] (M&amp;I) in Milwaukee, WI; director of [[Wausau Paper]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Andrew Kupersmith]]</td> <td>Consultant</td> <td>MD, Cardiology Consultants</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Andre Lacy]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>Chairman, [[Lacy Diversified Industries]], Indianapolis IN; board member, [[Patterson Companies]](vet,dental,rehab) </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Langone]] and [[Elaine Langone]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>[[Invemed]], [[Home Depot]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jay Lapeyre]] and [[Sally Lapeyre]]</td> <td>Services</td> <td>[[Laitram]]  Corp</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ken Levy]] and [[Frayda Levy]]</td> <td>Investment</td> <td>[[JLM Investment Mgmt]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tom Love]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>CEO, President, [[Love’s Country Stores]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bob Luddy]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>President, [[Captive Aire Systems]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Fred Malek]] and [[Marlene Malek]]</td> <td>Investment Management</td> <td>[[Thayer Capital Partners]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Elaine Marshall]]</td> <td></td> <td>Homemaker</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Pierce Marshall]]</td> <td>Administrative Management</td> <td>[[MAROPCO]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Preston Marshall]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bill Mayer]]</td> <td>Health Care</td> <td>MD, Mayer &amp; Cope Family Practice, NY</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Glen Meakem]] and [[Diane Meakem]]</td> <td>Business Solutions</td> <td>CEO, [[Freemarkets Inc.]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ed Meese]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>[[Heritage Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Lew Meibergen]] and [[Suzy Meibergen]]</td> <td>Goods/Services</td> <td>President, Johnston Enterprises/WG Johnston Grain Co</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Don Meyers]] and [[Deede Meyers]]</td> <td>Attorney</td> <td>Self Employed</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Milbank]] and [[Caroline Milbank]]</td> <td>Investment Management</td> <td>CEO/Principal, [[Milbank Winthrop]]  &amp; Co.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jack Miller]] and [[Goldie Miller]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>CEO/President, [[Quill Corp.]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mark Mix]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group</td> <td>President, [[National Right to Work Committee]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Joe Moeller]] and [[Mary Moeller]]</td> <td>[[Koch Industries]] </td> <td>Vice Chairman</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Murfin]]</td> <td>Energy</td> <td>President, [[Murfin Drilling]]  Co.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Walter Negley]] and [[Suzette Negley]]</td> <td></td> <td>Director of the [[Brown Foundation]] (from George Brown of Houston's [[Brown & Root]] construction)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Kurt Pfotenhauer]] and [[Nancy Pfotenhauer]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>President of [[MediaSpeak Strategies]]/former political commentator on [[Fox News]] , CNN and MSNBC and former Senior Policy Advisor and National Spokesperson with the 2008 [[John McCain]]  presidential campaign</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Art Pope]] and [[Kathy Pope]]</td> <td>Goods/Services</td> <td>Senior Exec, Variety Wholesaler; board member, [[Americans for Prosperity]] and [[John Locke Foundation]]; [[Pope Foundation]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Corbin Robertson]] and [[Barbara Robertson]]</td> <td>Energy</td> <td>Coal baron; President, [[Quintana Minerals]]  Corp and [[Natural Resource Partners]]; director of [[global warming inaction]] front groups (& media campaign) [[CO2 Is Green]] and [[Plants Need CO2]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Roder]] and [[Karin Hsu]]</td> <td>Construction Management</td> <td>CEO, Cmt-Construction Management, Addison TX</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gary Rogers]] and [[Kathleen Rogers]]</td> <td>Goods</td> <td>Former CEO, [[Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Durk Rorie]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>[[United Air Specialists]] air purification systems, Cincinnati</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Chris Rufer]]</td> <td>Goods/Manufacturing</td> <td>[[Morningstar]]  Company (harvests, processes, cans, and ships most California tomatoes.)