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'''The American Future Fund''' is an Iowa based [[501(c)(4)]] tax-exempt organization <ref>{{cite web|title=A New GOP Player in the Soft Money World|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/a-new-player-in-the-soft-money.html|date=March 24, 2008|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/10/31/7205/fine-line-between-politics-and-issues-spending-secretive-501c4-groups/?utm_source=iwatchnews&utm_medium=site-features&utm_campaign=most-active|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[Sacramento Bee]]|date=May 31, 2012 |accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20120529centers_activities_provide_glimpse_into_network_of_conservative_advocacy_groups|title=Center's activities provide glimpse into network of conservative advocacy groups|publisher=[[Boston Herald]]|date=May 29, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> which in turn has reported ties to billionaires [[Charles G. Koch]] and [[David H. Koch]] <ref>{{cite web|http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink=cpy|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=Sep. 15, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/cppr-funding/|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Center to Protect Patient Rights grantees|date=May 27, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29,2012}}</ref>
'''The American Future Fund''' is an Iowa based [[501(c)(4)]] tax-exempt organization <ref>{{cite web|title=A New GOP Player in the Soft Money World|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/a-new-player-in-the-soft-money.html|date=March 24, 2008|publisher=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/10/31/7205/fine-line-between-politics-and-issues-spending-secretive-501c4-groups/?utm_source=iwatchnews&utm_medium=site-features&utm_campaign=most-active|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[Sacramento Bee]]|date=May 31, 2012 |accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20120529centers_activities_provide_glimpse_into_network_of_conservative_advocacy_groups|title=Center's activities provide glimpse into network of conservative advocacy groups|publisher=[[Boston Herald]]|date=May 29, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> which in turn has reported ties to billionaires [[Charles G. Koch]] and [[David H. Koch]] <ref>{{cite web|http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink=cpy|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=Sep. 15, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/cppr-funding/|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Center to Protect Patient Rights grantees|date=May 27, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29,2012}}</ref>


The organization is led by individuals who worked for [[Mitt Romney]]'s 2008 bid for the [[Republican]] U.S. Presidential nomination. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]. The group "advocates [[conservative]] and free-market principles" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/14/american-future-fund/did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars-st/|title=did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]
The organization was founded by individuals who worked for [[Mitt Romney]]'s 2008 bid for the [[Republican]] U.S. Presidential nomination. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]. Nick Ryan, an adviser to Republican US Representative Jim Nussle founded American Future Fund in 2007 , with Nicole Schlinger,( a GOP leader in Iowa)<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Jennifer|title=Power fundraiser Nicole Schlinger signs on with Pawlenty|url=http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/05/27/power-fundraiser-nicole-schlinger-signs-on-with-pawlenty/|work=May 27, 2011|publisher=Des Moines Register|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref> as its president. Its current president is Iowa Republican state Sen. Sandra Greiner.<ref>{{cite web|last=Robertson|first=Laurie|title=American Future Fund|url=http://www.factcheck.org/2011/09/american-future-fund-2/|work=September 18, 2011|publisher=[[Annenberg Public Policy Center]]|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref>

The group "advocates [[conservative]] and free-market principles" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/14/american-future-fund/did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars-st/|title=did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]


==Activities==
==Activities==

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The American Future Fund is an Iowa based 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization [1] affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights,[2][3] which in turn has reported ties to billionaires Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch [4][5]

The organization was founded by individuals who worked for Mitt Romney's 2008 bid for the Republican U.S. Presidential nomination. [1]. Nick Ryan, an adviser to Republican US Representative Jim Nussle founded American Future Fund in 2007 , with Nicole Schlinger,( a GOP leader in Iowa)[6] as its president. Its current president is Iowa Republican state Sen. Sandra Greiner.[7]

The group "advocates conservative and free-market principles" [8] and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[2]

Activities

In 2010 the American Future Fund reported over 9 million dollars of independent campaign expenditures to the FEC, and 100% of its expenditures benefited Republicans.[9] In 2012 the organization funded ads supporting Mitt Romney's bid for the U.S. presidency.[10] In the same year, it also funded ads attacking Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster[11] and in support of California's Proposition 32 which prevents unions from collecting political contributions as paycheck deductions [3].[12]

References

  1. ^ "A New GOP Player in the Soft Money World". The Washington Post. March 24, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups". Sacramento Bee. May 31, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Center's activities provide glimpse into network of conservative advocacy groups". Boston Herald. May 29, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups". The Sacramento Bee. Sep. 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Center to Protect Patient Rights grantees". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29,2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Jacobs, Jennifer. "Power fundraiser Nicole Schlinger signs on with Pawlenty". May 27, 2011. Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  7. ^ Robertson, Laurie. "American Future Fund". September 18, 2011. Annenberg Public Policy Center. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ Farnam, T.W. "American Future Fund". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Outside groups making play to help Romney with ads". September 27, 2012. CBS News. Retrieved September 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  11. ^ ""Who's the "Imposter"? Chris Koster or Nonprofit Behind Attack Ad?"". The Riverfront Times. Tuesday, Sep. 25 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "$4 million added to support Prop. 32". Saturday, Sep. 15, 2012. The Sacramento Bee.
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