American Principles Project

Leadership & Staff

Terry Schilling President of American Principles Project, a social conservative advocacy group

• President *

Jon Schweppe right-wing comms/policy

• Policy Director ('14→?)*

Maggie Gallagher Owner and Co-Founder of National Organization for Marriage

• Senior Research Fellow (Sep '12→?)

Raheem Kassam Editor-in-chief Breitbart News London

• The National Pulse Editor ('21→?)*

Alfonso Aguilar

• Executive Director of the American Principles Project's Latino Partnership

Clint Cline President at Design4 Messaging and Media

• ThePulse2016 Senior Analyst (Jul '15→Sep '16)

Board Members

Ellen L Barrosse Chairman, RNC Conservative Steering Committee; founder and former CEO, Synchrogenix Information Strategies

• Board Secretary

Frank Cannon President, American Principles Project

• Treasurer & President Emeritus*

Myers Mermel

• Board Member

Francis P. Cannon President of American Principles Project

• President

Robert P George Princeton University professor

• Founder

Sean Fieler Analyst, Equinox Management Partners, L.P. Anti-abortion billionaire hedge funder, Leonard Leo ally

• Chairman

In the office of

Myers Mermel

• Position

Donors

Nextgen Chamber Of Commerce Christian business association

• Donation/Grant · 20,000 USD ('21)

Robert Mercer Renaissance Tech billionaire, Club for Growth backer

• Donation/Grant ('15)

Donations

Voter Reference Foundation Questionable right-wing voter fraud research group

• Donation/Grant · 350,000 USD ('22)

Restoration Action Conservative nonprofit group led by Doug Truax

• Donation/Grant · 350,000 USD ('22)

Republican Governors Association

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Mar 21 '24)

Republican Attorneys General Association Lobbying group for Republican Party states' attorneys general

• Donation · 25,000 USD (Mar 6 '23)

Holdings

Election Transparency Initiative $5 million voting reform campaign targeting states with "close 2020 margins and a pro-life GOP-controlled legislature."

• Owner

Child Organizations

Election Transparency Initiative $5 million voting reform campaign targeting states with "close 2020 margins and a pro-life GOP-controlled legislature."

• Child Org

Memberships

Project 2025 Far-right plan to take power in 2024 elections, "decimate the deep state" via policy, personnel, training

• Advisory Board Member

Promise to America's Children anti-LGBTQ coalition of conservative think tanks and lobbying groups

• National partner ('21→?)

State Policy Network right-wing think tank network

• associate member