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===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 17, 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>
*[[Charles Koch Institute]]
*[[Generation Opportunity]]
====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>
<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>Republican, Arkansas <td></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>[[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></td> <td></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</td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Dale Gibbens]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
<tr><td>[[Philip Ellender]]</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr>
</table>
===February 2014, Palm Springs, California===
