Council for National Policy

Secretive Right-Wing Political Group

Wikipedia: described by The New York Times as "a little-known club of a few hundred of the most powerful conservatives in the country," who meet three times yearly behind closed doors at undisclosed locations for a confidential conference Washington Spectator: "Since its founding in 1981 by a group of right-wing fundamentalists and oil barons, the CNP has worked, largely behind the scenes, to reshape America into a country that protects gun rights, counters federal regulation, favors plutocrats, and rolls back the social progress wrought by the New Deal and the Great Society"

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

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Cleta Mitchell Former partner, Foley and Lardner; former Oklahoma state legislator

• Board of Governors

J Christian Adams conservative lawyer

• Board of Governors

Ralph Rebandt Pastor at Oakland Hills Community Church

• Board of Governors*

Elsa D. Prince-Broekhuizen Widow of Edgar Prince

• Chairman (Jan 1 '22→?) [+1]

• Gold Circle Member (Jan 1 '14)

Mathew D Staver Founder and Chairman, Liberty Counsel

• Board of Governors*

Caroline Wetherington Member of Council for National Policy, Women for Trump co-founder, 2020 election denier

• Member*

Tony Perkins American politician, pastor, evangelical lobbyist, Family Research Council president, Council for National Policy (CNP)

• President

Bob McEwen US Representative from Ohio

• Executive Director

Eugene B Meyer Former President, The Federalist Society

• Position

Penny Nance CEO and President, Concerned Women for America

• Position

Board Members

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Brent Bozell Founder and president of the Media Research Center

• Executive Committee Member (Sep '20→?)*

Chris Ruddy NewsMax founder, CEO, newsmax.com Editor-in-Chief

• Board of Governors

Amy Kremer WFAF founder/chair, teapartypatriots.org National Coordinator; co founder, Women for Trump

• Board of Governors

J Keet Lewis VP of strategy, Allied Special Operations Group LLC; formerly member of th executive committee of the Council for National Policy (CNP)

• Member, Executive Committee

Jerry Fallwell Southern Baptist Minister, Televangelist, Founder of Liberty University and the Moral Majority

• Board Member ('81→'07)

R.J. Rushdoony American Calvinist Philosopher and Fundamentalist, proponent of Theonomy (Christian Law)

• Board Member (?→Feb 8 '01)*

Jenny Beth Martin National Coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots

• Secretary (Sep 1 '20→?)

Joe T Knott Managing Partner, Knott & Boyle, PLLC

• Board of Governors Member (Sep '20→?)

Kielle Horton President, The Lindsey Foundation

• Board of Governors Member (Sep '20→?)

Millie B Hallow Managing Director, NRA

• CNP Executive Committee Member, Gold Circle Member (Sep '20→?)

Donors

Mercer Family Foundation consrvative Robert Mercer's private grant-making foundation

• Grant · 50,000 USD ('12) [+3]

• Grant · 50,000 USD ('11)

• Grant · 50,000 USD ('13)

• Grant · 25,000 USD ('14)

Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation

• Donation · 20,000 USD ('14) [+1]

• Donation · 15,000 USD (Dec 6 '13)

Nelson Bunker Hunt Lost billions trying to corner silver market in 1980

• Donation/Grant ('81)

Child Organizations

Conservative Action Project A division of the Council for National Policy.

• Division ('08→?)

Members

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Stephen Siao Rep. Mark Green friend, chief of staff, former campaign manager

• Member

Mike Pence Former Vice President of the United States; Governor of Indiana 2013-2016

• Member

Mike Johnson House Speaker, US Representative from Louisiana (2017-present)

• Member ('12→?)

Alan Sears President, CEO, General Counsel of ADF

• Member

Kristen Waggoner 2022 new president and CEO of ADF

• Member

Michael Farris Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Government, Patrick Henry College

• Member

Ginni Thomas Wife of Clarence Thomas; founder of Liberty Central Inc.

• Member

Charlie Kirk Founder and Executive Director of Turning Point USA

• Member*

Ken Blackwell Former Mayor of Cincinnati and Ohio Secretary of State

• Member

Leadership Institute The Leadership Institute’s mission is to increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists and leaders in the public policy process.

• Member*

Services & Transactions

Mike Lindell MyPillow CEO

• Speaker (Feb '19)

Charlie Kirk Founder and Executive Director of Turning Point USA

• a speaker (May '19→?)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Mike Thompson Senior Vice President at CRC Advisors

• Speaker/Presenter*

Mike Johnson House Speaker, US Representative from Louisiana (2017-present)

• Affiliation

Council for National Policy Action Council for National Policy Action (CNP Action) is the 501(c)(4) nonprofit affiliate of the Council for National Policy (CNP).

• 501(c)(4) nonprofit affiliate