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Schiff]] and [[Martha O’Brien]]</td> <td>Investor</td> <td>[[Schiff]] : [[Euro Pacific Capital]]  Inc. (son of Irwin Schiff of the United States tax protester movement)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Schwarzman]] and [[Christine Schwarzman]]</td> <td>Financial Services</td> <td>CEO/founder, [[Blackstone Group]]</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rick Sharp]] and [[Sherry Sharp]]</td> <td>Retail</td> <td>Former CEO, [[Circuit City]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mike Simmonds]] and [[Lin Simmonds]]</td> <td>Services</td> <td>CEO, [[Simmonds Restaurant Mgm]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Smith]]</td> <td>Services</td> <td>CEO, [[Services Group of America]], Scottsdale AZ </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Strong]]</td> <td>Investment Services</td> <td>[[Strong/Corneliuson Capital Mgmt]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ray Thompson]] and [[Ladeline Thompson]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>President/CEO, [[Semitool]]; Raymon F. Thompson owns the airplane that [[Tea Party Patriots]] [[Jenny-Beth Martin]] and [[Mark Meckler]] flew in to rallies, in 2010<ref>Stephanie Mencimer, "[http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/10/tea-party-donor-patriot-one-raymon-thompson A Secret Tea Party Donor Revealed]," ''Mother Jones'', October 28, 2010. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref> </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Lynn Tilton]]</td> <td>Investment Management</td> <td>CEO, [[Patriarch Partners]]  LLC</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dave True]] and [[Melanie True]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>Partner, [[True Oil]], LLC</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Twist]]</td> <td>Services <br></td> <td>VP and General Counsel for [[Services Group of America]], Scottsdale, AZ</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jim Ehr]] and [[Gayla Von Ehr]]</td> <td>Research/Development</td> <td>CEO, [[Zyvex Corp]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Rick Waller]] and [[Debra Waller]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>Rick Waller owns [[Rollmeister]] Inc in Neenah, WI, serving the paper industry;
<br/>Debra Waller is CEO of Wisconsin-based underwear maker [[Jockey International]], and spent five years on the Board of Directors for [[Marshall & Ilsley Bank]]<ref name=wallerafp>{{cite web
|publisher=Center for Media and Democracy
|title=Is Your Underwear Undermining Your Values?  What Is Jockey's CEO Doing at a Tea Partiers' Convention and with David Koch?
|url=https://www.prwatch.org/node/10506
|accessdate=2011-03-30
|author=Lisa Graves
|date=2011-03-29
|quote=underwear executive Debra Waller -- the Chief Executive Officer of Jockey International, Inc. -- revealed a lot about her opinions at the most recent annual convention of "Americans for Prosperity" (AFP) for its chapter in Wisconsin.
}}</ref> in Milwaukee, WI</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bill Walton]] and [[Sarah Walton]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>[[Allied Capital]]  Corp</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Lew Ward]] and [[Myra Ward]]</td> <td>Oil</td> <td>[[Ward Petroleum]]  Corporation owns and operates wells. It engages in oil and gas exploration and production. The company was founded in 1963 and is based in Enid, Oklahoma.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dick Weekley]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>[[Weekley Properties]]; chairman, [[Texans for Lawsuit Reform]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Fred Wehba]] and [[Susie Wehba]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>LA-based private real estate investment firm [[BentleyForbes]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Nestor Weigand]] and [[Darcy Buehler]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>[[JP Weigand &amp; Sons Real Estate]], Wichita, KS </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard T. Weiss | Dick Weiss]] and [[Mary Beth Weiss]]</td> <td>Investment?</td> <td>[[Wells Fargo]] and Hawthorne Ranch, near Chicago IL</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Howard Wilkins]] and [[Rhonda Wilkins]]</td> <td>(??) Insurance</td> <td>C. Howard Wilkins Jr. founded Maverick Development Corporation (restaurant management), Wichita KS [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/fashion/weddings/12zucker.html]; earlier, Pizza Hut, and ambassador to Netherlands
<br> ?? 
Diversified Insurance</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Don Wills]] and [[Sue Wills]]</td> <td>Oil, Banking</td> <td>Partner in [[Wills Oil Company]] and [[Adams-Wills Oil Company]], Texas</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Larry Winnerman]] and [[Lorraine Winnerman]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>[[Win Win Enterprises]], Aspen CO </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Joe Woodford]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td>Woodford Manufacturing, [[Woodford Foundation]], Colorado Springs</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Earl Wright]]</td> <td>Finance</td> <td>[[AMG National Trust]], [[Alliance for Choice and Education]] (ACE) trustee, Colorado </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Karen Wright]] and [[Tom Rastin]]</td> <td>Energy/Manufacturing</td> <td>Tom Rastin, vice president of marketing and engineering, [[Ariel Corp]] (natural gas compressors, Ohio) – Karen Wright, Ariel CEO</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Cliff Yonce]] and [[Susan Yonce]]</td> <td>Investment Banking</td> <td>[[Goldman Sachs]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Fred Young]] and [[Sandra Young]]</td> <td>Manufacturing</td> <td> Fred Young Jr., Former Owner, Young Radiator Company of Racine, WI ; [[Cato Institute]] board member, trustee of the [[Reason Foundation]]<br>
</td> </tr>
</table>

