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==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==As of January 2015:<ref>Liberty Foundation of America, "[http://libertyfound.org/board Board]," organizational website, accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
The Liberty Foundation of American was a "Director"-level sponsor of the 2013 *Paul Allen, Chairman*[[American Legislative Exchange CouncilDavid R. Brown]] (ALEC) Annual Conference, indicating a $15,000 sponsorship based on ALEC's state sponsorship rates. As CMD has documented, about 98% of ALEC's revenue comes from corporations and sources other than legislative dues.<ref>Lisa Graves*Bill Buckner*Michael Carnuccio, President*[[http://wwwEdwin J.prwatch.org/news/2013/08/12212/alecexposed-list-corporations-and-special-interests-underwrote-alecs-40th-anniver ALECexposed: List of Corporations and Special Interests that Underwrote ALEC’s 40th Anniverary MeetingFeulner]], ''PRWatch'', August 15, 2013*Margaret Ann Morris*William F.</ref>Whitsitt
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{{#Show badges:|AEX|SPN}}The '''Liberty Foundation of America''' is a right-wing organization based in Oklahoma whose . Its stated mission is "to leverage local resources and partnerships to assert state primacy and personal liberty as national public policy."<ref>Liberty Foundation of America, "[http://libertyfound.org/about About]," organizational website, accessed January 5, 2015.</ref> It is an a former [[SPN Members|associate member ]] of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN) and was a "Director"-level sponsor of the 2013 [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) Annual Conference.{{About_ALEC}}
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==Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council==
The Liberty Foundation of American was a "Director"-level sponsor of the 2013 [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC) Annual Conference, indicating a $15,000 sponsorship based on ALEC's state sponsorship rates.<ref>Lisa Graves, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/08/12212/alecexposed-list-corporations-and-special-interests-underwrote-alecs-40th-anniver ALECexposed: List of Corporations and Special Interests that Underwrote ALEC's 40th Anniversary Meeting], ''PRWatch.org'', August 15, 2013.</ref> As CMD has documented, about 98 percent of ALEC's revenue comes from corporations and sources other than legislative dues.<ref>Lisa Graves, [https://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/08/12212/alecexposed-list-corporations-and-special-interests-underwrote-alecs-40th-anniver ALECexposed: List of Corporations and Special Interests that Underwrote ALEC’s 40th Anniverary Meeting], ''PRWatch'', August 15, 2013.</ref>
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==Issues and Activities==
===Workforce Participation Project===
In October 2014, the LFA announced a project related to the national workforce participation rate<ref>Liberty Foundation of America, "[http://www.libertyfound.org/blog/2014/10/national-labor-force-participation-rate National Labor Force Participation Rate]," organizational website, October 24, 2014, accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> that was reported on by the [[Franklin Center|Franklin Center's]] [[Watchdog.org]] site.<ref>Jason Hart, "[http://watchdog.org/175820/liberty-foundation-workforce/ Liberty Foundation teams up to tackle national workforce woes]," ''Watchdog.org'', October 9, 2014, accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> According to the LFA's website, the project involves a coalition of groups from 32 states, nearly all of which appear to be members of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN).
==Personnel==
===Staff===
As of January 2015:<ref>Liberty Foundation of America, "[http://libertyfound.org/team Team]," organizational website, accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
*Michael C. Carnuccio, President
*Matt A. Mayer, Chief Operating Officer. Mayer has written for FoxNews.com, including collaboratively with the [[American Enterprise Institute]],<ref>Mackenzie Eaglen and Matt Mayer, "[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/01/14/paris-attacks-why-isis-is-still-more-dangerous-than-any-al-qaeda-group/ Paris attacks: Why ISIS is still more dangerous than any Al Qaeda group]," ''Fox News'', January 14, 2015. Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref> and has contributed to ''Politico''.<ref>Matt Mayer, "[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/john-kasichs-victory-that-wasnt-113143.html#.VMEvg2TF98s John Kasich’s Victory-That-Wasn’t]," ''Politico Magazine'', November 24, 2014. Accessed January 22, 2015.</ref>
*Cameron Smith, National Director. Smith writes a regular opinion column for the Alabama Media Group, hosted at AL.com. Smith also has a position as a senior fellow at the [[R Street Institute]] and was previously a vice president and general counsel at the [[Alabama Policy Institute]].<ref>R Street Institute, [http://www.rstreet.org/people/cameron-smith-2/ Cameron Smith], organizational website, accessed January 22, 2015.</ref>
*Trent England, National Coordinator
*Jennie Kleese, Director of Development
*Elizabeth Lincicome, Communications Director
*Teresa Yoder, Director of Operations
===Board of Directors===
==Contact Information==
Liberty Foundation of America, Inc.<br>
1401 N Lincoln Blvd<br>
Oklahoma City, OK 73104<br>
Phone: 405-602-2524<br>
Fax: 888-707-0998<br>Twitter: @liberty_found<ref>Liberty Foundation of America, "[http://libertyfound.org/about About]," organizational website, accessed January 5, 2015.</ref>
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