David Keene

former NRA president

David Keene has been involved in the fields of public policy and politics since 1968. He worked in the Nixon White House as a political assistant to Vice President Agnew and on Capitol Hill as executive assistant to Senator James L. Buckley. His business experience involves both domestic and international trade policy issues.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Business Positions

Carmen Group Inc

• Lobbyist ('06→'07)* [+1]

• Lobbyist

Board Memberships

NRA Foundation Charitable organization in support of the shooting sports.

• Trustee

NRA National Rifle Association of America; 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit.

• president ('11→'13)

Keene, Shirley & Associates Inc Public Relations Firm and Lobbying, 919 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA

• Founder ('87→'92)*

American Conservative Union Founded in 1964, the American Conservative Union (ACU) is the nation’s original conservative organization.

• Chairman ('84→'11)*

Positions

American Freedom Agenda A coalition established to restore checks and balances and civil liberties protections under assault by the executive branch

• Co - Founder (Mar '07→?)

Erickson Associates Inc Lobbying firm registered in Virginia USA 1994

• Lobbyist ('94→?)*

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

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Arlen Specter US Senator from Pennsylvania

• 10 contributions · 4,500 USD ('02→'07)

Bob Dole former US Representative and Senator from Kansas | lobbyist

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('91)

Charles H Taylor US Representative from North Carolina

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('06)

Sandhills Political Action Committee

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('04)

Republican National Committee U.S. political committee that leads the Republican Party of the U.S., a/k/a The Grand Ol' Party/GOP

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('11)

Bob Packwood US Senator from Oregon

• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('90)

Jo Ann Davis US Representative from Virginia

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('05)

Gregory Edward Walcher

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('03)

Helen Delich Bentley US Representative from Maryland

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('93)

Jack Milton Fields Jr US Representative from Texas

• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('90)

Family

Diana Hubbard Carr in 2011 was sentenced to a year in jail for embezzling $300000 from the American Conservative Union

• ex wife*

Donna Wiesner Keene Donna Wiesner Keene | Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, powerful Republican lobbyist, wife of former NRA head David Keene

• wife ('04→?)

Services & Transactions

Spiro T Agnew Maryland Governor 1967-69. Vice President of the United States 1969-73

• Service/Transaction ('69→'73)