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==Koch Donor Summits and Known Attendees==
===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===
