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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===