Convention of States
Organization supporting "open the states" protests
"founded to push for a convention that would add a ­balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution"
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Leadership & Staff
Jim DeMint Former President, Heritage Foundation | Former US Senator and Representative from South Carolina
• Senior Advisor
Thomas Allen Coburn US Senator and Representative from Oklahoma
• Senior Advisor
Mark Meckler Parler interim CEO. Founder, Citizens for Self-Governance | Co-founder, Tea Party Patriots
• President
Michael P Farris Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Government, Patrick Henry College
• Position (past)
Parent Organizations
Citizens for Self-Governance conservative American nonprofit political organization
• parent org
Donors
Mercer Family Foundation consrvative Robert Mercer's private grant-making foundation
• Donation/Grant · 500,000 USD ('15)
Other Affiliations
Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida(2019-present) ; former US Representative from Florida (2013-Sept. 2018)
• Endorser