====List of Presenters====
The follow participants were listed as presenters in the Aspen program.

<table border="1" width=550px>
<caption>Presenters</caption>
<tr>
<th>Name(s)</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Notes</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Barone]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>[[Fox News]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Glenn Beck]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>[[Fox News]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Arthur Brooks]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>President, [[American Enterprise Institute]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[John Bryan]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Carney]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>Political Columnist, [[Washington Examiner]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[David Chavern]]</td> <td>Lobbyist</td> <td>Executive Vice President and COO at the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jeff Crank]]</td> <td>[[Americans For Prosperity]]  / Radio Pundit</td> <td>AFP State Director</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Karl Crow]]</td> <td>Policy Analyst</td> <td>[[Capital Research Center]], Washington DC; [[Themis]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Veronique de Rugy]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>Senior research fellow at the [[Mercatus Center]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Annie Dickerson]]</td> <td>Real Estate/Finance</td> <td>[[CB Richard Ellis]] analyst</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Richard Fink]]</td> <td>Koch Industries</td> <td>Director of [[Georgia-Pacific]] , EVP of [[Koch Industries]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Gretchen Hamel]]</td> <td>Communications</td> <td>Head of 501(c)(4) [[Public Notice]], founder of PR firm [[Endeavour Global Strategies]]; former press assistant for [[J.C. Watts]] of Oklahoma</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Phil Kerpen]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group/Think Tank</td> <td>VP of Policy, [[Americans for Prosperity]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Charles Krauthammer]]</td> <td></td> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Jerry Milbank]]</td> <td>Investment Management</td> <td>CEO/Principal, [[Milbank Winthrop]]  &amp; Co.</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mark Mix]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group</td> <td>President, [[National Right to Work Committee]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Steve Moore]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>member of the [[Wall Street Journal]]  editorial board</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Mina Nguyen]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Larry Nichols]] and [[Polly Nichols]]</td> <td>Energy</td> <td>Executive Chairman, [[Devon Energy]]  Corp</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Sean Noble]]</td> <td>Political consulting</td> <td>[[Americans for Prosperity]]<br/>[[Noble Associates]] (specializing in Campaign Management, Crisis Communications, Developing the Message, Grassroots Development & Deployment...), Phoenix AZ; Koch-supported [[Americans for Limited Government]]<ref>{{cite web
|publisher=Politico.com
|title=Kochs brothers' plan for 2012: raise $88 million
|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49303.html
|accessdate=2011-03-31
|author=Kenneth P. Vogel and Ben Smith 
|date=2011-02-11
|quote=Sean Noble, another top Koch operative, has been hired by Americans for Limited Government, another group that sources say received donations from Koch conference attendees for its efforts to attack Democrats during the 2010 midterm campaign.
}}</ref> </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Oelke]] and [[Teresa Oelke]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group/Construction</td> <td>Teresa – State Director of [[Americans for Prosperity]] , Tim – Crossland Construction Corp</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Eric O’Keefe]]</td> <td>Front Group</td> <td>[[Sam Adams Alliance]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Nancy Pfotenhauer]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>President of [[MediaSpeak Strategies]]/former political commentator on [[Fox News]] , CNN and MSNBC and former Senior Policy Advisor and National Spokesperson with the 2008 [[John McCain]]  presidential campaign</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Tim Phillips]]</td> <td>Advocacy Group</td> <td>president, [[Americans for Prosperity]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Ramesh Ponnuru]]</td> <td>Media</td> <td>Columnist, [[National Review (magazine)]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Russell Roberts | Russ Roberts]]</td> <td>Economist</td> <td>[[George Mason University]] economics professor</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Schiff]]</td> <td>Investor</td> <td>[[Schiff]] : [[Euro Pacific Capital]]  Inc. (son of Irwin Schiff of the United States tax protester movement)</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Michael Sullivan]]</td> <td>Investment Services (???)
 </td> <td>[[CR Intrinsic Investors]] or not; since a <br>"Michael Quinn Sullivan is president and CEO of Empower Texans, and its premier project, [[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility]]." </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Peter Wallison]]</td> <td>Think Tank</td> <td>Fellow, [[American Enterprise Institute]] </td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Bill Walton]]</td> <td>Real Estate</td> <td>[[Allied Capital]]  Corp</td> </tr>
</table>

