Republican Leadership Council
The Republic Leadership Council (RLC-PAC) is a political action committee with a mission of "supporting fiscally conservative, socially inclusive Republican candidates at all levels of government." It advocates for "fiscal responsibility and personal freedom," and allows "diverse opinions on social issues." [1]
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Controversy
In an article about election day "phone jamming" in New Hampshire and New Jersey, Josh Marshall noted that Allen Raymond, the president of the phone banking company GOP Marketplace, may have been involved in both cases. At the time, Raymond was the Executive Director of RLC-PAC.
"The RLC is made up of a bunch of high-profile Republicans who you would normally never expect to see connected with such low-rent election dirty tricks," wrote Marshall. "And the RLC, it turns out, hired GOP Marketplace to place calls for them too. The day before the election, the RLC paid GOP Marketplace $28,983.62 for 'phone bank' work." [2]
Personnel
From their website: [3]
Co-chairs
Board of directors
- Trammell S. Crow - Texas
- David Eisenhower - Pennsylvania
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower - Pennsylvania
- Michael Huffington - California
- Nancy Johnson - Connecticut
- David Lack - California
- James B. Nicholson - Michigan
- Tom Ridge - Pennsylvania
- Joe Schwarz - Michigan
- Rob Simmons - Connecticut
- Candace Straight - New Jersey
- Jane Swift - Massachusetts
Organizational partners
From their website: [4]
- Alliance of Black Republicans
- GreenGOP.org
- Log Cabin Republicans
- Main Street Coalition
- National Republican Senatorial Committee
- New America Foundation
- Piscataway Republican Organization
- Planned Parenthood Republicans for Choice
- Overseas Vote Foundation
- Republicans for Choice
- Republican Governors Association
- Republicans for Environmental Protection
- Republican Majority for Choice
- The Whitman Series
- The WISH List
Campaign contributions
- Republican Leadership Council Top Contributors, 2004 Cycle, Open Secrets.
Contact information
Website: http://www.republican-leadership.com
Washington, DC office
Republican Leadership Council
Union Station
Ten G Street NE, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-248-5010
Fax: 202-248-5099
New Jersey office
Republican Leadership Council
P.O. Box 427
Oldwick, NJ 08858
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ About Us, Republican Leadership Council website, accessed August 22, 2007.
- ↑ Josh Marshall, "Are these GOP leaders aware of their dirty tricks?," The Hill, February 19, 2003.
- ↑ National Board, Republican Leadership Council website, accessed August 22, 2007.
- ↑ Strategic partners, Republican Leadership Council website, accessed August 22, 2007.
External resources
External articles
- Penny Starr, "Q&A with Michael Steele, Candidate for RNC Chairman," CNSNews.com, December 16, 2008.
