Art Pope

CEO of Variety Wholesalers; conservative philanthropist

Art Pope is president and vice-chairman of the board of directors for Variety Wholesalers Inc., where he has served in various capacities since 1986. During that period, he was elected to four terms (nonconsecutive) in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Mr. Pope's involvement in North Carolina policy making has also included serving as special counsel to the governor in 1985, running for the lieutenant governorship in 1992, and being chosen as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1992 and 1996. In addition, he serves on boards for numerous organizations including the John Locke Foundation, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation, and the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association. Mr. Pope is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association. He received his juris doctorate from the Duke University School of Law. Pope has longstanding ties to the Kochs, having served as a founding board member of Americans for Prosperity, and his family foundation has given millions to AFP's 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm. Pope also attended Koch donor gatherings in 2010 and 2011, when Charles Koch praised him for having given over $1 million to Koch-related causes in the previous year. In turn, the Kochs have contributed to conservative advocacy groups founded by Pope, including the Civitas Institute and the John Locke Foundation.

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Donor	Common Recipients
Robert Luddy	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, Walter Beaman Jones Jr, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, David Funderburk, Fred Heineman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, Virginia Hurt Johnson, Dole Leadership Trust, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Thomas H Roberg, Dan E Page, Billy J Creech, Renee Ellmers, Richard Hudson, Paul Coble, David Rouzer, George Holding, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Charles R. Black	Richard Burr, Virginia Ann Foxx, Walter Beaman Jones Jr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, James Clifford Miller III, Renee Ellmers, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Richard Hudson, David Rouzer, George Holding
James Goodnight	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, George Allen, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, Fred Heineman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Thomas H Roberg, Dan E Page, Renee Ellmers, Richard Hudson, George Holding, Thom Tillis
Louis DeJoy	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, Dole Leadership Trust, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Jane Norton, Richard Hudson, Hugh Webster, Thom Tillis, Mark Walker, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Lanny Griffith	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, Walter Beaman Jones Jr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, George Holding
Richard DeVos	Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, James Clifford Miller III, Marco Rubio, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Conservative Solutions PAC
Robin Hayes	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Pat Toomey, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Virginia Hurt Johnson, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Dan E Page, Billy J Creech, Renee Ellmers, Marco Rubio, Harold Johnson, Richard Hudson
Ron Cameron	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Renee Ellmers, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Harold Johnson, David Rouzer, George Holding, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Conservative Solutions PAC
Ed Rogers	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Robin Hayes, Walter Beaman Jones Jr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, George Holding, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Giuseppe Cecchi	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Richard Hudson, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Sam Fox	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
James S Fulghum III	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, Walter Beaman Jones Jr, John McCain, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, David Funderburk, Fred Heineman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Thomas H Roberg, Dan E Page, Paul Coble, David Rouzer, George Holding
Paul Singer	Richard Burr, Virginia Ann Foxx, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Marco Rubio, Jane Norton, Richard Hudson, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Conservative Solutions PAC
Michael Keiser	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, Fred Heineman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Leslie Rose	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, Jack Kemp, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Thom Tillis
Richard W Weekley	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, Bill McCollum, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Robert Barnhill Jr	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Renee Ellmers, Marco Rubio, Richard Hudson, Paul Coble, George Holding, Thom Tillis
Edyth Bailey Lindner	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Jesse Helms, Bill McCollum, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Congressional Committee, Leadership Circle PAC, the, Sharron E Angle, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Dan Quayle, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte
Randy Kendrick	Richard Burr, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Patrick McHenry, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Phil Gramm, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Marco Rubio, Josh Mandel, Jane Norton, Thom Tillis, Ryan-NRCC Victory Cmte, Conservative Solutions PAC, Thom Tillis Nc Victory Committee 2020
Henry J Faison	Richard Burr, Elizabeth Dole, Virginia Ann Foxx, Robin Hayes, John McCain, Patrick McHenry, Pat Toomey, Jesse Helms, Lauch Faircloth, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, RNC Republican National State Elections Committee, North Carolina Republican Executive Committee, Sharron E Angle, Renee Ellmers, Harold Johnson, Richard Hudson, George Holding

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Aliases	James Arthur Pope

Art Pope

CEO of Variety Wholesalers; conservative philanthropist

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