===Earlier Summits - Politicians, Supreme Court Justices, and Other Attendees===
Charles Koch's invitation letter to the January 2011 summit also noted that previous guests have included politicians and Supreme Court justices. The politicians included Governors [[Haley Barbour]] and [[Bobby Jindal]]; Senators [[Jim DeMint]] and [[Tom Coburn]] and Representatives [[Mike Pence]], [[Tom Price]] and [[Paul Ryan]].<ref>Kate Zernike, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead]," ''New York Times'', October 19, 2012. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref> 

Supreme Court Justices [[Antonin Scalia]] and [[Clarence Thomas]] have attended these events. According to Salon, "Thomas claimed he just made "a brief drop-by" at the Koch brothers' January 2008 Palm Springs political retreat to give a talk; in fact he was reimbursed for four days of “transportation, meals and accommodations” by the Federalist Society.<ref>Joan Walsh, "[http://www.salon.com/2011/02/16/robber_baron_justice/ Robber baron justice]," ''Salon'', February 15, 2011. Accessed June 10, 2014.</ref> The attendance of Thomas and Scalia has sparked debate over judicial ethics and the 2010 [[Citizens United]] decision.<ref>Sam Stein, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/scalia-thomas-koch-industries_n_769843.html Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial Ethics Debate], HuffPo, October 20, 2010.</ref> Common Cause filed a petition with the Justice Department in January 2011 alleging a conflict of interest for these Justices, as David and Charles Koch operate foundations that contribute to political groups, which might benefit from relaxed campaign finance rules.<ref>Eric Lichtblau, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/us/politics/20koch.html Advocacy Group Says Justices May Have Conflict in Campaign Finance Cases], NY Times, Jan 19, 2011, accesed July 10, 2011.</ref> Common Cause has also noted that the Cato Institute, which Charles Koch founded, filed an amicus brief in ''Citizens United'' opposing campaign finance.<ref>Derek Cressman, [http://www.commonblog.com/2011/02/23/did-james-bopp-conspire-with-koch-industries/ Did James Bopp Conspire With Koch Industries], Commonblog.com, Feb 23, 2011, accessed July 11, 2011.</ref> The Center for Competitive Politics also filed a brief in the case; the Center is headed by Bradley Smith, who is affiliated with the Institute for Humane Studies where Charles Koch is Chair of the board and funder.<ref> [http://www.theihs.org/guest-lecturers/bradley-smith Brad Smith bio], Institute for Humane Studies, accessed July 10, 2011.</ref>

Ken Yontz, former chair and CEO of Sybron International, wrote that he has attended Koch seminars since 2005 in a 2015 op-ed in the ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel''.<ref>Ken Yontz, "[http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/the-kochs-are-fighting-for-future-generations-b99492398z1-302216251.html The Kochs are fighting for your future]," ''Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel'', May 1, 2015.</ref>

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===External Resources===
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|publisher=Koch Industries (posted on ThinkProgress) 
|title=Koch letter of invitation to Jan. 2011 meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA
|url=http://images2.americanprogressaction.org/ThinkProgress/secretkochmeeting.pdf
|accessdate=2010-10-02
|author=Charles Koch
|date=2010-09-24
}}

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|publisher=ThinkProgress
|title=MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election
|url=http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/20/beck-koch-chamber-meeting/
|accessdate=2010-10-31
|author=Lee Fang
|date=2010-10-20
}}
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[[Category:Environment]][[Category:Koch Connection]]

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