American Action Network
Encyclopedia
American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) issue advocacy organization that focuses on promoting what it styles as “center-right policies.” It was established in February 2010 by Douglas Holtz-Eakin
, a former adviser to the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain
, and former Republican
Senator
from Minnesota Norm Coleman
,.
The organization is composed of two separate divisions. The American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) corporation and serves as the advocacy arm of the organization. They often run issue ads that identify candidates that support or oppose the policies advocated by them. The second division is the American Action Forum, a 501(c)(3) corporation and the policy group.
, Chairman, Thayer Capital Partners; former Senator Norm Coleman
, CEO, American Action Network and Forum; former Senator George Allen
, President, George Allen Strategies, LLC; Isaac Applbaum, founding General Partner, Opus Capital; Maria Cino
, Vice President of Government Affairs, Pfizer Inc.; Dylan Glenn, Senior Vice President, Guggenheim Advisors; Ambassador Boyden Gray, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., Founder and Senior Vice President of American Commercial Equities Inc.; Ken Langone, Founder and Chairman, Invemed Associates LLC; former Senator Mel Martinez
, Chairman of Florida, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, JPMorgan Chase; Congressman Jim Nussle
, President and CEO, The Nussle Group; former Congressman Tom Reynolds
, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, Nixon Peabody; former Ambassador Gregory Slayton
, President and CEO, NRX Global; and former Congressman Vin Weber
, Managing Partner, Clark and Weinstock.
and American Action Network leases and shares office space to the other group.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Douglas J. "Doug" Holtz-Eakin is an American economist, former professor, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and former chief economic policy adviser to U.S...
, a former adviser to the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, and former Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
from Minnesota Norm Coleman
Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...
,.
The organization is composed of two separate divisions. The American Action Network is a 501(c)(4) corporation and serves as the advocacy arm of the organization. They often run issue ads that identify candidates that support or oppose the policies advocated by them. The second division is the American Action Forum, a 501(c)(3) corporation and the policy group.
Management
The organization’s board of directors includes: Fred MalekFred Malek
Frederic Vincent "Fred" Malek is the former President of Marriott Hotels and Northwest Airlines and former assistant to United States Presidents Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush. Malek served as a National Finance Committee co-chair of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign...
, Chairman, Thayer Capital Partners; former Senator Norm Coleman
Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...
, CEO, American Action Network and Forum; former Senator George Allen
George Allen (U.S. politician)
George Felix Allen is a former United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. Allen served Virginia in the state legislature, as the 67th Governor, and in both bodies of the U.S. Congress, winning election to the Senate in 2000...
, President, George Allen Strategies, LLC; Isaac Applbaum, founding General Partner, Opus Capital; Maria Cino
Maria Cino
Maria Cino is an American politician. Beginning March 2007 she was Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Arrangements , which organized the 2008 Republican National Convention.-United States Department of Transportation:...
, Vice President of Government Affairs, Pfizer Inc.; Dylan Glenn, Senior Vice President, Guggenheim Advisors; Ambassador Boyden Gray, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., Founder and Senior Vice President of American Commercial Equities Inc.; Ken Langone, Founder and Chairman, Invemed Associates LLC; former Senator Mel Martinez
Mel Martinez
Melquíades Rafael Martínez Ruiz, usually known as Mel Martinez , is a former United States Senator from Florida and served as Chairman of the Republican Party from November 2006 until October 19, 2007, the first Latino to serve as chairman of a major party...
, Chairman of Florida, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, JPMorgan Chase; Congressman Jim Nussle
Jim Nussle
James Allen "Jim" Nussle is an American politician and was the director of the Office of Management and Budget. Nussle was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007...
, President and CEO, The Nussle Group; former Congressman Tom Reynolds
Thomas M. Reynolds
Thomas M. Reynolds , commonly known as Tom Reynolds, is a politician from the U.S. state of New York, formerly representing the state's 26th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives...
, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, Nixon Peabody; former Ambassador Gregory Slayton
Gregory W. Slayton
Gregory Winston Slayton is an American author, diplomat, professor, businessman, and philanthropist.Born in Ohio, Slayton now resides in Hanover, New Hampshire with his wife and children. His next book "Be A Better Dad Today!" is being published by Regal Publishing for Father's Day 2011...
, President and CEO, NRX Global; and former Congressman Vin Weber
Vin Weber
John Vincent Weber is a former Republican Congressman from Minnesota. Weber attended the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from 1970 to 1974. He had been the co-publisher of Murray County newspaper and the president of Weber Publishing Company...
, Managing Partner, Clark and Weinstock.
Related organizations
American Action Network is related to American CrossroadsAmerican Crossroads
American Crossroads is a 527 organization that has raised and spent tens of millions of dollars to defend and elect Republican candidates to federal office, and was very active in the 2010 U.S. midterm elections. Its president is Steven J. Law, a former United States Deputy Secretary of Labor for...
and American Action Network leases and shares office space to the other group.
External links
- Campaign finance reports and data at the FECFederal Election CommissionThe Federal Election Commission is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the campaign finance legislation in the United States. It was created in a provision of the 1975 amendment to the Federal Election Campaign Act...
- Independent Expenditures, Outside Spending and Ads (videos) at OpenSecrets.org
- Profile at FactCheck.org
- Profile at SourcewatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...
- G.O.P. Group to Promote Conservative Ideas, Jackie Calmes, The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, February 3, 2010